DUKES Bar is the St James’s hotel bar renowned for tableside martinis served from frozen glasses with chilled spirits and no ice, in a compact, traditional room dating to 1908.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-21
Plan Your Visit
DUKES London, 35 St James’s Place, London SW1A 1NY, United Kingdom
- Style
- Classic luxury hotel martini barChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Hours (partial)
- Monday–Saturday, 15:00–22:30; last orders at 22:00.Sunday hours are not stated.Source checked 2026-10-02 · Source
- Booking
- Walk-ins only, with waits possible at busy times. Guests must be 18 or older and smart-casual dress is required. Assistance dogs are welcome; the owner reports that the hotel entrance is not wheelchair accessible during refurbishment.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Menu
- The owner describes martinis.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
25.9 / 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
- 49.4
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 68.2
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- 9.8
- Social Vibes
- 60.2
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
86/ 100
Score context
Two Tripadvisor reviews praise the martinis and character; one describes the room as crowded.
Guest score details
What guests like
- martinis
- character
What to know
- crowding
Source excerpt
“Whether you are a 007 fan or not, Dukes Bar is a must when visiting London.”
Source: tripadvisor.in (linked below)
Review & discussion links
Crowd signal
Google 4.1★ across 248 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.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.