10 Best Restaurants In London
The once-joke-worthy London restaurant industry is now more wonderful and diversified than ever before, but it has never been more in need of your support. The pandemic’s effects have been profound; many of our favorite eateries are now in financial peril, and many more have regrettably closed their doors.
With our selection of the 2022 Best Restaurants, we hope to honor and highlight the capital’s hospitality sector.
1. Manteca: The idea of the Manteca has been circulating in London for some time. The creation of two excellent cooks temporarily erupted in its embryonic form in two different Soho neighborhoods. Today’s Manteca in Shoreditch is an underground cult that has gained popularity.
- The mood A special evening out for the discriminating carnivore in your life.
- the meal Amazing hand-rolled pasta came next, followed by all the meat.
- the beverage There are hundreds of wines on the list
Location: 49-51 Curtain Rd, London EC2A 3PT, United Kingdom.
Transport: Tube Old Street
2. Singburi: On an unremarkable section of Leytonstone High Road, a small Thai café managed by a family is always packed to the gills with savvy neighborhood residents. The tabletop displays of store-bought wine and beer in Singburi give the area a buzzy atmosphere. The little kitchen’s strictly traditional fare is served with a little ceremony.
Location: 593 Leytonstone High RoadLondonE11 4PA
Transport: Leytonstone High Rd Overground
3. Quality Wines Farringdon: Our chef, Nick Bramham, creates dishes with a Mediterranean influence for our neighborhood restaurant, which also has a wine shop nearby. Every night we are open, and bookings are accepted for dinner (Weds to Sat).
Location: The Quality Chop House88-94 Farringdon RoadLondonEC1R 3EA
Transport: Tube Farringdon
4. Luca: When it comes to building a reputation, it often seems like restaurants have two options: either become the hippest, trendiest, and place with the most reservations (for a few months, at least, before the crowd moves on) or choose a more understated, refined sophistication and elegance that will keep you coming back for longer. Luca manages to combine the two in a unique way thanks to the setup he received from The Clove Club’s Isaac McHale, Johnny Smith, and Daniel Willis.
Location: Clerkenwell (88 St John Street, EC1M 4EH)
5. Maison Francois: Any dining establishment worth considering will have a wandering pot of cornichons. It’s the kind of small touch that distinguishes a location; it’s obvious that the owners are aware of the pickled cucumber’s potent potency as well as the fact that some customers would want more than the typical three or four to go with a delicate heap of charcuterie.
Location: St James’s (34 Duke Street, SW1Y 6DF)
6. St John: The restaurant owned by Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver, which is now the center of a mini-empire with a branch, bakery, and wine shop, has received high accolades for reacquainting the British with the full potential of local produce, particularly anything gutsy and offal-ish. However, its almost defiantly casual style—a Michelin-starred restaurant for those who shun the whole notion—has been maybe even more influential.
Location: 26 St John StreetLondonEC1M 4AY
Transport: Tube Barbican tube or Farringdon tube/rail
7. Koyn: Strong Succession vibes at Koyn, the swanky new Japanese restaurant in Mayfair, where the cashmere classes sip 25-year-old Suntory from the Hikashu Distillery while chasing their A5 wagyu “hot stone” ishiyake. The cost of the living problem is also very much on the wane.
Koyn, which is owned by the same individuals who own the nearby Michelin-starred Jamavar, advertises itself as a “modern izakaya,” which sounds much more casual than it actually is. It is located in the former American embassy and Canadian High Commission on Grosvenor Street.
Location: Mayfair (38 Grosvenor St, W1K 4QA)
8. Sambal Shiok : Malaysian cuisine represents the ethnic diversity of the nation’s population, which includes Malay, Chinese, Peranakan, South Indian, and indigenous (such as the tribal Iban) groups. It features a dazzling array of ingredients, flavors, and cooking methods from all of these groups. In addition, there are traces of European colonialism and trade, as well as influences from the nearby cuisines of Thailand and Indonesia. As you can expect, this has resulted in a cuisine that is rich and incredibly diversified.
Location: 171 Holloway Rd, London N7 8LX, United Kingdom
Transport: Tube Holloway Road
9. Barbary Next Door: As long as you end your meal at The Barbary Next Door with the Hash Pot, it will always be a great meal. The restaurant’s character can be best illustrated by the small custard, one of just two options on the menu. The Barbary Next Door is a subdued homage to two of the most enduring institutions of the London dining scene, The Barbary and The Palomar.
Location: 16a Neal’s Yard, WC2H 9DP
10. Murano: It can be a little intimidating to enter a fine dining establishment in Mayfair, but head chef and proprietor Angela Hartnett has tapped into her Italian roots to ensure that meals at her Michelin-starred flagship are warm and highlight the finest of her country’s culinary.
Location: Mayfair (20 Queen St, W1J 5PP)
