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If you’re a sushi fan, you’ll already know about Dinings in Marylebone, a tiny restaurant off the Marylebone Road famous for its pingingly fresh sushi and sashimi, with the seafood coming straight off the Cornish dayboats. Now they’ve opened their second outpost, Dinings SW3, tucked away in a mews just off Walton Street. And in true Chelsea style, it’s bigger and buzzier than the original. It is housed in a former artist’s studio, and there are all the old favourites from the Marylebone menu, as well as some special new dishes, including the 'plateau de fruits de mer', a gob-smackingly beautiful sharing platter featuring their signature sea-bass carpaccio.
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Dinings SW3
Walton StreetIf you’re a sushi fan, you’ll already know about Dinings in Marylebone, a tiny restaurant off the Marylebone Road famous for its pingingly fresh sushi and sashimi, with the seafood coming straight off the Cornish dayboats. Now they’ve opened their second outpost, Dinings SW3, tucked away in a mews just off Walton Street. And in true Chelsea style, it’s bigger and buzzier than the original. It is housed in a former artist’s studio, and there are all the old favourites from the Marylebone menu, as well as some special new dishes, including the 'plateau de fruits de mer', a gob-smackingly beautiful sharing platter featuring their signature sea-bass carpaccio.
From the owners of popular Old Brompton Road gastro wine bar Margaux comes this Hollywood Road newbie (on the site of the old Honky Tonk bar), where locals are now piling in for niçoise and provençale sharing dishes, along with some excellent, if ambitiously priced, wines by the glass or carafe (as well, of course, as by the bottle). Small dishes include a very convincing pissaladière, crisp duck-leg confit with roast figs and a silky-smooth lavender and thyme ice cream. For a taste of the warm south, a central olive tree provides the decoration, and smiling staff add still more sunshine.
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Bandol
6 Hollywood RdFrom the owners of popular Old Brompton Road gastro wine bar Margaux comes this Hollywood Road newbie (on the site of the old Honky Tonk bar), where locals are now piling in for niçoise and provençale sharing dishes, along with some excellent, if ambitiously priced, wines by the glass or carafe (as well, of course, as by the bottle). Small dishes include a very convincing pissaladière, crisp duck-leg confit with roast figs and a silky-smooth lavender and thyme ice cream. For a taste of the warm south, a central olive tree provides the decoration, and smiling staff add still more sunshine.
The identities of Bluebird and Chelsea are now synonymous, and it's hard to imagine one without the other. Café, restaurant, bar, food store, wine cellar, florist and bakery: is there anything this place doesn't do? It manages to deliver most things to most people most of the time, so much so we're prepared to overlook the odd hiccup - service, for instance, is friendly, but sometimes distracted. It's open from 8am to midnight (1am at weekends), and their weekend brunch set menu is a steal at £22.50 for three courses.
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Bluebird Chelsea
350 King's RdThe identities of Bluebird and Chelsea are now synonymous, and it's hard to imagine one without the other. Café, restaurant, bar, food store, wine cellar, florist and bakery: is there anything this place doesn't do? It manages to deliver most things to most people most of the time, so much so we're prepared to overlook the odd hiccup - service, for instance, is friendly, but sometimes distracted. It's open from 8am to midnight (1am at weekends), and their weekend brunch set menu is a steal at £22.50 for three courses.
Chelsea's oldest pub dodged conversion into a private McMansion (complete with pool) by a whisker, and is now back under new management doing what it does best - serving the local communityas a boozer. Everyone who's anyone knows, or once knew, the Keys - Agatha Christie, Bob Marley and The Rolling Stones all hung out here. You can grab a sausage roll at the bar and down it with a London craft beer, or eat slightly posher food in the restaurant, but wherever you choose, you'll be in interesting company.
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The Cross Keys
1 Lawrence StChelsea's oldest pub dodged conversion into a private McMansion (complete with pool) by a whisker, and is now back under new management doing what it does best - serving the local communityas a boozer. Everyone who's anyone knows, or once knew, the Keys - Agatha Christie, Bob Marley and The Rolling Stones all hung out here. You can grab a sausage roll at the bar and down it with a London craft beer, or eat slightly posher food in the restaurant, but wherever you choose, you'll be in interesting company.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Pig's Ear combines traditional pub sensibilities with a commitment to great beer to create one of the best bars in Chelsea. Their taps are filled with craft beers brewed locally at The London Beer Factory and cask ales from nearby Sambrooks Brewery, so you know they have beer credentials. They also have ciders and imported lagers from Czech Republic, Belgium and Germany, alongside a mostly French wine list.
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The Chelsea Spa
53 Hollywood RdThe Pig's Ear combines traditional pub sensibilities with a commitment to great beer to create one of the best bars in Chelsea. Their taps are filled with craft beers brewed locally at The London Beer Factory and cask ales from nearby Sambrooks Brewery, so you know they have beer credentials. They also have ciders and imported lagers from Czech Republic, Belgium and Germany, alongside a mostly French wine list.
This Cuban inspired bar is a stunning escape into the exotic. Leave those busy London streets for a gander through Cuba's back streets. Try the best cigars, soak up the vintage furnishings and vibrant atmosphere and drink beneath the stars on the impressive roof terrace.
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Embargo Republica
533b King's RdThis Cuban inspired bar is a stunning escape into the exotic. Leave those busy London streets for a gander through Cuba's back streets. Try the best cigars, soak up the vintage furnishings and vibrant atmosphere and drink beneath the stars on the impressive roof terrace.
For a relaxing bite to eat or a delicious cocktail in Chelsea, look no further than colourful pub, The Jam Tree. This vibrant and ambiant bar is perfect for sampling some hearty grubs with a BBQ and buzzing Beer Garden. If the weather isn't quite ready for you outside, the British-themed indoor décor houses a young crowd looking to mingle on their night out.
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The Lost Hours
541 King's RdFor a relaxing bite to eat or a delicious cocktail in Chelsea, look no further than colourful pub, The Jam Tree. This vibrant and ambiant bar is perfect for sampling some hearty grubs with a BBQ and buzzing Beer Garden. If the weather isn't quite ready for you outside, the British-themed indoor décor houses a young crowd looking to mingle on their night out.
A drinking and dining haven for those with a love of fresh seasonal fare and welcoming cocktails, No11 Pimlico Road is one of the best bars in Sloane Square thanks to their lush interiors and stylistic charm. Humble, and primed for an evening with chums, head on down.
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No 11 Pimlico Road
11 Pimlico RdA drinking and dining haven for those with a love of fresh seasonal fare and welcoming cocktails, No11 Pimlico Road is one of the best bars in Sloane Square thanks to their lush interiors and stylistic charm. Humble, and primed for an evening with chums, head on down.