What famous people visited Cafe Royal?
For Oscar Wilde and Muhammad Ali, Winston Churchill and David Bowie, David Copperfield and Albert Adria, Hotel Cafe Royal have always been the vibrant living room of London, the place to convene, converse and celebrate. For well over a century Café Royal was a bar and restaurant frequented by the likes of Oscar Wilde — if there’s such a thing as “the likes of” Wilde — as well as many of the theatre world’s other bright lights, a century’s worth of statesmen and royals, and several generations of fairly eminent journalists.
Who owns Café Royal?
Hotel Café Royal is owned by The Set, a UK based company that owns, manages and represents the world’s best independent hotels. Opened in 1865, Café Royal began as a wine store, restaurant and venue for the city’s most illustrious events. Located where elegant Mayfair, creative Soho and historic St. James meet, its setting is exceptional.