London's Top 100 Restaurants 2025

David Carter’s two-storey foray into Greek island cooking stole the headlines and our hearts this year, and it was AGORA’s fizzing, boisterous energy that lived long in the memory. A riotous menu of Greek cooking through a London lens, AGORA would already be an extraordinary restaurant, but it’s also gobsmackingly affordable. No wonder the queues have been around the block.

2025 was the year that KOL finally became the restaurant it was always born to be. Chef Santiago Lastra presents modern Mexican cooking through the lens of exclusively British ingredients, with ingenious results. The drinks list is outstanding too.

Aulis is a Michelin-starred chef's table restaurant by Simon Rogan, seating just 12 guests exclusively for an interactive dining experience in which chefs cook and explain dishes to guests at every stage. The menu follows a farm-to-fork ethos, with seasonal ingredients sourced from Rogan's Lake District farm.

James Lowe’s common sense approach to fine dining is modern British food at its finest. The menu oscillates between a daily-changing taster in the evening, and an a la carte for lunch, while Scandi-style interiors provide a serene setting in which to enjoy the masterful dishes at play here.

Named after the cooking style of the southern provinces of Thailand, Kolae offers authentic Thai cuisine serving specialty skewers, coated in a coconut curry marinade and grilled over open flames on a charcoal grill. A rustic and urban style that’s taking Borough Market by storm.

All one’s cares simply slip away upon entering The Ritz’s pink, Regency-style dining room. Few in the capital manage to execute classic French cooking with the panache and high level of service as at this iconic haunt.

There’s nothing humble about Humble Chicken, and thank goodness because we’d move mountains for more mussels stuffed with avocado, miso-cured foie gras and Japanese milk bread with truffle and chicken liver parfait.

Two Michelin-starred Rafael Cagali’s Da Terra is a blissful representation of Brazilian and Italian working together in equal harmony. Every dish is precise, exquisitely crafted and surprising in the best possible way.

Indian restaurants in London are varied and bountiful, but Chet Sharma’s brainchild BiBi surpasses them all. Here, rules are thrown out the window with his witty and inventive spin on classic Indian dishes, and the interiors are just as exceptional as the food.

The Ledbury is still considered one of the best experiences money can buy when it comes to impeccable fine dining in London. Focusing on tasting menus only, Brett Graham and Tom Spenceley continue to deliver faultless cooking at this Notting Hill icon.

The place to go when you want comfort and joy on a plate (and in a glass). Head chef Nick Bramham curates a weekly-changing blackboard of Mediterranean plates which you can pair alongside a selection of daily-changing wines, available by the glass or bottle.

There’s a reason Kiln has accrued a legion of fans that continues to grow with each passing year. From its quirky, out-there Thai dishes to its laughably affordable prices, this is the sort of spot you can’t believe still exists in central London. A true favourite.

Tomos Parry’s Basque-inspired cooking continues to earn the praises of anyone who eats here. Welsh produce cooked over flames is Parry’s way of celebrating the food of his childhood, but it’s the house specialty turbot that will forever give the restaurant its name.

Husband and wife team Woongchul Park and Bomee Ki run this unassuming, ultra-minimal modern Korean restaurant in Bermondsey, blending classic French and Korean sensibilities. The results are utterly distinct and triumphant - proof that there is plenty to be discovered in the ground between food cultures.

Perhaps the most unique, distinctive restaurant in London, no restaurant in the capital is harder to pigeon-hole than Ikoyi. Chef Jeremy Chan’s utterly meticulous approach and dedication to great British ingredients makes this a must-visit.

Expectations were high when Cornus announced an all-star hospitality team that included former Angler chef Gary Foulkes and pastry superstar Kelly Cullen. Cornus has delivered on the hype and then some - yes, the prices are eye-watering but there’s nowhere better if you want unfaltering old-school luxury.

