Fifth Floor Bar Bar

Mayfair / Knightsbridge, London –

For those who can afford to drop £900 on an Alexander McQueen clutch or a Vivienne Westwood frock, the opulent Fifth Floor Bar at upscale department store Harvey Nichols offers a chance to toast their pricey purchases with equally extravagant champagne.

Arriving via an express lift designed exclusively for the bar’s clientele, ladies who lunch and weary shoppers find themselves in a space with a floral motif modeled after the renowned Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque champagne bottle.

Open and airy with hardwood floors, a circular ivory-colored bar, white banquettes, and just enough fuchsia and lime touches to avoid that uncomfortable sanatorium feel, the venue creates a comfortable vibe where privileged customers can relax in style over everything from soft drinks to tequila.

Ordering by the glass or the bottle, or choosing from a champagne cocktail list that includes drinks like The Fifth Element Mojito and Champagne Christophe, affluent A-listers and trendsetters settle into the upholstered booths to take in the city views.

Although the bar offers a large selection of original and seasonal cocktails, most of the business people and chic big spenders who frequent this swanky haunt appreciate a good bubbly, and champagne remains the firmly established star of the Harvey Nichols show.

Elegant and cozy, Fifth Floor Bar is a jet set drinking destination that oozes glitz and glamour – even if you can’t part with £40,000 for the nine liter bottle of ’99 Belle Epoque.