Scott's

Scott's Review

Liveried doormen greet the triple-A list with a nod at this glamorlicious seafood haven and crustatea bar on fashion central Mount Street in Mayfair. Orginally founded in 1851, and a former haunt of James Bond author Ian Fleming (he loved the potted shrimps), you'll now likely see loaded former Brit-pack artists Tracy Emin or Damien Hirst playing up at a banquette in a corner. Scott's draws London's real movers-and-shakers and the beautiful ones, who enjoy Whitstable oysters, shrimp burgers, cod cheeks, roast halibut, and Stargazy pie (Cornish pie with fish heads gazing out of a pastry crust). Standouts like red mullet with scallops and saffron broth or lobster Thermador with garlic butter are to die for. Prices are heart murmer-inducingly high, but fear not: this really is the hottest joint in town.