Date Night Ideas in Notting Hill (2026)
31 date-night places in Notting Hill: restaurants, pubs, bars, and low-pressure local picks with the right atmosphere.
31 places
Best for: Best for first dates, anniversaries, and evenings where atmosphere matters as much as the food.
You don't need to trek to Soho to have a proper date night. Some of London's most romantic restaurants, cosiest wine bars, and best-kept-secret cocktail spots are right here. Whether it's a first date or your fiftieth, these places set the mood without trying too hard.
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KINZ
Lebanese sharing dishes and wines on Notting Hill Gate

Restaurant
Nakimushi
Japanese small plates, tempura and ramen near Notting Hill Gate

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Eel Sushi
Casual Talbot Road sushi bar with nigiri and Japanese hot plates

Pub & Bar
The Ladbroke Arms
AA Rosette gastropub with flower-draped terrace

Pub & Bar
Gold
Three-storey boho bar with Vhils mural and rooftop garden

Other
The Coronet Theatre
Grade II 1898 theatre hosting international work

Other
The Gate Picturehouse
Edwardian single-screen arthouse cinema since 1911

Pub & Bar
Franklin's Wine
Sommelier-led wine bar on Westbourne Grove

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Holy Carrot
Award-winning plant-based, cooked over fire

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Julie's Restaurant
Bohemian 1969 institution with candlelit romance

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SINO
One-of-a-kind modern Ukrainian on All Saints Road

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Six Portland Road
Grower-focused neighbourhood modern-European

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Straker's
River Café-inspired Italian small plates

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Trogolo
Petersham family's Florentine trattoria

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Core by Clare Smyth
Three Michelin stars, modern British at its peak

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Suzi Tros
Mazi's laid-back Thessaloniki-style sibling

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The Barbary Notting Hill
Counter-dining, open-fire North African cooking

Pub & Bar
The Walmer Castle
1845 freehouse with three floors on Ledbury Road

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Akub
Modern Palestinian from one of the region's best chefs

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Caia
Open-fire wine bar with vinyl DJs under Trellick Tower

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Caractere
One Michelin star Franco-Italian from the Roux dynasty

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Dorian
One Michelin star wood-fire grill, anti-pretension

Other
Electric Cinema
1910 luxury cinema with armchairs, beds, and cocktails

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Los Mochis
Japanese-Mexican fusion with late-night cocktails

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Mazi
Cult modern Greek on Hillgate Street

Pub & Bar
Naked & Famous
Late-opening agave bar beneath Zephyr

Pub & Bar
The Cow
Tom Conran's iconic Guinness and oysters gastropub

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The Ledbury
Three Michelin stars, legendary tasting menus

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Trailer Happiness
Legendary basement tiki bar on Portobello Road

Pub & Bar
Viajante87
50 Best Discovery-listed cocktail bar

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Zephyr
Modern Greek with a buzzy basement cocktail bar