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Before the curtain

Pre-theatre dinner in the West End

Pick your theater. Each page has the closest places that get you out in about an hour, what to order fast, set menus, and a Book button for your night, 90 minutes before curtain.

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The West End

@sohoplaceWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Manzi's, SOLA, Hawksmoor Seven Dials

AdelphiThe Lives of OthersThe Ivy Market Grill, Cora Pearl, Romano's

AldwychSinatra: The MusicalThe Delaunay, Café Murano Covent Garden, Poon's

AmbassadorsParanormal ActivityLahpet, Hawksmoor Seven Dials, Mildreds Covent Garden

ApolloDerren Brown: Only HumanBocca di Lupo, Sushi Kyu, Brasserie Zédel

Apollo VictoriaWickedThe Palm House, Rail House Victoria, Lorne

ArtsMildreds Covent Garden, J Sheekey, Lahpet

CambridgeMatilda the MusicalHawksmoor Seven Dials, Lahpet, Sushisamba Covent Garden

CriterionTitaniqueBrasserie Zédel, Hawksmoor Air Street, Bocca di Lupo

DominionThe Devil Wears PradaManzi's, SOLA, Hawksmoor Seven Dials

DuchessThe Play That Goes WrongCafé Murano Covent Garden, Balthazar, Joe Allen

FortuneOperation MincemeatTwenty8 Nomad, Balthazar, Café Murano Covent Garden

GarrickCirque BerzerkJ Sheekey, Mildreds Covent Garden, Clos Maggiore

GielgudOliver!Bocca di Lupo, SOLA, Sushi Kyu

Gillian LynneMy Neighbour TotoroTown, Twenty8 Nomad, Sushisamba Covent Garden

Harold PinterThe Cherry OrchardEstiatorio Milos, Hawksmoor Air Street, The Ambassador's Clubhouse

His Majesty'sThe Phantom of the OperaEstiatorio Milos, Hawksmoor Air Street, Bocca di Lupo

London PalladiumCinderella, opening Dec 5, 2026Bocconcino Soho, Chishuru, Kolamba

LyceumThe Lion KingJoe Allen, Balthazar, Poon's

LyricHadestownBocca di Lupo, Sushi Kyu, Brasserie Zédel

Noël CowardInto the WoodsJ Sheekey, Mildreds Covent Garden, Clos Maggiore

NovelloMamma Mia!Café Murano Covent Garden, The Delaunay, Joe Allen

PalaceHarry Potter and the Cursed ChildLahpet, Manzi's, Mildreds Covent Garden

PhoenixStranger Things: The First ShadowManzi's, SOLA, Hawksmoor Seven Dials

PiccadillyMoulin Rouge! The MusicalBocca di Lupo, Brasserie Zédel, Hawksmoor Air Street

PlayhouseCabaretCora Pearl, The Ivy Market Grill, Romano's

Prince EdwardBeetlejuiceManzi's, SOLA, Hawksmoor Seven Dials

Prince of WalesThe Book of MormonBocca di Lupo, Brasserie Zédel, Hawksmoor Air Street

SavoyPaddington: The MusicalRomano's, Joe Allen, The Ivy Market Grill

ShaftesburyAvenue QTown, Hawksmoor Seven Dials, Lahpet

SondheimLes MisérablesBocca di Lupo, SOLA, Sushi Kyu

St Martin'sThe MousetrapLahpet, Hawksmoor Seven Dials, Mildreds Covent Garden

Theatre Royal Drury LaneJesus Christ SuperstarThe Lane, Café Murano Covent Garden, Twenty8 Nomad

Theatre Royal HaymarketThe Standard of LivingEstiatorio Milos, Hawksmoor Air Street, J Sheekey

Tom StoppardRentJ Sheekey, Mildreds Covent Garden, Clos Maggiore

TrafalgarOh, Mary!J Sheekey, Estiatorio Milos, Mildreds Covent Garden

VaudevilleSixCora Pearl, The Ivy Market Grill, Joe Allen

Victoria PalaceHamiltonThe Palm House, Rail House Victoria, The English Grill

Wyndham'sHay FeverJ Sheekey, Mildreds Covent Garden, Clos Maggiore

Every house on the map

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Shows from Wikipedia, checked Oct 29, 2026. Places from The Infatuation's theater-district guide (New York) and Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus (London), each checked open. Chef Amazing isn't paid by any restaurant or theater here.