The Square was a London fine dining restaurant, opened on 13 December 1991 in St James's. Since the opening, it had been co-owned by chef Phil Howard and wine expert Nigel Platts-Martin. It also earned its Michelin star in 1994 and had held it from then. After it relocated to Mayfair in February 1997, The Square held two Michelin stars from 1998 to 2016, the same year when Howard and Platts-Martin sold it to a company held by Marlon Abela. After regaining its first Michelin star in 2017, it has been closed since 31 January 2020, leading to its star loss the following year.