Restaurants · Westminster

The Wolseley

The Wolseley is a cafe-restaurant on Piccadilly in London, occupying a Grade II* listed showroom of 1921 built for Wolseley Motors and later a bank, with a black and gold pillared hall.

Why it matters

Included for the room: a 1921 car showroom whose Venetian and Florentine detailing survived its conversion to a bank and then to a dining room.

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Good for

Architecture & design — A complete 1920s commercial hall, enterable by booking a table.

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Sources & verification

coordinates.latitude: National Heritage List for England, entry 1265803: The Wolseley 157-160 Piccadilly including 1-3 Arlington Street (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07; Read from an authoritative geospatial publisher; see the coordinate's own status and role.
coordinates.longitude: National Heritage List for England, entry 1265803: The Wolseley 157-160 Piccadilly including 1-3 Arlington Street (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07

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