Includes bibliographical references (p. 209)

1. The new wave. Introduction -- The Groucho club -- Skybar, Mondrian -- Met bar, the Metropolitan hotel -- Light bar, One Aldwych -- Blue bar, Bleibtreu -- Mybar, Myhotel -- ECQ bar, Quay grand suites -- 2. The establishment. Introduction -- The blue bar, the Berkeley -- Senso, Hôtel de la Trémoille -- Long bar, Raffles -- Commonwealth club -- Reform club -- Claridge's bar, Claridge's -- American bar, the Savoy -- 3. Next generation. Intorduction -- Long bar, Sanderson -- Q! the bar, Q! -- UNA lounge, UNA hotel Vittoria -- West bar, sketch -- INK club bar, Raffles -- The plaza -- A60, 60 Thompson -- Millbank lounge, city in Westminster -- Roppongi Hills club -- Post bar, the Fullerton -- Lobby bar, hotel Josef -- Hemmesphere, the establishment -- Bar Miró, Miróhotel -- Fusion, SIDE -- 4. Retro cool. Introduction -- Redwood room, Clift -- Rivilio bar, The Ritz London -- Bungalow 8 -- Babington house -- Bar Seine, Hôtel Plaza Athénée -- Splash & crash, Gran Hotel Domine -- Genevieve, Lonsdale -- Hudson bar, Hudson -- Bar and club listings -- Furher reading -- 5. Design for living -- 6. Cocktails.