Barnstorming Basque grill Ibai was an instant hit this year, serving up magnificent Galician Dairy cow steaks and a selection of exquisite bites, including the delicious Croque Ibai - a Croque Monsieur made with Carabinero prawns, boudin noir and Tomme de Brebis cheese.

Akoko is a fine dining West African restaurant by Aji Akokomi serving tasting menus only for lunch and dinner. It won a Michelin star in 2024 for its creative, boundary pushing cuisine, and you can watch the chefs create its dizzyingly delicious dishes from an open kitchen at the rear of the restaurant.

We’ve been crying out for Claude Bosi to cook classic Lyonnaise dishes, and he finally delivered with charming Chelsea bouchon Josephine. The results are predictably superb, whether it’s rich, glossy beef bourguignon or frogs legs swimming in garlic butter. Bring your stretchy pants for this one.

15 courses of creativity, finesse and skill form the crux of Joe Laker’s chef’s table concept in Shoreditch. The venture hinges around an L-shaped green countertop, where up to 16 diners can watch (read: marvel at) a team of chefs skillfully prepare each dish like a well-rehearsed play.

London has really fallen for the omakase experience, and no-one does it quite like Endo Kazutoshi; the sushi master tells a story with an intimate omakase feast, perfectly formed and perched at the top of the Television Centre in White City.

There’s a new chef at London’s most exclusive chef’s counter, but the exceptional standards remain. Seamus Sam carries on a growing tradition of excellence here, and the wine pairing options are some of the very best in the city.

Alain Ducasse’s three Michelin-starred London legacy needs little introduction. Executive chef Jean-Philippe Blondet’s laser focus on seasonal produce provides the foundations for his forward-thinking approach to cooking. Choose the tasting menu for a once-in-a-lifetime meal you won’t forget.

Still outstanding after many years, few restaurants in London have a finger on the pulse of slick, seasonal Mediterranean cooking like 40 Maltby Street. The wine list is outstanding too - grab a seat at the counter and order the whole menu.

Main man Isaac McHale’s cooking is radical, unorthodox and daringly modern, his tasting menus featuring the likes of grilled habanero granita with plum sorbet, and warm potato mousse with caramel ice cream. It’s bold, and it works (with two Michelin stars to prove it).

Starting life as a supper club in Brixton, Chishuru has already lived many lives since its launch in 2020. With SquareMeal Female Chef of the Year 2024 winner Joké Bakare at the helm, it comes as no surprise that these set menus of punchy, West African fare resulted in Chishuru’s first Michelin star.

Nieves Barragan Mohacho’s peerless Spanish restaurant has remained one of London’s very best for years now. Gather around the open kitchen and wood-fired ‘asador’ and feast on some authentic Galician cooking that is truly special.

Chef and owner Andrew Wong’s flair for creativity, storytelling and fun is the reason his restaurant is still the only Chinese restaurant in London to retain two Michelin stars. Serving some of the best dim sum in the capital, a meal here will stay with you long after it's over.

Abby Lee’s no-holds-barred Malaysian restaurant has become a staple for many. Menus are compact but perfectly-formed with Malaysian cooking, that packs a punch, backed up with a selection of natural wines.

Henry Harris ushered in a new age for traditional French food in London when he revived beloved restaurant Racine, and somehow it seems even more essential now than it was first time around. Perhaps also home to London’s best dessert in the iconic Racine creme caramel.

Still one of the most impressive tasting menu experiences in London. Executive chef Johnnie Crowe’s masterpiece menu demonstrates a huge amount of skill, while still allowing the ingredients to breathe and sing. Bravo!

Silo deserves to be considered among London’s best restaurants on the strength of the food alone. Consider the zero waste policy and ingenious sustainable practices in effect here too and the results are nigh on miraculous.

This year’s surprise package, Miga is a family-run Korean restaurant in London Fields that has scooped plaudits from some of the capital’s biggest reviewers. Outstanding cooking balances East London cool, home-style cooking and the warmth of family hospitality. Good luck getting a table though.

