Modern Cuisine

Price: ££

Location: Islington

A. Wong celebrates diverse Chinese regional cuisines in Victoria.

Upmarket Chinese eatery for dim sum & a 10-course "Taste of China" menu showcasing regional cuisine.

Price: ££££

Location: Victoria

Imaginative Modern French haute cuisine from chef Jocelyn Herland, with a fiber-optic backdrop.

Angler specializes in fish and seafood tasting menus in Moorgate.

Modern British restaurant at the South Place Hotel, with mirrored ceiling and 7th-floor City views.

Price: ££££

Location: Moorgate

Italian

Price: ££

Location: Battersea

Mediterenean

Modernist Spanish dishes with paella & wood-fired dishes, cooked on the central grill, a speciality.

Price: ££

Location: Fitzrovia

Aulis is an intimate 12-seat counter by Simon Rogan in Soho.

Price: ££££

Location: Soho

Fancy Indian food

Stylish, upscale Indian-British fusion cuisine, with glass-walled kitchen and chef's table.

Location: Mayfair

Traditional British

There’s strong Basque influences on the menu of this rustic Spanish spot with open wood fire grill.

Price: £££

Location: Shoreditch

Israeli

Bi-level Tel Aviv–style eatery & bar for Israeli dishes in both casual & upscale dining areas.

Price: ££

Location: Southwark

Italian

Housemade pastas are offered with Prosecco & espresso in a chic setting with 3 dining counters.

Price: ££

Location: Covent Garden

French

Price: ££

Location: Chelsea

Chinese, Sichuan

Spicy Sichuan specialities served amid Chinese lanterns and traditional wooden decorations.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Behind offers fish-focused tasting menus in Hackney.

Seasonal seafood tasting menus offered in a compact, acclaimed destination that has a wine bar.

Price: ££££

Location: Hackney

Persian

Compact, casual spot for Iranian cooking with local, seasonal produce, designed for sharing.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Spanish

Updated Spanish mains, tapas & creative cocktails in a sophisticated setting at the Mondrian Hotel.

Price: ££

Location: Shoreditch

The bloopiest bloopy.

Location: Blooplington

Italian

Authentic small or large plate Italian dining in compact restaurant with neighbouring gelateria.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Indian

A menu focused on dishes from Bombay & across India in a hip space with bar, booth, & table seating.

Price: ££

Location: Mayfair

French

Price: ££

Location: Farringdon

There’s strong Basque influences on the menu of this rustic Spanish spot with open wood fire grill.

Price: £££

Location: Shoreditch

Brooklands is a new two-star restaurant in The Peninsula Hotel in Hyde Park.

Price: ££££

Location: Hyde Park

Italian

Cheery Italian restaurant specializing in Florentine staples including pastas & steaks, plus a bar.

Price: ££

Location: Clerkenwell

Mediterrenean

Price: ££

Location: Spitalfields

Traditional British

Price: ££

Location: Dartmouth Park

Modern Cuisine

Stylish, contemporary hangout crafting breakfast & lunch, including baked goods & gourmet plates.

Price: ££

Location: Bethnal Green

British Contemporary

Compact, laid-back bar & eatery offering hearty lunches & dinners, plus a robust wine list.

Price: ££

Location: Bloomsbury

Indian

Indian cuisine with a European twist, in former 19th-century courthouse with stained-glass windows.

Price: ££

Location: North Woolwich

European Contemporary

Price: ££

Location: Westbourne Park

Casa Fofó is a seasonal neighborhood restaurant in Hackney.

Intimate restaurant preparing refined seasonal fare from locally sourced ingredients.

Price: £££

Location: Hackney

Mexican

Price: ££

Location: Marylebone

Modern British

A high-end modern European option with a seasonally rotating menu served in an opulent hotel.

Price: ££

Location: Mayfair (in Browns Hotel)

Chez Bruce offers consistently excellent French cuisine in Wandsworth.

High-end Modern French dining, fine wines and an extensive cheese board in a simply decorated space.

Price: £££

Location: Wandsworth

Chishuru serves exciting West African cuisine in Fitzrovia.

Modern & traditional West African dishes served in a straightforward restaurant.

Price: £££

Location: Fitzrovia

Indian

Inventive Indian cuisine & innovative cocktails, served in a colorful, bazaar-themed space.

Price: ££

Location: Covent Garden

Big Mamma group

Glam, atmospheric eatery, opulently decorated with 20,000 bottles, serving trattoria fare & drinks.

Modern Cuisine

Jason Atherton's modern British fare served in art deco-style surroundings with 24th floor views.

