Dante Takes Claridge's

Tuesday 13th May 2025: This summer, New York’s award-winning restaurant and aperitivo cocktail bar, Dante, will collaborate with Claridge’s Restaurant for a month-long residency from Monday 30th June. Dante Takes Claridge’s will bring the vibrant spirit of downtown Manhattan to the heart of Mayfair, Dante will serve its signature cocktails and nostalgic New York-inspired menu, alongside a delicious weekend brunch, delivered in true Claridge’s style. Founded over a century ago as an Italian café in Greenwich Village, Dante embodies the very essence of New York dining with impeccable cocktails and old-school hospitality, having earned the title of World's Best Bar at 50 Best Bars in 2019.

Taking centre stage in Claridge’s Restaurant and hotfooting from The Big Apple, will be Linden Pride and Nathalie Hudson, the husband-and-wife duo behind Dante. They will be bringing their legendary theatrical flair to Mayfair and introducing ‘Aperitivo Hour’ daily in bar.

Their cocktail menu will include signatures drinks, such as The Garibaldi with Campari and Dante’s famous "fluffy" orange juice, the Dante Martini, Negroni Bianco, and even the Chocolate Negroni ‘fountain’, created with Botanist gin, Campari, Punt e Mes, crème de cacao and chocolate bitters.

The restaurant menu will pay homage to time-honoured American favourites. Offering the ultimate apertivi, notable dishes include Dante X Claridge’s Sliders, Seafood towers with oysters, crab, scallop and shrimp, the must order Shrimp cocktail, and the New York strip on the bone with chimichurri, Dante’s signature burger featuring smoked bacon, pickled beets, new school American cheese, tomato, spicy mayo, and lettuce, and served in a brioche bun.

A New York-style brunch will be served on weekends throughout the month, from stacks of Buttermilk pancakes and bacon, Banana bread with ricotta and honey, Huevos rancheros, corn tortilla, salsa verde, bacon, avocado and fried eggs.

Linden Pride, Dante Co-Founder, commented, “It’s a real pinch me moment to be in residence in Claridge’s, one of my favourite hotels in the world, and we can’t wait to welcome our London friends and family to raise a martini with us as Dante takes Claridge’s this summer.”

Simon Attridge, Culinary Director at Claridge’s, said, “We are so looking forward to welcoming longstanding friends from Dante to Claridge’s Restaurant. I’m sure London will enjoy the added glamour of New York’s cocktail and dining scene with the same warm spirit of warm hospitality that we hold dear.”

Dante Takes Claridge’s will run from Monday 30th June until Thursday 31st July 2025 in Claridge’s Restaurant and is available to book via this booking link.

ABOUT CLARIDGE’S
At the centre of London's Mayfair, Claridge's, operated by Maybourne, embodies grand English style, timeless glamour, and intuitive and highly tailored service. It is London's Art Deco jewel, and home to elegant rooms and suites. From London's finest afternoon tea in The Foyer, to drinks in The Fumoir and The Painter’s Room, and celebratory dining in Claridge’s Restaurant, all are part of the hotel's unique splendour and charm.

ABOUT CLARIDGE’S RESTAURANT
The restaurant was designed by Bryan O’Sullivan Studio, paying homage to the hotel’s Art Deco design heritage. A contemporary colour palette is complemented with Calcutta Viola marble and antique brass. Mosaic flooring, central leather banquettes and dramatic pendant lamps, in the style of art deco architect Joseph Hoffman, add a sense of true glamour to the space. The restaurant’s distinctive art deco starburst skylights were designed by Guy Oliver and artwork has been chosen from Claridge’s extensive private collection, with pieces from Sean Scully, Guggi, Richard Gorman and two new bespoke commissions by Brian Clarke. Daylight floods in from the expansive windows along Davies Street and an art-filled private dining room features a playful take on panelling by next gen artist Sam Wood. Overseen by Simon Attridge, Culinary Director at Claridge’s, the restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch Monday to Sunday, and dinner Monday to Saturday.

ABOUT DANTE
An adored Greenwich Village neighbourhood restaurant and bar established in 1915, Caffe Dante celebrates the traditional way of community in New York City. With over 100 years of history, Dante honours the simplicity of gathering with friends over authentic Italian-Australian food and world-class drinks. With the reopening of the restaurant in 2015, Australian owners Linden Pride and Natalie Hudson seek to preserve Dante’s original heritage whilst striving for innovation, taking influences from the global ingredients that New Yorkers have learned to love and seek out. Most recently, Dante has earned top honours, including Number 1 World’s 50 Best Bars, Time Out New York’s Bar of the Year, and World’s Best Bar and Best American Restaurant Bar at the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards.

For further information, please contact:
Maybourne: zzpressoffice@maybourne.com