A petit Paris in the cosy, calm London neighbourhood of Earlsfield, the Marius Bar & Restaurant offers fine French food in a relaxed, bistro setting. Located on the main Garratt Lane, Marius combines restaurant, café, boulangerie and patisserie effectively, proving as popular with drop-in pastry buyers as with romancing diners and business lunch meeters. The unfussy ambience means that Marius is more relaxed than your average French restaurant, feeling very much like a café, but it’s this that contributes so much to the easy atmosphere and the feeling that you’ve discovered a bit of a hidden gem, and that’s before you discover the garden. Food is typically French of course, cooked to traditional recipes from throughout the country, ranging from simple grills to more complex options.