The Best Al Fresco Dining Restaurants in London

The first sign of a milder season in London is a quiet turn outwards. Beyond the public squares, a certain kind of dining space provides a more considered perimeter against the metropolitan pace. Within these courtyards and terraces, often just steps from the townhouses of Marylebone, the day’s business recedes. It is a specific stillness, found on a stone patio where terracotta pots hold clipped bay trees and the evening light holds for a moment longer before the table lamps are lit. This is the city observed from a different vantage.