Wodka

Quirky enough for a first date, yet so seductive you’ll want to keep coming back, Wodka is the perfect romantic restaurant. Clued-up, professional & relaxed staff know exactly when to engage & when to hold back, while the shabby-chic combination of well-dressed tables, moody lighting & rustic tiled walls creates a comfortingly amorous backdrop. The well-rendered eastern European food is surprisingly sexy too. Blinis (served with herrings, salmon or caviar), pierogi dumplings & vast bowls of peel-your-own crayfish in glistening butter sauce make for adult eating, while earthy classics such as chicken Kiev with savoy cabbage, beef goulash or schabowy (pork escalope with mushrooms & cucumber salad) are prepared with care & finesse. The perfectly seasoned steak tartare is worth crossing town for – as is the justly famed vodka collection (more than 40 types), which also helps take the edge off any jittery chat-up nerves.