“A martini. Shaken, not stirred.” You possibly can now utter James Bond’s iconic drink order from “Goldfinger” on the world’s first 007 bar in London’s Burlington Arcade. Created to have fun the movie’s sixtieth anniversary, the pop-up cocktail lounge and store will remain open through the top of the yr.
The luxurious shopping gallery, inbuilt 1818 by Lord George Cavendish in the guts of Mayfair, has been lined with a custom Bond carpet featuring lines from the famous film series. Three golden, handcrafted automobile sculptures are suspended overhead, in homage to Bond’s legendary Aston Martin DB5.
Within the eight movies Bond drove the automobile, it was enhanced with MI6 gadgets like a smoke screen, an ejector seat and high-pressure water jets.
The 007 has loads of authentic Bond memorabilia on display. Fans of the film franchise, the Ian Fleming spy novels that inspired them and the actors who’ve incarnated the debonair British secret service agent will appreciate never-before-exhibited props, including a Fort Knox gold bar, Oddjob’s hat, Goldfinger’s golf shoes and a spyhole clock from his private plane.
Also on view are the one two Bond watches made in yellow gold: Omega’s Seamaster Diver 300M Commander’s Watch (from 2017) and Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond Limited Edition (from 2019), the latter created to mark the fiftieth anniversary of “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”
Just in time for the vacations, the 007 boutique carries exclusive collectibles resembling a James Bond 2024 luxury advent calendar, limited-edition framed prints and Champagne Bollinger’s Globe-Trotter Champagne case, holding a magnum with two flutes.
The venue features two bars, each serving signature cocktails created in partnership with Belvedere, Blackwell Rum, Macallan and Bollinger. Bolly has been Bond’s go-to bubbly since “Moonraker” in 1979. When the handsome spy spotted a bottle chilling in Holly Goodhead’s Venice hotel room, he exclaimed, “Bollinger! If it’s ’69, you were expecting me!”
