Adriana Cavita’s new eponymous Marylebone restaurant is making some Mexican waves, and basement mezcaleria Mayahuel is hoping to get in on the act. Served alongside chutoro tostadas and oysters with a Clamato granita, Manuel Lema’s drinks menu has an expected focus on the variety and nuances of agave spirits, with mezcal flights and a range of smart cocktails, including the inevitable and excellent margarita.

This new Carnaby version of the Old Street institution actually allows its drinkers to sit at the bar, which is a significant departure. Less of a departure is the clever, witty menu, which divides the history of the cocktail into pre-, during, and post-prohibition. Add in sharing cocktails, a rare spirits list to get lost in, and glamorous decor, and it’s all set up to be another hit.

The third Swift in the capital has poetically migrated south for the winter, crossing the Thames to open on Borough High Street. It follows the above/below formula of Soho, with a menu of lauded classics — including a devilish Irish coffee — on the ground floor, and a “back pocket” menu of cocktails designed to reflect the bounty of nearby Borough Market downstairs.