Café Monico | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1877 |
Closed | 2021 |
Street address | Shaftesbury Avenue |
City | London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Café Monico was a restaurant on London's Shaftesbury Avenue.
It was originally established in 1877 at 15 Tichborne Street in 1877 by the brothers Giacomo and Battista Monico. [1]
The first World Weightlifting Championships, then known as the International Amateur Weight Lifting Championship, was held at the Café Monico in 1891, [2] and the Climbers' Club was formed there in 1897. [3]
The banquet for the London 1899 chess tournament took place there. [4]
After some time as the nightclub Avalon, a refurbished Cafe Monico reopened under the new ownership of Soho House in April 2016. It became a two-floor restaurant serving European dishes under the supervision of consultant chef Rowley Leigh. [5] [6]
The restaurant closed permanently in 2021. [7]
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