Daisy Lowe's top ten hot spots for a date in London

by Daisy Lowe

Updated August 16, 2019

Vogue cover girl Daisy is an iconic face of the British fashion scene, having been the face of brands including Marc Jacobs and Agent Provocateur as well as hitting the catwalk for the likes of Chanel, Burberry and Vivienne Westwood. As well as fashion, Daisy has a real passion for food, releasing her own cookbook ‘Sweetness and Light’, a guide to sumptuous desserts without artificial sugar. We asked Daisy for the ‘Lowe down’ on her hot spots for a date around London.

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

4.6

4.6 (6625)

£41 and over

British

Knightsbridge

About the restaurant

A sensational example of a restaurant unafraid to look deep into the history books to create carefully considered, beautifully balanced dining in a progressive manner. Theatrical? Certainly, but Dinner is a lesson that style and substance can exist bilaterally. Magnificent. Lowe Down: Order the Tipsy Cake with Spit Roast Pineapple. It will need to be ordered at the start of the meal as the kitchen require the time to tend to it. If wavering, study the caramelizing fruits displayed in kitchen. They will tell you everything you need to know.

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AmericoFerraraVIP

Dined on Aug 9, 2022

great service! great food! great views! few restaurants have theme into it

CORE by Clare Smyth

4.9

4.9 (3487)

£41 and over

British

Notting Hill

About the restaurant

Core is a truly elegant affair. A bastion for British flavours, this is a restaurant that evidently is desperately proud of the produce it sources and curates to put in front of its diners. If you are ambivalent to whether-or-not magic exists, Core will set the record straight. Lowe Down: While A-La Carte is an option, the tasting menus offered here are truly spectacular. There can be little doubt that this will be the highlight of your culinary year.

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GrahamVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Simply outstanding in every respect. A large and attentive team and excellent food.

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4.8

4.8 (4103)

£41 and over

British

Farringdon

About the restaurant

St John is a restaurant that delivers on all fronts: unapologetic, conscious cooking and consistently excellent. If its reputation is not enough to pull you in, then its ethos certainly is: it is one of the many reasons I will never tire of dining here. Lowe Down: St John is the perfect restaurant to push the boat out and take a risk on eating cuts of meat you are unfamiliar with. Your bravery will be rewarded.

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Mike

Dined 2 days ago

Amazing as ever. Busy and lively. Waiter was very good and food was amazing.

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Popular dish

Eccles Cake and Lancashire Cheese

Popular dish

Welsh Rarebit

Popular dish

Roast Bone Marrow and Parsley Salad

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

4.7

4.7 (1952)

£25 and under

Unspecified

Chelsea

About the restaurant

Dining here will stir your soul; the precision and prudence invested into every aspect of the dining experience, let alone each carefully considered plate, carries enough emotion to make you weep. Sensational. Lowe Down: This restaurant should be reserved for celebrative occasions. You will know when the time has come to pay a visit.

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GabrielVIP

Dined on Dec 6, 2024

We opted for the Carte Blanche menu, which marks the fourth time we’ve dined at this establishment. As always, the food was truly outstanding, and the service remains exceptional—easily among the best in its class. However, I would not recommend the non-alcoholic drink pairing. The soft drinks tasted overwhelmingly like vinegar, and I believe fruit juice-based options might be a more suitable alternative. On the other hand, my friend chose the wine pairing and found it to be excellent.

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Experience

Inspiration Table Experience

Experience

New Year's Eve

J Sheekey - The Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (2298)

£25 and under

Seafood

Covent Garden

About the restaurant

Rarely a restaurant will live to celebrate its centurion year, let alone thrive through it. Enter J. Sheekey, an undisputed classic with a famous sole-focus on celebrating seafood. The confidence in the sustainably sourced produce is evident through its uncomplicated and untampered dishes; I wouldn’t have it any other way. Dine here and you will soon see that you wouldn’t either. Lowe Down: Don’t feel unadventurous if you wish to stick with the classics. They are archetypal dishes for a reason.

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MaryVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Service was impeccable. Fried Haddock was perfectly crisped but the mushy peas underneath it were our favorite part of our dinner. Wonderful cocktails, too!

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