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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.

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

Restaurant

KINZ

Lebanese sharing dishes and wines on Notting Hill Gate

Nakimushi

Restaurant

Nakimushi

Japanese small plates, tempura and ramen near Notting Hill Gate

Eel Sushi

Restaurant

Eel Sushi

Casual Talbot Road sushi bar with nigiri and Japanese hot plates

The Ladbroke Arms

Pub & Bar

The Ladbroke Arms

AA Rosette gastropub with flower-draped terrace

Gold

Pub & Bar

Gold

Three-storey boho bar with Vhils mural and rooftop garden

The Coronet Theatre

Other

The Coronet Theatre

Grade II 1898 theatre hosting international work

The Gate Picturehouse

Other

The Gate Picturehouse

Edwardian single-screen arthouse cinema since 1911

Franklin's Wine

Pub & Bar

Franklin's Wine

Sommelier-led wine bar on Westbourne Grove

Holy Carrot

Restaurant

Holy Carrot

Award-winning plant-based, cooked over fire

Julie's Restaurant

Restaurant

Julie's Restaurant

Bohemian 1969 institution with candlelit romance

SINO

Restaurant

SINO

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

Six Portland Road

Restaurant

Six Portland Road

Grower-focused neighbourhood modern-European

Straker's

Restaurant

Straker's

River Café-inspired Italian small plates

Trogolo

Restaurant

Trogolo

Petersham family's Florentine trattoria

Core by Clare Smyth

Restaurant

Core by Clare Smyth

Three Michelin stars, modern British at its peak

Suzi Tros

Restaurant

Suzi Tros

Mazi's laid-back Thessaloniki-style sibling

The Barbary Notting Hill

Restaurant

The Barbary Notting Hill

Counter-dining, open-fire North African cooking

The Walmer Castle

Pub & Bar

The Walmer Castle

1845 freehouse with three floors on Ledbury Road

Akub

Restaurant

Akub

Modern Palestinian from one of the region's best chefs

Caia

Restaurant

Caia

Open-fire wine bar with vinyl DJs under Trellick Tower

Caractere

Restaurant

Caractere

One Michelin star Franco-Italian from the Roux dynasty

Dorian

Restaurant

Dorian

One Michelin star wood-fire grill, anti-pretension

Electric Cinema

Other

Electric Cinema

1910 luxury cinema with armchairs, beds, and cocktails

Los Mochis

Restaurant

Los Mochis

Japanese-Mexican fusion with late-night cocktails

Mazi

Restaurant

Mazi

Cult modern Greek on Hillgate Street

Naked & Famous

Pub & Bar

Naked & Famous

Late-opening agave bar beneath Zephyr

The Cow

Pub & Bar

The Cow

Tom Conran's iconic Guinness and oysters gastropub

The Ledbury

Restaurant

The Ledbury

Three Michelin stars, legendary tasting menus

Trailer Happiness

Pub & Bar

Trailer Happiness

Legendary basement tiki bar on Portobello Road

Viajante87

Pub & Bar

Viajante87

50 Best Discovery-listed cocktail bar

Zephyr

Restaurant

Zephyr

Modern Greek with a buzzy basement cocktail bar

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