Andrew Edmunds
Soho, London
* The restaurant will be closed for structural work from 12 July to the end of August 2024.*
Established in the mid-1980s, at a time when London was just beginning to tire of the artful conceptualism of nouvelle cuisine, Andrew Edmunds brought informal bistro dining back to one of the lesser-known back-streets of north Soho. Despite the eponymous owner's sad death in 2022, nothing much has changed: the Georgian townhouse still feels homey, with candles stuck into old Burgundy bottles on the clothed tables. The handwritten menus have moved on a little and now feature the likes of burrata with agretti in romesco, although the pulsing heart of it all is the kind of straightforward food you could cook at home, but which takes on a patina of glam when eaten out. The spring season ushers in buttered asparagus to start, while the mains deal out pork chops in mustard and skate with capers, or perhaps something a little more elevated in the shape of roast pigeon on a braise of peas and broad beans. Get your geographical bearings for desserts of Paris-Brest or New York cheesecake. Not the least attraction of the place is a legendary – and legendarily kindly priced – wine collection that boasts reference producers all over the show, including such endangered wine-list species as fine German Rieslings, mature cru Beaujolais, pedigree Californians, and a honour-roll of all the major port shippers.
Dining Information:
Private dining room, No background music, Wheelchair access, Dog friendly, Credit card required
46 Lexington Street, Soho W1F 0LP
020 7437 5708
