DON'T MISS

For the grown ups: After Handel and Hendrix, head to Marylebone, and cocktails at Artesian bar, at the Langham London hotel. An insect's thorax acts as a vessel, cocktails glow in the dark and coupe glasses are smashed and yet still hold a drink. And they do a damn fine martini, too. www.artesian-bar.co.uk

• After Soanes, hail a famous black cab, cross the River Thames to the Shangri-la at The Shard and Gong on the 54th floor, the highest bar in London, and take in the views—and the drinks from the “Directors Cut” menu. Lucas, Spielberg, Hitchcock, Scorsese, they're all here. Cocktails levitate (Feel the Force), are garnished with real scorpions (Fear the Jungle) and ghostly silhouettes appear in the glass as we sip (Frhed H.C. Cocktail). www.shangri-la.com/london/ shangrila/ For the young and the young-atheart: Science afternoon tea at the Ampersand hotel, not far from the V&A. Inspired by its proximity to the Science Museum, the chefs have created a tea service featuring moon rocks, space men, dinosaurs—even a little box that junior scientists can “dig” in for fossils (they're cookies, of course, but don't spoil the surprise for the wee ones). www.ampersandhotel.com