Tag: Mr Lyan

Dandelyan – the life and strange death of the world’s best cocktail bar

Night time view from the New Asia Bar Singapore

Dandelyan, in Sea Containers Hotel on the South Bank of the river Thames in London, was an innovative cocktail bar from Ryan Chetiyawardana – Mr Lyan. For decades, the south bank of the Thames was seen as the poor cousin of the north side from Westminster to the City. Though always lively, it had lacked […]

Nitrate Manhattan – Dandelyan, London

Nitrate Manhattan cocktail in Dandelyan, London

The Nitrate Manahattan, a perfect representation of what Dandelyan was all about, a cocktail classic powerfully reimagined with a backstory that would do Dickens proud. Dandelyan, in Sea Containers Hotel on the South Bank of the river Thames in London, was an innovative cocktail bar from Ryan Chetiyawardana – Mr Lyan. It pioneered a botanical […]