Price: £££

Location: City

Seafood

Elegant, bi-level eatery with stained-glass windows offers Michelin-starred French haute cuisine.

Price: ££

Location: Chelsea

In the michelin building.

Elegant, bi-level eatery with stained-glass windows offers Michelin-starred French haute cuisine.

Location: Chelsea

Modern Cuisine

Relaxed eatery serving seasonal dishes of British ingredients alongside inexpensive wines on tap.

Price: ££

Location: BT Tower

French

Modern French restaurant with notable wine list, flower-filled conservatory and log fire.

Price: ££

Location: Covent Garden

Club Gascon focuses on South-West French cuisine in Smithfield.

Southwest French menu with all sorts of foie gras dishes in formal, marble-and-wood setting.

Price: ££££

Location: Smithfield

Britsh Contemporary

Hearty comfort food & handcraft cocktails served in a historic, chic Covent Garden townhouse.

Price: ££

Location: Covent Garden

Cornerstone focuses on seafood dishes in Hackney.

Family-friendly locale for British & global pub grub in a sunny space with big display windows.

Price: £££

Location: Hackney

Modern Cuisine

Price: ££££

Location: Shoreditch

Da Terra features a Latin American and Italian no-choice menu in Bethnal Green.

Innovative European fare is served via blind tasting menus in this chic eatery set within a hotel.

Price: ££££

Location: Bethnal Green

Spanish

Sophisticated restaurant serving Iberico pork, gambas rojas & tacos, plus cocktails & wine.

Price: ££

Location: King's Cross

Basque Tapas

Gourmet tapas in an elongated room with tables and stools at marble-topped bar, and an open kitchen.

Price: ££

Location: Marylebone

Dorian is a newly starred restaurant in Notting Hill.

Price: £££

Location: Notting Hill

Modern British

Price: ££

Location: Notting Hill

Dysart Petersham offers spectacular tasting menus in Richmond-upon-Thames.

High-end gastropub in an Arts and Crafts building with large windows, wood burner and rustic tables.

Price: £££

Location: Richmond-upon-Thames

Mexican

Tacos al pastor & other South American–inspired food & drinks served in buzzy, colourful digs.

Price: ££

Location: Borough Market

Modern British

Price: ££

Location: Hoxton

Indian

Price: ££

Location: Notting Hill

Modern Cuisine

Tiny former beer cellar of an 18th Century pub for Modern European dishes and lesser known wines.

Price: £££

Location: Soho

Evelyn’s Table provides elegant Mediterranean cooking in Soho.

Tiny former beer cellar of an 18th Century pub for Modern European dishes and lesser known wines.

Price: ££££

Location: Soho

Japanese izakaya

Price: ££

Location: Nine Elms

Thai food

Price: ££

Location: Highbury

Austrian

Classic Austrian fare, wine and coffee in a throwback space evocative of old-world Vienna.

Price: ££

Location: Marylebone

Five Fields offers quintessentially British serene tasting menus in Chelsea.

Understated Modern British restaurant with fixed-price menu using rare herbs and seasonal produce.

Price: ££££

Location: Chelsea

Modern Cuisine

Flagship restaurant of chef Adam Handling, using local ingredients on a contemporary seasonal menu.

Price: ££££

Location: Covent Garden

French

Galvin La Chapelle's little sister, next-door to the gourmet spot, with a French/Italian cafe menu.

Price: £££

Location: Spitalfields

This place is really popular and hard to book for dinner.

Italian fare in an elevated dining room with a marble bar, mirrored ceiling, & rich, eclectic decor.

Price: ££

Location: Shoreditch

Indian

Intimate Indian restaurant with bare brick walls, offering home cooking-inspired menus.

Price: ££

Location: Spitalfields

Indian

Tandoor oven roasts, sigri charcoal grills and seasonal curries at Raj-era themed Indian restaurant.

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

HIDE is a three-tier dining experience in Mayfair.

A three floor space in a contemporary setting with elevated morning to late-night dining options.

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

Chinese

Dim sum, Modern Cantonese delicacies and signature cocktails in artfully lit designer surrounds.

Price: ££££

Location: Bloomsbury

Chinese

Dim sum, Modern Cantonese delicacies and signature cocktails on 2 floors with designer decoration.

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

Modern British

Cosy neighbourhood eatery offering upscale, inventive dishes with global flair, plus Sunday roasts.

Price: ££

Location: Wandsworth

Traditional British

Offal, game and other meaty treats at smart British bistro in former Victorian butcher’s shop.

Price: ££

Location: Bayswater

Indian

Contemporary Indian cuisine using seasonal ingredients served in an upscale restaurant & takeaway.

