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Yet more places to eat and drink: 70 bars and restaurants open now
It’s just days until we can once more sit in a restaurant and dine like civilized human beings, albeit socially distanced ones. But where to book? To help you make this most difficult of decisions, we’ve collected a bumper list of 70 places to meet up with friends and support the hospitality industry.
With spots across London, there is something for everyone in our eating and drinking extravaganza.
Latest
Balthazar Covent Garden
Balthazar restaurant is bringing its brand of French dining back to the heart of Covent Garden with a Moulin Rouge inspired ‘Le Spectacle’ series in partnership with Lillet, the French aperitif from Bordeaux. Guests can enjoy a taste of old-school French extravagance alongside cocktails, entertainment and much-loved signature dishes. Balthazar promises to transport them back in time to the days of cabaret, including a greeting by a theatrical ring master. Book he
Chef Chet Sharma is to open his debut restaurant in Mayfair, backed by group JKS Restaurants.
Called Bibi, the 35-cover restaurant will be located on the corner of North Audley Street and Lees Place. It will feature a 13-cover kitchen counter overlooking a custom-built sigree charcoal grill and also have an outside terrace for a further 20 diners.
Translating in Urdu as ‘lady of the house’, a term used as a term of endearment for grandmothers across the Indian subcontinent, Bibi will draw inspiration from Sharma’s own grandmother with a menu influenced by India’s street carts and roadside cafés.
Time to celebrate: 66 bars and restaurants open NOW
It’s finally here, the day we’ve all been waiting for, with bars and restaurants with outdoor seating finally allowed to reopen. To help you celebrate, we’ve collected a bumper list of more than 60 places to meet up with friends and support the hospitality industry.
With outdoor spots across London, there is something for everyone in our eating and drinking extravaganza, focused on the traditional City A.M. heartlands of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf, Mayfair and central London.
In the City
M Restaurant
City A.M. favourite M Restaurant, located down the ancient Threadneedle St alleyway, now has 40 outdoor covers, allowing guests to enjoy its impeccably-sourced steak, fine dining accoutrements and wonderful wine list al fresco. And don’t worry about getting cold: M has blankets and booties on hand courtesy of luxury bed retailer Hastens. Book here.
Today s the day: 63 bars and restaurants open NOW
It’s finally here, the day we’ve all been waiting for, with bars and restaurants with outdoor seating finally allowed to reopen. To help you celebrate, we’ve collected a bumper list of more than 60 places to meet up with friends and support the hospitality industry.
With outdoor spots across London, there is something for everyone in our eating and drinking extravaganza, focused on the traditional City A.M. heartlands of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf, Mayfair and central London.
In the City
M Restaurant
City A.M. favourite M Restaurant, located down the ancient Threadneedle St alleyway, now has 40 outdoor covers, allowing guests to enjoy its impeccably-sourced steak, fine dining accoutrements and wonderful wine list al fresco. And don’t worry about getting cold: M has blankets and booties on hand courtesy of luxury bed retailer Hastens. Book here.