JEREMY KING
Proprietor
Known as the “consummate host”, Jeremy King has always created “fiercely independent” restaurants, with no detail overlooked, impeccably designed and totally focused on the diners’ enjoyment and comfort.
As a mentor he is inspiring, setting the highest standards and building fiercely loyal teams, with many individuals working with him for decades.
“A true legend of London dining.”
Tom Parker Bowles, Country Life
THE HISTORY
Jeremy met his former business partner Chris Corbin in the late 1970s whilst working at Joe Allen’s and Langan’s Brasserie respectively and together they created, owned and managed some of London’s most celebrated and best-loved restaurants, contributing a significant chapter to London’s restaurant history.
In 1981, they acquired Le Caprice which had originally opened in the 1940s. The Ivy which dates back to 1917, opened in 1990 and consistently topped the Zagat and Harden’s Guides as most popular restaurant in London. The theme of restoring faded restaurants to their former glory continued with the purchase and renovation of J. Sheekey (opened 1896) in 1998. In the same year, they sold Caprice Holdings Limited, staying on as directors until 2002.
In 2003, they found the site that became The Wolseley. It had long been an ambition to open an all-day brasserie/grand café in the European style, which The Wolseley fulfilled magnificently, achieving the highest grossing turnover of any individual restaurant in the UK.
Under their new company (named Corbin & King in 2014), the pair went on to create The Delaunay, Brasserie Zédel, Colbert, Fischer’s, Bellanger and Soutine, as well as an award-winning hotel, The Beaumont. Corbin & King was acquired in 2022 by Minor International.
Restaurants Founded
Le Caprice, 1981
The Ivy, 1990
J.Sheekey, 1998
The Wolseley, 2003
St Alban, 2006
The Delaunay, 2009
Monkey Bar, New York, 2009
Brasserie Zédel, 2012
Colbert, 2012
Fischer’s, 2014
The Colony Grill Room, 2014
Bellanger, 2015
Soutine, 2019
Arlington, 2024
The Park, 2024
RESTAURANT AWARDS
THE WOLSELEY
London Restaurant of the Year, Time Out 2003
London Restaurant of the Year, The AA 2003
Eighth favourite restaurant, Hardens Restaurant Guide 2004
Restaurant of the Decade, Taste London 2013
Best Overall Experience, The GQ Food and Drinks Awards 2016
The 100 UK restaurants, National Restaurant Awards 2016
The 100 best restaurants in London, Time Out Award 2019
THE DELAUNAY
Restaurant of the Year, Tatler Magazine 2012
Restaurant of the Year, Time Out 2012
BRASSERIE ZEDEL
Michelin Bib, Gourmand 2012/19
Best Launch, Harpers Award 2012
COLBERT
Restaurant of the Year, Tatler Magazine 2013
SOUTINE
Best Restaurants in London, Conde Nast Traveller 2019
The Hotel
Describing hotels as the “ultimate expression of hospitality”, Jeremy King had always wanted to launch a hotel. The Beaumont which he opened in 2014, was an immediate critical success and went on to win numerous awards and accolades. Created with his ever-exacting attention to detail, the hotel was lauded as “One of the hottest hotel openings in London in 2014″ by Forbes Life. Condé Nast Traveler USA called it “a new London classic” and Condé Nast Traveller UK really caught the spirit of the place, exhorting readers to “check in here for timeless, old-world elegance with a wicked edge”.
HOTEL AWARDS
One of London’s Top Ten Hotels, Travel & Leisure Annual Best Awards 2016
Hotel of the Year, London, The AA 2016/17
Independent Hotel of the Year, Catey’s 2017
One of the 25 Best Luxury Hotels in the World, Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2017
Ranked #1 Hotel in Mayfair, #2 in London and #2 in England, US News Travel Best Hotel Rankings 2018
One of London’s Top Five Hotels, Condé Nast Traveler USA Reader’s Choice Awards 2018
A NEW ERA FOR JEREMY KING
2024 marked a new chapter for Jeremy King, when he returned to the site where it all began, Le Caprice on 20 Arlington Street. Now called Arlington, the restaurant’s interiors have been faithfully rendered as originally intended and its collection of David Bailey portraits extended. To Jeremy, “this restaurant is fundamental to my history, it is in my DNA, my very soul – I cannot contemplate it without emotion.”
To open a modern ‘Grand Café’ was a long-held dream and when the opportunity at Park Modern in Bayswater was presented, there was no doubt: the space lent itself perfectly to a mid-century take on the European grand café tradition, albeit in a 21st century style and The Park duly opened in June 2024.
2025 will see King returning to a part of town he knows well: The Strand and Covent Garden. Simpson’s in the Strand is scheduled to open around the end of this year.
“Jeremy King, restaurateur extraordinaire, has been making diners feel comfortable at London’s top restaurants for more than 30 years.”
PERSONAL AWARDS
1993
Caterer & Hotelkeeper’s Award ‘Restaurateur of the Year’
2010
CatererSearch.com ‘100 Most Powerful People in Hospitality’
Overall ranking 10 out of 100
2012
National Restaurant Awards ‘Personalities of the Year’ Award
GQ ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’
2013
Luxury Briefing Award for ‘consistent excellence in luxury leisure sector’
2014
Awarded OBE for service to the Hospitality Industry and to the Arts
2015
GQ ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’
2016
Inaugural Global Restaurant Awards
‘Global Restaurateur of the Year Award’
2017
Harden’s ‘Life Time Achievement Award’
2022
The Cateys ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’
