Nobu, Metropolitan Hotel, 19 Old Park Lane, SW1

Let's face it, Nobu is not a budget night out. The first of the Nobu chain in Europe, on the first floor of Mayfair's Metropolitan Hotel, with fantastic views over Hyde Park. Pale, minimal and Japanese, for that really special occasion, when you find yourself needing to impress the Hollywood megastar who wandered into your corner shop. Yes, it’s in Nobu that Julia Roberts gives as good as she gets to a bunch of mouthy lads in Notting Hill.

Trivia: opened by famed Japanese chef Nobu Matsuhisa, in partnership with Robert De Niro.

Nobu

Notting Hill (1999, dir: Roger Michell)