Few cities around the world have seen as much romance as London, with the likes of Notting Hill and Love Actually showing the world its most romantic spots. So it’s no surprise this capital takes the crown for the city with the world’s most sensual menus, according to a new index by The Bottle Club.
Nothing awakens the senses quite like a fulfilling meal – especially when aphrodisiacs are on the menu. The Bottle Club have rounded up London’s most sultry menu’s for your next date night.
Le Gavroche
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Known as “the last bastion in London of classically rich French haute cuisine” Le Gavroche has become a London institution, internationally recognised for its culinary excellence and unparalleled attention to detail. Le Gavroche offers a romantic experience of French cuisine that guests will adore.
With a menu never short of aphrodisiacs such as foie gras, lawar, oyster and scallops, it’s the perfect spot to tantalise your tastebuds and turn up your desire. For dessert, try tasting fruit ice cream, strawberry souffles and chocolate custard with a house wine.
Sexy Fish
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Located in Mayfair, Sexy Fish serves Japanese-inspired sushi, sashimi, seafood, fish and meat cooked on a Robata grill.
Designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, the look and feel is mid-century glamour and opulence. For a more intimate dining space, The Coral Reef Room, is located on the lower ground floor and houses two of the largest live coral reef tanks in the world.
The bar holds the world’s biggest Japanese whisky collection, as well as offering a drinks menu featuring both classic and inventive cocktails.
Hide
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Hide Restaurant offers an elegant and romantic meal with tranquil views over Green Park. Enjoy a beautifully prepared tasting menu with matching house wine.
The cocktails on the menu lean towards lighter and fresher flavours, and be sure to try one of their Dry Martinis, stirred with frozen birch sap instead of ice to give it a silky mouthfeel
and a luxurious, soft finish.
Restaurant Story
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Restaurant Story also offers its visitors a taste of local British cuisine. Try its well cooked ravioli, cod and smoked eel. The restaurant offers a nostalgic journey of British food through its bold British flavours and ever-evolving tasting menu of seasonal dishes.
The restaurant sits on an island in the middle of two roads, so you can enjoy watching the world go by in your own bubble, and it looks especially beautiful at night.
Imaginative, flirty touches are what make this menu so sensual. The bread and dip, where your candle melts to provide the dip, and the ‘Paddington Bear’ pre-dessert of pain perdu and citrus marmalade are not to miss.
Claude Bosi at Bibendum
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If you’re a fan of French cuisine, you should reserve a table at Claude Bosi at Bibendum. Nestled within the iconic Michelin House, Claude Bosi and his team warmly welcome guests into their ‘home’. Check out their perfectly cooked roasted duck, veal and amuse bouches.
Visit for lunch or dinner in the ground floor Oyster Bar, a firm favourite amongst locals and visitors alike. Seafood and shellfish is the main highlight here, but there are many other things to discover on the menu too. Inside seating, and also alfresco dining during the warmer months are a popular choice here.
Galvin La Chapelle
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Large arched windows, high stone ceilings and elegant interiors provide the perfect backdrop to Michelin star Galvin La Chapelle’s traditional yet modern French menu, moments away from Liverpool Street station.
Captivating live music in the evening takes the spotlight as the waitstaff reflect the style and character of this place. You will definitely appreciate the sensuous ambiance and divine decor as the backdrop of your date night.
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught
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This three Michelin-star restaurant grounds its dishes with seasonal produce sourced from the farmers, makers and growers carefully chosen by Hélène. Every menu is a reflection of your personal tastes, as their chefs transform your selected ingredients into original works of culinary art.
As well as a flirtatiously crafted menu, this restaurant’s cocooning interior sets the perfect tone for this intimate dining experience. Blush shades, curved lines, and deep velvet seating reflect the restaurant’s warm, approachable ethos.
Sketch
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Located in Mayfair, Sketch is a magical experience with a hub of five different restaurant options for a date, each with their own delicious menus and captivating interiors, sketch is the perfect option for a recurring date experience, as you will never get the same thing twice.
Hot pink sofas, enchanted forests and sunset themes, try the smoked salmon and oysters at Sketch’s Lecture Room & Library, or try a more casual but just as intimate menu at The Parlor.
The divine decor and home-like atmosphere lets clients feel at their most relaxed here.
Rules
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This oyster bar in Covent Garden still flourishes as London’s oldest and most celebrated restaurant. Throughout its long history the tables of Rules have been crowded with writers, artists, lawyers, journalists and actors.
The past lives on at Rules and can be seen on the walls all around you, captured in literally hundreds of drawings, paintings and cartoons as you enjoy the traditional food of this country at its best – and at affordable prices. It specialises in classic game cookery, oysters, pies and puddings.
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester
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Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester is characterised by its elegant French contemporary haute-cuisine, with distinctive fresh flavours and executed with a light and surprising twist – reflecting its London location.
Creativity and generosity come together here for a memorable experience, infused with whimsy, pleasure and attention to details as the chef prepares signature dishes, which include the “Sauté gourmand” of lobster, truffled chicken quenelles and homemade pasta; the Dry aged beef, artichoke and bone marrow and the indulgent Baba like in ‘Monte-Carlo’.
