Mari Vanna

116 Knightsbridge, Wellington Court, London

Afternoon tea goes Russian. It’s not all blinis (though, inevitably, these are involved) – the offering includes the likes of a moreish honey cake (wafer thin slices of a spiced, honeyed sponge, sandwiched with cream), herring on rye toast, smoked salmon-stuffed pancakes and plump pierogi dumplings of minced beef and pork. Ceylon tea, flavoured – the Russian way – with thyme, washes it all down, unless you care to wade through the restaurant’s substantial list of delicious vodka infusion shots. At £10 a pop, they’re not cheap, but this is Knightsbridge. AEM. 020 7225 3122