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No bar with this address could be called downmarket, and the street-level rope and bouncer at this basement locale signals its intentions early on.

Aura is a hybrid - part cocktail bar, part club and part pan Asian Fusion restaurant. A wooden decked staircase leads from St. James down to the restaurant. A sleek hallway leads to one large room with a mahogany cocktail bar stretching across the back wall. Rich plum leather banquettes clad the three other walls, over which, are wide strips of tinted mirror complimenting the two impressive modernist chandeliers, which once lit the ballroom at Claridges.

All the tables are hydraulically adjustable for either dining or sipping cocktails as required, and the lighting system is multi facetted, washing the space with whatever colour and intensity is desired to set the mood. Hence the space at Aura can be transformed into many different guises. The overall atmosphere is evocative of a laid back New York Lounge bar.

Only all female or balanced mixed gender groups will be considered for entry (sorry lads). We would also suggest you try to arrive early as this night is very popular.