Alex Dilling’s first solo restaurant is the mark of a high-achiever, serving pitch-perfect plates that range from extremely good to absolutely remarkable. This is without a doubt flawless French fine dining - just be prepared to pay a price for it.

Brave, insightful, sustainable cooking elevates Fallow to the upper echelons of London’s dining scene. Heston alumni Will and Jack prove that low-waste cooking is as cool as ever, with dishes such as smoked cod’s head in Sriracha butter gaining cult status for those in the know.

Brutto is a rare gem of a restaurant that transports guests to Florence via rustic, bareboned interiors, unfussy Italian dishes and a well-priced drinks list that features Negronis for a fiver. It’s a restaurant after our hearts.

There are good Italian restaurants, there are great Italian restaurants and then there’s Luca, which is in a league of its own. Despite advertising itself as casual dining, the plates here offer a level of precision, creativity and beauty often only achieved in the upper echelons of fine dining.

Tom Sellers has done it again with this gorgeous restaurant in 1 Hotel Mayfair. Forward-thinking practices are embraced wherever it can, from zero waste cooking to sustainably constructed interiors, while the menu harks back to days gone by with updated takes on old-school British classics.

The Grade-I listed Midland Grand is right up there among London’s most beautiful dining rooms, and the modern French cooking - courtesy of Patrick Powell - matches the billing. Think elevated Parisian brasserie dining and brilliant service.

The new look Lanesborough Grill has made a splash with masterful British cooking, courtesy of executive chef Shay Cooper. With elegant and refined decor, it’s also in the running for one of London’s most majestic dining rooms.

Trullo has settled happily into life as a London restaurant veteran, and we’d argue it’s as good as it has ever been. Already home to some of London’s best pasta dishes, the menu also features superb grill cooking and antipasti plates, the wine list is superb and staff are friendly and attentive. A quintessentially brilliant restaurant.

We adore Camille’s clean-cut, old-timey bistro style, but it delivers on the plate too thanks to Elliot Hashtroudi’s gutsy, offal-forward cooking. Camille is probably not one for the squeamish, but it is deeply delicious, with an excellent selection of natural French wines to boot.

The first restaurant from Andy Beynon, staying true to its name with a real behind the scenes experience, with an intimate 18-seat kitchen with classic seafood dishes served by the chefs themselves. Having received a Michelin star within weeks of opening this is one to watch.

A gastropub to rival all gastropubs, this Kentish Town hotspot brings British pub dining into the modern day. The sharing plate menu is written up on a blackboard on the wall, while a biodynamic wine list champions small, independent wineries. We love it.

If old school French luxury and service is your bag, Otto’s delivers in every way. Maître d' Otto Tepasse is a gregarious host, and where else are you going to enjoy duck à la presse whilst wearing a viking helmet?

Long awaited AngloThai far surpassed the expectation, and we took great joy in finally seeing John and Desiree Chantarasak’s hospitality finally reach the restaurant mainstream. Thai food has had a resurgence in London in the last few years, but John’s distinct, unconventional cooking has to be experienced.

London’s hot destination of the moment, it’s rare that a restaurant so hyped delivers on every level. Upstairs you’ll find modern gastropub cooking of the very highest order, if you can book a table.

We’ll never quite grasp how Jason Atherton managed to open four new restaurants in six months, let alone make them all good. Sael was the pick of the bunch for us, delivering comforting lux flavours alongside arguably the dish of the year in the Marmite English custard tart.

From a Champagne trolley on arrival to a besuited brigade of staff dedicated to your every whim, Helene Darroze at the Connaught defines luxury dining in London. The level of detail and artistry in Darroze’s cooking is jaw dropping, and few chefs in the capital can balance complex flavours with the same brilliance.

Great things were expected from Mountain when it opened in 2023, not least because it comes from chef Tomos Parry and the team behind Michelin-starred Brat. Staying true to what the team does best, diners can expect fantastic, wood-fired cooking inspired by the Basque country.

