We Must Do Lunch: London’s Top Tables
1. The Wolseley
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160 Piccadilly (adjacent the Ritz) is the top table in London and relatively easy to get into casually, as they allow walk-ins, although obviously it would be difficult...
2. The Avenue
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The Avenue just around the corner from Pall Mall remains one of the premiere business dining establishments in London. Large, long and noisy, there are big raucous...
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South of the River (just) with the best view, a sweeping panorama of the Thames from Parliament to St Paul's. Last time I was there with six serious New York bankers they absolutely loved it, so they must be doing...
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A grandiose setting for any restaurant, Indian or otherwise, the Old Westminster Library near Parliament, is a Grade One listed property now housing Rohit Chugh and Vivek...
5. Cipriani
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' C' (formerly Cipriani, opposite Claridge's Hotel) remains glitzy, showbiz central, where high profile slebs gather to eat some of the highest priced food...
6. Cecconi’s
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Cecconi’s is now part of the successful Soho House empire. An old Mayfair stalwart, brought up to scratch by the team who made the group so successful Richard Caring just had to buy in. It may be the local...
7. The Ivy
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The Ivy near Covent Garden is still a delight, even though it’s a nightmare to book. A quiet, flattering room with A-list and Siberia clearly delineated but the...
8. Caravaggio
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Caravaggio (107 Leadenhall Street in The City itself) is one of the best, a former bank opened originally by the late Luciano Pavarotti it serves high quality Italian...
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The unique aspect to the magnificent view from Galvins at Windows Restaurant, 28 floors up on the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, is you can peer into The Queen's back garden. Buckingham Palace is right below...
10. Sweetings
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Sweetings (39 Queen Victoria Street, in the City) appeared in 1889 and is still going strong. This is old school city lunching (it’s only open from 11am to 3pm)...
