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Best Places for Date Night in London

Compare our selection for Date Night in London. Check the neighbourhood, price range and available menu sources before choosing.

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Venues

Our editors' ranked picks for London:Core by Clare Smyth, The Ledbury, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Trishna, Dorian.

#VenueNeighborhoodPriceWhy it makes the list
1Core by Clare SmythNotting Hill$$$$Clare Smyth's three-Michelin-star Notting Hill flagship, modern British cooking at the peninsula's ceiling
2The LedburyNotting Hill$$$$Brett Graham's Notting Hill three-star, regained and ranked London's best for 2026
3Restaurant Gordon RamsayChelsea$$$$Royal Hospital Road's three-Michelin-star founding flagship, held continuously since 2001
4TrishnaMarylebone$$$Karam Sethi's Marylebone coastal-Indian, one Michelin star held since 2012
5DorianNotting Hill$$$Notting Hill's Michelin-starred neighbourhood brasserie, wood-fired grill, retained star 2026
6Josephine MaryleboneMarylebone$$$Claude and Lucy Bosi's Parisian-brasserie second site, the Marylebone room that opened where Daylesford Blandford Street used to sit
7Six Portland RoadHolland Park$$$The Holland Park-edge neighbourhood restaurant the W11 regulars send each other to
8JikoniMarylebone$$$Ravinder Bhogal's no-borders Marylebone room, Indian, East African and South-East Asian cooking, ten years in
9MountainSoho$$$$Tomos Parry's Michelin-starred Beak Street wood-fired room, the Basque grill that Brat became Soho-confident in
10Quo VadisSoho$$$Jeremy Lee's neon-signed Dean Street dining room, the Soho institution turning one hundred in 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Date Night venue in London?
Core by Clare Smyth in Notting Hill leads this selection. Compare the menu and practical details before booking.
How much do Date Night venues in London cost?
This selection spans $$$ to $$$$. These are relative price bands, not a bill estimate. Check the dated menu sources for actual prices.
Which neighborhood has the most Date Night venues?
Soho appears most often in this selection. This describes the venues shown here, not every option in London.
How we verify
Core by Clare Smyth Restaurant
Core by Clare Smyth - Restaurant in Notting Hill, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Elegant Intimate Modern

Core by Clare Smyth

Notting Hill

$$$$

Clare Smyth's three-Michelin-star Notting Hill flagship, modern British cooking at the peninsula's ceiling

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The Ledbury Restaurant
The Ledbury - Restaurant in Notting Hill, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Elegant Intimate Modern

The Ledbury

Notting Hill

$$$$

Brett Graham's Notting Hill three-star, regained and ranked London's best for 2026

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Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Restaurant
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay - Restaurant in Chelsea, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Elegant Intimate Classic

Royal Hospital Road's three-Michelin-star founding flagship, held continuously since 2001

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Trishna Restaurant
Trishna - Restaurant in Marylebone, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Elegant Modern Intimate

Trishna

Marylebone

$$$

Karam Sethi's Marylebone coastal-Indian, one Michelin star held since 2012

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Dorian Restaurant
Dorian - Restaurant in Notting Hill, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Lively Modern Intimate

Dorian

Notting Hill

$$$

Notting Hill's Michelin-starred neighbourhood brasserie, wood-fired grill, retained star 2026

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Josephine Marylebone Restaurant
Josephine Marylebone - Restaurant in Marylebone, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Elegant Classic Lively
$$$

Claude and Lucy Bosi's Parisian-brasserie second site, the Marylebone room that opened where Daylesford Blandford Street used to sit

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Six Portland Road Restaurant
Six Portland Road - Restaurant in Holland Park, London
Restaurant
Intimate Classic Cozy

Six Portland Road

Holland Park

$$$

The Holland Park-edge neighbourhood restaurant the W11 regulars send each other to

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Jikoni Restaurant
Jikoni - Restaurant in Marylebone, London
Restaurant
Intimate Modern Cozy

Jikoni

Marylebone

$$$

Ravinder Bhogal's no-borders Marylebone room, Indian, East African and South-East Asian cooking, ten years in

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Mountain Restaurant
Mountain - Restaurant in Soho, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Chef Led Modern Fire Cooked

Mountain

Soho

$$$$

Tomos Parry's Michelin-starred Beak Street wood-fired room, the Basque grill that Brat became Soho-confident in

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Quo Vadis Restaurant
Quo Vadis - Restaurant in Soho, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Historic Chef Led Classic

Quo Vadis

Soho

$$$

Jeremy Lee's neon-signed Dean Street dining room, the Soho institution turning one hundred in 2026

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Bocca di Lupo Restaurant
Bocca di Lupo - Restaurant in Soho, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Chef Led Classic Convivial
$$$

Jacob Kenedy's region-by-region Italian counter on Archer Street, every dish labelled by province, eighteen years deep

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Andrew Edmunds Restaurant
Andrew Edmunds - Restaurant in Soho, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Historic Romantic Intimate
$$$

Eighteenth-century Lexington Street townhouse with a handwritten daily menu, the last romantic room in old Soho

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Swift Soho Bar
Swift Soho - Bar in Soho, London
Bar
Chef Led Intimate Candlelit

Swift Soho

Soho

$$$

Two-floor Old Compton Street cocktail room, aperitivo bar upstairs, three-hundred-whisky lounge below

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Roka Charlotte Street Restaurant
Roka Charlotte Street - Restaurant in Fitzrovia, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
See & Be Seen Modern Convivial
$$$$

Rainer Becker's original 2004 robatayaki, the Charlotte Street counter Roka grew from, with Shochu Lounge in the basement

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Brat Restaurant
Brat - Restaurant in Shoreditch, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Chef Led Wood Fire Intimate

Brat

Shoreditch

$$$$

Tomos Parry's Basque-grill flagship, whole turbot over wood, the room that reset East London cooking

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Sessions Arts Club Restaurant
Sessions Arts Club - Restaurant in Clerkenwell, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
See & Be Seen Artistic Historic

Sessions Arts Club

Clerkenwell

$$$$

A patinated 18th-century courtroom turned dining room, Clerkenwell's most photographed kitchen

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Mangal II Restaurant
Mangal II - Restaurant in Dalston, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Family Run Intimate Chef Led

Mangal II

Dalston

$$$

The Dirik family ocakbaşı since 1994, the canonical Turkish address the audience takes London-Turks to

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Brawn Restaurant
Brawn - Restaurant in Bethnal Green, London
Restaurant
Chef Led Natural Wine Intimate

Brawn

Bethnal Green

$$$

Ed Wilson's Columbia Road natural-wine bistro, the East End's most consistent neighbourhood kitchen

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American Bar at The Savoy Bar
American Bar at The Savoy - Bar in Strand, London
Editor's Pick
Bar
Classic Elegant See & Be Seen

The 1893 hotel bar that wrote the cocktail manual the rest of London still reads

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Lyaness Bar
Lyaness - Bar in Bankside, London
Editor's Pick
Bar
Modern Waterfront Elegant

Lyaness

Bankside

$$$

Mr Lyan's South Bank flagship, the first 3-PIN bar in the Pinnacle Guide, Thames at the window

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