The recently opened Prism is the most elegant in the area. Owned by Harvey Nichols, the leading fashion and food store, Prism is on the former site of the Bank of New York. The Twenties building, with its classical columns, banking hall and towering windows, is the ideal environment for this spacious and sophisticated restaurant. The menu provides a clever combination of traditional British ingredients and contemporary touches, while the downstairs bar has a separate light seafood menu. Hotel Scene Everything about the rather staid London hotel scene has changed in the past 18 months.
Visitors can now check into designer hotels with exquisite atmosphere, restaurants and facilities.
From the scores of new arrivals, we selected four decidedly different hotels noted for their uncompromising style, comfort, sophistication and service. Vinopolis, City of Wine London now has the first tourist attraction in the world devoted to the pleasures of wine. The City of Wine has been created underneath 2.25 acres of magnificent Victorian railway arches on a site redolent with history. Visitors may also order wine by the case and have it shipped home. Add on restaurants and the Hess Art Collection from Napa Valley, and you have a wine lover's paradise in the heart of historic London.