Le Caprice Explained

Le Caprice
Current-Owner:	Richard Caring
Previous-Owner:	Mario Gallati (1947–1975) Chris Corbin and Jeremy King (1981–2000)
Street-Address:	20 Arlington Street, St James's
City:	London
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Country:	United Kingdom
Coordinates:	51.5065°N -0.1406°W
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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 Princess Diana.^[4]

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]}

Notes and References

1. News: Davies. Caroline. 2020-06-15. London's Le Caprice restaurant to close its doors in the West End. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-11-22. 0261-3077.
2. Web site: 2011-08-31. Le Caprice: 30 years and still going strong. 2020-11-22. the Guardian. en.
3. Web site: 2016-09-28. Famous London restaurants: Le Caprice. 2020-11-22. Evening Standard. en.
4. Web site: Coghlan . Adam . 2020-06-15 . A Relic of West End Luxury Dining Closes After 38 Years . 2020-11-22 . Eater London . en.
5. News: Gecsoyler . Sammy . 2023-09-08 . Site of Le Caprice, London restaurant of royals and rock stars, to reopen . en-GB . . 2023-09-08 . 0261-3077.
6. Web site: David . Jenkins. 2023-09-05 . 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 . 2023-09-09 . Tatler. en-GB.
7. Web site: David . Jenkins. 2024-02-26 . Anyone for seconds? Jeremy King recalls glamour and glitz ahead of his relaunch of the former nineties hot spot Le Caprice . 2024-02-27 . . en-GB.
8. News: Patalay. Ajesh. 2024-02-26. Jeremy King is reconquering London’s dining scene, one restaurant at a time. en-GB. Financial Times. 2024-03-08.