Chef patron Aaron Potter has helmed the kitchens at Trinity and Elystan Street, and his cooking at Wildflowers echoes those restaurants - smart, honest and skilful, with flavour always at the heart. Throw in gorgeous interiors and breezy, neighbourhood charm and Wildflowers is one of the year’s big hits.

One of London’s truly influential great restaurants is still as good as ever, feeding the masses with humble nost-to-tail British cooking, comforting pies and warm madeleines straight from the oven. Long may it continue.

Dark wood, scrawled blackboards and flickering candles feel like a comforting embrace amidst the heaving streets of Mayfair. Noble Rot specialises in simple, honest, beautiful French food, and its wine list is second to none.

A welcome new addition to Kingly Court, Donia slings out modern Filipino food with assured confidence. We loved everything here, from the ‘adobo’ mushroom croquettes to giant ube ice cream choux bun.

Barbecue joint Acme Fire Cult offers a rebellious take on cooking over hot coals, with a focus on vegetables and utilising low-waste techniques, such as pickling and fermenting. Here, insightful dishes are presented on bamboo plates, and best enjoyed alongside one of its fresh brews.

Perilla pair Ben Marks and Matt Emmerson proved to be more than one hit wonders when they smashed difficult second restaurant Morchella out of the park. Marks is one of London’s more inventive chefs, and Morchella shows this off, whether it’s his spanakopita in a crisp filo cigar, or wonderful olive-spiked portokalopita syrup cake.

Big spenders only need apply to this glamorous St James’s restaurant, where multi-Michelin-starred Tong Chee Hwee delivers deeply-glossed Peking Duck alongside pitch-perfect dim sum. The most exciting Chinese restaurant to open in London for years.

The older, more sophisticated sibling to ground floor AGORA, OMA’s stylish, eucalyptus-washed interiors are a joy to behold. The cooking isn’t bad either, focusing on smokey skewers, raw fish plates and gorgeous pillowy bagels from the in-house bakery. Don’t miss the signature ‘giouvetsi’ - orzo glossy with beef fat and dressed with oxtail and bone marrow.

This buzzy bistro in central Notting Hill brings together talent from Ikoyi, Core, Noble Rot and The River Cafe, and the results speak for themselves. Expect high quality cooking and a wine list longer than your arm served within stylish interiors. Our advice? Grab a seat at the marble counter to see the chefs in action.

Lynus Lim’s slick, sophisticated Battersea gem Evernight manages to be genuinely innovative and utterly delicious - a rare combo. Order all of the skewers and the rice donabe for two.

Following superb Fallow in St James’ was a big ask, but Roe has managed that and then some, turning a hulking 500-cover site into a bustling restaurant for the modern age. It also takes the trio’s sustainability mandate further than ever, with plant-based, 3D printed decor and an aeroponic green wall that grows vegetables and herbs throughout the year.

Highly decorated chef Yannick Alleno adds another glistening Michelin star to his portfolio with this modern French restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane. Grab a seat at the counter to experience fine French cookery infused with global influences.

One can’t talk about French food in the capital without mentioning Bibendum, where Lyonnais master chef Claude Bosi is at the very top of his game crafting artistic picture-worthy plates in this majestic, historic building.

Padella is no secret, but we’ve spent an awful lot of time there and it has never failed to impress. For us, this is the best of London’s pasta joints, backed up by a fabulous Mr Lyan cocktail list.

If you’re looking for innovative fine dining with a touch of theatre, Adam Handling’s flagship Frog is the place to be. That inventive streak stretches to the vegetarian menu, which is one of London’s best.

The Dysart’s mock Tudor exterior hides some thrilling cooking within, courtesy of Roux Scholar Kenneth Culhane. Menus are technical, precise, with an eye for tradition as well as modern twists in line with the seasonal produce available.

Acting as a modern, neighbourhood joint for the locals of Chiswick, The Silver Birch continues to serve up a seasonal menu packed with elegant and innovative dishes courtesy of acclaimed chef Nathan Cornwell.

