Nestled off the streets of Brixton is a fantastic secret bar and restaurant, packed with delicious food and wonderful cocktails. Serving up street food-inspired eats like tacos, burgers and small sharing plates, Beast of Brixton is also renowned for their Sunday roasts and great selection of local craft beers.
Secret Restaurants in London
You don't want to dine with a swarm of other Londoners; you want to cavort in private supper clubs; you want to booze in basement bars, and you want to be the first to tell all of your friends. Boasting some of the best hidden restaurants in the world, London is a homage to secret eateries. Whether you fancy knocking back dim-sum behind an unassuming Chinatown door or schmoozing by candlelight in a secret, subterranean 1920s pop-up, check out some of the best secret restaurants in London.
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Last updated on 25th June 2021
It's not just Circus' location that's secretive, but also the nightly entertainment you're in for that's kept under wraps. Situated under the streets of Covent Garden, head over to this restaurant and bar and you'll get top-notch nosh and drinks as well as an impressive array of circus performances, with everything from fire-breathers to acrobats, drag to contortionists.
You've probably walked past this spot without giving it a second glance, but you'd be missing out if you didn't venture through The Little Blue Door. The Fulham playhouse has been designed to look like a flat, complete with a relaxed kitchen, cosy sitting room and, of course, party den for all your eating, drinking and dancing needs.
Basement Sate has something of a reputation for itself, known as one of the city's best secret venues. Popular for serving the sweeter things in life alongside creative concoctions, slip under the streets of Soho and spend the evening sipping on hella potent cocktails and digging into delightfully decadent dishes.
Hidden behind an unassuming door in Chinatown is a wonderland of oriental whimsy. Featuring three bars across two floors, each with their own menu of cocktails, Opium is the perfect place for an evening spent feasting on delicious dim-sum and quaffing down incredible libations from award-winning bartenders.
Whilst Dans Le Noir looks like a perfectly normal restaurant from the outside, once inside you'll see - or, more importantly, you won't see - what makes this pitch-black venue such a hidden gem. Inspired by the concept that our preconceptions of food are affected by our senses, you'll spend your evening dining in the dark.
Tucked away in the crypt of a church, Gremio isn't quite what you'd expect. A haven for tapas dishes and sangria, it's got all the airs and graces of a hidden restaurant with the charm of Europe. Stay sipping on their house cocktails after your meal and watch as the venue transforms into a vibrant and buzzy party hotspot.
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