Best of London Food Shops , Restaurants and Wine establishments in 2021
Here is my list of best of London food shops , restaurants and wine establishments for 2021.
Best Restaurant (s) in London : The Clove Club , Claude Bosi at Bibendum , Kitchen Table , The Ritz , , Sola Soho , Helene Darozze , Dysart Petersham ,The Five Fields, Maos and Pied a Terre
Best Sourcing and Ingredients : Sola Soho , Calude Bosi at Bibendum , The River Cafe
Best Restaurant Wine Lists : Chez Bruce , Medlar , Noble Rot , Hunan, Les 110 de Taillevent London and Hide
Best New Openings : Trattoria Brutto , Kol , Sessions Arts Club , Oxeye and Black Salt
Best Argentinian : Zoilo
Best Italian Restaurant (Southern) : Gola
Best Italian ( Sardinian) Olivo Group
Best Italian Restaurant (Northern) : Novikov , Locanda Locatelli
Best Pan Italian : , River Café , Boca di Lupo , (Francesco Mazzei 's) Sartoria and L'Amorosa
Best Trattoria : Mele e Pere , Radici and L'Amorosa
Best Indian : Jamvar , Gymkhana , Roti Chai/Chai Ki , Black Salt and Dastaan ( just out of London)
Best Casual Indian : Chai Ki
Best Indian delivery : Motu
Best Indian (Modern) : BiBBi and Gymkhana
Best Pakistani : Saloos and Tayyabs
Best Chinese : Hunan , Kai , Silk Road and A Wong
Best Dim Sum : A Wong and Royal China (Baker St)
Best Thai : Som Saa , The Heron
Best Fusion : Novikov and Maos
Best Japanese : The Araki , Endo at the Rotunda and Umu
Best Vietnamese : nothing noteworthy sadly
Best Singapore/Malaysian : Rasa Sayang
Best Lebanese/Syrian : Ishbilia Knightsbridge and Al Phoenic
Best Greek : Catalyst Cafe , Opsos , Meraki and Horvada
Best "Politiki Kouzina " Peckham Bazaar , Yeni and Dulwich Lyceum
Best Turkish : Gökyüzü and Yeni
Best Iranian/Persian : Kateh and Berenjak
Best Sushi : The Araki and Endo at the Rotunda
Best French : Club Gascon, Claude Bosi at Bibendum
Best Vegan : Gauthier Soho
Best Modern British/European : Kitchen Table , Lyle's, Core and The Clove Club
Best Spanish : Cambio de Tercio and Pizarro
Best Tapas : Tendido Cero , Barrafina , José
Best English : St John's , The Guinea Grill , Parlour and Quality Chop House
Best Fish/Seafood : Noble Rot , Parsons , The Sea The Sea Hackney/ Chelsea and Bentley's
Best Oysters : Noble Rot , Wright Bros , Bibendum Oyster Bar, The French House and Bentley's
Best Gastro Pubs : Parlour , Harwood Arms , Anchor and Hope , Cadogan Arms and Eagle
Best Service : Noble Rot and Cambio de Tercio
Best Sandwich : Kappacasein's , Cheese Toastie
Best Pub : The Guinea and Cadogan Arms
Best Selection of Craft Beer : The Rake
Best Wine Bar : 40 Maltby St , Antidote Wine Bar, 10 Cases and Noble Rot
Best Brasserie : Bob Bob Ricard and Bob Bob Cite
Best Neighbourhood Restaurants : L'Amorosa , Peckham Baazar , Myrtle and Chez Bruce
Best Mavericks : Quality Wines , Mao's Catalyst Cafe & Roasters and 40 Maltby St
Best French Bistro/Bourgeois Cooking : Casse Croûte , Maison Francois
Best Burger : Zoilo
Best "joint" Burger : Patty and Bun and Meat Liquor
Best Chain Burger : Patty and Bun
Best Steak : Guinea Grill , Zelman Meats , Flat Iron and Goodman
Best Steak Restaurants : Zelman Meats , Hawksmoor , Flat Iron , and Goodman
Best Pizza : Santa Maria
Best Pizza chain : Franco Manca
Best Deli : Prezzemolo e Vitale and The Ealing Grocer
Best Street Food : Mr Falafel ( Shepherds Bush )
Best Value for money Wine List : Noble Rot, The Wild Tavern , Hunan and Andrew Edmunds
Best Value for Money Restaurants : Koya Bar , Flatiron and Peckham Bazaar
Best Breakfast : Koya Bar and The Guinea
My best meals in London 2021 . Calude Bosi at Bibendum , Sola Soho and Black Salt
My best meal outside London in 2021 : Timberyard , Edinburgh
My best meals outside the UK in 2021 : Table ( Bruno Verjus) Paris , Aimsir , County Kildare and Chapter One , Dublin , Ireland. Mavrikos , Lindos , Greece.
Best Bakery/Bread : Hedone Bakery RIP , Pophams , E5 and Little Bread Pedlar
Best Chocolatier : William Curley
Best Patisserie : Arome Bakery, Cafe Kitsune at Pantechnicon and William Curley
Best Coffee : Prufrock Coffee , Queens Mayfair Catalyst Cafe and Parcafe
Best Coffee Roaster : Difference Coffee , Catalyst Roaster , Dark Arts and Square Mile
Best Tea : Lalani and Co
Best Viennoiserie : Arome Bakery ( best in UK along with The Palmeston Edinburgh)
Best Gelato : Oddono's
Best Fishmonger : The Chelsea Fishmonger (Rex Goldsmith), Chelsea Green
Best Fish and Seafood Online : Pesky Fish
Best Butchers : South East - O'Shea's * , South West - Provenence - West - Brown's Artisan Butchers , North - Godfrey's
Best Greengrocer : Andreas Veg , Chelsea .
Best Cheese Shops : La Fromagerie , Mons, Buchanans and Neal's Yard
Best Purveyor of French Charcuterie : The Ham and Cheese Company
Best Purveyors of Italian Salumi : The Ham and Cheese Company
Best Purveyor of British Charcuterie : Trealy Farm
Best Purveyor of Greek food and wine : Maltby and Greek *
Best Wine Merchants Retail : Hedonism , Hansen Hayes and Clark , Nysa , Lea and Sandeman and Handford
Best Wine Merchants Wholesale : Flint , Fortyfive 10 and Raeburn Fine Wines
* Disclosure - In the past I was involved with these businesses in a non executive capacity.
