NEW CLUB : French hospitality company Loulou Groupe, the operator of Loulou Paris, Le Flandrin and Le Grand Café, is opening its first U.K. branch next fall in the form of a private members’ club nestled within a Mayfair town house, called 16 Charles Street.

The 25,000-square-foot, Grade II listed property was once the home of society hostess Margaret Greville, and is now being reimagined to become a social and dining club for Loulou Groupe’s Les Amis members.

The club — informed by the spirited travels of Loulou de la Falaise, whose colorful life inspired the name of the group, and Greville — will have five floors of salons, bar spaces and restaurants spearheaded by chef Benoît Dargère. On the ground floor, there will be an open-to-the-public French brasserie, offering a first glimpse

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