About our rating systemIn 2012 Jeremy King and Chris Corbin, who did the acclaimed Wolseley, opened another pitch-perfect evocation of a Continental cafe from a lost age. This one, just south of Covent Garden, is fitted with Art Deco brass fittings and lots of dark wood, and its menu, which does all three meals, is decidedly Teutonic, what with its schnitzels, seared mackerel, beef Stroganoff, and wieners. Next door, its much more affordable casual cafe, the Counter, is retro Viennese, and it’s tempting to wile away an afternoon sipping espresso, eating sachertorte (£4.50) and fresh-made croissants (£1.80), and reading one of the provided newspapers at one of the benches with the crane-necked jeweler’s lamps. There, it does a £13 tea after 3pm and sandwiches (salt beef, croque monsieur, and so forth).
London› Restaurant
The Delaunay
55 Aldwych, WC2
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Covent Garden & the Strand
Hours
Restaurant: Mon–Fri 7am–midnight, Sat 8am–midnight, Sun 9am–11pm; Counter: Mon 7am–7:30pm, Tues–Fri 7am–10:30pm, Sat 10:30am–10:30pm, Sun 10:30am–5:30pm
Transportation
Tube: Temple
Phone
020/7499-8558
Prices
Mains £15–£27, counter cakes from £2, sandwiches £4.50–£7
Cuisine Type
International
Web site
The Delaunay
Neighborhood
Covent Garden & the Strand
Hours
Restaurant: Mon–Fri 7am–midnight, Sat 8am–midnight, Sun 9am–11pm; Counter: Mon 7am–7:30pm, Tues–Fri 7am–10:30pm, Sat 10:30am–10:30pm, Sun 10:30am–5:30pm
Transportation
Tube: Temple
Phone
020/7499-8558
Prices
Mains £15–£27, counter cakes from £2, sandwiches £4.50–£7
Cuisine Type
International
Web site
The Delaunay
Map
55 Aldwych, WC2 LondonNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
