Café Monico was a restaurant on London's Shaftesbury Avenue.
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| Established | 1877 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Street address | Shaftesbury Avenue |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
It was originally established in 1877 at 15 Tichborne Street in 1877 by the brothers Giacomo and Battista Monico.[1]
The first World Weightlifting Championships, then known as the International Amateur Weight Lifting Championship, was held at the Café Monico in 1891,[2] and the Climbers' Club was formed there in 1897.[3]
The banquet for the London 1899 chess tournament took place there.[4]
After some time as the nightclub Avalon, a refurbished Cafe Monico reopened under the new ownership of Soho House in April 2016. It became a two-floor restaurant serving European dishes under the supervision of consultant chef Rowley Leigh.[5][6]
The restaurant closed permanently in 2021.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Shaftesbury Avenue". BHO. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Fahey, David (2014). E. Lawrence Levy and Muscular Judaism, 1851-1932: Sport, Culture, and Assimilation in 19th-Century Britain. The Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN 978-1-4955-0267-5.
- ^ "Clublife". thebmc. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "London 1899". endgame. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Fay Maschler (13 April 2016). "Fay Maschler reviews Café Monico: Rowley Leigh joins forces with Soho House to create Italo-French beau ideal | Restaurants | Going Out | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Marina O'Loughlin. "Cafe Monico, London W1: 'A celebration of safe' – restaurant review | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Historic Restaurant Name Cafe Monico Gone for Good After 144 Years in Central London". eater.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Café Monico at Wikimedia Commons