Christmas at Galvin Bistrot & Bar

Galvin Bistrot & Bar in Spitalfields offers private and semi-private spaces for Christmas celebrations, from intimate lunches to full exclusive hire. Each space is dressed for the season with festive styling, ready for company parties, large celebrations and social gatherings throughout December.

The Conservatory is a light-filled, glass-fronted space offering an intimate yet versatile layout with an exclusive feel within the Bistrot; it seats up to 28 guests, or 40 standing. The Front Restaurant offers views across Spitalfields and a warm, characterful setting ideal for Christmas lunches, dinners and drinks, with a lively atmosphere while still feeling like your own space; it seats up to 42 guests, or 80 standing. For bigger celebrations, exclusive hire of the whole restaurant is available — perfect for company Christmas parties, drinks receptions, dinner & dancing, and end-of-year events — seating up to 70, or 150 standing.

Guests can choose from a Feasting Menu — shared plates including bluefin tuna otoro ham pincho, venison tartare with rose harissa, grass-fed beef sirloin, baked whole seabream and seasonal sides, finishing with artisanal panettone or rum baba — or a 3 Course Menu with a choice of dishes at each stage, including roasted turkey with sage stuffing and cranberry sauce, Corsican seabass, or beef sirloin steak. For standing receptions, a Canapés & Bowls menu is available, featuring dishes such as smoked pancetta & crispy polenta, mini burgers with slow-cooked short rib, and warm Mediterranean baby octopus.

From £45 – £65 per person

09th November – 30th December

Galvin Bistrot & Bar is at

35 Spital Square,
London
E1 6DY

In Spitalfields on the edge of the City of London, sharing its entrance with sister restaurant Galvin La Chapelle. Liverpool Street station is roughly a ten-minute walk away, and Shoreditch High Street Overground is a similar distance.

Yes. Galvin Bistrot & Bar offers a Christmas Lunch Menu for regular reservations, valid from 9th November to 23rd December, Monday to Friday, lunch only, for parties of 1–8 guests. It’s a fixed 2 courses for £28 or 3 courses for £33 with no substitutions: Dingley Dell pork Christmas pie, followed by turkey ballotine with sage stuffing and cranberry sauce, and artisanal panettone with marsala sabayon to finish. A 14.5% service charge is added to the bill, and no other promotions or discounts apply alongside this menu.

Yes. For dinner, or over the weekend, Galvin Bistrot & Bar’s core à la carte menu — served Monday to Saturday — includes festive dishes throughout the season, such as turkey ballotine with sage stuffing and cranberry sauce, and Dingley Dell pork T-bone with Calvados apple chutney, finishing with artisanal panettone and marsala sabayon.

Of course. Our guests’ safety and experience is paramount to our team. Please let the team know of any allergies or dietary requirements at the time of booking, and the kitchen will do its best to accommodate them.

Enquiries can be made by emailing privatedining.city@galvinrestaurants.com or calling +44 (0)20 7299 0402.

Enquiries can be made by emailing privatedining.city@galvinrestaurants.com or calling +44 (0)20 7299 0402.