Nobu Hotel London Portman Square

"Nobu Hotel Portman Square spills out onto a cool, cosmopolitan terrace reminiscent of New York (fitting, perhaps, considering Lower Manhattan was where the legendary Nobu restaurant first opened in 1994) and builds on Nobu’s Park Lane legacy while adding fresh, minimalist rooms and chill-out spaces to complete the picture. There are no frills or fancy here—it’s all smooth urban energy with design-led chairs and sleek tables where London’s glitterati fine-dine on signature dishes such as black cod miso and yellowtail sashimi, sizzling wagyu beef, Chilean sea bass and wasabi lime miso. As one of the best restaurants in London, the space (and omakase multi-course tasting menu) feels grown up, sexy even, with flashes of diamonds, stilettos and red lacquered chopsticks, while the bedrooms demonstrate Japanese minimalism in its purest form: clean lines, muted woods, restrained natural fabrics. For a near-mythical, indulgent (and mind-blowingly tasty) lunch or supper experience, followed by a calming sleep in the bedrooms, this is a hotel that’s earned its spot occupying the corner of one of Marylebone’s handsomest patches. Staying without booking a table in the restaurant is akin to visiting The Ritz and forgoing their famed London afternoon tea. Price: Rooms from around $507 per nightAddress: 22 Portman Square, London W1H 7BGClosest tube station: Bond Street" - Condé Nast Traveller, Steve King

"Features an afternoon tea infused with traditional Japanese ingredients, offering a fusion of Eastern and Western flavors."

"After the rollicking success of their East London location, the team behind the celebrity-magnet sushi bar and hotel brand—including chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Robert De Niro—brought their signature Japanese-inspired minimalism to tony Marylebone, transforming an old business hotel into something at once familiar and brand new. On the familiar side, you’ll still find all of Matsuhisa’s classics at the restaurant, including miso black cod, rock shrimp tempura, and yellowtail sashimi with thinly sliced jalapeños. For something uniquely London, the hotel has also put together an afternoon tea ceremony, inspired by the East-meets-West artworks of Gavin Mitchell, with a menu that includes Canton Teas (in flavors like lychee-rose and genmaicha) and snacks like beef tataki sandos and miso caramel éclairs. Upstairs, guest rooms are slick and stylish, with leather headboards, yukata robes, heavy Japanese tea sets, and Grown Alchemist toiletries that smell good enough to eat." - Nicholas DeRenzo, CNT Editors

"This corner of Marylebone has grown increasingly hip in recent years, and the opening of the Nobu Hotel London Portland Square feels like an exclamation mark." - Mitchell Friedman

"After the rollicking success of their East London location, the team behind the celebrity-magnet sushi bar and hotel brand—including chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Robert De Niro—brought their signature Japanese-inspired minimalism to tony Marylebone, transforming an old business hotel into something at once familiar and brand new. On the familiar side, you’ll still find all of Matsuhisa’s classics at the restaurant, including miso black cod, rock shrimp tempura, and yellowtail sashimi with thinly sliced jalapeños. For something uniquely London, the hotel has also put together an afternoon tea ceremony, inspired by the East-meets-West artworks of Gavin Mitchell, with a menu that includes Canton Teas (in flavors like lychee-rose and genmaicha) and snacks like beef tataki sandos and miso caramel éclairs. Upstairs, guest rooms are slick and stylish, with leather headboards, yukata robes, heavy Japanese tea sets, and Grown Alchemist toiletries that smell good enough to eat."