Updated 8/12/25 with more details
In France they're responsible for a roster of hotter-than-hot restaurants, and back in 2021 we were the first to let you know that the Loulou Groupe were heading to London for their first UK opening. Now, four years later, we have more details on what's being planned.
The team have taken over a Grade II listed building in the heart of Mayfair. 16 Charles Street has quite the history as a party place. Back in the 1920s, it was owned by Dame Margaret Greville who threw a ball there as part of her role as matchmaker for the Queen Mother and the then Prince Albert.
16 Charles Street will be a private club and restaurant inside a Grade II* listed townhouse in the heart of Mayfair, a street away from Soho House's Little House club. The current interiors are giving The Ritz dining room, which makes sense as the same architect was responsible for both. And that room pictured below? Madame Greville had it dismantled from her French castle and reconstructed here in London.
Most of the building will be a private club. However - and this is the bit we're interested in - the ground floor brasserie will be open to the public. There's a decent-sized garden, so this might end up being a useful alfresco space in the heart of Mayfair.
In charge of the food is the group's Executive Chef Benoît Dargère. We've no idea what's planned for the brasserie in London, but the Paris restaurant is a mix of Mediterranean-influenced dishes, which might be the way they go here too. We'll bring you more details as we get them.
More about 16 Charles Street
Where is it? 16 Charles Street, London W1J 5BH
When? Autumn 2026
Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @loulourestaurants
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