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Dinner & drinks

Dinner & drinks in London

Dinner first, drinks pair naturally.

Example nights

Real London venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Oct 19.

Drinks at Jugged Hare in Barbican, then dinner at Pizza Union Hoxton in Shoreditch.

  • 01Jugged HareBarbican · $$$
  • 02Pizza Union HoxtonShoreditch · $

Dinner at Zero 75 in Belsize Park, then Kish Persian Restaurant in Kilburn.

  • 01Zero 75Belsize Park · $$
  • 02Kish Persian RestaurantKilburn · $$

Dinner at Chettinad Restaurant in Fitzrovia, then TENMARU.

  • 01Chettinad RestaurantFitzrovia · $$
  • 02TENMARUFitzrovia · $$

Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    Bacchanalia Mayfair

    Mayfair · $$$$

    Polished Mayfair spot with stellar service, mushroom risotto, tiramisu, espresso martinis — live opera some nights, book ahead.

  2. 02

    The MAINE Mayfair Bar & Restaurant

    Mayfair · $$$$

    New England cuisine spotlighted in an opulent, historic venue with cabaret entertainment.

  3. 03

    Smith & Wollensky

    Covent Garden · $$$$

    New York steakhouse energy in Covent Garden: mahogany, white tablecloths, Kansas-cut sirloins, Wagyu, and a wine list worth the splurge. Pre-theatre or anniversary-dinner moves.

  4. 04

    Clarette

    Marylebone · $$

    A Francophile wine list accompanies a similarly-influenced food menu at this Art Deco-esque bar.

  5. 05

    Fare

    Old Street · $$

    Industrial-chic, bi-level spot offering pizza & sharable plates plus coffee, wine & cocktails.

  6. 06

    Found Bar & Restaurant

    City of London · $$$

  7. 07

    Toulouse Lautrec

    Southwark · $$

    Classic French cooking and nightly music in a 2-floor art deco brasserie modelled on 1920s Paris.

  8. 08

    The Parlour

    Bank · $$$$

  9. 09

    The Baring

    Islington · $$$

    Seasonal British food—think octopus, pork loin, grilled fish—done right. Wine list, accommodating staff, dates and celebrations both nail it.

  10. 10

    Chettinad Restaurant

    Fitzrovia · $$

    South Indian — dosa, thali, Kerala duck mappas. Bru coffee tastes like India. Understated room, staff that notice when you need water.

  11. 11

    Samaia Georgian Restaurant

    Barnes · $$

    Intimate, relaxed establishment serving traditional Georgian cuisine, plus wines & spirits.

  12. 12

    Kima

    Marylebone · $$$$

    Fresh seafood, refined Greek cooking — scallops with black truffle, octopus with sherry caramel. Service that actually knows the food.