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Velvet is Corinthia London’s late-night cocktail bar with Salvatore Calabrese, combining theatrical drinks, Roaring Twenties glamour and live music.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
10 Whitehall Pl, London SW1A 2BD, UK
- Style
- Luxury hotel cocktail and live-music barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Tuesday–Saturday 5pm–1am; closed Sunday–Monday. Live music runs 9pm–midnight on open nights.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Limited reservations are available through SevenRooms and walk-ins are welcome; the bar is adults only.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Prices
- The current Echoes of Memory menu lists Bake Me Up and Reading the Clouds at £26, Awakening at £24 and 50 Rush at £25.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The current Echoes of Memory menu explores recollection, texture, place and déjà vu through cocktails, alongside Champagne and late-night drinking.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.
34.8 / 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
- 53.1
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 58.5
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 25.9
- Serious press
- 30.1
- 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
Salvatore Calabrese's Corinthia hideaway: red drapes, live jazz, Quote Book cocktails and frozen martinis. Guests and critics praise theatre, service and grown-up drinks; hotel prices, mocktail cost and the odd late-night booking miss are the caveats.
Guest score details
What guests like
- glamorous red-drape room
- Calabrese martinis and high-concept serves
- friendly theatrical service
- live jazz
What to know
- Corinthia pricing
- mocktails priced like cocktails
- hard to find through the hotel
- occasional late booking friction
Source excerpt
“Drinks are amazing and the unlimited snacks are a nice touch.”
Source: tripadvisor.ca (linked below)
Review & discussion links
Crowd signal
Google 4.4★ across 61 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.