Henry Holland's top ten London restaurants with great aesthetics

by Henry Holland

Updated 08 August 2019

Designer Henry Holland is known for strikingly bold fashion designs, sold worldwide within retailers such as Net-a-Porter and Selfridges and seen on many a famous face. As well as his eponymous line he has also teamed up with iconic brands including the likes of Levi’s, Speedo and Umbro to further bring his designs to life. With such an eye for design we asked Henry for his favourite London restaurants with great aesthetics.

J Sheekey - The Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (2334)

£25 and under

Seafood

Covent Garden

About the restaurant

Where I took my husband on our first date and where we go for all anniversaries and special occasions.

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Leigh

Dined 4 days ago

Another lovely meal at J Sheekey, all the seafood was super fresh and tasty. The Pouilly Fume wine was outstanding.

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4.2

4.2 (2588)

£41 and over

Contemporary European

Green Park

About the restaurant

I once did a fashion show in this space and at the after show party Kanye West arrived and during American Boy being played by the DJ he jumped on a table and rapped along.

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Liam

Dined 7 days ago

Welcomed us as soon as we got through the door. Very polite and professional staff. Showed us to our seat at the bar before taking us down to the table. Always checked on us and was always smiling and put us first. The food service extremely good & the food and dishes was out of this world with extreme taste and flavour.

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Experience

Saturday Brunch

Experience

Valentine's Day Menu - Early Seating

Experience

Valentine's Day Menu - Late Seating

Cecconi's

4.6

4.6 (2992)

£26 to £40

Italian

Mayfair

About the restaurant

A delicious Italian with an amazing menu that I eat both at home and when away on work trips and holiday.

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Rod

Dined today

Wonderful buzzy atmosphere and great food. Looked after really well.

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4.6

4.6 (4987)

£41 and over

Modern European

Covent Garden

About the restaurant

A total London institution that has the best Shepherd's Pie ever. So so good for celeb spotting.

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Gordon

Dined 1 day ago

Amazing experience service was incredible and not rushed. The martini bar before dinner was a nice touch.

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Experience

Classic Evening Set Menu

Experience

Classic Lunch Set Menu

Experience

A Valentine’s Day to Remember

Berners Tavern

4.5

4.5 (4473)

£26 to £40

British

Oxford Circus

About the restaurant

An amazing dining room where I have had many working breakfasts and fun industry dinners. I also hosted a big Pride event there this year!

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Maeva

Dined 6 days ago

On 11/01/25, my mother and I had the pleasure of having dinner at your establishment. We would like to thank the team for the warm welcome and especially Jiresse for his kindness, attention and recommendations. It was a real culinary experience, the dishes are perfectly executed. Exquisite or divine, choose! The setting is particularly exceptional too, you have to eat here. We strongly recommend you to live an exceptional moment at Berners Tavern! Congratulations to the whole team!

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Popular dish

Chateaubriand

Popular dish

Berners Tavern Mac and Cheese (vg)

Experience

Three-course Early Berners

St. JOHN Smithfield

4.8

4.8 (4131)

£41 and over

British

Farringdon

About the restaurant

A brilliant restaurant by Fergus Henderson and the only place I’ve ever seen brain on the menu.

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Bjørn

Dined 2 days ago

One of the best - I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Popular dish

Eccles Cake and Lancashire Cheese

Popular dish

Welsh Rarebit

Popular dish

Bread and Butter Pudding

Andrew Edmunds

4.7

4.7 (2091)

£26 to £40

Modern European

Soho

About the restaurant

One of the first restaurants I used to go to regularly when I first moved to London. I love the Dickensian feel, it feels like old London!

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LukeVIP

Dined 3 days ago

I like this restaurant a great deal. The ingredients are always fresh and the choice of dishes seasonal. This time, I had an Italian beef stew. My colleague had skate. Both dishes were superb. The bread was as good as ever. I’m very glad that I discovered this place when I started working in Soho.

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