It’s January. That time of year when resolutions are making the rounds, everyone's escaping to the slopes, and restaurants in London roll out one-off dinners for Burns Night. If you’re staying in the UK capital for the celebrations, consider this your guide to the best spots in town for donning tartan, digging into haggis, and sipping whisky-infused tipples. Heading north instead? We’ve also shared the best Scottish hotels to stay at during the festivities, by the way.
Mount St. Restaurant, Mayfair
Best for: a banquet-style Burns Night dinner.
Nowhere quite does Burns Night like Mount St. Restaurant. And we say that having hosted our fair share of Burns bonanzas here over the years, alongside Artfarm. The magic happens in the Scottish Room, which, fittingly, has a long banqueting table beneath a chandelier made of antlers and tartan chairs. We've got our eyes on the seared Orkney scallop, venison and haggis pie, and Isle of Mull Cheddar with oatcakes and heather honeycomb.
19th–25th January 2026 | From £130 per person | mountstrestaurant.com
The Audley Public House, 41–43 Mount St, W1K 2RX
Covent Garden Hotel, Covent Garden
Best for: live readings from an award-winning poet.
Scottish-born chef Martin Sweeney is cooking up a four-course storm with whisky pairings for Burns Night (the good kind, don’t worry). Start off strong with snacks like smoked salmon blinis with crème fraîche and caviar or Isle of Mull cheddar croquettes with pickled walnuts and chives. Then move onto what you came for: traditional haggis with neeps and tatties, smothered in malt whisky sauce. All the while, live readings from award-winning Scottish poet Kevin McLean will fill the room.
Friday 23rd January 2026 | £100 per person | firmdalehotels.com
10 Monmouth St, WC2H 9HB
Julie’s Restaurant, Holland Park
Best for: celebrity-approved celebrations.
Julie’s has long been an A-lister-approved hangout, and this Burns Night dinner is set to leave you just as starry-eyed. This celebrity favourite of a restaurant has recently been renovated and is better than ever. For one night only, it’ll serve up bites like lamb belly, haggis Scotch eggs, and crispy langoustines, alongside haggis, neeps, and tatties (which, as you know, are something of a standard procedure). Also on the menu: a bagpipe performance.
Sunday 25th January 2026 | £85 per person | juliesrestaurant.com
35 Portland Rd, W11 4LW
The Cadogan Arms, The George, and The Hound, various locations
Best for: traditional dishes with a twist.
These pubs are where you’ll find some of London’s best Sunday roasts, but on Monday 26th January, you’re in for a real treat. For another year running, JKS’ trio will serve up Scottish-inspired menus, complete with whisky pairings and rituals that honour the poet’s legacy. One with live bagpipes, poetry recitals, haggis, neeps, and tatties croquettes, and a roast rump of Scotch beef with bone marrow gratin.
Monday 26th January 2026 | £85 per person | jksrestaurants.com
Chelsea | Fitzrovia | Chiswick
The Pelican, Notting Hill
Best for: getting into the Scottish spirit with a singalong.
The Public House Group – a herd of pubs Londoners love flocking to, like The Hero, The Fat Badger, and The Hart – is hosting a Burns Night feast in its private dining room, The Pelican Room. You’ll graze on a traditional four-course feast featuring haggis croquettes with smoked apple dipping sauce and Scottish venison with crushed turnip and mash. Something that will be music to your ears? There’ll be bagpipes, poetry readings, and a singalong to Flower of Scotland.
Sunday 25th January 2026 | £75 per person | thepelicanw11.com
45 All Saints Rd, W11 1HE
The Connaught Grill, Mayfair
Best for: tableside theatre.
Fancy pushing the boat out for your celebrations? Jean-Georges Vongerichten is behind The Connaught Grill, so you'll be in for a Burns Night dinner of all Burns Night dinners. Case in point: whisky-cured Scottish sea trout with salt-baked beetroot, Aberdeen Angus sharing steaks, glazed haggis dumpling with chestnut mushroom, and wild seabass en croûte carved tableside. And, of course, it all pairs beautifully with Aberfeldy’s rare single malt expressions. We’ll cheers to that.
19th–25th January 2026 | £140 per person | the-connaught.co.uk
The Connaught, 16 Carlos Pl, W1K 2AL
The Wolseley, Mayfair
Best for: Burns-inspired, whisky-infused cocktails.
The Wolesley’s Burns Night celebrations are certainly worth writing home about – and not just because it celebrates Robert Burns. This Mayfair restaurant’s menu is brimming with bangers: Cullen Skink (a Scottish soup with smoked haddock, potatoes, and onions); oysters and caviar; wiener schnitzel; and calf’s liver with bacon. Sweeten the deal with apple strudel or banana split, and sip whisky-infused cocktails inspired by the life and legacy of Scotland’s national bard.
Sunday 25th January 2026 | thewolseley.com
