The best London venues for birthday meals

Casa Malevo is a traditional Argentine restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. We’re big fans of this humble and grounded description of this place, which has the desire to offer honest and truthful ‘Cocina Argentina’ using local ingredients. Authentic Argentinian cooking is a great birthday treat and the menu contains a tasty grill and steak section. There’s also a cocktail menu if you want to really celebrate your birthday. 

This restaurant is described as “London’s most authentic French brasserie”, and its menu delivers on this reputation! All of its charcuterie options are served with a basket of bread, and it has great French side plates like grilled octopus and dressed crab. Our highlights from the mains would be the fish options. Like any good restaurant, it also has an extensive wine menu. The venue is stunning; it has a beautiful winter patio where customers can sit and take in the smart interior. For a fine dining French birthday meal, look no further.

If you’d like a bit more of a relaxed and out there birthday dinner and evening, then Core Bar could be for you. It has regular happy hours and beer pong tables, so you and your friends can have fun celebrating your birthday. There’s an excellent selection of burgers and sides, including chicken wings and calamari amongst other dishes.

Are you a big fan of Indian dishes? Do you like obscure and unique cocktails? If your answers were yes, then Dish Cult has just the venue for you! Republic is an Indian restaurant with a menu boasting lovely dishes like Tandoori Duck Breast and Mangalorean Prawn Curry. In addition, the drinks menu includes some very unique options, from Cutting Chai to Berry Tonic, although the one that stands out the most is the Republic Sour, which includes curry leaves, hibiscus infused vodka, lemon and egg white.

The Blues Kitchen is a great venue for a celebration. With frequent live blues performances and other events like music quizzes, a venture to this Blues Kitchen will never be boring. It has a great selection of burgers, BBQ dishes and more. It’s also got a vast drinks selection, including cocktails, beer and wine lists. If you want a livelier celebration and maybe even an after-dinner boogie, consider trying The Blues Kitchen in Brixton.

This one goes out to all the vegetarians and vegans. Aline Lebanese Kitchen has an impressive amount of options for you, including Pumpkin Kibbeh and Batata Harrah. The vast majority of the dishes are also gluten-free. Meat eaters have plenty of choices too; there is an excellent grill menu with meat and fish choices available alongside some other meat dishes like Kibbeh. Aline Lebanese Kitchen clearly has a passion for food. Quality Lebanese cooking is a family tradition here, so with this much passion for food, your birthday meal should be unforgettable.