Now not everybody wishes spaghetti, blackboards and rustic vibes to really feel romantic, as a result of no longer everybody used to be raised on a vitamin of Nora Ephron, Richard Curtis and Disney. At BiBi in Mayfair, chef Chet Sharma provides Michelin-starred Indian delicacies impressed by way of his grandmothers, his travels round India and his Cambridge physics stage, and it’s some of the romantic foods I’ve ever had. The gap is intimate — no longer in an property agent sense, however for the reason that design makes each desk really feel like the one ones in there. The wealthy crimson kitchen counter is a amusing position to be, however the eating room provides equivalent, if quieter, pleasures in gazing the summary art work, and ivory black stone flooring. As for the meals, I defy somebody to consume Sharma’s creamy Lahori rooster or squidgy, spice-encrusted Buffalo milk paneer with fenugreek masala with out falling in love all over the place once more — with him, if no longer their present spouse. His marriage of vintage convenience and Michelin-lead cooking, blended with ingenious, well-crafted cocktails, is likely one of the happiest round.
