Arlington (restaurant)

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Arlington
Arlington (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2024 (2024)
Owner(s)Jeremy King
Street address20 Arlington Street, St James's
City London
Country United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°30′23″N0°08′26″W / 51.5065°N 0.1406°W / 51.5065; -0.1406
Other informationNearest station:
Underground no-text.svg Green Park
Website arlington.london

Arlington is a restaurant located at 20 Arlington Street in London's St James's area. [1] [2] Between 1947 and 2020 the building was occupied by Le Caprice, formerly run by Jeremy King and his then business partner Chris Corbin. [3] [4] [5] It has been described as an 'unabashedly sentimental remastering of Le Caprice' with a similar menu and interior. [6]

It launched on 11 March 2024, following a soft opening during the week prior. [7] [8]

Giles Coren, writing in The Times , described the food as 'sort of stuff that you really can eat every day'. [9] William Sitwell, writing in The Daily Telegraph , described the restaurant as a 'favourite for London’s media elite'. [10] Tanya Gold, writing in The Spectator , said that the food was 'five stars, no notes'. [11]

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References

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  2. Patalay, Ajesh (26 February 2024). "Jeremy King is reconquering London's dining scene, one restaurant at a time". Financial Times . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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  6. Famurewa, Jimi (20 March 2024). "Jimi Famurewa reviews Arlington: Suave, sultry, subtle... new Le Caprice wants to party like it's 1989". Evening Standard . Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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  10. Sitwell, William (4 April 2024). "William Sitwell reviews Arlington, London: 'The buzzing glitterati swarm around this honey pot'". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  11. Gold, Tanya (20 April 2024). "'Five stars, no notes': Arlington reviewed". The Spectator . Retrieved 18 August 2024.