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Date spot in Notting Hill and Kensington

Min Jiang

Have a Chinese dinner high above Kensington Gardens at the tenth-floor restaurant of the Royal Garden Hotel, known for its wood-fired duck.

Kensington High Street, Kensington

Min Jiang, Royal Garden Hotel, 2-24 Kensington High Street, London W8 4PT

Why it's a good date: The floor-to-ceiling windows look across the park to the London skyline, and it's especially lovely at sunset. Ask for a window table when you book.

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  • The Kyoto Garden in autumn, with orange, yellow and red maples around a rocky waterfall and pond, and a heron standing on the lawn

    Holland Park and the Kyoto Garden

    Holland Park, off Kensington High Street

    Holland Park, Ilchester Place, London W8 6LU
    • Outdoors
    • Free
    • Romantic

    Wander Holland Park's woodland paths to the Kyoto Garden, a Japanese garden with a tiered waterfall, a koi pond, stone lanterns and maples.

    Why it's a good date: It's one of the calmest corners of London, and the maples turn red and gold in autumn. Look out for the peacocks that wander the park.

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    Photo: Roger Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)

  • Clarke's

    Kensington Church Street, Kensington

    124 Kensington Church Street, London W8 4BH

    Book dinner at Sally Clarke's restaurant, open since 1984, where the seasonal menu changes daily with what's best at market.

    Why it's a good date: Simple food done beautifully in a calm, art-filled room, the kind of place you keep for an anniversary. Book ahead for a weekend evening.

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  • A blue shopfront reading 75 Portobello Road Antiques Gallery, with white busts and figurines in the window

    Portobello Road Market

    Portobello Road, Notting Hill

    Portobello Road, London W11 1LU

    Browse antique stalls, vintage clothes, food stalls and old shops along Portobello Road, past the pastel-painted houses of Notting Hill.

    Why it's a good date: Set each other a small budget and see who finds the better treasure. Saturday is when the whole market is out and the antiques arcades are open, so go early to beat the crowds.

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    Photo: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized)

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