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The IvyvsHakkasan Mayfair
Both establishments are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, The Ivy scores marginally better than Hakkasan Mayfair. The Ivy ranks #11 in London with accolades from 11 reviewers including Travel + Leisure, Wallpaper and Fodor's.
The Ivy
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1-5 West Street, London WC2H 9NQ
From $48/night
Fodor's "Service is flawless, and for low-to-mid wattage West End star-spotting this is a prime spot. Tip:." Full review
Frommer's "New restaurants with a more exciting vibe, a more adventurous menu, and chicer decor constantly open, but The Ivy retains its reputation as the favorite haunt for A-list celebrities." Full review
Lonely Planet "You’ll have to book one to six months ahead to enjoy the innovative modern British cuisine at this favourite hangout of London celebrities." Full review
Gayot14.0
"This is one of the best-run dining rooms in London and the kitchen is more than a match." Full review
Time Out "This gorgeous room may not attract as many A-list celebs as it once did, but there was one B-plus (glamorous if faded actress) on a Monday lunchtime." Full review
Zagat4.4
""Knowledgeable, efficient" staff treats everyone "like A-listers" at this upmarket Covent Garden "institution" serving "well-cooked and -presented" Modern Brit-Euro dishes." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Talk about traditional: The Ivy’s building has housed various incarnations of this iconic restaurant since the 1920s." Full review
Not For Tourists "Dining experience that will prove memorable."
Wallpaper "The all-day menus are overseen by head chef Sean Burbidge (ex-Pétrus) and cover every gastronomic pit-stop from breakfast (and weekend brunch) through to cream tea and post-prandial cocktails." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"The members-only Ivy Club may have siphoned off the top tier of regulars but The Ivy restaurant continues to attract new blood." Full review
Hakkasan Mayfair Frommer's Travel + Leisure
BlackBook Gayot
DK Eyewitness
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17 Bruton Street, London W1J 6QB
From $24/night
Frommer's "Opened by the restaurateur Alan Yau (who has done so much to transform London's dining scene), this sexy, moody, subtly lit basement venue serves top-notch modern Cantonese cuisine." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The first Chinese restaurant awarded a Michelin star, this upscale eatery is now an international chain with outposts in New York, Miami, Mumbai, and the Middle East." Full review
BlackBook "Celeb Cantonese redux: London's second Hakkasan holds it down a soybean's throw from Berkeley Square, remains the It place for upscale dim sum with a side of Kanye."
Gayot15.0
"Dim sum is topnotch; try Chinese chive dumplings and light, fresh prawns and scallop parcels." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A very expensive modern Chinese restaurant, but one that has had no problems filling its tables from day one."
Rough Guide "Very swanky, atmospheric designer restaurant with a long, fashionably crammed cocktail bar attached."
Time Out "Alan Yau was the original mastermind behind the groundbreaking restaurant, ambiguously located underground in an alley near Tottenham Court Road tube." Full review
Zagat4.6
"This "super sexy" Cantonese with locations in Fitzrovia and Mayfair marries "to-die-for", "innovative" cuisine with a "vibrant", "clublike atmosphere"." Full review
Not For Tourists "Sleek, blue-lit boutique. For saketinis and rose petal martinis."
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This is less a copy, more a sister to the original Hakkasan; a sister who's just as fun and glamorous but simply lives in a far nicer part of town." Full review
