Halloween in London at 40 Dean Street
A sit-down Halloween dinner in the heart of Soho, at the restaurant that has been on Dean Street since 2009
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and Soho will be full from early evening as costume parties, bar crawls and theatre crowds all head into the West End. If you want the night to start with a sit-down dinner, 40 Dean Street has been the place to do it since 2009. Nima and his sister have run the restaurant from the very first day. The cooking is Italian and the pasta is made fresh every day, so the meal feels like an occasion of its own in the middle of a busy night.
Dinner as the main event on Halloween
A lot of people treat Halloween in London as a party night and grab food somewhere on the way. Booking a table at 40 Dean Street turns that round. You sit down to three courses and a bottle of Italian wine, in costume or not, and the rest of the night follows on from there. On Halloween the room fills with friends, couples and groups who have made an effort with their outfits, and our team has looked after Soho's biggest nights for seventeen years.
Autumn plates for a Halloween table
Our menu comes into its own once the evenings turn cold. The gnocchi with wild mushrooms, smoked mozzarella and truffle oil is rich and earthy, which feels right for the end of October. The lobster ravioli in shellfish bisque has been one of our best-known plates for years, and the slow-roast pork belly arrives with apple puree, black cabbage and creamy mash. Regulars order the pistachio tiramisu to finish without needing to look. The full food menu has everything else we are cooking this autumn.
Watching Soho in costume from a heated table
Dean Street gives you a front-row view of Halloween in Soho. Our pavement tables have patio heaters, so a late October evening outside stays warm while groups in costume make their way past. Start with a cocktail out on the street before moving inside for dinner, or keep your outdoor table for the whole meal and watch the night build around you.
What to do in London on Halloween, with dinner first
Plenty of the best Halloween plans in London are within walking distance of our door. The West End theatres are a few minutes away and the bars and clubs of Soho fill up as the night goes on. Across the city there are ghost walks and late horror screenings running all through the Halloween weekend. Dinner at 40 Dean Street gives the evening a start everyone remembers, and you can head on to the rest of the night straight from the table. If you are planning something bigger for a group, our private hire options cover parties of all sizes.
Booking for Saturday 31 October
A Saturday Halloween brings one of the biggest crowds of the year to Soho, and evening tables at 40 Dean Street fill up early. Reserve ahead on our book a table page to get the time you want. You will find us at 40 Dean Street, W1D 4PX, a short walk from Tottenham Court Road and Leicester Square. If you would like to know how the restaurant began, you can read our story before you visit.