Brass Dove at Hotori

Brass Dove, the bar downstairs at Hotori, can be taken privately for a relaxed dinner or a drinks-and-dining evening for up to 30 seated or 40 standing, on a £1,500 minimum spend. The Hotori kitchen's Japanese food, yakitori and sushi is joined by sake, shochu and a charcoal-friendly wine list. A more informal, low-lit setting than the ground-floor restaurant, suited to celebrations and group dinners.

Intimate Japanese restaurant and bar on New Fetter Lane, Holborn, for beak-to-tail yakitori over white-binchotan charcoal and Edomae sushi. Exclusive ground-floor hire seats 45 or stands 60 on a £3,000 minimum spend; downstairs Brass Dove holds 30 seated or 40 standing; the eight-seat chef's counter hosts omakase dinners on a £400 minimum spend. In-house catering, set menus, sake, shochu and wine, PA and music speakers.