Price: ££

Location: Dulwich

Middle Eastern

Husband-and-wife run cafe/dining room serving colourful salads, pastries, mezze and iced teas.

Price: ££

Location: Bloomsbury

South Indian, Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan & South Indian cuisine & exotic cocktails served against a hip, vibrant backdrop.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Humble Chicken is a Japanese Izakaya with a set tasting menu in Soho.

Convivial restaurant offering Japanese-inspired plates, seafood & cocktails, plus outdoor seating.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Humo is known for intricate grilled dishes in Mayfair.

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

Ikoyi serves West African-inspired cuisine in St James’s.

Eatery with decor that reflects the cuisine: a modern twist on authentic West African flavours.

Price: ££££

Location: St James’s

Middle Eastern

Down-to-earth restaurant serving falafel, grilled meats, hummus, veggie dishes & desserts.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Indian

Indian street food gets an upscale makeover at this glossy venue with botanical-themed cocktails.

Price: £££

Location: Mayfair

Best Japanese restaurant in Hampstead

Small Japanese restaurant/takeaway with grilled skewers and sushi, plus shochu cocktails and sake.

Price: ££

Location: Hampstead

Chinese

Sophisticated Chinese restaurant serving gourmet classics in an elegant, modern dining room.

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

Indian

Modern interpretations of dishes from Northeastern India, in a sophisticated dining room.

Price: ££

Location: Mayfair

Persian (best chicken Rachel has ever eaten)

Persian dishes, from grilled lamb to fish stews, served in a stylishly understated white space.

Price: ££

Location: Maida Vale

Thai, Southeast Asian

Casual open kitchen cooking noodles & Thai-inspired dishes using wood-burning ovens and grills.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Kitchen Table offers a surprise tasting menu each night in Goodge Street.

19-seat U-shaped table around a cooking station, with a multi-course menu of small European dishes.

Price: ££££

Location: Goodge Street

Modern Cuisine

Modern British fare with a Spanish twist served in a polished, dimly lit space with a bar.

Price: ££

Location: Mayfair

Kol is a modern Mexican restaurant using British ingredients, located in Marylebone.

Trendy restaurant serving innovative Mexican-British fusion food, plus mezcal & cocktails.

Price: ££££

Location: Marylebone

Indian (Rachel likes this one)

A classic & creative selection of Indian-inspired dishes & cocktails in a contemporary eatery.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

South African

South African chef-owner adds creative twists to the Modern Euro menu at this relaxed, earthy venue.

Price: ££

Location: Peckham

Indian

Set in an airy townhouse & serving elevated Indian fare such as chicken tikka alongside cocktails.

Price: ££

Location: Chelsea

Classic Cuisine

Time-tested brasserie for classic Anglo-French cuisine, with saffron walls covered in fine art.

Price: ££

Location: Mayfair

Modern Cuisine

Fine dining restaurant in an 1839 townhouse, with a notable wine list and Modern British menu.

Price: ££

Location: Kensington

Italian

Polished, contemporary fixture with wine & seasonal menus that include housemade pasta dishes.

Price: ££

Location: Southwark

Modern British

Relaxed, intimate setting for simple, modern bistro fare, cheese & charcuterie with wine pairings.

Price: £££

Location: Shoreditch

Peruvian

Contemporary Peruvian cuisine showcased in a compact, space with beige banquettes and a skylight.

Price: ££

Location: Charlotte Street

Italian

Imaginative take on classic Italian, with extensive wine list and notable breads.

Price: £££

Location: Marylebone

Modern Cuisine

Price: ££

Location: Pimlico

Modern Cuisine

Warm, relaxed eatery offering simple & modern seasonal British plates plus an elevated wine program.

Price: ££

Location: Victoria

Luca features Italian dishes with a modern twist in Clerkenwell.

Warm, vintage, brick-lined restaurant featuring an elevated Italian menu & fireside terrace seating.

Price: £££

Location: Clerkenwell

Modern British

This stripped back dining room serves seasonal British fare as a la carte lunches and set suppers.

Price: £££

Location: Shoreditch

Modern Cuisine

High-end French-style dishes with British ingredients in modern claret and white-linen dining room.

Price: ££££

Location: Belgravia

Italian

Stylish, upscale restaurant featuring Italian cuisine, set menus & weekly live music.

Price: ££

Location: Earl's Court

Traditional British

Classic British fare in a former Victorian pub with original mahogany panelling and modern updates.

Price: ££

Location: Hackney

Mediterrenean

Creative North African & Spanish dishes, plus all-day tapas in a smart space with a relaxed vibe.

Price: ££

Location: Islington

Italian

Angela Hartnett's fine Modern European cuisine in light, sophisticated space with chef's table.

