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Daisy Lowe's top ten hot spots for a date in London

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by Daisy Lowe
Updated August 16, 2019

Vogue cover girl Daisy is an iconic face of the British fashion scene, having been the face of brands including Marc Jacobs and Agent Provocateur as well as hitting the catwalk for the likes of Chanel, Burberry and Vivienne Westwood. As well as fashion, Daisy has a real passion for food, releasing her own cookbook ‘Sweetness and Light’, a guide to sumptuous desserts without artificial sugar. We asked Daisy for the ‘Lowe down’ on her hot spots for a date around London.

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
4.6 (6472)
£41 and over
British
Knightsbridge
A sensational example of a restaurant unafraid to look deep into the history books to create carefully considered, beautifully balanced dining in a progressive manner. Theatrical? Certainly, but Dinner is a lesson that style and substance can exist bilaterally. Magnificent. Lowe Down: Order the Tipsy Cake with Spit Roast Pineapple. It will need to be ordered at the start of the meal as the kitchen require the time to tend to it. If wavering, study the caramelizing fruits displayed in kitchen. They will tell you everything you need to know.
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AmericoFerraraVIP
Dined on Aug 9, 2022
great service! great food! great views! few restaurants have theme into it
A sensational example of a restaurant unafraid to look deep into the history books to create carefully considered, beautifully balanced dining in a progressive manner. Theatrical? Certainly, but Dinner is a lesson that style and substance can exist bilaterally. Magnificent. Lowe Down: Order the Tipsy Cake with Spit Roast Pineapple. It will need to be ordered at the start of the meal as the kitchen require the time to tend to it. If wavering, study the caramelizing fruits displayed in kitchen. They will tell you everything you need to know.
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AmericoFerraraVIP
Dined on Aug 9, 2022
great service! great food! great views! few restaurants have theme into it
CORE by Clare Smyth
4.9 (3673)
£41 and over
British
Notting Hill
Core is a truly elegant affair. A bastion for British flavours, this is a restaurant that evidently is desperately proud of the produce it sources and curates to put in front of its diners. If you are ambivalent to whether-or-not magic exists, Core will set the record straight. Lowe Down: While A-La Carte is an option, the tasting menus offered here are truly spectacular. There can be little doubt that this will be the highlight of your culinary year.
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Lincoln
Dined 3 days ago
It is always a great experience whenever we visit the restaurant. Both food and service is excellent, will definitely come back next time
Core is a truly elegant affair. A bastion for British flavours, this is a restaurant that evidently is desperately proud of the produce it sources and curates to put in front of its diners. If you are ambivalent to whether-or-not magic exists, Core will set the record straight. Lowe Down: While A-La Carte is an option, the tasting menus offered here are truly spectacular. There can be little doubt that this will be the highlight of your culinary year.
Top review
Lincoln
Dined 3 days ago
It is always a great experience whenever we visit the restaurant. Both food and service is excellent, will definitely come back next time
St. JOHN Smithfield
4.8 (4267)
£41 and over
British
Farringdon
St John is a restaurant that delivers on all fronts: unapologetic, conscious cooking and consistently excellent. If its reputation is not enough to pull you in, then its ethos certainly is: it is one of the many reasons I will never tire of dining here. Lowe Down: St John is the perfect restaurant to push the boat out and take a risk on eating cuts of meat you are unfamiliar with. Your bravery will be rewarded.
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Sonya
Dined 4 days ago
Cool ambience and excellent service! Definitely a track to repeat soon.
St John is a restaurant that delivers on all fronts: unapologetic, conscious cooking and consistently excellent. If its reputation is not enough to pull you in, then its ethos certainly is: it is one of the many reasons I will never tire of dining here. Lowe Down: St John is the perfect restaurant to push the boat out and take a risk on eating cuts of meat you are unfamiliar with. Your bravery will be rewarded.
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Sonya
Dined 4 days ago
Cool ambience and excellent service! Definitely a track to repeat soon.
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
4.7 (1951)
£41 and over
French
Chelsea
Dining here will stir your soul; the precision and prudence invested into every aspect of the dining experience, let alone each carefully considered plate, carries enough emotion to make you weep. Sensational. Lowe Down: This restaurant should be reserved for celebrative occasions. You will know when the time has come to pay a visit.
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EvanVIP
Dined 7 days ago
Three years ago it was the best meal of my life. This experience was just as good. Thank you to all the staff for a wonderful anniversary experience
Dining here will stir your soul; the precision and prudence invested into every aspect of the dining experience, let alone each carefully considered plate, carries enough emotion to make you weep. Sensational. Lowe Down: This restaurant should be reserved for celebrative occasions. You will know when the time has come to pay a visit.
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EvanVIP
Dined 7 days ago
Three years ago it was the best meal of my life. This experience was just as good. Thank you to all the staff for a wonderful anniversary experience
J Sheekey - The Restaurant
4.7 (2467)
£26 to £40
Seafood
Covent Garden
Rarely a restaurant will live to celebrate its centurion year, let alone thrive through it. Enter J. Sheekey, an undisputed classic with a famous sole-focus on celebrating seafood. The confidence in the sustainably sourced produce is evident through its uncomplicated and untampered dishes; I wouldn’t have it any other way. Dine here and you will soon see that you wouldn’t either. Lowe Down: Don’t feel unadventurous if you wish to stick with the classics. They are archetypal dishes for a reason.
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MiuraVIP
Dined on Jun 23, 2025
Amazing seafood and impeccable setting. Thank you!
Rarely a restaurant will live to celebrate its centurion year, let alone thrive through it. Enter J. Sheekey, an undisputed classic with a famous sole-focus on celebrating seafood. The confidence in the sustainably sourced produce is evident through its uncomplicated and untampered dishes; I wouldn’t have it any other way. Dine here and you will soon see that you wouldn’t either. Lowe Down: Don’t feel unadventurous if you wish to stick with the classics. They are archetypal dishes for a reason.
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MiuraVIP
Dined on Jun 23, 2025
Amazing seafood and impeccable setting. Thank you!
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