The Ritz London
St. James's, London
“Palatial Edwardian institution”
MICHELIN Guide
Vibe
Liveried doormen, jacket-and-tie dress codes, and live piano in the mirrored Palm Court maintain a century of uncompromising Edwardian ritual.
“Palatial Edwardian institution”
Charles Mewès's 1906 Grade II* listed neoclassical building featuring the integrated eighteenth-century William Kent House.
A fixed Piccadilly address celebrated for five daily seatings of jacket-and-tie Palm Court afternoon tea.
Formal white-glove service featuring tableside gueridon carving under the gilded chandeliers of the main restaurant.
On Piccadilly overlooking Green Park, steps from the galleries and shops of St. James's
Rooms
Louis XVI details define the bedrooms, while grand suites in the integrated eighteenth-century William Kent House look over Green Park.
Backstory
Swiss hotelier César Ritz opened the landmark in 1906, commissioning architects Charles Mewès and Arthur Davis to introduce Parisian neoclassical opulence.
Eat & drink
Crêpes Suzette are flambéed tableside beneath the restaurant's trompe-l'œil ceiling, while martinis pour inside the Lalique-mirrored Rivoli Bar.
The neighborhood
Overlooking the mature trees of Green Park, the address sits moments from traditional tailors, private members' clubs, and St. James's art galleries.
“…Aesthetically, it remains the very picture of Louis XVI opulence; its location, alongside Green Park, places it at the heart of historical London.”
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