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Date Night Ideas in Notting Hill (2026)

29 date-night places in Notting Hill: restaurants, pubs, bars, and low-pressure local picks with the right atmosphere.

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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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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

Core by Clare Smyth
Restaurant

Core by Clare Smyth

Three Michelin stars, modern British at its peak

Dorian
Restaurant

Dorian

One Michelin star wood-fire grill, anti-pretension

Electric Cinema
Other

Electric Cinema

1910 luxury cinema with armchairs, beds, and cocktails

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

Kāio
Restaurant

Kāio

Live-fire dining and cocktails inside The Whiteley

Los Mochis
Restaurant

Los Mochis

Japanese-Mexican fusion with late-night cocktails

Naked & Famous
Pub & Bar

Naked & Famous

Late-opening agave bar beneath Zephyr

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

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 Coronet Theatre
Other

The Coronet Theatre

Grade II 1898 theatre hosting international work

The Cow
Pub & Bar

The Cow

Tom Conran's iconic Guinness and oysters gastropub

The Gate Picturehouse
Other

The Gate Picturehouse

Edwardian single-screen arthouse cinema since 1911

The Ladbroke Arms
Pub & Bar

The Ladbroke Arms

AA Rosette gastropub with flower-draped terrace

The Ledbury
Restaurant

The Ledbury

Three Michelin stars, legendary tasting menus

The Walmer Castle
Pub & Bar

The Walmer Castle

1845 freehouse with three floors on Ledbury Road

Trailer Happiness
Pub & Bar

Trailer Happiness

Legendary basement tiki bar on Portobello Road

Trogolo
Restaurant

Trogolo

Petersham family's Florentine trattoria

Viajante87
Pub & Bar

Viajante87

50 Best Discovery-listed cocktail bar

Gold
Pub & Bar

Gold

Three-storey boho bar with Vhils mural and rooftop garden

Mazi
Restaurant

Mazi

Cult modern Greek on Hillgate Street

Zephyr
Restaurant

Zephyr

Modern Greek with a buzzy basement cocktail bar

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