Hakkasan London

Hakkasan sits on Bruton Street, a five-minute walk from the Burlington Arcade. The room runs smart and elegant, serving a menu defined as modern Chinese.

Most restaurants near the Royal Academy of Arts rely on proximity to traffic for their appeal, but Hakkasan turns inward. It is a darker, more contained space than its neighbors on Bond Street, which are better suited for daylight browsing than a quiet dinner. Because it holds a Michelin star, the venue manages to sustain a sense of focus that larger, noisier dining rooms in the area lose by eight o'clock. If you want a meal that feels removed from the street level, this is where you go.