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London's best restaurants for business lunches

Where to go on an expense account

Looking for a place guaranteed to impress a boss or client, or a discreet destination to eat while discussing a deal? Here's our pick of the best places to wine and dine when there's business on the menu


The best restaurants for business lunches in London

  • L'Anima

    1 Snowden Street, London, EC2A 2DQ

    This smart Italian restaurant mostly plays host to expense account diners and City workers

  • Arbutus

    63-64 Frith Street, London, W1D 3JW

    The daily-changing set lunch menu and selection of wines by the carafe will wow clients without splashing too much cash

  • The Avenue

    7-9 St James's Street, London, SW1A 1EE

    The gleaming white interiors lends this St James restaurant a slick and affluent air. The Modern European dishes are elegantly executed

  • Baltic

    74 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8HA

    This design-led restaurant is a stalwart of pan-East European cuisine, where the dishes of Poland, Russia and Hungary dot the menu

  • Boundary

    2-4 Boundary Street, entrance at 9 Redchurch Street, London, E2 7DD

    Perfect if you're in hipster-infested Shoreditch but are looking for a more straitlaced lunch venue

  • Club Gascon

    57 West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DS

    It's not uncommon to hear big deals being discussed here. The food here is traditional to and inspired by the south-west of France

  • Les Deux Salons

    42-44 William IV Street, London, WC2N 4DD

    This Covent Garden brasserie offers a good balance of unpretentious food and highly-polished service

  • Theo Randall at the Intercontinental

    1 Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London, W1J 7QY

    You'll be in good hands at this hotel restaurant, which offers a menu of simple, produce-led Italian dishes

  • Galvin Bistrot de Luxe

    66 Baker Street, London, W1U 7DJ

    This Baker Street bistro, with its dark-panelled walls and classic French cooking and service, is a charming spot for lunch

  • Goodman

    26 Maddox Street, London, W1S 1HQ

    This Russian-owned, New York-styled steakhouse in Mayfair is a classy destination for clinching deals over red meat and red wine

  • Greenhouse

    27A Hay's Mews, London, W1J 5NY

    This is the place to impress business partners and clients, as the refined modern French dishes are consistently brilliant

  • Hawksmoor Seven Dials

    11 Langley Street, London, WC2H 9JJ

    This Covent Garden steakhouse is a top joint for power lunching, with its extensive menu of meaty delights


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