L'Escargot
Greek Street is probably the heart of Soho and L'Escargot Restaurant is surely the heart of Greek Street, one of London's most fashionable and well-established eateries. The ground floor restaurant, with mirrored walls and work by artists such as Miro and Chagall, buzzes with life and excitement.
L'Escargot History & Artwork - Soho Landmark since 1927.
Dating from 1741, the Building was the private residence of the Duke of Portland, Soho being originally a country area, very popular for horseback hunting - the name deriving from a hunting cry of the time - "SooHoo". The area was only developed after the great fire of London in 1666, with 13,000 houses destroyed and 100,000 citizens left... [MORE]
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[CONT] ...homeless. The area, then called Soho Fields was the obvious choice for the wealthy to rebuild their property, being in easy reach of the Royal Palaces of Westminster, Whitehall and St James's.
L'Escargot (orginally called L’Escargot Beinvenue) was opened in 1927 by M. George Gaudin who conceived the noton of raising his owb supply of snails by famring them in the basement kitchen, famously making his the first restaurant in Great Britain to serve fresh snails.
Opening Hours
Dinner: Mon - Sat 5.30pm - 11.30pm