The American Bar is The Savoy’s historic 1893 cocktail bar, serving classics with twists alongside new and vintage creations; its current menu turns people and events from the hotel’s history into drinks.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
Strand, London WC2R 0EZ, UK
- Style
- Historic hotel cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Saturday noon–midnight; Sunday noon–10pm.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Online reservations are available through the venue’s official SevenRooms route; guests must be 14 or older.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Menu
- The current Liquid Moments cocktail menu is presented directly on the official American Bar page; no separate current menu URL is exposed.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
39.4 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 75.9
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 69.0
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 25.9
- Serious press
- 9.5
- Social Vibes
- 63.0
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
90/ 100
Score context
Savoy art-deco room since 1893: live piano, history-led list, walk-ins. Time Out 5/5; Google ~4.6 and OpenTable 4.6. Guests call it a 1920s time capsule; palace prices, energetic noise and early queues are the tax.
Guest score details
What guests like
- art-deco glamour and jazz
- history-led cocktails
- attentive named service
- Hanky Panky heritage
What to know
- palace prices
- walk-in queues
- energetic noise
- tourist hotel traffic
Source excerpt
“Walking into this very elegant bar is like stepping back in time. Thought I had been transported to the 1920's.”
Source: tripadvisor.com (linked below)
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Review & discussion links
Editorial citations in this read
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 1,118 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.