The Chancery Rosewood's Jacqueline Wins World's Best Afternoon Tea From La Liste

The Chancery Rosewood occupies the Grade II-listed former US Embassy on Grosvenor Square, restored over eight years and roughly one billion pounds under the direction of Sir David Chipperfield, and its September 2025 opening was always going to draw attention. What's followed has confirmed the hotel earned it: Jacqueline, the property's tearoom, won La Liste's World's Best Afternoon Tea Award, plus the Afternoon Tea Awards 2026 Award of Excellence.

Executive Pastry Chef Marius Dufay, a recipient of the Michelin Passion Dessert Award, leads Jacqueline's kitchen, turning a British tradition into something considerably more ambitious than the format typically allows. Afternoon tea at Jacqueline starts at £105 per person, a price that reflects both the setting, inside a building with genuine diplomatic history, and the pastry program behind it.

The recognition hasn't stopped at Jacqueline. Travel + Leisure named The Chancery Rosewood among its 100 Best New Hotels, and Luxury Travel Intelligence called it the world's best hotel of 2025, a remarkable run for a property barely a year into operation. For a building that spent decades as sovereign American territory in the middle of Mayfair, its second act as one of London's most decorated new hotels is a genuine reinvention.

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