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The secret history of London’s restaurants
This story starts in October 1976, when actor Michael Caine opened Langan’s.
In October 1976, London’s restaurant scene was transformed when Michael Caine, chef Richard Shepherd and entrepreneur Peter Langan opened Langan’s. The celebrity haunt quickly became the city’s most talked-about restaurant, helping establish London as an international dining destination.
London never looked back. Over the next five decades, the city became a global culinary melting pot: home to superstar chefs, fierce rivalries, influential critics, dining fads, scandals, oversized egos and endless innovation.
