The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Cliveden House
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Rank 4. Taste of Pakistan
Pashtun
A modest Hounslow dining room where Pashtun cooking arrives with the confidence of long tradition, each table animated by the clatter of eager conversation. The charred breads and slow-cooked meat speak to a kitchen that doesn't perform for critics but rather for the regulars who fill every seat each evening.
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A wood-fired kitchen in Chelsea honors its beef through restraint: dry-aged cuts sourced from British farmers and cooked with precision over heat, paired with understated sides that know their place. The dining room—warm woods, soft light, unhurried service—feels rooted in tradition yet entirely present, a restaurant that trusts its ingredients enough to let them speak.
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Rank 13. Foubert's
Ice Cream
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Inside Sir George Gilbert Scott's Gothic Revival masterpiece, Hawksmoor tends British beef with the kind of restraint that lets dry-aged flavor speak clearly over charcoal. The room is grand but the cooking refuses theatre, instead delivering precision through timing and heat—a welcome clarity in a space that could easily overwhelm.
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A handsome Soho pub where the bar thrums with the energy of a Dickens novel filtered through a Guy Ritchie lens. The British cooking arrives without fuss—roasts and pies executed with the kind of precision that makes tradition feel inevitable.
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Wood panelling and soft light frame a Mayfair institution where grass-fed British beef, dry-aged and char-grilled, arrives without pretense or flourish. The Guinea Grill endures because it understands that a great grill room need not perform tradition—it simply lives it, backed by service as assured and unshowy as the meat itself.
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Rank 20. The River Café
Italian
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Rank 24. Le Choux
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 27. Ida
Italian
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Rank 28. Layla Bakery
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 32. Core by Clare Smyth
British
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Rank 33. Made in Italy
Italian
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Rank 37. Kuro Bakery
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 40. Normah's
Malaysian
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In Farringdon, this Basque grill treats beef sourcing and dry-ageing as core identity, cooking Galician Blond over open fire with restraint rather than aggression. The confidence extends beyond the meat—clean plating, informed service, and Spanish wine all align behind the same disciplined intention.
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Rank 48. Ikoyi Restaurant
Experimental
Ikoyi operates in its own culinary universe, where Nigerian and global influences dissolve into something untethered and alive. The Strand dining room justifies the price if you believe in transformation through taste.
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Rank 49. Unico Gelato & Caffè
Ice Cream
In a quiet corner of St. John's Wood, Unico dispenses gelato with the precision of a jeweler setting stone, each flavor distinct and unsweetened enough to taste like fruit rather than candy. The counter staff move without fuss; you leave with cold cream that tastes inevitable.
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Rank 53. Donia
Filipino
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Rank 55. HIMI
Japanese
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Rank 56. Kiln
Thai
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Rank 58. Bocca di Lupo
Italian
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Rank 59. La Famiglia
Italian
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A narrow French dining room on Fulham Road that pursues romance with the single-mindedness of a devoted suitor. Each plate arrives with the kind of care that makes you forget the world outside, and the wine list rewards your trust in the staff's judgment.
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Rank 62. Osteria Vibrato
Italian
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Rank 63. Burro
Italian
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Rank 64. Bottarga
Greek
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Rank 66. Zheng
Malaysian
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Rank 67. BiBi
Indian
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Rank 68. reemies cakes
Dessert
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Rank 69. La Mia Mamma
Italian
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Rank 71. Nina
Italian
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Rank 72. Panadera Marylebone
Filipino
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Rank 73. Stanley's
Modern European
A brick courtyard tucked away from Chelsea's traffic hums with the murmur of cocktail chatter and the clink of glasses, a small reprieve from the city's relentless pace. The menu pivots between nimble small plates and austere cheese selections, each one executed with the kind of restraint that suggests confidence.
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Rank 74. Phat Phuc Noodle Bar
Chinese
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Rank 75. August Bakery
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 76. Berenjak Mayfair
Persian
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Rank 77. Villa Mamas
Bahraini
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Rank 78. Danieru Sushi
Japanese
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Rank 79. Elystan Street
Modern European
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Rank 80. Weezie’s
Wine Bar
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Rank 81. Luca
Italian
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Rank 82. MAZA Mayfair
Greek
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Rank 83. Common Breads
Lebanese
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Rank 84. Ixchel
Mexican
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Rank 85. The Sea, The Sea
Seafood
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Rank 87. The Dover
Italian
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Rank 88. Mamasons Dirty Ice Cream
Ice Cream
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Rank 89. Belly
Filipino
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Rank 90. Mahali Bakery by Mahali and Co
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 91. Gymkhana
Indian
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Rank 92. MARTINO'S
Italian
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Within The Ned's mahogany-lined dining room, Lutyens Grill handles dry-aged European beef with measured precision on the charcoal grill, letting each cut speak for itself. Tableside carving of Beef Wellington and classical service establish a restaurant where British grandeur feels earned rather than performed.
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Rank 95. Hunan
Chinese
At Hunan, the chef dictates the evening's course, steering diners through a progression of Hunanese dishes with the authority of someone who knows exactly what you need to taste. Surrendering the menu is the point—a gesture that transforms dinner into something closer to theater than transaction.
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Rank 96. Akoko
West African
Akoko's kitchen takes West African ingredients and technique—palm oil, fermented grains, slow-cooked proteins—and builds them into a tasting menu that moves with both intellectual rigor and genuine pleasure. The dining room on Berners Street feels like an arrival; you leave convinced you've witnessed something durable.
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Rank 97. Bilmonte
Ice Cream
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Rank 98. Kumori Handroll Bar
Japanese
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Rank 99. Gelupo
Ice Cream
A narrow Soho counter where the rhythm turns on a daily rotation of flavours that shift with the season, each batch arriving with the precision of a pastry chef's timing. The espresso is sharp, the biscotti snaps clean, and the ice cream tastes like it was made an hour ago—because it was.
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Rank 100. Impala
Egyptian