Drink at HIDE the way the building wants you to. Start downstairs in the bar, where the wine list is the longest argument in London for staying for one more.
HIDE sits at 85 Piccadilly, on the corner facing Green Park, and it is the rare Mayfair address that earns its postcode. The venue is a partnership between chef Ollie Dabbous and Hedonism Wines, the Mayfair merchant whose cellar runs into thousands of labels. It opened in April 2018 and the upstairs restaurant, Above, holds a Michelin star, as The Caterer reported at launch. For a bar directory, the headline is simpler. Few rooms in the city can pour from a list this deep.
The building works on three floors. Ground is the all-day room, open from breakfast through dinner, with a bakery turning out bread and pastry by the window. Above is the tasting-menu floor. Below is the bar, run with the Hedonism cellar at its back and a cocktail list built by Oskar Kinberg, Dabbous's long-time business partner. Treat Below as the destination and the other two as context.
The room
The design is the work of Atelier and the timber spiral stair that connects the floors is the signature, cut and steamed into a single sculptural sweep. Downstairs the bar is darker and lower than the daylight rooms above it, lined with bottles you will not see in most hotels. The mood is calm rather than loud, built for conversation and for studying a list rather than being seen. Green Park sits across the road, which keeps the front rooms full of light until the evening turns the place inward.
What to order
Order in three moves. First, a cocktail from Kinberg's list at the Below bar, where the drinks lean seasonal and precise rather than theatrical. Second, a glass from the Hedonism by-the-glass selection, since the merchant's reach means the pour you would never normally open by the bottle is available by the measure here. Third, if you are eating, a few plates from the Ground menu, which keeps Dabbous's clean, ingredient-led style at a gentler price than the tasting floor above. Spend climbs fast at the top of the list, so set a number before you sit down.
For where HIDE sits in the wider city, see our guide to the best cocktail bars and the rest of the field in our London cocktail bar collection.
Who it is for
It is for the drinker who reads the wine list before the menu. Below rewards anyone who wants depth and a sommelier's steer rather than a quick round, and Ground suits a long lunch or a daytime meeting that needs to look effortless. It is a strong special-occasion choice and a reliable one for impressing visitors who think they have seen every Mayfair room. It is not the spot for a cheap quick pint or a large loud group. For nearby alternatives in the same bracket, our London bar guide maps the surrounding streets.
Best time to go
Come early to Ground for breakfast or a weekday lunch, when Green Park is bright and the room is unhurried. Move to Below from early evening, before the dinner service upstairs pulls the staff's attention. Weekends fill across all three floors, so book Above well ahead and arrive at Below early if you want a seat at the bar rather than a table. The venue runs every day, which makes it a dependable Sunday option when much of Mayfair slows down.
Sources: Hedonism Wines (hedonism.co.uk); The Caterer; The World's 50 Best Discovery; Great British Chefs. Address, floors and current status verified June 2026.
