[3] Much of the early success of the Café de Paris was due to the visit of the then Prince of Wales who became a regular guest, often dining with notables from high society across Europe.

[6][7] The victims included the 26-year-old bandleader Ken "Snakehips" Johnson,[8] his saxophonist Dave "Baba" Williams,[9][10] other band members, staff and diners.

[6] Confusion caused by bombing related chaos in the West End that night delayed ambulances and rescue services reaching the basement area of the explosion for up to half an hour.

[11] The venue did not reopen until 1948[4] but re-established itself as one of the leading theatre clubs in London, playing host to Judy Garland, Josephine Baker, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, James Mason, David O. Selznick, Jennifer Jones, Tony Hancock and Grace Kelly.

[citation needed] In the mid-1980s, the Cafe de Paris was the venue for the regular Les nuits du Mercredi, conceptualised by Anne Pigalle around her French take on cabaret and run by Nick Fry.

Among the many personalities attending were David Bowie, Andy Warhol, Tina Turner, Mickey Rourke, George Michael, Steve Strange.

[5] The Café de Paris, which hosted regular cabaret shows on Friday and Saturday nights, had a dress code for its club and dining room, which stated:[13] More smart than casual.

Vintage/Burlesque/cabaret attire is encouraged.In December 2020, the venue's parent company Maxwell's Restaurant Group went into liquidation, reporting that they had been impacted by restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic.

[18] The Café de Paris and its 1941 bombing are discussed in the episode "Safest Spot in Town" in the BBC 4's Queers, a series of monologues in response to the fiftieth anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 and are mentioned in the novel Transcription by Kate Atkinson.

The cafe was used as the strip club back drop in the 1990 comedy film King Ralph starring John Goodman and Peter O'Toole.