the Café Royal
/ðə ˌkæfeɪ ˈrɔɪəl/
/ðə kæˌfeɪ ˈrɔɪəl/
- a famous restaurant in Regent Street, London. In the 19th century it was a fashionable place for artists and writers to meet. It closed in 2008 and was opened as a hotel, the Hotel Café Royal, in 2012.