The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Connaught Bar
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One of those grand Mayfair hotels that's been around forever and somehow still feels genuinely special rather than stuffy. Think shining marble, original wood paneling, and a mahogany staircase so good that Ralph Lauren copied it. The crowd skews wealthy and quietly glamorous, the kind of people the impeccably discreet staff will never name. Three staff for every guest means you'll feel looked after in a way that's almost unsettling.
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Rank 2. KOL MEZCALARIA
Modern Mexican Cocktail Bar
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Rank 5. BiBi
Modern Indian
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Rank 6. Berenjak Mayfair
Persian
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Rank 7. MAZA Mayfair
Greek
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Rank 8. Ikoyi Restaurant
Experimental
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Rank 9. The Devonshire
British
A Soho pub downstairs, a serious fire-grill steakhouse upstairs, and somehow both halves feel exactly right. The Devonshire has landed on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, and the beef earns it: in-house dry-ageing, open-ember cooking, the kind of care that shows. The room draws a confident, well-dressed crowd who ordered without much deliberation. Polished but never stiff, and very much worth the trip.
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A wood-panelled Mayfair grill room that's been around forever and has absolutely no interest in reinventing itself, which turns out to be the whole point. The beef is serious, grass-fed, properly aged, and cooked with the quiet confidence of a place that's never needed a rebrand. The room feels like old London money with its jacket off. It made the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, and honestly, you can see why.
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Rank 11. Panadera Marylebone
Filipino Coffee Shop
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Rank 12. Gymkhana
Indian
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Rank 13. The Dover
Italian
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Rank 14. Donia
Modern Filipino
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Rank 15. HIMI
Japanese
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Rank 16. Kiln
Thai
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Rank 17. Kumori Handroll Bar
Japanese
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Rank 18. Akoko
West African
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Rank 19. Impala
Egyptian Middle Eastern
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Rank 20. Onsu
East Asian Bakery
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Rank 21. Nina
Italian
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Rank 22. Bocca di Lupo
Regional Italian
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Rank 23. Bilmonte
Dessert
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Rank 24. Gelupo
Dessert
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Rank 25. Burro
Italian
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Rank 26. Osteria Vibrato
Italian
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Rank 28. Bancone Golden Square
Italian
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Rank 29. BAO Soho
Taiwanese Chinese
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Rank 30. Arôme Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 31. Rita's
American
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Rank 32. Chin Chin Dessert Club
Dessert
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Rank 33. Andrew Edmunds
Modern European
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Rank 35. Nanahoshi
Sushi
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Rank 36. Taiyakiya
Japanese Dessert
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Rank 37. SOLA
American
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Rank 38. DUCKSOUP
Modern Mediterranean Wine Bar
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Rank 39. Quo Vadis
British
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Rank 40. Crunch
American
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Rank 41. Barrafina
Spanish
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Rank 42. The French House
French
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Rank 43. Koya Soho
Tokyo-style Noodles
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Rank 45. Hoppers
Sri Lankan
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Rank 46. Noble Rot
Modern European
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Rank 47. Maison Bertaux
Bakery
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Rank 48. 27 Romilly St
Persian
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Rank 49. Common Breads
Lebanese Mediterranean
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Rank 50. Weezie’s
Wine Bar
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Rank 51. Simpson's in the Strand
British Cocktail Bar
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Rank 52. The Sea, The Sea
Seafood
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Rank 53. Luca
Italian
Luca is a handsome Italian restaurant in Clerkenwell where the kitchen plays a long game of mixing proper Italian tradition with the best British ingredients, and mostly wins. The fresh pasta is the reason to come, especially anything stuffed. The room pulls in an international crowd who know their food without making a fuss about it, and the space itself, all exposed brick and quiet industrial warmth, is genuinely one of the nicer dining rooms in London.
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Rank 54. Hawksmoor St Pancras
British Steakhouse
Hawksmoor has been doing British beef better than almost anyone for years, and this location takes it somewhere absurd: a Gothic Revival cathedral of a dining room inside St Pancras hotel, all vaulted grandeur and serious steakhouses energy. Dry-aged, charcoal-fired cuts served with the kind of quiet precision that makes you stop mid-sentence. The Martini Bar is a genuinely good reason to arrive early. Jackets optional, but the room will make you wish you'd worn one.
