Ilsa and Robin meet for drinks and dinner at Bob Bob Ricard, a British-Russian restaurant on Upper St James Street, Soho. Neither Robin nor Ilsa has been there before, and Ilsa has always wanted to go.

Robin arrives just as Ilsa is getting out of her taxi.

“They were shown downstairs into a basement room that combined high Victorian opulence with the atmosphere of a nightclub: dramatically lit, with red and gold decor, a floor decorated like a backgammon board, leather banquettes.…” (Chapter 28 – The Ink Black Heart)

“… and — she saw it as soon as they slid into their booth — a ‘Push for Champagne’ button on the wall beside them.” (Chapter 28 – The Ink Black Heart)

For more information, including menus: https://www.bobbobricard.com/soho/

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