#piccadilly-restaurants

#piccadilly-restaurants

A meal at Ikoyi is an otherworldly experience. From the flavours (phenomenal) to the cost (astronomical), everything at this intimate, intoxicating restaurant will be carved upon your memory.

The Evening of Seafood will celebrate the best ocean produce with live demos, trader talks, oyster shucking and exclusive dishes, plus renowned restaurants operating on the Market floor.

Sushi Amamoto debuted in the Michelin guide with two stars in 2019, rumored to be due to inspectors being unable to get a table before then.

Vesper is Boxer's take on a restaurant that reflects London itself. Cosmopolitan and produce-led, if Dove hit that sweet spot between luxury and accessibility, Vesper is set to build on that same energy.

The front of house team were the embodiment of hospitality, making us feel comfortable and special, and happy to explain the aspects of the menu that felt unfamiliar. The dining room layout has a few nooks and corners but instead of feeling cramped, it is cosy and intimate.

Giacco's sets itself apart with a rotating line-up of chef residencies, changing every month to keep the menu fresh and provide opportunities for up-and-coming chefs.

'Excellently-done rotisserie chicken with a series of vintage sides,' said our four star review of the restaurant, which opened in 2023.

'In recent weeks, The Park has been subject to unexpected visits by camera-wielding influencers. This has taken us completely by surprise, probably because we do not spend a lick of time on TikTok. But some of our digitally-oriented team members have shared that The Park and its restrooms are trending.'

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High is right in the heart of the City of London in Bishopsgate. High in the sky, as the name suggests, on the sixtieth floor of Twenty-Two Bishopsgate, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High opened on February 4th, 2025 and is the highest restaurant in Europe, measured from ground level. You pass through security at the building entrance, and two lifts swiftly ascend to the restaurant level.

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.

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 .

The best restaurants in South Kensington are no secret to the most cultured among us. This corner of London is more synonymous with groundbreaking exhibitions than a buzzy food scene - but hey, who can compete with the V&A, Natural History Museum and Science Museum as neighbours? Alas, culture vultures require sustenance like everyone else, and there are plenty of exceptional places in these parts ready to tend to those post-gallery rumbles.

There's a brand new number one in Time Out's list of the best London restaurants with views , and it's a newly-opened joint just by Hyde Park. Congratulations to Shanghai Me, which opened last year on the 28th floor of the London Hilton on Park Lane. The same address was once home to Galvin at Windows, which closed in 2024 after 18 years of trading.

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 .

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught is celebrating Valentine's Day in London with a special menu, showcasing the best of fine French dining and fresh British ingredients. The meal begins with caviar paired with sea urchin and dashi jelly, continuing with indulgent dishes such as black truffle with cacklebean egg, Dover sole from Newlyn in Cornwall, and veal from Corrèze, France. Dessert comes in two parts: rhubarb and chocolate courses.