A bar named for a photographer — and for the way he saw the world.
The Donovan Bar sits inside Brown's Hotel on Albemarle Street — the oldest five-star address in London, opened in 1837 as a refuge for gentlemen and, slowly, for everyone else worth knowing. It is named for Terence Donovan, the British fashion photographer who, alongside David Bailey and Brian Duffy, redefined how a woman could be photographed in the 1960s.
His photographs hang on the walls — provocative, black-and-white, full of the energy and quiet erotics of an era — and one corner of the bar, screened off and reserved for the bar's most mischievous guests, is known as The Naughty Corner. It is, simply, where you want to be.
Salvatore Calabrese
The Maestro — a living legend of mixology, inventor of the Breakfast Martini, holder of the world record for the most expensive cocktail ever poured.
Federico Pavan
Director of Mixology — Calabrese's protégé, the architect of the new menu, Our Way.
Adam Byatt
The Kitchen — Michelin-starred chef of Trinity Clapham, behind the small plates and tapas.
Nieves Barragán Mohacho
Chef in Residence — bold regional Spanish cooking, Michelin stars at Barrafina and Sabor.