Le Caprice

Le Caprice
Le Caprice
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Restaurant information
Established	1947
Closed	2020
Owner(s)	Richard Caring
Previous owner(s)	Mario Gallati (1947–1975); Chris Corbin and Jeremy King (1981–2000)
Street address	20 Arlington Street, St James's
City	London
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′23″N 0°08′26″W / 51.5065°N 0.1406°W
Website	le-caprice.co.uk [dead link]

Le Caprice was a restaurant in London's St James's area famous for being frequented by celebrities.^[1] It was originally opened by Mario Gallati in 1947 at 20 Arlington St.^[2]^[3] Famous patrons included Elizabeth Taylor, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Kate Moss and Diana, Princess of Wales.^[4]^[5]

The business closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and did not subsequently reopen. In March 2024 a new restaurant opened on the old site of Le Caprice called Arlington under the helm of Jeremy King.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ Davies, Caroline (15 June 2020). "London's Le Caprice restaurant to close its doors in the West End". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Le Caprice: 30 years and still going strong". the Guardian. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Famous London restaurants: Le Caprice". Evening Standard. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ Coghlan, Adam (15 June 2020). "A Relic of West End Luxury Dining Closes After 38 Years". Eater London. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ ^5.0 ^5.1 Gecsoyler, Sammy (8 September 2023). "Site of Le Caprice, London restaurant of royals and rock stars, to reopen". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^ Jenkins, David (5 September 2023). "The second coming of Jesus Adorno: revisit Tatler's interview with Le Caprice's miracle-working maître d' as he prepares for his triumphant return". Tatler. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ Jenkins, David (26 February 2024). "Anyone for seconds? Jeremy King recalls glamour and glitz ahead of his relaunch of the former nineties hot spot Le Caprice". Tatler. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ Patalay, Ajesh (26 February 2024). "Jeremy King is reconquering London's dining scene, one restaurant at a time". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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[guardian-2020-06-15-1] Davies, Caroline (15 June 2020). "London's Le Caprice restaurant to close its doors in the West End". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[2] "Le Caprice: 30 years and still going strong". the Guardian. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[3] "Famous London restaurants: Le Caprice". Evening Standard. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[eater-4] Coghlan, Adam (15 June 2020). "A Relic of West End Luxury Dining Closes After 38 Years". Eater London. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Gecsoyler, Sammy (8 September 2023). "Site of Le Caprice, London restaurant of royals and rock stars, to reopen". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

[6] Jenkins, David (5 September 2023). "The second coming of Jesus Adorno: revisit Tatler's interview with Le Caprice's miracle-working maître d' as he prepares for his triumphant return". Tatler. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[7] Jenkins, David (26 February 2024). "Anyone for seconds? Jeremy King recalls glamour and glitz ahead of his relaunch of the former nineties hot spot Le Caprice". Tatler. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[fthtsi-8] Patalay, Ajesh (26 February 2024). "Jeremy King is reconquering London's dining scene, one restaurant at a time". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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