Late night London dining
Jan 7th, 2015 | 04:37 AM
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Late night London dining
I will be landing around 10 PM from a TATL flight.
The earliest I'd expect to arrive at my hotel, after immigration, etc., would be 11 PM and more likely 1130 PM. Hotel location undetermined yet, possibly Paddington Hilton.
Any ideas for late night dining in London that doesn't include a minibar? This would be a Thursday night, not a weekend night.
Thank you.
The earliest I'd expect to arrive at my hotel, after immigration, etc., would be 11 PM and more likely 1130 PM. Hotel location undetermined yet, possibly Paddington Hilton.
Any ideas for late night dining in London that doesn't include a minibar? This would be a Thursday night, not a weekend night.
Thank you.
Jan 7th, 2015 | 05:00 AM
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It's not just London dining you're looking for, but W1 dining.
Which is close to non-existent. Maroush at the south end of Edgware Rd (number 21) is open (and serves excellent Lebanese, and the quickest way to get to it is through Connaught Sq, which has 24 hour armed police and enough CCTV to power a major studio) till 2 am, and it might be worth browsing its group website (http://www.maroush.com/) for other nearby places. Several other Arab places are open till well after midnight along the street, but I've no direct experience of them.
Otherwise, they're mostly the other side of town. The Vingt-quatres (http://www.vq24hours.com/) are a good cab ride both ways to Bloomsbury or Fulham Rd. So is Duck & Waffle in Bishopsgate (http://duckandwaffle.com/)
Closer to Paddington, I can't think of anywhere.
Which is close to non-existent. Maroush at the south end of Edgware Rd (number 21) is open (and serves excellent Lebanese, and the quickest way to get to it is through Connaught Sq, which has 24 hour armed police and enough CCTV to power a major studio) till 2 am, and it might be worth browsing its group website (http://www.maroush.com/) for other nearby places. Several other Arab places are open till well after midnight along the street, but I've no direct experience of them.
Otherwise, they're mostly the other side of town. The Vingt-quatres (http://www.vq24hours.com/) are a good cab ride both ways to Bloomsbury or Fulham Rd. So is Duck & Waffle in Bishopsgate (http://duckandwaffle.com/)
Closer to Paddington, I can't think of anywhere.
Jan 7th, 2015 | 08:32 AM
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IMO You'd be better off staying more central where there are later dining possibilities. Unless the hilton does late night room service -- probably does but you might want to check.
The Wolesley serves til midnight. Several places in Soho including Spuntino do as well.
Check Time Out.
The Wolesley serves til midnight. Several places in Soho including Spuntino do as well.
Check Time Out.
Jan 7th, 2015 | 09:14 AM
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I've stayed in Bayswater near Lancaster Gate and liked that area, there are several good Indian restaurants around there that are open until 11:30 pm, at least (like the Bengal and Durbar). But even the pub down there across from Hyde Park (the Swan) stops serving food by 10 pm or so. If you want to eat dinner at midnight, I'd forget it more or less. Maybe just go to sleep, buy some sandwich at the airport.
Jan 7th, 2015 | 04:35 PM
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Thank you everyone.
I won't starve even if I can't find a real resto at that time. Appreciate the help.
One place I aim to try, this time, as it's been on my radar forever:
L'Autre. Polish Mexican fusion. Not a late night place, just a place I want to try out, finally...
I won't starve even if I can't find a real resto at that time. Appreciate the help.
One place I aim to try, this time, as it's been on my radar forever:
L'Autre. Polish Mexican fusion. Not a late night place, just a place I want to try out, finally...
