Must-see restaurants in Notting Hill & West London

  • Outside the Michelin-starred Ledbury in Notting Hill

    Ledbury

    Notting Hill & West London

    With two Michelin stars, Brett Graham’s elegant award-winning French restaurant attracts well-heeled diners in jeans with designer jackets. Artful dishes…

  • Dishoom

    Notting Hill & West London

    Dishy Dishoom is not only a delightful art deco–style treat and a delicious picture to behold, but also serves some of the finest Indian food in London…

  • Flat Three

    Notting Hill & West London

    With pronounced Japanese, Korean and Scandinavian inflections, this lovely downstairs Holland Park restaurant is full of surprises and creative…

  • Mazi

    Notting Hill & West London

    Tucked away on pretty Hillgate St, Mazi offers a modern take on Greek cuisine, with a lively, seasonally updated menu that encourages sharing (mazi means …

  • Snaps + Rye

    Notting Hill & West London

    This neat Danish restaurant along Golborne Rd has made Nordic waves across London. Trendily frugal and achingly cool, the clean sparseness is complemented…

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    Couscous Café

    Notting Hill & West London

    This quirky Moroccan eatery has a bit of an Aladdin’s Cave feel to it, cluttered as it is top-to-bottom with rugs, lanterns and various ceramic ornaments…

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    Waterside Café

    Notting Hill & West London

    This canal boat cafe, moored in picturesque Little Venice, serves basic hot drinks, breakfasts and snacks, though its location is the real draw. Its…

  • Urban Social cafe in the Whiteleys shopping centre in Bayswater

    Urban Social

    Notting Hill & West London

    This impressive cafe has brought fresh energy to the rather tired-looking Bayswater shopping centre in which it has set up shop. It sells artisan coffee …

  • Farmacy

    Notting Hill & West London

    Pricey and well in step with dining trends, Farmacy aims squarely at wholesome, organic, gluten-free, vegan detoxing. For breakfast (Monday to Friday,…

  • Potli

    Notting Hill & West London

    With its scattered pieces from Mumbai’s Thieves Market, Indian-market-kitchen/bazaar cuisine, homemade pickles and spice mixes, plus an accent on genuine…

  • Arancina

    Notting Hill & West London

    With a perennial scrum around it thanks to its whiff of freshly baked pizza, Arancina sells Sicilian snacks and has half an orange Fiat Cinquecento (500;…

  • Princess Victoria

    Notting Hill & West London

    Grandly restored, the roomy interior of this imposing former Victorian gin palace soaks up pretty much any hubbub thrown at it, with ample elbow space and…

  • Dirty Bones

    Notting Hill & West London

    Situated in a low-lit basement, Dirty Bones divides into a throwback cocktail bar – decorated with a pinball machine and other retro devices – a lounge…

  • Franco Manca

    Notting Hill & West London

    Kicking off with a standalone pizzeria in Brixton Market before rolling outwards in all directions, Franco Manca's formula of deliciously aromatic thin…

  • Taquería

    Notting Hill & West London

    As you'd expect, the tacos are the thing here, and they're just as they should be: fresh, rich and comforting. Starting life as a stall on Portobello Rd,…

  • Electric Diner

    Notting Hill & West London

    This slender American-style diner tempts with a long counter and red-leather booths, to amplify cinematic links with the adjacent movie theatre. The…

  • Kerbisher & Malt

    Notting Hill & West London

    Peacock-blue-fronted Kerbisher & Malt serves up sustainably sourced, delectable, battered or grilled coley, haddock, pollock, cod and plaice that has made…

  • 222

    Notting Hill & West London

    Popular for its all-you-can-eat lunchtime buffet and evening à la carte menu, which draws the West London vegan crowds, this North End Rd restaurant has a…

  • Gate

    Notting Hill & West London

    With four restaurants in town, this cool-looking eatery defies its negative feng shui location (behind the Hammersmith Apollo, off Hammersmith flyover)…

  • Shikumen

    Notting Hill & West London

    Named after the delightful Sino-European-styled stone gateways that line the lǐlòng lanes of Shanghai, Shikumen (pronounced shh-koo-murn) serves up an…

  • Honest Burgers

    Notting Hill & West London

    When the burger munchies strike, this Portobello branch of the winning, no-nonsense Brixton chain can sit you down for a helping of its juicy trademark…

  • Mr Falafel

    Notting Hill & West London

    This simple and popular cafe is the place for Palestinian falafel wraps, done to a turn. There's a whole host of choice wrap fillings to go with your…

  • Acklam Village Market

    Notting Hill & West London

    Stuffed under the Westway, this lively and aromatic street-eats market at the north end of Portobello Rd serves organic street food snacks from all over…

  • Lowry & Baker

    Notting Hill & West London

    With its colourfully mixed-up cups, saucers and cutlery and snug interior, this appealing cafe has a jumble-sale charm. It offers fine Monmouth coffee and…

  • Geales

    Notting Hill & West London

    Frying on Farmer St since 1939 – a bad year for the European restaurant trade – Geales has endured, despite its quiet location tucked away on a street…

  • Drawing Room Café

    Notting Hill & West London

    This adorable cafe enjoys a divine setting within the elegant drawing room (the former Bishop's living room) at the rear of Fulham Palace. Sink into a…

  • Fish House

    Notting Hill & West London

    A worthy refuelling stop during a Portobello Market foray, this well-placed white-tile chippie does a brisk trade in fresh fish, wrapped in light and…

  • Tosa

    Notting Hill & West London

    With a welcoming flaming charcoal grill brightening its window, this simple, casual yet pretty and precise Japanese restaurant fixes its focus on smaller…

  • Wonderbunz

    Notting Hill & West London

    Chinese-style fluffy buns of all types is the name of the game here, with an unexpected range of flavours from veggie curry to Full English (egg, bacon,…

  • E&O

    Notting Hill & West London

    This Notting Hill hot spot offers Asian fusion fare presented as artfully as elaborate origami; decor is equally attractive: black-and-white minimalism…

  • Wasabi

    Notting Hill & West London

    This bright sit-down and takeaway branch of the superb Japanese sushi and bento chain, has fantastic rice sets, noodles, rolls and salads, all good value…

  • Cockney's Pie and Mash

    Notting Hill & West London

    For fine helpings of London's classic working-class staples: pie, mash and liquor (parsley sauce) in a standard-issue, no-nonsense white-tile-wall space.

  • River Cafe

    Notting Hill & West London

    The Thames-side name that spawned the world-famous eponymous cookery books offers simple, precise (and pricey) cooking that showcases seasonal ingredients…

  • Gelato Mio

    Notting Hill & West London

    Sun-soaked Notting Hill summer days find cooling relief at this ice-cream parlour, where low-fat and dense Italian gelato (thicker and less airy than ice…