Welcome to Battersea Power Station – London’s newest neighbourhood located on the site of a London icon.
“Battersea Power Station is one of London’s most famous landmarks and the Grade II* listed icon is now open to the public. This new neighbourhood houses over 100 shops, restaurants, cafes, leisure and entertainment venues, a unique chimney lift experience offering 360-degree panoramic views of London’s skyline, new office space, 500,000 sq. ft of which will be home to Apple’s new London Campus and 254 new residential apartments. This eclectic mix of independent and design-led bars, restaurants, shops, fitness and wellbeing facilities, a cinema, theatre, VR arcade, crazy golf course and ongoing events programme, is a must-visit destination.“
From the 1930s to 1980s, Battersea Power Station was a working Power Station. At its peak, it was producing a fifth of London’s power, supplying electricity to some of London’s most recognisable landmarks, such as the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. In 1983 the Power Station closes and ceases to generate electricity.
Almost 40 years after the building was decommissioned, today it is the centrepiece of a new commercial and residential neighbourhood in Battersea.
Within this iconic structure, the inside has been reconfigured and developed into an impressive venue while retaining some of its original features.
Back in 2013, we had visited the shell of the building and had a tour of the site.
We’ve been there just a couple of times and have checked out a couple of places to eat:
Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen & Bar brings a distinct New York loft feel. It showcases the very best of Gordon Ramsay’s signature dishes; from his world-famous Beef Wellington experience, to Himalayan salt dry-aged Rare Breed beef from the wood-fired Josper grill.
Where The Pancakes Are is an all-day restaurant bringing people together around pancakes, whether it’s over a matcha latte with rose harissa shakshouka pancakes, or a maple old fashioned with apple & almond Dutch babies. There’s nothing to say you can’t have pancakes all day. Everything is made in house with honest and fresh ingredients, served to you in a relaxed, comfortable and welcoming environment.
The development of Battersea Power Station goes beyond this iconic building. There are offices, residences and loads more restaurants and cafes in the surrounding buildings. They are almost all dog-friendly – with the odd one not.
These are some of the restaurants we have dined at near the Arches:
Cinnamon Kitchen – modern, pan-Indian restaurant from the man behind one of London’s most groundbreaking modern Indian restaurants, The Cinnamon Club, Vivek Singh has opened Cinnamon Kitchen at Battersea Power Station.
Fiume – translating from the Italian to ‘river’, Fiume focuses on the food of the rugged Amalfi Coast. A glass-fronted facade gives expansive views of the river, while an outdoors terrace is filled with rosemary, lavender, and lemon and olive trees planted in rustic terracotta pots. Throughout the summer, the terrace fills with alfresco diners enjoying the sunshine while in the winter, heaters and blankets keep out the chill.
Gordon Ramsay Street Pizza is a new bottomless pizza restaurant at our iconic destination. Nestled under the Grosvenor Bridge railway arches, Street Pizza is the perfect spot at Battersea Power Station for a quick lunch, after work cocktail or relaxed dinner.
No. 29 Power Station West – part of the independent group Darwin & Wallace, and created by artisans of interiors, food and drink, this offer a relaxed, all-day experience from morning coffee to night cap and everything in between.
Tozi Grand Cafe is located on the ground floor of art’otel London Battersea Power Station, the new all-day cafe and restaurant is inspired by the elegance of Europe’s famous grand cafes where you can enjoy a selection of incredible Italian produce and authentic Venetian dining traditions.
But not all things at Battersea Power Station are dog-friendly. The Lift 109 experience – a lift up one of the chimneys to 109 metres in the sky are for humans only!
The visitors’ journeys start in the Power Station’s Art Deco Turbine Hall A, where a carefully curation exhibition will explore the building’s rich heritage, its architectural significance and enduring presence in popular culture.
The experience culminates in a journey up one of the iconic chimneys to 109 metres in the sky. It offers one of the most unique views in all of London.
For more details and to book click here.
Worth a visit but don’t hurry as there’s still a lot more to come. I think By the end of this year, it will be a destination worth checking out.
The Power Station is open from 10am to 8pm Monday – Thursday, 10am – 9pm Friday and Saturday, and 12pm to 6pm on Sunday.
