The Square (restaurant)

The Square
The Square
	The Square in 2008
Restaurant information
Established	13 December 1991 (St James's); 17 February 1997 (Mayfair)
Closed	31 January 2020
Previous owner(s)	Phil Howard (1990s–2016); Nigel Platts-Martin (1991–2016); Marlon Abela (2016–2020);
Head chef	Howard/Platts-Martin era: Phil Howard (chef patron; 1990s–2016); Rob Weston (1997/98–2013); Josh Pelham (2013); Gary Foulkes (2013–2016); Abela era: Dan Fletcher (2016); Yu Sugimoto (2016–2017); Clément Leroy (2017–2020);
Food type	French
Rating	Michelin stars: (1994–1998; 2017–2020); (1998–2016); ;
Street address	32 King Street, St James's (1991–1997); 6-10 Bruton Street, Mayfair (1997–2020)
City	London
Postal/ZIP Code	SW1 (1991–1997); W1J (1997–2020)
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′39″N 0°08′39″W / 51.5107°N 0.1441°W

The Square was a London fine dining restaurant, opened on 13 December 1991 in St James's. Since its opening, it had been co-owned by chef Phil Howard and wine expert Nigel Platts-Martin. It also earned its first Michelin star in 1994 and retained it from then on. After relocating to Mayfair in February 1997, The Square won a second Michelin star in 1998, which it retained until 2016, the same year when Howard and Platts-Martin sold the restaurant to a company held by Marlon Abela. It regained its first Michelin star in 2017. It closed on 31 January 2020, causing the restaurant to lose its star the following year.