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Rank 56. Fortitude Bakehouse
Bakery
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Rank 57. Master Wei Xi'An
Xi'an Chinese
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Rank 58. MARTINO'S
Italian
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Rank 59. Normah's
Malaysian
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Rank 61. Hunan
Chinese
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Rank 62. Ixchel
Mexican
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Rank 63. Ciao Bella
Italian
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Rank 64. Pollini at Ladbroke Hall
Traditional Italian
Tucked inside a contemporary art space in north Kensington, this Italian restaurant is one of those rooms where even the lighting fixture is a conversation piece. The crowd skews creative and quietly well-heeled, the kind who know their pasta and don't need to say so. The kitchen keeps things traditional but lean, following the market and the season, with a few off-menu surprises if you ask nicely.
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Rank 65. Villa Mamas
Bahraini Middle Eastern
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Rank 66. Bouchon Racine
French
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Rank 67. Elystan Street
Modern British
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Rank 68. Trattoria Brutto
Florentine Italian
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Rank 69. reemies cakes
Dessert
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Rank 70. Ibai
Basque Steakhouse
Farringdon's answer to the Basque question of how to cook a steak, Ibai is a proper grill restaurant built around sourcing mature Galician cattle, dry-aging the beef seriously, and cooking it over charcoal with the kind of restraint that makes the fire taste like flavor rather than an accident. The room is a converted warehouse, the wine list leans Spanish, and the crowd skews like people who actually read the menu before arriving.
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Rank 71. Danieru Sushi
Sushi
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Rank 72. Dim Sum Duck
Cantonese Chinese
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Rank 73. St. John
British
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Rank 74. Kuro Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 75. Zheng
Malaysian
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Rank 76. Nagare Bankside
Japanese-inspired Bakery
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Rank 77. Trullo
Italian
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Rank 78. Made in Italy
Italian
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Rank 80. Core by Clare Smyth
British
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Rank 81. Zeit für Brot
German Bakery
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Rank 82. Belly
Modern Filipino
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Rank 83. Stanley's
Modern European
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Rank 84. Phat Phuc Noodle Bar
Pan-Asian Noodles
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Rank 85. Chelsea Grill
Steakhouse
A serious steakhouse on King's Road that's earned a spot on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list without breaking a sweat about it. The beef is dry-aged in-house, sourced from British farms the kitchen actually knows, and cooked over a wood-fired grill with the kind of restraint that lets the meat do the talking. Warm room, knowledgeable staff, Chelsea money at the tables. Order confidently and don't overthink the sides.
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Rank 86. Unico Gelato & Caffè
Dessert
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Rank 87. BRAT
Wood-fired Steakhouse
BRAT is a wood-fired restaurant in Shoreditch that's been on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, and it earns it without any fuss. The open kitchen, timber, and natural light make it feel genuinely lived-in rather than designed within an inch of its life. The cooking is restrained and precise, built on Welsh instincts with a Basque lean. The crowd skews creative-industry, comfortable with a decent wine bill, and nobody's performing.
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Rank 88. Layla Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 89. One Club Row
American
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Rank 90. Garden Bar by Cue Point
Afghan-Texan Barbecue
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Rank 91. Le Choux
French Bakery
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A serious steak restaurant tucked inside The Ned, right in the City, where the finance crowd loosens their ties but not much else. The room is all leather and mahogany, the kind of place where the beef gets carved tableside and nobody rushes you. The Beef Wellington is a genuine reason to go, and the dry-aged cuts are sourced with real care. It's on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, which feels about right.
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Rank 93. Quince Bakery
British Bakery
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Rank 94. Tavern
Modern British
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Rank 95. Kurisu Omakase
Sushi
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Rank 97. August Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 98. Zeret Kitchen
Ethiopian
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Rank 100. Cadogan Arms
British Beer Bar