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Piccadilly Theatre · Denman Street
Dinner before Moulin Rouge! The Musical
The closest places to the Piccadilly that get you fed and out in about an hour, what to order so the kitchen is fast, and a Book button for the right night. Sit down 90 minutes before curtain.
Sit down at 6pm, pay by 7:05pm, in your seat for the 7:30pm curtain.
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Bocca di Lupo
Order fast: A starter and a pasta, at the counter
Jacob Kenedy's seasonal Italian, the Shaftesbury Avenue theatres' favourite. Sit at the counter.
Set menu: Starter and main £18 (dessert +£6), Monday-Friday until 6:30pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Geoffreyrabbit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Brasserie Zédel
Order fast: The prix fixe: carottes râpées, then steak haché
A huge gilded basement off Piccadilly Circus, and the cheapest grand dinner in the West End.
Set menu: Two courses £16.95, three £19.95, all day, every day
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Willis Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Hawksmoor Air Street
Order fast: The early set with rump steak
Hawksmoor's steak at a theatre price, a few steps from Piccadilly Circus.
Set menu: Two courses £25, three £30, Monday-Saturday 5-6:30pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sushi Kyu
Order fast: The speedy omakase
An omakase counter that built a quick sitting for theatregoers: appetiser, miso, five nigiri, dessert and a glass of English fizz.
Set menu: Four courses £59, every day 5:30-6:30pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Kolamba
Order fast: Fish cutlets, then a rice and curry bowl
A very popular Sri Lankan in Soho with a deal for the theatre crowd.
Set menu: Two courses £20, three £25, Monday-Friday 4:30-6pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Dan Zen from Dundas, Canada, CC BY 2.0.
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