Tayer + Elementary opened in 2019 from Monica Berg and Alex Kratena, both World's Best Bartender winners and previously of Pulpo Negro and Artesian. The space is deliberately split: Elementary is the casual walk-in front room with eight seasonal cocktails on rotation. Tayer is the 16-seat tasting bar at the back where Berg runs an evolving cocktail tasting menu.
The Tayer tasting menu is unique in London — five courses of cocktails paired thematically, often referencing food and chemistry research. Each round is technically precise. The pairing is around £85 and books out a month ahead.
The crowd is bartender-tourists from around the world, plus a London cocktail crowd that takes the format seriously. Pair with Lyaness across the river for the complete London ambitious-cocktail tour.