London restaurants

From humble origins as a supper club in a London flat, the Clove Club has transformed into this impressive Michelin-starred restaurant, named one of the world's best in 2017. The menu is a mystery until dishes arriv…

If you avoid pasta restaurants because you think you can make it just as easily at home, Marcella is here to prove you wrong. Perfect, homemade pasta comes with seasonally changing sauces in simple but delicious com…

Three brothers grew up on a farm. One became a farmer, another a butcher, while the third worked in hospitality. So they pooled their skills and came up with Rabbit, a breath of fresh air in upmarket Chelsea. The re…

You could easily miss Hawksmoor, discreetly signed and clad in black brick, but dedicated carnivores will find it worth seeking out. The dark wood and velvet curtains make for a handsome setting in which to gorge yo…

You'll need a reservation (and perhaps a compass) to dine at this vegetarian institution, located along an empty backstreet behind Chancery Lane. But your efforts will be rewarded with one of the finest dining exper…

This terrific and simply colossal restaurant does an all-you-can-eat Asian and Western buffet with everything from amazing curries to sushi, steaks, roasts, Chinese roast duck, scallops and all points in between, in…

A fantastic part of the foodie enclave of Borough Market, Padella is a small, energetic bistro specialising in handmade pasta dishes, inspired by the owners’ extensive culinary adventures in Italy. The portions are …

Trotting in on one of London's fleeting flavours of the week, Smoking Goat's kick-arse modern Thai menu is top notch. The industrial-chic look of exposed brick, huge factory windows and original parquet floors surro…

In addition to working entirely with sustainable small fisheries and local suppliers, Hook makes all its sauces on-site and wraps its fish in recycled materials, supplying diners with extraordinarily fine-tasting mo…

This stunningly located restaurant above the excellent National Portrait Gallery comes with dramatic views over Trafalgar Sq and down to the Houses of Parliament and London Eye. Prices are a bit steep, but it's a fi…