Everything about the experience at Trinity is pitch-perfect, from generous service to exceptional cooking that bring classic French technique to British produce. Don’t miss the beloved salted caramel custard tart.

If you love classic French brasserie fare and you’re not afraid of a bit of butter, Maison Francois is for you. The iconic dessert trolley pushes it into legendary status, not to mention the slick, ever-jovial service.

A long-standing cult favourite with Londoners, Quality Chop House has been serving up rustic, comforting British classics for over a hundred years. Inside it retains a Victorian charm, with black and white tiled floors and wooden booths on cast iron legs.

Far more than just another pasta restaurant, Manteca brings robust, richly-flavoured Italian plates to Shoreditch at this relaxed, nose-to-tail restaurant. Expect whole-animal butchery, hand-rolled pastas, wood-fired breads, and its own salami made in-house.

Nuno Mendes’ love letter to Lisbon finds its home on Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia, where gorgeous sharing plates are served ‘tasca-style’. It's a convivial dining experience from start to finish, and you mustn’t leave without trying the egg yolk and pork fat custard with port wine caramel.

Part of London’s burgeoning gastropub scene, Mount Street’s intricately designed restaurant, combined with the brilliance and artistry in Jamie Shears’ cooking, make for a truly unique experience. Be sure to come and try the infamous lobster pie for two.

Executive chef Sofian Msetfi heads up the kitchen at Michelin-starred Ormer Mayfair, where he draws on his Moroccan and Irish heritage to create innovative tasting menus using sustainably sourced ingredients. Produce is sourced from its eco-friendly kitchen garden in Essex wherever possible.

One of London’s finest Italian restaurants, Leo’s Clapton specialises in Sardinian cuisine, serving as a cafe in the mornings and a more sophisticated neighbourhood restaurant in the evenings. Breakfast and lunch are for walk-ins only, but you’ll need to book ahead to enjoy dinner in the main dining room.

Love a food and wine pairing? Look no further than Jonny Lake and Isa Bal - the ultimate pairing - who have a great thing going in Bermondsey with clever European cooking and worldly wines from unheralded grape-growing regions.

Perilla might bill itself as a neighbourhood restaurant, but this high-flying gem is well worth a trip across town if you ask us. The menu changes daily and with the seasons, and while all its dishes are worthy of applause, you can’t start a meal here without its famous sourdough with brown butter.

The glitzy location may keep some away, but we’d recommend everyone to make time to visit Richard Corrigan’s eponymous Mayfair restaurant - the food is comforting, delicious and perfectly executed. It's modern British and Irish to the core.

The grand dame of Soho continues to thrill with a menu of proper cooking that you just wanted to dive into and roll around in. Go with oysters, chicken liver parfait, steak frites and a Paris Brest, then stumble out happy onto the streets of Soho.

BAO might have seven restaurants in the capital now, but we still hold a special place for this early rendition in Borough Market. The restaurant makes use of a charcoal grill to cook dishes such as Shacha ox heart skewers and yellow chilli chicken thighs, amongst various small plates and bao buns, of course.

Replacing beloved local restaurant Pidgin, SESTA is head chef Drew Snaith’s latest venture, a trendy neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar serving modern British dishes bursting with flair and creativity. Think nduja Scotch olives, and smoked brisket and ox tongue crumpets.

A jewel in the JKS Restaurants crown, Gymkhana has long been thought of as one of London’s very best Indian restaurants. The interiors are rather lovely too, with dark wood, marble tabletops and metal accents striking a chord against a jade green colour palette.

The Pem has a distinct feminine quality that we love, from head chef Sally Abe and her largely female led team, to the pink hued decor throughout. You’ll find an ever changing menu of seasonal produce that never scrimps on quality or flavour, and a selection of fine wines to match.

