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South Place Hotel
London, United Kingdom · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Frogmore bought a narrow City plot for offices, then let Allies and Morrison build a hotel on it instead. D&D London, now The Evolv Collection, opened in September 2012 with eighty rooms at 3 South Place, between Moorgate and Liverpool Street, interiors by Conran and Partners. Angler, on the seventh floor, has held a Michelin star for thirteen years, with Craig Johnston in the kitchen and Bluebird City as the all-day room downstairs.
- 80 rooms
- Opened 2012
- Neighborhood: City of London
- Architect: Allies and Morrison
- Interiors: Conran and Partners
About South Place Hotel
- Work started on site in January 2011. The eaves were drawn to line up with the neighbouring blocks, and the mansard folds back over a bronze and glass facade.
- Craig Johnston has run the Angler kitchen since 2024. He won MasterChef: The Professionals in 2017 and the Roux Scholarship in 2025.
- Blue Badge Style named the hotel Best Luxury Hotel 2025/26 for its accessible rooms. Dogs stay free, including inside Angler, when you book direct.
History
South Place was not meant to be a hotel. Frogmore acquired the narrow plot near Moorgate for offices, then switched the plan and pre-let the building to D&D London, the restaurant group, as that company's first hotel. Allies and Morrison designed the eight-storey block. Construction started in January 2011, and the hotel opened in September 2012 with 80 rooms, two restaurants, and three bars. Conran and Partners did the interiors, with original art in the rooms and a more theatrical ground floor.
Angler, the seventh-floor fish restaurant, opened the week after the hotel and has kept a Michelin star for thirteen years. Craig Johnston has been executive chef since 2024. The all-day room is now Bluebird City. D&D's group now trades as The Evolv Collection and still operates the house. Frogmore later sold the building. The address is 3 South Place, EC2M 2AF.
The setting
3 South Place sits in the City between Moorgate and Liverpool Street, about a five-minute walk from Liverpool Street station and the Elizabeth line, and six minutes from Moorgate. Bank is ten minutes. The hotel's own line is that Shoreditch is one direction and the Square Mile the other. This is a City block, not a West End townhouse.
Restaurants and bars
- Angler — Restaurant · One MICHELIN Star
- Bluebird City — Restaurant
Amenities
- Private dining rooms
Awards
- Michelin Star (Angler) (2026)
- Blue Badge Style Best Luxury Hotel 2025/26 (2025)
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