The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Core by Clare Smyth
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Rank 1. Core by Clare Smyth
British
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Rank 4. Kuro Bakery
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 6. Layla Bakery
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 7. Normah's
Malaysian
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Rank 8. Le Choux
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 10. Ida
Italian
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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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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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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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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 35. 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 47. Made in Italy
Italian
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Rank 49. Donia
Filipino
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Rank 50. HIMI
Japanese
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Rank 51. Kiln
Thai
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Rank 52. Burro
Italian
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Rank 53. Bocca di Lupo
Italian
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Rank 54. Osteria Vibrato
Italian
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Rank 55. 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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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 57. The River Café
Italian
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Rank 58. BiBi
Indian
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Rank 59. Panadera Marylebone
Filipino
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Rank 60. Nina
Italian
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Rank 61. Berenjak Mayfair
Persian
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Rank 62. Foubert's
Ice Cream
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Rank 63. The Dover
Italian
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Rank 64. reemies cakes
Dessert
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Rank 65. Zheng
Malaysian
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Rank 66. Gymkhana
Indian
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Rank 67. Weezie’s
Wine Bar
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Rank 68. Common Breads
Lebanese
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Rank 69. Trattoria Brutto
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 71. 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 72. Bilmonte
Ice Cream
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Rank 73. Villa Mamas
Bahraini
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Rank 74. Kumori Handroll Bar
Japanese
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Rank 75. 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 76. 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 77. Phat Phuc Noodle Bar
Chinese
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Rank 78. Impala
Egyptian
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Rank 79. Onsu
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 80. The Sea, The Sea
Seafood
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Rank 81. Chin Chin Dessert Club
Ice Cream
A narrow Soho parlor with polished surfaces and a gleam of refinement where ice cream becomes an occasion rather than an afterthought. The flavors bend toward invention—not gimmickry—and each spoon registers as a small discovery.
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Rank 82. Danieru Sushi
Japanese
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Rank 83. Elystan Street
Modern European
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Rank 84. Taiyakiya
Dessert
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In a converted Shoreditch warehouse, Tomos Parry grills with the precision of restraint rather than spectacle, letting oak and timing speak louder than technique. The room is warm and unhurried, the wine list restless and curious, and every plate—from Hereford sirloin to mutton chop—reads as a quiet argument for doing one thing very well.
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Rank 88. La Mia Mamma
Italian
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Rank 89. La Famiglia
Italian
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Rank 91. Bottarga
Greek
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Rank 92. Arôme Bakery
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 93. Ixchel
Mexican
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Rank 94. Mamasons Dirty Ice Cream
Ice Cream
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Rank 95. MARTINO'S
Italian
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Rank 96. Belly
Filipino
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Rank 97. Mahali Bakery by Mahali and Co
Bakery/Cafe
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Rank 98. Fortitude Bakehouse
Bakery/Cafe
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