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

British Contemporary

Price: ££

Location: Spitalfields

Modern British

Seasonal ingredients take on international influences at this small, atmospheric bistro and bar.

Price: ££

Location: Brockwell

Mediterrenean, Ottolenghi

Serene destination with a chic vibe offering a creative menu of Mediterranean dishes.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Italian, Sicilian

Sicilian-Moorish fare served over 3 characterful floors, with cocktail bar & private dining room.

Price: ££

Location: Charlotte Street

Modern Cuisine

Price: ££

Location: Trafalgar Square

Italian. Virtual queue.

Modern bistro with a short list of housemade pasta dishes accompanied by wine & Italianate drinks.

Price: ££

Location: Southwark

Indian

Informal restaurant featuring traditional Indian cuisine & a vintage-style cocktail bar.

Price: ££

Location: Fitzrovia

Sri Lankan Contemporary

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Mediterrenean

Price: ££

Location: Peckham

Pied à Terre offers innovative French cuisine in Fitzrovia.

Meticulously constructed Modern French dishes in a discreetly decorated dining room.

Price: ££££

Location: Fitzrovia

Creole, Cajun

Colorful pub with a New Orleans influence, Cajun and Creole cuisine, draft beer and live jazz.

Price: ££

Location: Islington

Thai food

Price: £

Location: TCR

Modern Cuisine

Sophisticated Modern British menu in Jason Atherton's buzzy contemporary dining room and lounge bar.

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

Italian

Patisserie with traditional & creative takes on croissants & baked goods with weekend specials.

Price: ££

Location: London Fields

Mediterrenean

Price: ££

Location: Shoreditch

Modern Cuisine

Pared-back, Modern European dining room serving robust flavours and seasonal ingredients all day.

Price: £££

Location: Great Portland Street

Modern British

Locavore menu of small plates & wines served in a stylish former garage space with communal tables.

Price: ££

Location: Canonbury

French

French-style cafe and brasserie with a contemporary bare-brick interior plus a pavement terrace.

Price: ££

Location: Wanstead

Indian

Carefully crafted experimental variations on home-style Indian food and seafood in elegant hotel.

Price: £££

Location: Victoria

Modern British

Modern takes on classic British dishes, in former floral hall atop Borough Market with city views.

Price: ££

Location: Borough Market

Modern British

Contemporary, seasonal takes on bistro classics offered in a relaxed, traditional setting.

Price: ££

Location: Holborn (in the Hoxton)

BBQ

A smoker and grill take centre stage at this stylishly rustic barbecue joint with a bar and terrace.

Price: ££

Location: Shoreditch

Spanish

Lively, 2-story Spanish eatery offering tapas plates plus bar & countertop dining in casual digs.

Price: ££

Location: Mayfair

Mediterrenean

Rustic-chic bar & kitchen spotlighting cocktails & wines, plus contemporary British fare.

Price: ££

Location: Bethnal Green

Mediterrean

Spanish & Italian small plates & wine served in a chic, warmly decorated dining spot.

Price: ££

Location: Fitzrovia

Modern British

Expansive brasserie & large terrace for spectacular river views & a sophisticated Anglo-French menu.

Price: ££

Location: Hammersmith & Fulham

Modern Cuisine

Creative small plates feature curing, smoking & preserving techniques at this hip hub with full bar.

Price: ££

Location: Tooting

French

Daily menus of modern French fare and a long list of mainly French wines in a rustic-chic space.

Price: ££

Location: Battersea/Clapham

California

High-end, inventive Californian cuisine in refined surroundings where SOho meets LA, hence the name.

Price: ££££

Location: Soho

Creative

Sophisticated, Korean-inspired fine-dining spot with seasonal tasting menus & wine pairings.

Price: ££££

Location: Southwark

Traditional British

Rotating menus feature traditional British fare & a diverse wine list in upbeat, white-walled digs.

Price: ££

Location: Spitalfields

Modern Cuisine

Price: ££££

Location: City

Modern British

Price: ££

Location: Chelsea

Story offers narrative-driven dishes with innovative presentation in London Bridge.

Minimalist-style white space with wood tables specialising in creatively topped gourmet pizza.

Price: ££££

Location: London Bridge

American

Creative takes on burgers in a greenery-trimmed space serving brunch & dinner.

Price: ££

Location: Notting Hill

Japanese, Sushi

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

Vegetarian

Retro-chic restaurant dishing up vegan & vegetarian dishes, plus cocktails, beer & wine.

Price: ££

Location: Mayfair

British Contemporary

Frequently changing Modern British menu served in wooden-floored pub hung with colourful art.

