The National Portrait Gallery will reopen on June 22, with visitors not only having the opportunity to view portraits of renowned figures from the UK and beyond, past and present, they can also expect a new range of culinary delights. The National Gallery recently announced its new hospitality partnerships which should make the art gallery, with its 220,000 portraits, a new hotspot for dining and drinking in the West End.

The remodelled spaces will create a new café, bar, and restaurant:

• Audrey Green by Daisy Green Collection will be the gallery´s ground-floor café with its street-level entrance. The name has been inspired by Audrey Hepburn who launched her London cabaret career at the Ciro’s nightclub in 1949 on Orange Street, now part of the National Portrait Gallery. The venue will include a ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ ground floor cafe and a underground cocktail bar - Larry’s. Both will have direct access from Charing Cross Road and from within the Gallery. Daisy Green Collection will also be hosting the key hospitality events in the Weston Wing (from Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square), including late night private dining in the Gallery.

• The reopening of the National Portrait Gallery will also see the return of the Portrait Restaurant with chef and restauranteur Richard Corrigan, who will rekindle his partnership with the hospitality group Searcys. The Portrait Restaurant will be on the top floor with views of the London skyline, its interiors featuring sculptures from the gallery’s collection, while Corrigan’s menus will focus on seasonal ingredients from the British Isles. The chef plans to reintroduce forgotten classics to diners, while the bar will focus on vibrant wines and classic cocktails to enjoy alongside an all-day snack menu. The Portrait Restaurant will open on June 28.

Bookings for Audrey Green and The Portrait Restaurant by Richard Corrigan open in late spring; members of the National Portrait Gallery will have priority access and discounted rates when booking, as well as unlimited access to the reopening year of exhibitions (annual subscription from £5.50 a month).

Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery in St Martin´s Place tells the story of Britain through portraits.

Daisy Green Collection, founded by Prue Freeman and Tom Onions, brings Australian food and coffee culture to London. It started life as two vintage ice cream vans, the business expanding organically to now offer uplifting restaurants and cafés across Central London.

Hospitality group Corrigan Collection is owned by the Michelin-star chef, restaurateur, TV personality and food writer, Richard Corrigan. It has four venues in the UK & Ireland that range from country estates to restaurants. Searcys was founded by John Searcy in 1847 and is the UK’s oldest British caterer; it has venues across the UK, including The Pump Room at the Roman Baths in Bath, and at The Gherkin and St Pancras International in London.