Max Rocha’s famous parentage (John Rocha) might have helped the initial PR push, but Cafe Cecilia’s enduring popularity signifies the crowd-pleasing cookery done here. Rocha comes to the pass with experience in the kitchens of the River Cafe and Spring.

Anthony Demetre’s pitch-perfect classic cookery is all the reason you need to visit Wild Honey in smart St James’s. The use of genuine wild honey in the dessert section is a nice touch.

Cynthia Shanmugalingam’s London debut is a rip-roaring ode to Sri Lankan cuisine via palate-tickling curries, sambols and sauces. The rotis alone deserve a special mention - we could eat hundreds of them. Go now and don’t look back.

Rice is elevated to hero status at this sushi restaurant in Brixton, which specialises in hand rolls and fresh fish. Discover winning combinations such as BBQ eel, miso aubergine and lobster with egg yolk, miso and citrus in his famous temaki handrolls.

Normah Abd Hamid decided to ditch her corporate job to open her own cafe – Normah's - where she serves authentic Malaysian food in the heart of Bayswater. With her son Rezi managing front of house, together they’ve created a beloved local venture serving some of the best Malaysian food in London.

Paying homage to French chef and restaurateur Georges Auguste Escoffier, who joined The Savoy in 1890, Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay offers an intimate, tasting menu experience inspired by Escoffier's modern approach to French cookery.

Following huge success at its original site in Neal’s Yard, The Barbary has opened a second, larger restaurant in Notting Hill serving dishes inspired by the Barbary Coast. Its trademark counter still lies at the heart of the experience, but with more seating and a cocktail bar thrown in for good measure.

Seb Holmes opened Farang in 2015, and it’s as cool now as it was then, serving modern Thai food built on flavour and originality, as opposed to die hard authenticity. Seasonal produce is sourced from Thailand and the UK, and everything you see on the menu is made from scratch.

A solo venture from Jun Tanaka, The Ninth joins the plethora of excellent restaurants in Fitzrovia. Boasting a menu full of simple but refined Mediterranean cooking, the dishes are all designed to be shared - but there’s no pressure if you prefer your own plate!

Master Wei specialises in Shaanxi cuisine from northern China and has become famous for its flavourful biang biang noodle bowls. The restaurant is chef Guirong Wei’s first solo venture (she also co-owns Xi’an Impression in Islington) where she brings deftly spiced Chinese specialities and hand-pulled noodle dishes to the capital.

This new restaurant at the National Theatre is a genuine destination restaurant for the South Bank. Dramatic, sophisticated interiors pay homage to the building’s brutalist roots, as does the honest British cookery.

With a focus on championing the best of Ethiopian cuisine, you can expect dishes to be packed with plenty of flavour, and a fair amount of spice. Whether it’s stewed meats, or vegetarian alternatives, this menu is all about authentic comfort food.

The masterminds behind Crispin and Bar Crispin have swapped small plates for classic French fare at this charming bistro in Shoreditch. Leather banquets and starchy white tablecloths commit to the theme, offering a fitting backdrop to enjoy traditional French fare and an all-French wine list.

Famed for its glamorous Venetian interiors and lavish menus, The Wolseley is an all-day café-restaurant designed to evoke the feel of Europe’s grand cafe culture. From indulgent breakfasts to elegant dinners, The Wolseley offers timeless appeal.

Vivek Singh’s shaping of London’s culinary landscape has been instrumental in elevating Indian cuisine to whole new, elegant heights. Here, in the surroundings of an old library, he and his team serve flawlessly balanced plates.

Bakery, cafe and restaurant Toklas serves rustic and seasonal Mediterranean dishes with a daily-changing menu and a bio-dynamic wine list. A large open grill dominates the kitchen, and attached to the restaurant is a large 80-cover terrace that’s lovely in the summer.

This fan favourite is perhaps best known for its striking and over-the-top decor, but that’s just half the draw. Colonel Saab offers the best of Indian cuisine from across the subcontinent, paying homage to the region, and restaurateur Roop Partap Choudhary’s family, with each dish.