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432 Richmond Street · London, Ontario · Since 1998

A true French bistro, right downtown.

Blackboard prix fixe, wine by the glass and the family always on site. For 28 years David’s has been London’s place of refuge from a changing world.

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  • 4.8 ★500+ Google reviews
  • 4.7 ★600+ Tripadvisor reviews
  • 1998Family-run since day one
A window table with red tulips, the bistro’s name painted on the glass and Richmond Street beyond Wine glasses hanging upside down above the bar

Welcome to David’s

The bistro tradition, kept faithfully.

The first bistros were family-run neighbourhood places — great food, local wine, fair prices, and the same faces behind the bar every night.

Think escargot, pâté, duck confit and beef bourguignon, a glass of something good and, of course, pastis. At David’s we have stayed true to that: the owners are always on site, the prix fixe is on the blackboard, there are many wines by the glass, and the cooking is consistent. Add the service and the friendships built with our guests over the years — the lifeline of any bistro.

  • 01Owners always on site
  • 02A blackboard prix fixe, every day
  • 03Many wines by the glass

Every Sunday

Sunday Dinner, made for home.

A three-course bistro dinner for two, ready to warm in your oven or on the BBQ. Pick it up at the purple door or have it delivered.

  • $95 + taxThree courses, feeds two
  • Order by Thursday, 4 pmQuantities are limited
  • Pickup 11 am – 3 pmDelivery 1 – 4 pm
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Sunday Dinner · Delivery & Pickup

Sunday, October 25

Ready to reheat in the oven or on the BBQ

To start

  • Three Onion Chowderwith herbed croutons

Main — choose one

  • Braised Lamb Stewlamb braised in red wine with peas, carrots, pearl onions, turnip and celery root, with baked chèvre mashed potatoes
  • Baked Steelhead Troutwith lemon and chive beurre blanc, new potatoes and broccolini

Dessert

  • Apple Cinnamon Cakewith maple caramel and crème chantilly

$95 + tax ($107.35) · each dinner feeds two

Order by Thursday, October 22 at 4 pm

From the kitchen, with care.

A regular menu, a daily prix fixe and daily features mean there’s always something new on the board — and the classics regulars won’t let us take off.

Seared scallops and chorizo over a bell pepper and caper relish with saffron aioli and crispy matchstick potatoes

Seared Scallops

Chorizo, bell pepper and caper relish, saffron aioli, crispy matchstick potatoes.

Butter poached lobster tail on green pea purée with asparagus, edamame and lentils

Butter Poached Lobster Tail

Green pea purée, golden beets, asparagus, lentils and edamame.

Beet-cured salmon with saffron aioli, capers and red vein sorrel

From the blackboard

Daily features like beet-cured salmon with saffron aioli, written fresh each day.

  • Mushroom & Leek RisottoGreen garlic salsa verde, toasted pine nuts
  • EscargotMushrooms in herb butter on sourdough toast
  • Crispy Roasted ChickenBacon, mushroom whiskey sauce, mashed potatoes
  • Duck Leg ConfitLingonberry sauce, rösti potato
  • Braised Beef CheekPotato gnocchi, rich braising jus
  • Sticky Toffee PuddingButterscotch sauce, whisky ice cream
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Natalie and Ben outside David’s Bistro, the restaurant’s name painted on the window behind them

The Family

Natalie & Ben, and Chef Elvis.

David’s daughter took the reins in 2021 — the same welcome, the same standards.

David Chapman opened the bistro in 1998 after 18 years as chef, then chef-owner, of Anthony’s Seafood Bistro. In 2021 his daughter Natalie — a familiar face at the bistro for years — and her husband Ben took over.

With long-time Chef Elvis in the kitchen, they hold to the standards David set in food, wine and service, and to the comfortable, welcoming room that keeps London coming back.

  • 1998Opened by David Chapman
  • 2021Natalie & Ben take the reins
  • Chef ElvisLong-time chef de cuisine
  • 28 yearsWinemaker dinners & special events
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A row of wine bottles beneath the red wall and blackboard Glasses of rosé poured behind a plate of apple, walnut and spinach salad The blackboard with the day’s prix fixe and wine list

The Wine

Many wines by the glass.

An extensive, sensibly priced list with chalkboard additions — so the wine lover is always well taken care of.

Not sure what to pour with the duck? Ask. Trying something new by the glass is half the fun of a bistro.

  • Côtes du Rhône
  • Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
  • Chalkboard features

What diners say

Hundreds of five-star nights.

4.8from 500+ Google reviews
4.7from 600+ Tripadvisor reviews
28years on Richmond Street

Again and again, guests mention the scallops, the escargot and mushroom toast, the crispy roasted chicken and the sticky toffee pudding — the warm, Paris-in-London feel of the room — and staff who know the menu and the wine list by heart.

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Find us on Richmond Row

Address

432 Richmond Street
London, Ontario N6A 3C9

Hours

Tuesday – ThursdayDinner 5 – 10 pm
FridayLunch 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Dinner 5 – 10 pm
SaturdayDinner 5 – 10 pm
SundaySunday Dinner pickup & delivery
pre-order only
MondayClosed

Parking

Park in the city lot behind us, off Queens Avenue. We’re the purple door.

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