Criterion Restaurant

The Criterion Restaurant is a magnificently ornate dining complex located at Piccadilly Circus in central London. Designed by Thomas Verity in Neo-Byzantine style, it opened in 1873 for the partnership Spiers and Pond, and remains a Grade II listed building, celebrated as one of the world's most historic and oldest restaurants. Visitors can indulge in fine dining accompanied by lavish décor, or enjoy a drink at the bar within the same sumptuous setting. The restaurant also holds literary fame: in Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story,