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Unless you've already been through the impossibly elegant, virtually hidden, glass door leading into Le Cercle, sister restaurant of Club Gascon, you're likely to miss it – this is the kind of restaurant you just know about. Inside, the bar area feels like a bizarre cross between a Chicago speak-easy and a Swiss skiing chalet, with warm walnut tables, a vast stone fireplace and wood burning stove, all set to a jazzy soundtrack. A fine gauze curtain separating the bar from the dining room combines with the exceptionally high ceiling to offer a feeling of both space and seclusion. The food here is quite simply, and without any hesitation, breath-takingly good (though almost grotesquely rich - foie gras is the speciality, and it pops up all over the menu). This is what French cooking is all about: flavours simply combined and structured, complementing each other without allowing any one to dominate the palate. It works in an unusual way, rather than ordering starter, main course then dessert, you order several dishes from a tasting menu divided into Vegetal, Marin, Fermier, Terroirs and Plaisirs, almost like you would at a tapas bar. Le Cercle oozes style in addition to some of the best French food in the city.
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Tapas-style tasting menu, white gauze and wood burners, high ceilings and hidden doors, style and seduction.
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A "cercle" was the word used in 19th century France to describe a private members’ club centred around cards and conversation.
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26 Cadogan Gardens, SW3 | 3 minutes from Le Cercle
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London > Restaurants > French restaurants
39 Cadogan Gardens, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 4 minutes from Le Cercle
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London > Restaurants > French restaurants
231 Ebury Street, Belgravia, London SW1W | 6 minutes from Le Cercle
This French bistro would be comically cliched if it wasn't, in fact, the genuine article: the hanging baskets, cramped wooden furnishings, and rustic decor have been ... More
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1 Kinnerton Street, Belgravia, London SW1X | 8 minutes from Le Cercle
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London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
1 Wilbraham Place, SW1X | Same location as Le Cercle
The first solo restaurant from Peter Joseph, Kahani brings contemporary Indian dishes to Chelsea. Formerly head chef at Mayfair's Tamarind - the world's first ... More
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
127-128 Sloane Street, SW1X | 1 minute from Le Cercle
Bringing a cool, east London vibe to the the posh shops of Sloane Street, April's CafƩ is a stylish cafƩ restaurant created for ... More
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
7 Sloane Square, Chelsea, Belgravia, London SW1W | 2 minutes from Le Cercle
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Le Cercle, Sloane Square, SW1W | 2 minutes from Le Cercle
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Le Cercle, Duke of York's Square, King's Road, SW3 | 5 minutes from Le Cercle
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London > Entertainment > Classical Music
5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1X | 1 minute from Le Cercle
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
Sloane Square, Belgravia, London SW1W | 2 minutes from Le Cercle
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London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
15 Eccleston Street, Belgravia, Victoria, London SW1W | 8 minutes from Le Cercle
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1 Sloane Square, SW1W | 2 minutes from Le Cercle
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London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Duke of York's Square, King's Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 5 minutes from Le Cercle
The Saatchi Gallery re-opened on 9th October 2008 in the former military barracks of the Duke of York's Headquarters. The 70,000 square feet represents a significantly ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Pont Street, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 5 minutes from Le Cercle
There has been a church on the site since 1884. It was bombed in 1941, rebuilt in 1955 and is now a Grade II listed building. ... More
London > Shopping > Bags and Accessories
3 Ellis Street, Belgravia, London SW1X | 1 minute from Le Cercle
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London > Shopping > Ladies Fashion
127-128 Sloane Street, SW1X | 1 minute from Le Cercle
Working with some of the most luxurious fashion labels in the world - Alaia, Elie Saab, Isabel Marant, Missoni, The Row and Victoria Beckham among ... More
London > Education > Other Attractions
Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 18 minutes from Le Cercle
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London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 19 minutes from Le Cercle
There are plenty of initiatives trying to get kids involved in science, but the Dana Centre, an extension of the Science Museum, is the first one ... More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
1 Hester Road, Battersea, London SW11 | 21 minutes from Le Cercle
The £21 million Dyson Building makes up the largest part of the purpose-built Battersea campus of the prestigious Royal College of Art. Located at 1 Hester ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
1 Cadogan Garden, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 2 minutes from Le Cercle
One of Knightsbridge's better kept secrets is the Ushvani day spa, tucked away in a Grade II listed building on Cadogan Gardens. Founded by Usha Arumugam, ... More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Cadogan Place, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 3 minutes from Le Cercle
A private space a short walk from Sloane Square and Knightsbridge, Cadogan Place Gardens is a long rectangular site with Pont Street dividing a smaller north ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
40 Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 8 minutes from Le Cercle
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35 Walton Street, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 7 minutes from Le Cercle
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London > Nightlife > Bars
Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 10 minutes from Le Cercle
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44 Elizabeth St, Belgravia, Victoria, London SW1W | 5 minutes from Le Cercle
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Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 11 minutes from Le Cercle
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