Michel Roux Jr to close doors of Le Gavroche for final time after 56 years

Roux in the Le Gavroche, a business opened by his father and uncle in 1967, before London was known for a sophisticated culinary scene. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

On Saturday night Michel Roux Jr will close the doors on Le Gavroche, his two Michelin-starred restaurant in Mayfair, for the final time 56 years after his father and uncle, the Roux brothers, opened it in 1967.

Roux, 63, said he was closing the restaurant – which helped a host of celebrity chefs launch their careers including Gordon Ramsay, Marco Pierre White and Marcus Wareing – to try to “make time for a better work/life balance, so I can spend more time with my family and on my other business ventures”.