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Best Restaurants, Bars and Things to Do in Sloane Square, London
Sloane Square is a junction and neighbourhood at the meeting point of Chelsea, Belgravia and Knightsbridge in west London, sitting at the top of the King's Road and bordered by the streets running toward Victoria to the north and the Royal Hospital to the south. The area around the square itself and the streets immediately surrounding it has a strong concentration of restaurants, bars and cafes that serve both the residential population and the significant footfall generated by the King's Road and the nearby cultural institutions. Creators on Lets Discover have recommended dozens of venues in and around Sloane Square covering restaurants, bars, coffee shops and cultural venues.
What's on in Sloane Square
Upcoming events at venues in the area
Tue 7 Apr
Weezie's
Weezie's
Named after Abbie's grandmother, from the team behind Amie Wine Studio next door. Thin crust pizza, own-label crémant, and a terrace when London warms. Belgravia has gained some form.
Tue 7 Apr
Café 1922
Café 1922
104 years of members-only ends this Tuesday. The Sloane Club's first public space is an all-day café and bakery from George Scott-Toft, turning into a wine bar when the evening turns grey. Chelsea, a reason to stay.
Sat 9 May
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre, Wilton Road, London, UK
Wicked is the long-running West End musical at the Apollo Victoria Theatre telling the story of the witches of Oz before Dorothy's arrival. The show features the songs Defying Gravity and For Good.
Tickets available
Sat 9 May
The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace Tickets
The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace
The Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace is a working royal stable showcasing state carriages and ceremonial vehicles, including the Gold State Coach. Guided visits provide historical context and insights into the vehicles' roles in royal ceremonies.
Tickets available
Sat 9 May
Total London Experience: London Eye, Tower of London & St Paul's
Golden Tours Stop 8
Total London Experience is a full-day guided tour of London visiting St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London and the London Eye, with river views and a panoramic coach tour of the city's landmarks. The experience includes expert-guided visits, admission to St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London and the London Eye, a Thames river boat ride, and c
Tickets available
Sat 9 May
Discover Oxford and Cambridge
Bulleid Way
Discover Oxford and Cambridge is a guided day trip that combines immersive walking tours of the historic streets and landmarks of Oxford and Cambridge with storytelling about their university heritage. The experience includes a professional guide and coach travel between the two cities.
Tickets available
Sun 10 May
Tickets to Wicked the Musical Theater Show in London
Apollo Victoria Theatre, Wilton Road, London, UK
Wicked is a West End musical at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London that tells the untold story of Oz's witches, following Elphaba's journey to become the Wicked Witch of the West. The production features award-winning sets and costumes and show-stopping songs in a family-friendly theatrical experience.
Tickets available
Tue 12 May
The Cotswolds and Blenheim Palace
Bulleid Way
The Cotswolds and Blenheim Palace is a guided day tour from the Cotswolds that visits Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, and explores picturesque villages such as Bampton (a Downton Abbey filming location), Burford and Bourton-on-the-Water. The experience includes visits to the Churchill Exhibition and a behind-the-scenes display
Tickets available
Getting to Sloane Square
The closest stop is Sloane Square Underground Station, about 1 minute’ walk away.
Nearest stations
Sloane Square Underground Station
- Circle
- District
1 min walk40 m
London Victoria Rail Station
- Gatwick Express
- Southeastern
- Southern
- Thameslink
11 min walk872 m
Victoria Underground Station
- Circle
- District
- Victoria
13 min walk1017 m
Knightsbridge Underground Station
- 137
- 19
- 22
- 452
- C1
- N137
- N19
- N22
- Piccadilly
14 min walk1120 m
Nearest bus stops
Sloane Square Station
- 19
- 22
- 319
- N19
- N22
1 min walk84 m
Sloane Square Station
- Bus
1 min walk92 m
Sloane Square Stn / Lower Sloane St
- 11
- 137
- 211
- 360
- 452
- N11
- N137
1 min walk99 m
Sloane Square Station
- 11
- 137
- 211
- 360
- 452
- N11
- N137
2 min walk120 m
Walking times are estimates. Powered by TfL Open Data.
About Sloane Square
Sloane Square occupies a particular position in London's social geography: it sits at the convergence of Chelsea, Belgravia and Knightsbridge, and the restaurants and bars around it reflect that mix. The square itself and the streets running off it contain a range of venues from casual all-day cafes to more formal dining rooms, with the King's Road extending the options southward and the Pimlico border extending them east.
The neighbourhood has a reliable, year-round quality that comes from serving a local population that eats out regularly. The Royal Court Theatre on the square's western edge brings a specific audience for pre- and post-show dining, and several restaurants nearby have built a loyal following from that trade. The area also has some of London's better hotel bars and independent wine bars tucked into the surrounding streets.
Lets Discover creators who cover this part of London know the area at ground level and their picks reflect what works across different occasions, from a weekday lunch to a proper evening out.
The streets immediately around Sloane Square contain the densest concentration of venues, with the square itself providing a focus for cafes and bars that benefit from the footfall of the King's Road and the nearby underground station. Sloane Street running north toward Knightsbridge has its own cluster of restaurants that cater to the hotel and residential population. Lower Sloane Street and the streets running toward Chelsea Bridge and the Royal Hospital have a quieter character with some worthwhile neighbourhood venues. The blocks between the square and Victoria contain a mix of options that tend to serve the local office and residential population and are often better value than the immediate square area.
History and culture in Sloane Square
Sloane Square takes its name from Sir Hans Sloane, the physician and naturalist whose collection formed the basis of the British Museum and who owned much of the land in Chelsea during the 18th century. The square itself was laid out in the early 19th century as part of the development of the surrounding streets, and the Royal Court Theatre on its western edge has been on the site in various forms since 1870. The theatre gained international significance in the 1950s when it became the home of the English Stage Company and premiered works by John Osborne, including Look Back in Anger, launching the kitchen-sink drama movement that reshaped British theatre. Peter Jones department store, which has occupied the eastern corner of the square since the late 19th century, remains one of the area's landmarks and was rebuilt in its current modernist form in the 1930s.
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