Celebrated City of London restaurant Galvin La Chapelle has launched a special menu to mark its prestigious win at the City AM Toast the City awards. The 'Toast & Taste' menu is available until 24 February 2026.
A Culinary Institution Honoured
The restaurant, founded by brothers Chris and Jeff Galvin, was crowned Restaurant of the Year at the 2025 awards. Judges praised it as a bastion of quality and consistency, a sentiment echoed by a surge of public votes from Square Mile residents.
Since opening in 2009 in a spectacular former girls' school on the edge of Spitalfields Market, Galvin La Chapelle has been instrumental in transforming the City's evening dining scene. It joined the likes of 1 Lombard Street and Coq d'Argent in offering a compelling reason for City workers to stay late.
The Toast & Taste Experience
The celebratory menu offers five courses and a glass of fizz for £49 per person. It showcases the restaurant's signature blend of timeless classics and modern Mediterranean flair.
The journey begins with an inventive pane carasau 'sandwich' filled with truffled ricotta and honey. A decadent duck liver parfait with smashed popcorn and pear chutney follows. Faithful patrons will be relieved to find the legendary crab raviolo in beurre blanc featured, a dish so beloved its removal from the main menu reportedly prompts hate mail.
For the main course, guests can choose between a rich cube of deer shoulder wrapped in king cabbage or a beef fillet with celeriac gratin and smoked haddock. The meal concludes with their famous rum baba, a dessert the journalist confirms tastes just as good the next morning.
The Secret to Enduring Success
The Galvin brothers, the first British siblings to earn separate Michelin stars at different restaurants, have built a reputation for self-assured, confident dining. Chris Galvin once likened their food to 'a pair of Dr Martens – never going out of fashion'.
Housed in a space with vaulted ceilings and ionic columns, the restaurant manages to feel intimate despite its grandeur. The service, delivered by some of London's finest waiters and sommeliers, is described as a perfectly honed and effortless operation.
As Galvin La Chapelle approaches its third decade, this special menu underscores why it remains a cornerstone of City fine dining. It sets a high bar for the next round of the Toast the City awards.
