Why to visit Rochelle Canteen
Rochelle Canteen is a busy ground-floor sake bar and mezzanine restaurant with white walls and Alvar Aalto furnishings, just a short walk from Buckingham Palace (a candle on each table at dinner is as glammed-up as it gets). The menu changes everyday, but dishes like harissa-spiced quail or a gorgeous pheasant and trotter pie could be on the menu. This location, just a few minutes' walk from Trafalgar Square, is a fantastic all-rounder.
The Canteen, which was founded in 2004 by Melanie Arnold and Margot Henderson, is located in the old Rochelle School's converted bike shed, with outdoor tables overlooking Arnold Circus's trees.
