74 Charlotte Street by Ben Murphy

74 Charlotte Street is Ben Murphy's first restaurant under his own name, opened in autumn 2025 on the Fitzrovia site that was once Monica Galetti's Mere. Murphy, who made his name as head chef at Launceston Place, cooks a modern British menu built on classical technique and seasonality rather than spectacle. There is an a la carte, a set lunch and Ben's Table, a tasting menu that shows the kitchen's full range. He brought most of his Launceston team with him, and it shows in the service.

The room is warm and low-lit: green banquettes, pale timber, a rippled metal screen along one wall and, at the back of the main dining room, a small planted courtyard. At street level the bar is open to walk-ins and run by Nic Pellegrinetti, formerly of the Ham Yard Hotel, whose cocktail list is built to be drunk on its own as much as before dinner.

For private events the restaurant hires three ways: an intimate group table, a semi-private section on one floor, or an exclusive buyout of the whole venue for up to 100 guests, with the dining and bar areas reconfigured around a stage and a dance floor. A proper street-level bar and that flexibility make it a natural fit for a DJ-led celebration in Fitzrovia.