March 2024: Our Top 50 Restaurants in London is an ever-evolving thing – as is our list of the Best New Restaurants in London, to which the incredible Morchella in Exmouth Market has just been added. As the first whispers of spring (aka £1 daffs in your local supermarket) make themselves heard across the city, we'd like to alert you to the most spring-like spots in the all-time Top 50, including the outdoor tables at St John Marylebone, the indoor window seats at Cafe Deco, and a sun-lit brunch upstairs at Akub. Failing all that, a big bowl of laksa at Sambal Shiok on Holloway Road should warm you up if the weather doesn't play ball.
From much-loved local favourites through to city classics and exemplary new openings, we have eaten our way through the very best that London has to offer and after much debate and degustation have compiled this definitive list of the capital’s current greatest spots.
All of edible life is here; fine-dining in Fitzrovia, Kurdish cuisine in Camberwell, and the cream of Soho. We also have for your delectation a brand new Number 1 in Hackney’s sublime Cafe Cecilia, as well as new entries from Thai game-changer Chet’s, the west African tasting menu at Akoko and Indian-Irish fusion joint Shankeys.
Everywhere on our list serves up incredible food you won’t forget. This is your guide to eating out in the capital. Don't forget to sign up to our free newsletter for unbeatable London restaurant news and tips. Tuck in.
Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.
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