The Best European Food in London
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The best European food in London, according to the experts: National Restaurant Awards, The 50, and Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Perilla comes out on top.
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Chapter One and Delaunay hold the next two places. Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Perilla
Modern European
Natural light pours into this Newington Green restaurant where pendant lamps hang over a mix of marble and wood tables, and a bare brick wall behind the bar does most of the decorating. The kitchen has a fine-dining pedigree but the room doesn't perform that way. Modern European cooking, menus that change daily, seasonal ingredients taken seriously. The kind of neighbourhood spot that pulls people from further away than they'd usually admit.
The awards
- National Restaurant Awards National Restaurant Awards: 2026 · #43 · The National Restaurant Awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Chapter One
Modern European
A 1930s building in Locksbottom, with just enough period detail in the interior to feel considered rather than costumed, sets the scene for this neighborhood modern European restaurant. The Mibrasa grill does real work here, lending some smoke and char to prime British produce. Regulars clearly know the menu by heart, and the service team are the kind who notice when your glass is nearly empty.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Delaunay
European
Panelled walls, green leather banquettes, and marble floors set the mood at this grand all-day European café near the West End, modelled on the great café-restaurants of Vienna and Paris. Breakfast runs to eggs every way; dinner leans into schnitzels and sausages. The pre-theatre menu draws the Covent Garden crowd before curtain, and occasional evenings pair dinner with interviews from stars of stage and screen.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Dovetale
Contemporary European
The Knickerbocker Glory you build yourself is either the cheekiest move on any Mayfair menu or the most honest one, depending on your mood. Dovetale is a full-service restaurant inside 1 Hotel Mayfair, all natural materials and trailing greenery, with a terrace that earns its keep in summer. The food looks to Europe for its bearings, leaning into sharing plates and the kind of cooking that lets good ingredients carry the argument.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. The Wolseley
European Café
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 6. Andrew Edmunds
Modern European
The awards
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