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 · $$
Top 12 venues
01
Bacchanalia Mayfair
Mayfair · $$$$
Polished Mayfair spot with stellar service, mushroom risotto, tiramisu, espresso martinis — live opera some nights, book ahead.
02
The MAINE Mayfair Bar & Restaurant
Mayfair · $$$$
New England cuisine spotlighted in an opulent, historic venue with cabaret entertainment.
03
Smith & Wollensky
Covent Garden · $$$$
New York steakhouse energy in Covent Garden: mahogany, white tablecloths, Kansas-cut sirloins, Wagyu, and a wine list worth the splurge. Pre-theatre or anniversary-dinner moves.
04
Clarette
Marylebone · $$
A Francophile wine list accompanies a similarly-influenced food menu at this Art Deco-esque bar.
05
Fare
Old Street · $$
Industrial-chic, bi-level spot offering pizza & sharable plates plus coffee, wine & cocktails.
06
Found Bar & Restaurant
City of London · $$$
07
Toulouse Lautrec
Southwark · $$
Classic French cooking and nightly music in a 2-floor art deco brasserie modelled on 1920s Paris.
08
The Parlour
Bank · $$$$
09
The Baring
Islington · $$$
Seasonal British food—think octopus, pork loin, grilled fish—done right. Wine list, accommodating staff, dates and celebrations both nail it.
10
Chettinad Restaurant
Fitzrovia · $$
South Indian — dosa, thali, Kerala duck mappas. Bru coffee tastes like India. Understated room, staff that notice when you need water.
11
Samaia Georgian Restaurant
Barnes · $$
Intimate, relaxed establishment serving traditional Georgian cuisine, plus wines & spirits.
12
Kima
Marylebone · $$$$
Fresh seafood, refined Greek cooking — scallops with black truffle, octopus with sherry caramel. Service that actually knows the food.