Group dinners, cocktail receptions and exclusive parties for up to 600 standing guests can be held at Pyro, a modern Greek restaurant and bar at 53b Southwark Street, between London Bridge and Borough in central London. The site combines a restaurant for 96 seated with a covered terrace and a year-round courtyard garden, both run under the Baráki name.
Seminars and company events
Pyro's events page does not list meeting rooms or conference formats, so this is a venue for the social side of company life: team dinners, client receptions and seasonal parties. Groups of 25 or more are handled by a dedicated events team, and every space is booked through the same enquiry form. The four options scale from a semi-private corner of the garden to the entire site, which makes it possible to book a long lunch for one department or a standing party for several hundred people at the same address. Long lunches and late-night gatherings are both part of the offer.
Rooms and capacities
The Pyro Restaurant can be hired on its own for 96 seated or 120 standing guests. Baráki Terrace, a covered and heated terrace with a seasonal courtyard bar, takes 60 seated or 200 standing. Baráki Garden, the outdoor courtyard, is open all year and adapts from 50 to 500 standing guests, with three formats: a covered area in The Hut, a semi-private corner of the garden, or the whole courtyard. Exclusive hire of the full venue reaches 600 standing, the largest format on offer.
Catering
Chef Yiannis Mexis, born and raised on Mykonos, trained at Elystan Street, The Ledbury and Pétrus before running the kitchen at the Michelin-starred HIDE. At Pyro, he cooks modern Greek dishes over open fire with seasonal British produce. The wine list focuses on Greek growers, and the cocktails draw on the land and the sea. Baráki, inspired by mountain villages and coastal bars in Greece, serves a more casual menu and drinks. Event menus are prepared with the events team once the brief is known.
History and setting
Pyro and Baráki share one site on Southwark Street, a few minutes from Borough Market and the river. The restaurant is the more formal room, while Baráki covers the terrace and courtyard with a relaxed Greek bar atmosphere designed for slow gatherings. Because the garden stays open year-round and the terrace is covered and heated, outdoor receptions are not limited to summer, and a winter party can still use the courtyard.
Getting there
The address is 53b Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU. London Bridge station, served by the Underground and national rail, is a short walk away, as is Borough station on the Northern line. Pyro opens Tuesday to Sunday, with lunch from Wednesday and dinner until late evening. Baráki stays open until midnight from Tuesday to Saturday and until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, which suits evening events that run late.
