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The best tables sit everywhere between a private members' room and an old hotel bar.

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Tables

  1. 01

    Randall & Aubin

    French brasserie & oyster bar — Soho
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    “One of my favourite places to eat in London. I love the décor, the food, and their french fries!”
    16 Brewer Street, London W1F 0SG
    +44 20 7287 4447
  2. 02

    Barrafina

    Spanish tapas — Soho
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    “Great food, small place, counter seating. No reservation, so it may take time to get a seat, but it is worth it.”
    54 Frith Street, London W1D 4SL
    +44 20 7813 8016
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    Lima

    Peruvian — Covent Garden
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    “Fresh, bright, flavourful and good value. A strong pre-theatre option when you book a West End play.”
    14 Garrick Street, London WC2E 9BJ
    +44 20 7240 5778
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    Jean-Georges at The Connaught

    Hotel restaurant — Mayfair
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    “I love it. The London sister to the Jean-Georges world I associate with New York, The Mark and The Mercer.”
    Carlos Place, London W1K 2AL
    +44 20 7107 8861
  5. 05

    Berners Tavern

    British — Fitzrovia
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    “Grand room, beautiful décor. Ian Schrager drama in a very London shell.”
    10 Berners Street, London W1T 3NP
    +44 20 7908 7979
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    Chiltern Firehouse

    Restaurant — Marylebone
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    “Great décor, André Balazs atmosphere. Currently closed until further notice after a fire, so check before planning.”
    1 Chiltern Street, London W1U 7PA
    +44 20 7073 7676
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    Dorian

    Modern European — Notting Hill
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    “One of London's most sought-after tables. Neighbourhood scale, serious cooking and the kind of room that still feels genuinely local. To be booked in advance!”
    105 Talbot Road, London W11 2AT
    +44 20 8050 4262
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    Straker's

    Modern British — Notting Hill
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    “Open-fire cooking, excellent produce and a relaxed confidence that has made it one of west London's defining restaurants.”
    91 Golborne Road, London W10 5NL
    +44 20 8050 4842
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    Mount St. Restaurant

    British — Mayfair
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    “A grand dining room above the gallery. Art, service and atmosphere come together beautifully.”
    First Floor, 41–43 Mount Street, London W1K 2RX
    +44 20 3859 3000
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    Bar des Prés

    French-Japanese — Mayfair
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    “Cyril Lignac's London address. Elegant, lively and particularly good for a long lunch or dinner with friends.”
    16 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DZ
    +44 20 8129 7315
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Wanders

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    Tate Modern

    Museum — Bankside
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    “A London essential for modern and contemporary art. Go for the scale, the river, and the industrial drama of the building.”
    Bankside, London SE1 9TG
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    Hayward Gallery

    Gallery — Southbank
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    “Brutalist, central, and often very good for contemporary exhibitions.”
    Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
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    National Portrait Gallery

    Museum — Trafalgar Square
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    “Portraits, faces, histories. A good London museum when you want something human-scaled and central.”
    St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
    +44 20 7306 0055
  4. 14

    The Courtauld Gallery

    Museum — Somerset House
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    “One of London's finest small museums. Impressionist masterpieces, intimate scale and a collection that rewards repeat visits.”
    Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
    +44 20 3947 7777
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Rooms

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    Soho House

    Members' hotel — Various
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    “Useful when you want the familiar Soho House atmosphere: rooms, food, people, and mood.”
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    Chiltern Firehouse

    Hotel — Marylebone
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    “A hotel with myth, intimacy and a very particular kind of glamour. Currently closed until further notice after a fire, so check before booking.”
    1 Chiltern Street, London W1U 7PA
    +44 20 7073 7676
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    The Connaught

    Hotel — Mayfair
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    “One of London’s most elegant hotels. Discreet, classic, and quietly powerful.”
    Carlos Place, London W1K 2AL
    +44 20 7499 7070
  4. 18

    Claridge's

    Hotel — Mayfair
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    “A classic. Grand, polished, and still somehow able to feel personal.”
    Brook Street, London W1K 4HR
    +44 20 7629 8860
  5. 19

    Brown's Hotel

    Hotel — Mayfair
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    “A Mayfair classic. Refined without feeling stiff, and one of those hotels that understands discretion better than spectacle.”
    33 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BP
    +44 20 7493 6020
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    The Ned

    Hotel / members' club — City of London
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    “A former banking hall transformed into a sprawling hotel, restaurants and members' club. Less intimate than my usual choices, but impressive in scale and atmosphere.”
    27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ
    +44 20 3828 2000
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    The Twenty Two

    Hotel — Mayfair
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    “A storied Edwardian manor on Grosvenor Square with opulent 18th-century French-inspired interiors, and a private members' club.”
    22 Grosvenor Square, London W1K 6LF
    +44 20 3988 5022
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