Best Restaurants In LondonThe menu pairs modern British dishes like shepherd’s pie, with Asian-influenced options like Korean spiced barbecued ribs. London Restaurant Festival in partnership with American Express will be a little different this year, with both ‘At-Home’ and ‘In-Restaurant’ experiences with individual bookings and no communal mixing elements. Starring London’s greatest chefs and restaurants, you can celebrate the capital’s delicious diversity – whether going out or staying in. When Clare Smyth cut the apron strings after eight years helming Gordon Ramsay’s three-star Michelin restaurant, the dining world knew her next move would prove something special.
It's easy to assume that a trendy spot like SUSHISAMBA, which sits on the 38th floor of the City's Heron Tower, would be overrated, but it's truly the opposite. The Peruvian and Japanese fusion food is truly exceptional and worth every penny — and the view doesn't suck, either. Plus, there are some more reasonable set menu options, such as the £58 Omakase set lunch menu, which comprises of eight to-die-for courses. Getting a curry on east London's Brick Lane is quite the experience. Almost every curry house will claim to be "the best" in London, citing a number of probably-fake awards — but the standard of food is certainly high. City Spice is an unassuming BYOB spot where the staff are friendly, the prices are good, and the food is even better. St. John restaurant is known for its nose-to-tail English food, but its bakeries are something else entirely.
They only serve up two dishes — chips and a burger — and they're both pure, delicious indulgence. For a more full-on Map of London Restaurants experience, you can visit their Bistro at Elephant & Castle. Best restaurant lists are full of great places, sure.
London is a city whose diners are adventurous to a fault, spawning all kinds of niche pop-ups and fleeting, Insta-fueled trends. Beyond the gimmicks, though, the best restaurants focus on ingredients and craft, whether it’s hand-rolled pasta or fiery clay-pot cooking. Our picks for where to eat runs from Michelin-starred dining rooms to tiny neighborhood joints, some serving exquisite tasting menus, some serving versions of down home food that span several continents. Be prepared to book ahead—and where you can’t, to wait—but rest assured, it’s going to be worth it. Whatever you do though, just make sure you show up hungry. Front of house is marshalled by the erudite Mark Gurney, who you may recognise from his Café Murano days and who runs a dance-music label in his spare time .
London’s original veggie and vegan restaurant first opened in 1988, and now has four restaurants across town. Its original concept of serving honestly-priced and genuinely delicious healthy food was clearly a winner, as it continues to be the health-conscious Londoner’s go-to. A hotspot for West London’s trendy veggies and vegans, Farmacy’s entire menu reads like your nutritionist’s wishlist.
After pop-ups and residencies across London, Club Mexicana have brought their vegan Mexican food to Kingly Court. After winning the Brixton Kitchen competition in 2019, Adejoké ‘Joké’ Bakare's supperclub Chishuru has become a restaurant in Brixton Village. Expect West African cuisine from a mix of African and British produce. London's first huge new opening post lockdown is in the heart of Belgravia.
He's also a bit of a whizz behind the bar - ask him to make you one of his special pineapple-weed G&Ts. If that's out of season, a lavender pisco sour will do nicely instead. The wine list has several interesting picks from Mount Etna, Hungary, Oregon, Lebanon and Swartland, with loads by the glass and a bottle of house wine coming in at just over £20. The team have just opened the Salon Wine Store next door, meaning you can buy a bottle here and drink it at the restaurant. In those ever-increasing foodie circles, a new restaurant from Yotam Ottolenghi is greeted with the sort of squeal of excitement usually reserved for an Abba-inspired film sequel or a cockerpoo puppy. Rovi – the name is taken from its Fitzrovia location – is a big, bright space that eludes any over-riding influence, and therefore will look just as fresh in five years.
Florentine serves a Brasserie-style menu and a bar featuring the best of British bubbles and craft beers as well as a range of signature cocktails. On arrival greeted by flustered person in a suit, rushed us to our table and slapped down the menu, our first 3 wine requests were unavailable, food was fine but service from this person spoiled our evening. The waiter who served our meal, eventually, was friendly. Following on from the success of his eponymous restaurant in the City, James Cochran N1 launched in Angel Central on Parkfield Street in the summer of 2017. The former Ledbury chef is aiming for a more informal vibe in his North London venture.
Make sure you ask for a table on the buzzy main floor, though — it can be a little quiet upstairs. The only full-on chain on this list, Franco Manca has more than 20 locations across London, and more throughout the UK. However, it's truly a go-to for affordable sourdough pizza with a good, unpretentious vibe, "no logo" beer, and natural, organic wine. The first solo restaurant from former Chef Director of the Polpo Group, Tom Oldroyd, this quaint and cosy townhouse-style spot in Angel has a constantly changing European menu with super-fresh local ingredients.
So this Soho behemoth was swiftly opened to soak up the lobster-loving overflow. It boasts a huge, lively dining room and lightning-quick service, meaning it easily accommodates bookings and walk-ins alike. Still, queues at peak times are inevitable for spontaneous types. and its neighbouring oyster bar, the kitchen buys the cream of the marine crop and serves it in simple styles that do justice to this top-flight produce. The menu in this lovely, capacious bar differs relatively little from that of the main restaurant; both offer convenience and comfort. You can eat quickly to make your curtain, or dawdle if you wish. This spot in Soho is the kind of place you’ll want to come back to time and again.
The cooking is unshowy but delicious, from charcoal-grilled mackerel to impeccably fresh crudités, served with a luscious, chlorophyll-green parsley and parmesan dip. If ingredients sound challenging, it’s worth taking a chance on them, like the tagliatelle, topped with chicken-offal ragu. London foodies have been eager to hear what chef Ollie Dabbous’ next move would be ever since his booked-solid restaurant Dabbous closed in 2017 with the promise of bigger, better things. Now it has arrived in the form of HIDE, an all-day restaurant in Mayfair. On the ground floor is casual restaurant GROUND, serving seasonal, British-sourced dishes, as well as an in-house bakery that supplies the tasty goods for the Aussie-inspired breakfasts (it's one of the best brunches in London). Downstairs, in BELOW, is a dark cocktail bar and hidden wine cellar. But if you’re a true Dabbous fan and can handle an nine-course tasting menu, then head up the sweeping staircase to ABOVE, a huge mezzanine level with views of Green Park.
French chef Laurent Tourondel has an impressive seven restaurants in New York, two in Miami and Hong Kong and one in North Carolina and the Caribbean – and yet few Londoners have heard of him. That may all be set to change, with this eponymous Piccadilly outpost and future London appearances from the charming man himself. He's currently best-known for his BLTs – that’s Bistro Laurent Tourondels, rather than anything to do with Bacon Lettuce or Tomato – his stateside restaurants are named BLT Steak, BLT Fish, BLT Prime, BLT Burger and so on and so forth. You’ll find all of the above on his Laurent menu, which has a focus on grill and sushi. The five-course menu, developed by Akokomi and Chilila over many months (Akoko is the Yoruba word for ‘time’), is a reimagining of the traditional dishes found in Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana in particular – those they grew up eating.
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