Best restaurants near Madame Tussauds in London | Catch My Job

Following the Revolution, Madame Tussaud took her terrifying exhibition across the British Isles before settling on Marylebone Road as a permanent home, where it remains today. The current royal family rather than the guillotine French aristocracy are the main attraction these days but you’re still just as likely to get a waxwork portrait of a dead celebrity (David Bowie) as a living one (Beyoncé ).

Real people, of course, need somewhere to eat, and Madame Tussauds is just north of Marylebone, one of London’s best food districts. Wandering down Marylebone High Street and detouring along its junctions with Blandford Street and Marylebone Lane offers rich choices for the hungry, while one of London’s best farmers’ markets plays every Sunday morning on Aybrook Street. But for something closer to the house of wax, read on to discover the five best places to eat near Madame Tussauds. We guarantee that none of these restaurants will leave you feeling like a dummy.

Fischer’s

Former Fischer owners Jeremy King and Chris Corbin were on a two-man mission to convince Londoners of the merits of Mitteleuropean cooking not only at this Austro-Hungarian themed cafe but also The Wolseley and The Delaunay before losing control of their restaurant empire earlier this year . Fin-de-siècle Vienna is still the theme at Fischer’s, however, where schnitzel, sausage and Sachertorte rule the menu and the leather banquettes and dark wood paneling lay on the gemütlichkeit as thick as the whipped cream on top of the apple strudel. Not as expensive as you’d expect – salads clock in at under £15 – and the smart staff won’t bat an eyelid if all you want is a plate of the kaiserschmarrn cherry pancake signature with hot chocolate. Breakfast and brunch are a good shout too.

How much? Three courses around £45

How far? A five minute walk

50 High Street Marylebone, W1U 5HN, fischers.co.uk

Phoenix Palace

A Chinese restaurant as they used to be, Phoenix Palace’s stone lions watch over a regal red and gold interior lit by Chinese lanterns and attended by sleepily efficient staff. The only thing that isn’t quite old-fashioned is the size of the bill, although the high prices on the lengthy Cantonese menu equate to high quality, whether one comes for dim sum during the day or à la carte in the evening, and there is a £42.90 set menu to keep the cost under control. Classics of har gau, soft shell crab, mixed seafood noodles and soya chicken are made as well here as anywhere in the capital, vegetarian and vegan options are superb while even the most jaded palate should find to something of interest on the chefs special menu. . Very handy for Baker Street and Marylebone stations too.

How much? No amount around £5 per plate, starters around £13, main course with rice around £20

How far? A five minute walk

5-9 Glentworth Street, NW1 5PG, phoenixpalace.co.uk

La Fromagerie

When people fantasize about a foodie, they probably imagine somewhere like La Fromagerie, a cross between a deli, restaurant and wine bar but also, more importantly, one of London’s best cheese mongers. There are sandwiches, charcuterie, baked goods and mountains of cheese to go but if you can’t wait to get any of the goodies home, No 6, the in-store cafe, serves them up on the spot and the place together with a crack line. – up from hot meals. Everything is made from excellent ingredients, from breakfasts (until 11.45am) of organic scrambled eggs on Pedlar Bara Bach sourdough with Goldstein smoked salmon to lunches of excellent soups, salads and sandwiches – or simply, indulge yourself in a cheese coma, whether it’s a gooey mound of fondue and raclette or a French or British cheese board. Please note that the cafe follows the opening hours of the shop during the day, except on Friday evenings.

How much? Breakfast meals around £8, lunch meals around £13, cheese boards from £11

How far? An eight minute walk

2-6 Moxon Street, W1U 4EW, lafromagerie.co.uk/marylebone

Oops

Classic Greek cooking gets the contemporary treatment at Opso, where traditional dishes are updated for modern metropolitan tastes. Consultant chefs Georgianna Hiliadaki and Nikos Roussos won two Michelin stars for Funky Gourmet in Athens, so you know what they’re up to: tarama with squid ink crisps or yellowtail crudo with smoked aubergine before lamb shank with fresh black scallops or stifado octopus with caramelized onion. A long, marble canteen-style table takes center stage in the contemporary room, with more conventional tables and chairs around the edges. The all-Greek wine list (including 10 by the glass) can be sampled in the adjacent bar alongside cocktails based on Greek spirits.

How much? Three courses around £55

How far? A seven minute walk

10 Paddington Street, W1U 5QL, opso.co.uk

Jikoni

Jikoni is the Swahili word for kitchen and the first clue that there is more than meets the eye to this seemingly Indian restaurant in Marylebone. Kenyan-born, London-bred chef-patron Ravinder Bhogal draws on the flavors of not only Britain and East Africa but India and the Middle East to create what she calls “interest without borders” likely to include lamb and harissa sausage rolls and Scotch Egg prawn toast as native lobster moilee and smoked pomegranate quail. The homey interior feels just as personal with the cross-cultural cooking, crockery and floral tablecloths all asymmetric. A short brunch menu includes spicy waffles and pancakes while, to drink, there are European wines, house cocktails, seasonal lemonade and single estate teas.

How much? Three courses around £45

How far? 11 minute walk

19-21 Blandford Street, W1U 3DH, kitchenlondon.com

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