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Sorry sir, no jeans tonight ... ; Restaurants bring back dress code for credit-crunch dining

THE dress code could be making a return to the capital's top dining rooms.

Two restaurants opening this month, including the latest outpost of the Gordon Ramsay empire, are banning casual clothing such as jeans, sportswear and flip-flops.

Industry experts say the move marks a trend for formal dining as eating out becomes more of a "special occasion" during the economic downturn.

The Buddha Bar, which opens today in Waterloo, will ban flip- flops and trainers, just as it does at its Paris branch.

Murano, the Mayfair restaurant run by Ramsay's protegee Angela Hartnett, will open on 21 August with this dress code: smart, with jackets preferred for gentlemen. Jeans, T-shirts or sportswear not ...

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