Dorian
By Albert & Nouri Beesemer — booked and paid for by us. No sponsored placements. Ever.
A Notting Hill wine bar and kitchen that takes both parts of the brief equally seriously. The room is easy; the wine list is not simple.
- City
- London
- Neighborhood
- NOTTING HILL
- Cuisine
- MODERN EUROPEAN / WINE BAR
- Price tier
- $$$
First Impressions
A Notting Hill wine bar and kitchen that takes both parts of the brief equally seriously. The room is easy; the wine list is not simple.
Dorian occupies the Notting Hill wine-bar-with-serious-food category with the confidence of a room that has worked out exactly what it wants to be. The wine list is the argument for coming; the kitchen makes the argument for staying. It is the right room for the evening that begins with one glass and becomes several, with food arriving naturally in between.
What We Loved
Modern European small plates and larger dishes designed to be eaten with wine rather than beside it. The kitchen changes with the season; the wine list changes with curiosity.
A warm, considered Notting Hill room — the kind of space that works for an early dinner or a late-running evening with equal comfort. Wine-bar energy, restaurant food.
WHATEVER PAIRS WITH WHAT THE SOMMELIER IS EXCITED ABOUT · THE SMALL PLATES
Dorian is the wine bar that earns the dinner. Go with an open palate and let the room organize the evening.
Worth Knowing
- 01Reserve well in advance — this room fills weeks out, especially on weekends.
- 02Arrive early to secure a seat at the bar — the room fills quickly after 9pm.