Let's party! New lease of life for Café de Paris
Evening Standard|March 17, 2023
Pacha team revives famous West End nightspot that once welcomed Dietrich
Robert Jobson
Let's party! New lease of life for Café de Paris

IT was once one of the most glamorous nightspots in London, playing host to the likes of Marlene Dietrich and Noël Coward. Now, after being forced to close during the pandemic, new life is being breathed back into the former Café de Paris venue, in the shape of a “show and dining experience” from the team behind Ibizan nightclub Pacha.

Revellers can expect “a unique and surprising display where dinner, cabaret and club come together” under one roof with the Lio brand.

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