“Dandelyan in a nutshell: A multi-award-winning bar (including World’s Best Cocktail Bar at the 2017 Spirited Awards) in South Bank’s Mondrian London hotel, serving imaginative, botanically inspired cocktails designed by drinks maestro Mr Lyan, aka Ryan Chetiyawardana.

Dandelyan is sleek but not intimidatingly so, with luxurious Tom Dixon-designed interiors that include a sweeping dark-green marble bar, velour lounge chairs and lavender-hued banquettes. Smart without being stuffy, the vibe is buzzy.

Chetiyawardana regularly shakes up the menu at Dandelyan and his latest concept is a typically thoughtful and original one. The Modern Life of Plants explores the impact of mass agriculture and large-scale food systems, with the cocktail offering based around three crops produced on an industrial scale – mint, grapes and hops. Fans of Dandelyan’s previous menus will be relieved to hear that the team have also included a roster of old favourites from previous menus, from the Koji Hardshake to the BC3 Negroni.”

- Hannah Guinness