Dorothy’s brings all-day dining culture to Mayfair
Dorothy’s, a newly opened restaurant on Savile Row in Mayfair, is pledging to bring all-day European wine and café culture to the capital with a drinks programme championing regional wines.
Dorothy’s, which opened on 17 June at 41 Savile Row, has been developed by London-based design and hospitality group Wendover, whose previous projects include Foreign Exchange News, Fort Road Hotel and Sol’s.
The venue takes inspiration from historic cafés and bars across Vienna, Milan, Rome and Venice.
At a time when wine lists are increasingly focused on specialist regions and smaller producers, Dorothy’s has built its offering around a selection of European wines intended to be enjoyed throughout the day. The list includes Txakoli from Spain’s Basque Country, Vermentino from Tuscany, skin-contact wines from Sicily and Friuli, sparkling wines from Catalunya and Requena, and Rhône Valley producer Domaine les Bruyères.
Harry Farrow, Head of Hospitality at Wendover, said the aim was to create a space that could accommodate guests throughout the day.
“Dorothy’s is a place where we want people to begin the day with a coffee and end with a nightcap,” he said, “somewhere to settle in, celebrate, or simply spend time.”
All-day dining
Food has been designed to complement the drinks programme, moving from pastries, sandwiches and salads during the day to aperitivo-style dishes and sharing plates in the evening. Menu items include melon with prosciutto, fried olives, chickpea panisse with tapenade, veal tonnato, lobster with aioli and grilled scallops with Café de Paris butter.
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Cocktails are also on the cards, with several drinks referencing figures associated with Savile Row’s history. These include a signature Ray Dagger (named after the police officer who attempted to arrest The Beatles during their performance on the rooftop of 3 Savile Row) and the Tommy Nutter (Savile Row’s rebel tailor of the 70s and 80s). House originals will include the Toast & Marmalade made with gin, marmalade, Cynar, and brioche, a Salted Paloma, Picante, and a Garibaldi.
Classic cocktails will also be available, as well as a selection of vermouths, spritzes and digestifs.
The venue’s design draws heavily on pre-war European cafés, with marble surfaces, mirrored ceilings, oak panelling and custom-made furniture intended to evoke the atmosphere of historic continental establishments.
The Wendover approach
Gabriel Chipperfield, co-founder of Wendover, added: “At Dorothy’s, we have built on our experience at Sol’s, Foreign Exchange, and Pavilion Press and taken it one step further – adopting a ‘gesamtkunstwerk’ approach to design every element of the space.
“We feel this best represents Wendover’s approach to every project, world-building that spans architecture, interior design, decoration, art, brand and service.”
Savile Row is best known internationally for bespoke tailoring, but its hospitality scene has expanded in recent years as new restaurants, bars and cafés have opened alongside traditional fashion houses.
Named after Lady Dorothy Savile, the street’s namesake and a noted patron of the arts, Dorothy’s seeks to blend that heritage with elements of European café culture, creating a venue where wine, food and social interaction are given equal importance.
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