Where to shop, stay and eat in Marylebone, London

The hotel Marylebone Village is often called a ‘hidden gem’ because it’s right next to London’s busiest areas but is a tranquil enclave that feels miles away from the crowds. The five-star Marylebone Hotel (from £405 per night, doylecollection.com) is a case in point: two minutes’ walk from Bond Street Tube, but you’d never know it. Luxe points awarded for Frédéric Malle products in the bathroom and a Third Space gym (aka: the last word in high-end working out) available to guests. 

The cocktails Buzzy bistro 108 Brasserie is attached to the Marylebone Hotel but feels like a hotspot all of its own. On a sunny day, drinkers spill out on to the terrace tables and it all feels very ‘European city break’ – perfect for post-shopping respite or a pre-dinner livener. The signature cocktail menu is worth exploring – I mean, they’ll make you a classic marg if you ask, but I’d recommend an Inner Circle (£18), a vodka-based fruity delight that is dangerously downable.

The shopping If your style inspiration lands somewhere between Lauren Hutton’s relaxed minimalism and Gwyneth Paltrow’s quiet luxury, you’ll want to buy one of everything on Marylebone High Street. Within two blocks, you’ll find classic shirts at With Nothing Underneath (above), quirky dresses at Wyse and ‘French girl’ chic at Agnès B and Sézane. For fine jewellery you’ll wear every day, head to Mejuri, but if you’re feeling blingy Dinny Hall is a treasure trove of cocktail rings. 

The restaurants The Orrery, a Marylebone institution since Terence Conran launched it as a French fine-dining destination in 1997, has reopened after refurbishment with Michelin-star chef Pierre Minotti at the helm. With food that looks like art and tastes like heaven, this is a five-course tasting menu extravaganza (above, £140pp). If you’re after something more informal, head to Fischer’s, a lively Viennese café-restaurant serving Austrian classics like chicken schnitzel (from £16). 

The foodie heaven Moxon Street, Marylebone’s culinary hub, has some of the capital’s best food shops. Ginger Pig might be known as London’s fanciest butcher, but it also sells newly launched wines designed to accompany different meats. Naturally we leave with a bottle of each colour, before popping next door to La Fromagerie (above), where an affineur (as I discovered cheese-whisperers are called) will advise on the perfect selection – and let you taste as you shop. 

The reset Retail therapy can take it out of you, so we stop at Rebase, a high-spec wellness space. Some of the offerings (vitamin infusion, hyperbaric oxygen chamber) do sound like a tech billionaire’s morning regime, but we opt for the less intimidating contrast suite. This is a private room with an infrared sauna (said to eliminate toxins) and an ice bath. We spend an hour happily hopping between freezing water and skin-tingly heat, emerging with clear heads and glowy skin.