Harry Gordon's Bar & Kitchen

You're on Oxford Street hunting for a decent drink that doesn't involve a chain, so you slip into Selfridges and head for Harry Gordon's. It's pitched somewhere between a proper bar and a restaurant — the kind of place where you can perch at the counter with a cocktail or settle into a booth for something more substantial. The setup feels deliberately modern without trying too hard, all clean lines and a crowd that's actually there to enjoy themselves rather than just tick a box. Food and drink are taken seriously here, not treated as afterthoughts to shopping bags.