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Romance
(menu)We found 20 restaurants in London's most romantic restaurants.
‘Chic & smart without pretensions’, Arbutus is the definitive ‘gastro-bistro’, an eye-opener & palate-teaser that has done a great… more »
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Described as an ‘old-style Marco Pierre White restaurant’, The Belvedere occupies a glorious location in the centre of Holland Park surrounded… more »
Opened by a group of French friends (a chef & sommelier among them), this heroically French bistro has been tastefully broken in to achieve… more »
Not everyone ‘gets’ Chez Bruce. For a restaurant that some class as London’s best, there’s precious little razzmatazz. The room is crammed… more »
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Boasting ‘one of the prettiest dining rooms in London’, Clos Maggiore is all about romance & it sells the magic with a dreamily enchanting… more »
Richard Corrigan’s Mayfair showcase is an increasingly rare thing in these parts: a restaurant for food-lovers rather than foodie fetishists… more »
It was billed as a biggie, & Dinner didn’t disappoint: superlatives gush forth like foam from a siphon – with much of the excitement deriving… more »
There aren’t many London chefs who could take on a stupendous view of Buckingham Place from 28 floors up & come out victorious, but André Garrett… more »
Lookswise, it may suffer in comparison with the grander, more luxurious Galvin La Chapelle next door, but Café a Vin can still hold its head firmly… more »
Should anybody need reminding why Gordon Ramsay became famous in the first place, a visit to Claridge’s ought to ram home the point. ‘A… more »
There’s no doubting the authenticity of this much-loved bistro. From the olive trees & giant Tricolor outside to the thick accents & even thicker… more »
It may be deep in ‘hedge fund’ territory, but the tastefully appointed Ledbury still feels like a true neighbourhood eatery where the mood… more »
Once a revolutionary on the London dining scene, Le Gavroche is now so ancien régime it might appear on UNESCO’s world heritage list. Ava Gardner… more »
Defiantly French it may be, but Les Trois Garçons is a world away from starchy tablecloths & even starchier service. Readers love the ‘out-of-this-world’… more »
A ‘timeless’, elegant & welcoming restaurant that seems at odds with its soulless London Bridge surrounds, Magdalen generates all the conviviality… more »
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