{"id":354276,"date":"2025-08-18T13:47:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/354276\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:47:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:47:43","slug":"west-end-to-see-outdoor-dining-as-part-of-summer-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/354276\/","title":{"rendered":"West End To See Outdoor Dining As Part Of Summer Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"People dining outdoors in Covent Garden\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_1820981852-min-1024x683.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: cktravels.com, Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>This summer has been all about the sporadic heatwaves, and the good weather looks set to continue through to the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-london-august\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-london-august\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">August<\/a>. So it\u2019s a perfectly-timed treat that the streets of the West End will be opening up spaces for al fresco dining as part of the <strong>Mayor of London\u2019s Summer Streets Fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Starting this Friday (August 22), <strong>part of the West End will be pedestrianised<\/strong> between 11am and 11pm, going car-free and opening up the space for businesses on the street to allow for outdoor dining. As per MyLondon, this scheme will run until October of this year.<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-310304\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"St Martin's Lane in lights\" width=\"666\" height=\"421\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2397091219-666x421.jpg\"\/>Credit: Jono Photography via Shutterstock <\/p>\n<p>A date was not provided for the pedestrianisation of St Martin\u2019s Lane, but according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), several restaurants in the area had confirmed their outdoor licences would come into place on Friday. Spots included in the LDRS report that will be offering outdoor seating include <strong>Fumo<\/strong>, <strong>The Real Greek<\/strong>, <strong>C\u00f4te Brasserie<\/strong>, <strong>Pizza Express<\/strong>, <strong>Browns<\/strong>, <strong>La Roche<\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n<p>This move marks the fourth area to be transformed into an al fresco hub through the Summer Streets Fund, with the West End following <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-in-brixton\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-in-brixton\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Brixton<\/a> (Atlantic Road), <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-shoreditch\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-shoreditch\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Shoreditch<\/a> (Redchurch Street and Rivington Street), and Leyton (Francis Road). A \u00a3300,000 budget was put aside as part of the fund, with St Martin\u2019s Lane having \u00a350,000 to support up to 34 businesses in taking advantage of the pedestrianised area for outdoor dining.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the news, a spokesperson for Westminster Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx27yrzjy80o\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx27yrzjy80o\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretldn\" data-cp_smn_content=\"west-end-outdoor-dining-summer-streets-fund\" data-cp_smn_term=\"text_cta_3\">said<\/a>: \u201cWestminster is home to a thriving al fresco dining scene, with over 900 licences for outdoor dining granted in the past six months alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe St Martin\u2019s Lane initiative, in the heart of West End Theatre Land, is part of a broader programme to help visitors make the most of Westminster\u2019s world-class restaurants, bars, and cultural destinations this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can read more about the Summer Streets Fund <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/summer-streets-fund-london\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/summer-streets-fund-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_internal\">here<\/a>. St Martin\u2019s Lane is set to be pedestrianised between 11am and 11pm from August 22 until October to allow for outdoor dining space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: cktravels.com, Shutterstock This summer has been all about the sporadic heatwaves, and the good weather looks set&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[44613,748,85732,64251,393,4884,257,48012,125046,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-354276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-breakfast","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-brunch","11":"tag-dinner","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-london","15":"tag-lunch","16":"tag-supper","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115050082691202791","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}