One of London’s more modern crashpads, The Twenty Two has injected a bit of energy into the Mayfair scene. It might be housed in a grand Edwardian mansion on Grosvenor Square, but the bedrooms are bold, with ruby-red four-posters, velvet tasselled upholstery and paisley Pierre Frey wallpaper that extends to the ceilings. While the food in the restaurant doesn’t do anything new (oysters, steak, Champagne), it’s worth soaking up the vibe in the powder-blue dining room. A handsome boutique stay in the thick of things.

Regularly touted as "the best pizza in London," Crisp, used to be served inside The Chancellors on Crisp Road in Hammersmith. There hadn’t been so much hype about a pizza place in London for a long, long time – and then the team joined forces with The Devonshire crew to dish up their pies inside a Mayfair pub. While elsewhere in the city it’s all about scorched sourdough, at Crisp the thin crust and crisp base are fully intentional. The best New York-style slices in town – book ahead.

You can find just about anything you need (and certainly everything you could ever covet) at this beautiful luxury department store. Even though it's full of serious luxury goods, Selfridges still manages to be accessible. Don't miss the legendary Shoe Galleries or the wonderful food hall.

It took six French polishers eight weeks to revive the woodwork in this next-generation Mayfair boozer from Hauser & Wirth owners Artfarm. It’s part pub, part contemporary gallery, and the ceiling, painted a kaleidoscopic patchwork, offsets all the dark panelling. There are craft beers on tap – and on the wall, the latter in a work by Canadian artist Rodney Graham. A pioneer of the new breed of British publicans putting a spotlight on the bits that work and giving everything else a good scrub.