
Lilibet’s restaurant in London is Mayfair seafood with a tiara slightly askew. It sits on Bruton Street, where Queen Elizabeth II was born, and leans into the royal connection with no trace of embarrassment. The room is floral, gilded, theatrical and faintly ridiculous. In lesser hands, that would be fatal. Here, it becomes part of the fun. The food is seafood-led, luxurious and more interesting than the décor might lead a cynic to expect. Come […]

Oudh 1722 restaurant in London is not the sort of Indian venue that begins by asking how much chili you can tolerate. Its cooking is quieter, slower, and considerably more regal. Aktar Islam’s first London restaurant explores the cuisine of Awadh, the historic northern Indian province centred around Lucknow. This means melting kebabs, fragrant biryanis, gentle curries and dishes cooked patiently beneath sealed lids. The setting is a rambling Victorian townhouse near Borough Market. The […]

Secret London restaurants with a view are not always the rooftop names with velvet ropes, skyline selfies and a booking policy designed to test your patience. Some are tucked inside hotels, galleries and riverside houses. Others sit quietly above the City, behind a discreet lift […]

Michelin Star Restaurants in Marylebone are not all white tablecloths and hushed dining rooms. That is what makes the area interesting. Around these elegant streets, fine dining can mean fire-led Mediterranean cooking, coastal Indian dishes, Mexican tasting menus, intimate omakase counters, polished British pubs, and restaurants […]

Restaurants like Bacchanalia are not really chosen for a quiet Tuesday supper. They are chosen for the entrance and the room. For the slight absurdity of ordering Greek dips beneath huge Damien Hirst sculptures while half of Mayfair seems to be pretending not to look at […]

The best credit card concierge is not there to tell you where to stay in Paris or which restaurant is popular in Mayfair. You can find that yourself in ten minutes. The real value is in what happens when the easy answers disappear: the last-minute table, the […]

Barbarella restaurant in London is not subtle, and it does not want to be. That is the first thing to understand. This is Big Mamma Group’s sixth London restaurant, set inside the YY Building at 30 South Colonnade in Canary Wharf, right by the water at Eden Dock. The group already knows how to make restaurants that people photograph before they even sit down — Gloria, Circolo Popolare, Ave Mario, Jacuzzi, Carlotta — and Barbarella pushes that […]

CeCe’s restaurant in London is not trying to be the quiet neighbourhood Italian. Let’s be clear about that. This is Notting Hill with eyeliner on. Set at 123a Clarendon Road, CeCe’s comes from Public House Group, the same team behind London spots including The Pelican, The Hero, The Fat Badger, and Canteen. The restaurant opened in the former Casa Cruz site, which already gives it a certain west London mythology before you even get to the front door. Harden’s describes […]

Brasserie Olivia restaurant in London is already one of Chelsea’s more interesting 2026 openings, even before the first steak frites leaves the pass. The venue is due to open in spring/summer 2026 at 1 Sloane Square, bringing Parisian brasserie culture to one of west London’s most visible dining corners. It is a big site. It will have 180 seats inside, 70 outside, and a terrace overlooking Sloane Square. Chelsea does terrace dining well when it wants to. The […]

Stepping into Laki Kane bar in London feels like boarding a late-night flight to somewhere far warmer. Just off Upper Street, this Islington favourite has built its identity around escapism. It’s not just a cocktail bar. It’s a full sensory experience rooted in rum, music, and immersive design. The concept draws heavily on Caribbean and Polynesian influences, with a clear focus on transporting guests through atmosphere, flavour and performance. The space leans fully into that vision. Expect […]

If there’s one name redefining pizza in the city right now, it’s Napoli on the Road restaurant in London. What started as a humble street food concept has evolved into one of the most exciting Italian openings in Soho. At the centre of it all is Michele Pascarella, crowned Best Pizza Chef in the World in 2023. His vision was never just about replicating Naples. It was about translating its spirit into something distinctly London. Walking into the Soho […]

Kinz restaurant in London is one of those openings that feels made for Notting Hill. It has warmth, scale, and a clear point of view. Set at 50 Notting Hill Gate, the restaurant takes over a former 1930s Lloyds Bank building, originally designed by Sir Edward Maufe, and turns it into an all-day Lebanese brasserie with a deli, mezzanine seating, a wine room inside the old bank vault, and a private dining room upstairs. That […]

MIKO Mei Fair restaurant in London has the feel of a venue that knows exactly where it sits. It is polished, intimate, and very Mayfair. But it is not timid. Set on Curzon Street, inside the Georgian townhouse also home to MiMi Mei Fair, MIKO Mei Fair is the latest opening from LSL Capital, the group behind restaurants including Jamavar, Bombay Bustle, MiMi Mei Fair and Nipotina. The idea is quite smart: a Thai restaurant […]

Arriving at The Chancery Rosewood hotel in London feels like stepping into a new chapter of Mayfair. Set within the former U.S. Embassy on Grosvenor Square, the building carries decades of history. Originally designed by modernist architect Eero Saarinen in the 1960s, it is now one of London’s most exciting luxury openings. The transformation, led by Rosewood Hotels, respects the building’s heritage while introducing a softer, more contemporary elegance. From the moment you enter, the scale is […]

Claro restaurant in London is the kind of place that could have easily felt too polished for its own good. St James’s address. Grand listed building. Tel Aviv pedigree. Open kitchen. Big flavours. It has all the ingredients of a restaurant that wants to impress. What makes it more interesting is that it also knows how to relax. Set at 12 Waterloo Place, Claro London is the first international outpost of the original Claro in […]