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With Roald Dahl and Her Majesty counted as just a couple of their biggest fans, this brightly-coloured, richly scented, teeny tiny chocolate shop tucked away in a corner of the Princes Arcade belies its significant status and reach. Prestat is one of the world's oldest and grandest chocolate companies. Founded in 1902 by French emigre, Monsieur Antoine Dufour (a former chocolatier to Napoleon III who stole the recipes from the French Court), Prestat's iconic gilt-embossed packaging continues to offer a striking visual reminder of its royal connections both past and present (Prestat are the official Purveyors of Fine Chocolates to the Queen). Famous favourites include vanilla ganache, marzipan, chocolate-dipped apricots and their world famous truffles.
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London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
5 Curzon Street, W1J | 7 minutes from Prestat
Dating back to 1913, The Washington Mayfair Hotel successfully blends historic art deco with modern design. Located in the premier commercial and cultural centre of London, ... More
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
35 Charles Street, W1J | 8 minutes from Prestat
Typically for this aristocratic part of town, a discreet entrance leads to a thoroughly luxurious interior. Muted colours and marble floors give the sense of an ... More
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
116 Piccadilly, W1J | 10 minutes from Prestat
Situated opposite Royal Parks and Buckingham Palace, and just down the road from national museums and galleries, The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences is an independent, award-winning ... More


London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
1 Royal Arcade, Old Bond Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 3 minutes from Prestat
In 1875, at the behest of Edward VII, Mme Charbonnel quit her post at Parisian chocolatier Maison Boissier to set up a fine confectionary house in ... More

London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
20 Glasshouse Street, Soho, London W1B | 3 minutes from Prestat
Just off the southern end of Regent Street, the Whole Foods Market store in Piccadilly Circus, opened on 22nd May 2012 as part of the Quadrant ... More


London > Shopping > Delicatessens
93 Jermyn Street, St James's, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Prestat
Specialising in French and English artisan cheeses, this historic venue served as cheesemonger to HM Queen Victoria. Pick up a selection of finest quality cheeses and ... More

London > Shopping >
French Railways House, 178-180 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 1 minute from Prestat
Opened in December 2013, marking 20 years since her first Holland Park shop opened, this Piccadilly store is Cath Kidston's largest shop to date. Located within ... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
218-223 Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1V | 4 minutes from Prestat
The tiny entrance of the Criterion Theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is to ... More

London > Entertainment > Cinemas
63-65 Haymarket, St James's, London SW1Y | 4 minutes from Prestat
The independently-owned Empire owns cinemas at 14 locations across the UK including this one, the three screen Empire Cinema on Haymarket in London's ... More

London > Entertainment >
22-32 Shaftesbury Avenue, Trocadero, W1D | 4 minutes from Prestat
From spring 2019 the Crystal Maze LIVE Experience comes to the West End. After three successful years in Angel, Islington (open until 28th ... More

London > Attractions > Art Galleries
196A Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 1 minute from Prestat
Art-dealer, gallery-owner and collector Iwan Wirth was recently voted one of the ten most powerful people in the art world. Hauser & Wirth London opened at ... More

London > Attractions > Art Galleries
25-26 Mason's Yard, Off Duke Street, St James's, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Prestat
In 2000, Jay Jopling's pioneering White Cube gallery - the spiritual home of the Young British Artists - upped sticks from its original home in St ... More

London > Attractions > Art Galleries
23 Savile Row, W1B | 1 minute from Prestat
Hauser & Wirth , the gallery set up by art-dealer, gallery-owner and collector Iwan Wirth, opened its first London gallery in 2003 on Piccadilly. ... More

London > Restaurants > British restaurants
81 Jermyn Street, St James's, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Prestat
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London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
3 Duke Of York Street, St James's, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Prestat
Food to go in its simplest form. Freeshly baked bread for hand-made made sandwhiches; home made soups; simple salads. Another high street option for fresh. fast ... More

London > Restaurants >
Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, Fitzrovia, London W1A | 1 minute from Prestat
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London > Education > Cookery Courses
15B Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 12 minutes from Prestat
Awarded The Best City Cookery School 2013, the Cookery School at Little Portland Street has been teaching people to make simple, honest food for more than ... More

London > Education > Universities and Colleges
24 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H | 12 minutes from Prestat
The London Film School is the oldest-established international school of film technique in the world. The school has contributed significantly to ... More

London > Education > Adult Education
19 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London W1U | 13 minutes from Prestat
Whether you're a Nigella or not in the kitchen, the L'atelier des Chefs cookery school can teach you something. Classes are given in the basement kitchens ... More

London > Leisure > Fitness
30 Bury Street, St James's, London SW1Y | 3 minutes from Prestat
Catalyst personal trainers are among the best in London. Get fit without doing yourself an injury, lose weight with a specially devised programme or build your ... More

London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
6 Waterloo Place, St James's, London SW1Y | 5 minutes from Prestat
Opened in July 2009, So SPA by Sofitel is a stunning relaxation space - all marble and modern design - housed within the Sofitel St James ... More


London > Nightlife > Pubs
104 Pall Mall, St James's, London SW1Y | 4 minutes from Prestat
Located in the heart of London's traditional Clubland in Pall Mall, The Reform Club was founded in 1836 and was membership was initially restricted to those who ... More


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London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
181 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1A | 1 minute from Prestat
The Fortnum's wine bar has had a makeover as part of the store's refurbishment in 2007, three hundred years after this grand old department store first ... More

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London > Business > Venue Hire
195 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 1 minute from Prestat
The home of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is also available to hire for your own event. The iconic building at 195 ... More

London > Business > Venue Hire
Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J | 2 minutes from Prestat
Lord Burlington's spectacular London palace is home to the Royal Academy of Arts, a set of galleries that houses the country's premier art school and a ... More

London > Business > Venue Hire
8-10 Dover Street, Mayfair, Mayfair, London W1S | 3 minutes from Prestat
This long established night spot in Mayfair's Dover Street has been providing Londoners with a sophisticated setting to enjoy food, drink and live entertainment for 30 ... More
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