"The Pinnacle Guide awards one, two or three Pins to establishments that are either 'excellent', 'outstanding' or 'exceptional'. Up to very recently, only one bar in the world had three Pins: London's Lyaness, which you can read a five-star Time Out review of here. This week 46 new bars were added to the Pinnacle Guide, including three new three-Pin spots (meaning Lyaness is no longer the greatest drinkery in the world, in Pinnacle's eyes)."
"So, which London bars are now Pinnacle-approved? Well, the two-Pin addition is The Emory Rooftop Bar. The sky-high Knightsbridge spot sits atop The Emory, a 60-room hotel by the owners of Claridge's, and has a cocktail menu that was created in collaboration with Tato Giovannoni - a globally-renowned mixologist based in Buenos Aires. The newly one-Pinned spots are a couple of slick hotel bars: American Bar at The Savoy and St James Bar."
"Time Out London Food & Drink Editor Leonie Cooper paid American Bar (pictured below) a visit last year and awarded the place a full five stars. She described the 'longest-surviving cocktail bar in London' as 'a veritable Joan Collins of sophisticated bars' that 'feels like stepping into the pages of the Great Gatsby '."
"St James Bar (below) is a speakeasy-style estab in the Grade II-listed St James Sofitel just off Pall Mall. The Pinnacle Guide says it is 'built around a Franglaise identity"
The Pinnacle Guide, launched in 2024, ranks the world’s most glamorous and innovative bars using Pins instead of Michelin Stars. Of 192 featured bars, 33 are in London. Establishments receive one, two, or three Pins based on being excellent, outstanding, or exceptional. In 2026, 46 new bars were added, including three new three-Pin venues worldwide, so Lyaness is no longer the only three-Pin bar. In London, The Emory Rooftop Bar received two Pins. American Bar at The Savoy and St James Bar each received one Pin. American Bar is described as a long-surviving cocktail bar with a sophisticated, Great Gatsby feel. St James Bar is a speakeasy-style venue in a Grade II-listed building with a Franglaise identity.
Read at Time Out London
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