Volumes has quickly become a popular destination, known for its superb coffee and a lunch menu that keeps customers coming back. The atmosphere is vibrant, and the food offerings are diverse, catering to various tastes.
Launching on March 1, Akoko's West African inspired menu will be headed up by the Akoko burger, £16, which will see an aged British beef patty seasoned with a special spice blend as well as tamarind jam, sosu kaani scotch bonnet chilli sauce, yassa-spiced onions and melted goat's cheese. The Akoko burger will come in Heard's signature roast potato bun and be served with dibi dipping sauce inspired by Senegalese barbecue.
When it opened in 2011, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal quickly became one of the most talked-about menus in the capital. The dishes, inspired by historic British cuisine, included items such as the now-legendary Meat Fruit, a chicken liver and foie gras parfait moulded to look like fruit inside a mandarin jelly. These avant-garde recipes earned Blumenthal and the team at Dinner their first Michelin star in 2012, and a second followed in 2014.
In Mayfair and looking for the perfect burger? May we point you in the direction of Dover Street Counter, one of our new favourite restaurants in London . We've just reviewed this slick new diner, which comes from the same team as The Dover, the New York-style Italian restaurant which opened in 2023, and which we loved so much that it made our list of the best restaurants in London .
A host of one star restaurants have also closed since the last awards, including the two-Michelin-starred in South Ken. The one star La Dame de Pic at Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge and the two-Michelin-starred Lyle's in Shoreditch, Dosa at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair (which was open less than a year), and The Five Fields in Chelsea have also shut down, with Club Gascon in Smithfield set to stop operating next month .
For ages, London's culinary reputation-perhaps best defined by fish and chips at neighborhood pubs, (excellent) curry shops, and buttoned-up afternoon teas-seemed to lag behind global counterparts like Paris and Tokyo. Today, though, the British capital hums with Michelin-starred institutions, vibrant street food markets, and cooking that draws from the heritage of the immigrants who call the metropolis home. Underscoring that evolution, Tripadvisor just named London the No. 1 "Best of the Best Food Destination in the World" for its 2026 Travelers' Choice Awards.