Price: ££

Location: Southwark

North African

Petite eatery for small plates with Berber-style flavors served at a bar by a central kitchen.

Price: ££

Location: Seven Dials

European Contemporary

Price: ££

Location: Islington

Modern British

Modern British gastropub with darkwood interior and mounted stag antlers, plus upstairs pool room.

Price: ££

Location: Chelsea

Traditional British

Neighbourhood pub & restaurant with carefully selected seasonal food, beers & natural wines.

Price: ££

Location: Stoke Newington

Modern Cuisine

Understated Modern British restaurant with fixed-price menu using rare herbs and seasonal produce.

Price: ££££

Location: Chelsea

Traditional British

Elegant Edwardian restaurant featuring Michelin star service and locally-inspired dishes.

Price: £££

Location: Victoria

Fancy pub food.

Laid-back gastropub with an upscale, Modern British menu, including handmade scotch eggs and game.

Location: Fulham

Traditional British

Price: ££

Location: Kensington

Italian

Italian food & drinks in a polished, bi-level digs with a basement bar & terrace.

Price: ££

Location: Marylebone

Creative, Contemporary

Price: ££££

Location: Belgravia

Mediterrenean

Casual restaurant with romantic first-floor space, serving French-influenced Mediterranean cuisine.

Price: £££

Location: Charlotte Street

Seafood

Chef-driven shellfish & seafood creations pair with wines in an intimate, warehouse-chic space.

Price: ££

Location: Covent Garden

Middle Eastern

Modern fare from Jerusalem meets a variety of international influences in mosaic and wood surrounds.

Price: ££

Location: Soho

Location: Kentish Town

Gastropub

Airy modern rethinking of a Victorian pub with locally brewed beer and a classic British menu.

Price: ££

Location: Notting Hill

Modern British

Craft beers and seasonal meats butchered onsite casually presented at untreated wood tables.

Price: ££

Location: Islington

Modern Cuisine

Mediterranean-inspired cuisine offered in an upscale pub with a leafy terrace & country-chic rooms.

Price: ££

Location: Notting Hill

Modern British

High-end British–French dining in baroque-style gilded salon with ceiling frescoes and chandeliers.

Price: ££££

Location: St James

Indian

Indian small plates, entrees & desserts in a laid-back corner hangout with a bar & a terrace.

Price: ££

Location: Islington

Mediterrenean

Refined Mediterranean plates & cocktails presented in a chic, traditional hotel dining room.

Price: ££

Location: Mayfair

Traditional British

Elevated pub food & drinks in a stylish, retro-inspired space attached to the Langham Hotel.

Price: ££

Location: Marylebone (in The Langham)

Modern British

Contemporary local cuisine served in a fashionable restaurant within the Whitechapel Gallery.

Price: ££

Location: Spitalfields

Indian

Upscale Indian dishes from the southwest coast using fish and coconut, plus wine pairings.

Price: ££

Location: Marylebone

Modern Cuisine. Looks to have generally good availability.

Fat Duck alumni dish out complex dishes & interesting wines in a welcoming retro-modern space.

Price: ££££

Location: Southwark

Italian

Confidently unfussy Italian cooking in a homely upstairs room or downstairs bar.

Price: ££

Location: Islington

Umu provides traditional Kyoto-style multi-course dinners in Mayfair.

Artistically presented, refined Japanese dishes with wine and sake in smart casual setting.

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

Japanese

Artistically presented, refined Japanese dishes with wine and sake in smart casual setting.

Price: ££££

Location: Mayfair

Modern British

Posh interiors, outdoor seating, & contemporary cuisine served on the rooftop of a members club.

Price: ££

Location: Clapham Common

Indian

High-end dining and luxurious Maharajah-inspired decor at London's oldest Indian restaurant.

Price: £££

Location: Mayfair

Modern British

Airy, modern-industrial seafood eatery offering British & Spanish small plates plus natural wines.

Price: ££

Location: Holloway

Modern British

Sophisticated restaurant & bar offering refined seasonal produce & contemporary French cooking.

Price: £££

Location: St James

Mediterrenean

Large multi-purpose space with a restaurant, bar, deli, event space & photography studio.

Price: ££

Location: Belgravia

Argentinian

Bare-brick dining spot and bar with a stool-lined open kitchen and sharing plates of classic fare.

Price: ££

Location: Marylebone

Modern Cuisine

Price: ££

Location: King's Cross

Italian Contemporary

Fire-cooked nose-to-tail cuts of meat meet hand-rolled pasta in this simple, Italian-inspired diner.

Price: ££

Location: Shoreditch