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Story Cellar
Story Cellar in Covent Garden is an excellent option for a sophisticated pre-theatre meal involving great rotisserie chicken and other French dishes.
Sabor
Sabor is a casual tapas restaurant in Mayfair, with a more elaborate menu served upstairs in the Asador.
Sessions Arts Club
Glamorous, grandiose, and guaranteed to make you feel special, Sessions Arts Club is a restaurant in Clerkenwell where the feeling takes priority over the modern European food.
Lavo
Lavo is a huge Italian restaurant in Marylebone where the lively atmosphere, date night lighting, and delicious seafood make it perfect for special occasions.
The Best Date Night Restaurants In London (Right Now)
Be it your first or 50th date, this guide has got you covered.
Josephine Bouchon
If Josephine Bouchon, a French restaurant in Fulham, was an actual person, her goal in life would be to make you fall completely and hopelessly in love with her. And she'd succeed every time.
Bao Borough
The Borough Market location of Bao is a handy spot when you need a quick fix. The buns are good, but the bigger Taiwanese plates are even better.
Mambow
Small in size but big in flavour, Mambow is a Malaysian spot in Clapton where you should plan to order greedily.
The Counter
A modern Turkish spot in Notting Hill, The Counter is making fun food in a moody dining room.
Grasso
Grasso is a Soho restaurant that specialises in good-times energy and big plates of Italian-American food.
Ishtar
Turkish spot Ishtar in Marylebone is great for meals that fall on the more casual end of the special occasion spectrum.
Fallow
Fallow is a sleek British restaurant in St James's that serves one of the best breakfasts in London.
Morchella
Morchella is a chic and airy restaurant and wine bar serving modern Mediterranean food you could snack on for weeks.
Beluga Restaurant & Bar
At Beluga, the dips are your friends. And whether you bring a date or a big group, there’s space for you at this Persian spot in Notting Hill.
Camille
Camille is a beautiful French bistro in Borough Market, with flickering candles, charming staff, and completely decadent food.
Kolae
Exciting and totally delicious, Kolae is a southern Thai restaurant in Borough Market that's best enjoyed at the counter.
Hana
Hana is a neighbourhood Persian restaurant in West Hampstead where you'll find grilled meats, delicious dips, and a nice terrace.
The Dover
The Dover is a moody Italian restaurant in Mayfair where the lighting is dim and the bowls of great pasta are huge.
Alley Cats Pizza
Alley Cats Pizza is a New York-style pizza spot in Soho that’s truly like a slice of Brooklyn in Marylebone.
Bocca Di Lupo
A classic Soho restaurant for almost any occasion, Bocca Di Lupo makes wonderful regional Italian food in a room you'll want to settle down in.
Bob Bob Ricard
Bob Bob Ricard is a larger-than-life modern European spot in Soho that falls firmly into the category of ‘you should try everything once’.
The Devonshire
The Devonshire is a handsome Soho pub with flawless British dishes and a crowded bar that feels very Dickens-meets-Guy Ritchie.
Hoppers
Hoppers is an excellent Soho restaurant serving Sri Lankan food that will blow your mind. The waits can be lengthy, but it’s worth it.