2-599: Café Monico was a restaurant on London's Shaftesbury Avenue . It was originally established in 1877 at 15 Tichborne Street in 1877 by the brothers Giacomo and Battista Monico. The first World Weightlifting Championships , then known as the International Amateur Weight Lifting Championship, was held at the Café Monico in 1891, and the Climbers' Club was formed there in 1897. The banquet for
4-696: The London 1899 chess tournament took place there. After some time as the nightclub Avalon, a refurbished Cafe Monico reopened under the new ownership of Soho House in April 2016. It became a two-floor restaurant serving European dishes under the supervision of consultant chef Rowley Leigh . The restaurant closed permanently in 2021. [REDACTED] Media related to Café Monico at Wikimedia Commons 51°30′42″N 0°07′58″W / 51.5118°N 0.1328°W / 51.5118; -0.1328 Shaftesbury Avenue Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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