This the Duke’s bar I posted about in this thread and another as having great martinis. I didn’t know about the Bond connection at the time I first went there. That was when it was the first stop on a drinks and dinner, ad hoc FT do. I was on a mileage run and posted on FT if anyone wanted to meet in London. One of the participating FTers suggested Duke’s. So we went to Duke’s for drinks and then the now closed Wodka for dinner. A specialty of which, besides very good food, was unsurprisingly, vodka. They had many brands as well as their house made vodka infusions. The horseradish vodka was great with food.

On the issue of gin versus vodka, it might have a geographical component. On a subsequent trip to Duke’s bar a group of us had stopped in for drinks before dinner. I was musing out loud to the table before ordering while the bartender had arrived to our table to make our drinks table side.

GadgetFreak: I can’t decide between gin or vodka
Bartender: You are in London, sir.
GF: Right, gin please.
Bartender: Very good, sir