Best of London food shops , restaurants and wine establishments for 2023.

Here is my list of best of London food shops , restaurants and wine establishments for 2023. Please note that when I list more than one establishment they are in no particular order.

Best Restaurant (s) in London : The Clove Club , Claude Bosi at Bibendum , Kitchen Table , The Ritz ,  , Sola Soho , Helene Darroze  , The Dysart Petersham , Alex Dilling , The Five Fields, Endo at The Rotunda , Ikoyi , Da Terra and Cycene

Best Sourcing and Ingredients :   Sola Soho , Calude Bosi at Bibendum , The River Cafe , Cycene, The Ritz and Quality Wines

Best Restaurant Wine Lists :  Chez Bruce  , Medlar , Noble Rot x 3 , Hunan, Les 110 de Taillevent London, Claude Bosi at Bibendum , Planque, Wild Tavern/Corner and Hide

Best New Openings : Kima,Brooklands , The Devonshire, Bouchon Racine ,Bebe Bob and 64 Goodge St

Best Argentinian : Zoilo

Best Mexican : Kol and Cavita

Best Italian Restaurant (Southern) :  Gola
Best Italian ( Central ) Garum and Taverna Trastevere
Best Italian ( Sardinian) Little Sardegna , Edera and Olivo Group

Best Italian Restaurant (Northern) :  Novikov ,  Locanda Locatelli

Best Pan Italian :  , River Café  ,  Boca di Lupo , and L'Amorosa

Best Italian Seafood : Al Mare

Best Trattoria : Mele e Pere  , Brutto and L'Amorosa

Best French Bistro/Bouchon : Bouchon Racine , Les Deux Garcons and Casse Croutte

Best Indian : Jamvar , Gymkhana , Roti Chai/Chai Ki , Black Salt , Kokum 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 , A Wong and imperial Treasure

Best Dim Sum :  A Wong , Imperial Treasure  and Royal China (Baker St)

Best Thai :   Som Saa , Kolae ,The Heron and Burning Rose

Best Fusion : Novikov and Evernight

Best Japanese : The Araki and Endo at the Rotunda

Best Vietnamese : nothing noteworthy sadly

Best Singapore/Malaysian : Rasa Sayang

Best Lebanese/Syrian : Ishbilia  Knightsbridge and Al Phoenic

Best Greek :  Catalyst Cafe , Opso , Ino , Kima and Vori.

Best "Pan Ottoman” Peckham Bazaar and Dulwich Lyceum

Best Turkish : Gökyüzü (Ocakbasi) , Yeni (modern) and Kofteci Metin (köfte)
Best Iranian/Persian : Kateh and Berenjak

Best Sushi : The Araki and Endo at the Rotunda

Best French : Club Gascon, Claude Bosi at Bibendum and Helene Daroze

Best Vegan : Gauthier Soho

Best Modern British/European : Kitchen Table , Lyle's, Core and The Clove Club

Best Spanish : Cambio de Tercio  and  Sabor

Best Tapas : Tendido Cero , Barrafina , José

Best English : St John's , 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 : Cambio de Tercio, Medlar and Quality Wines.

Best Sandwich : Kappacasein's , Cheese Toastie

Best Pub : The Coach and Horses Soho , The Devonshire Soho , Drapers Arms and The Audley Public House

Best Selection of Craft Beer :  The Rake 

Best Wine Bar : 40 Maltby St , Antidote Wine Bar, 10 Cases , Wild Corner, Black Book , Planque and Noble Rot x 3

Best Brasserie : Bob Bob Ricard and Bob Bob City

Best Neighbourhood Restaurants : L'Amorosa , Peckham Baazar , Myrtle, Medlar, Poulsard  and Chez Bruce

Best Mavericks : Quality Wines , Dulwich Lyceum, Catalyst Cafe & Roasters and 40 Maltby St 

Best French Bistro/Bourgeois Cooking :  Casse Croûte  , Bouchon Racine

Best Burger :  Zoilo

Best "joint" Burger :  Patty and Bun and Meat Liquor 

Best Chain Burger : Patty and Bun

Best Steak : Goodman

Best Steak Restaurants : Zelman Meats ,  Hawksmoor , Flat Iron , and Goodman

Best Pizze :  Santa Maria and Florencio

Best Pizza chain : Franco Manca

Best Deli : Prezzemolo e Vitale  , The Ealing Grocer and Notting Hill Fish + Meat Shop

Best Street Food : Mr Falafel ( Shepherds Bush )

Best Value for money Wine List : Noble Rot, The Wild Tavern/Corner , Hunan and Andrew Edmunds

Best Value for Money Restaurants : Koya Bar ,  Flatiron and Peckham Bazaar

Best Breakfast : Koya Bar and Normans

My best meals in London 2023 . Calude Bosi at Bibendum , Sola Soho , The Ritz, The Dystart Petersham and Endo at the Rotunda

My best meal outside London in 2023 :  Timberyard , The Palmerston and The Kitchin , Edinburgh and Ynishyr Machynlleth. Simpsons , Birmingham. The Sportsman Kent . Woven , Coworth Park. The Cross Kenilworth.

My best meals outside the UK in 2023 :  Table ( Bruno Verjus) Paris and L’Ambroisie , Paris. 55 Pasos, A Coruña . Cervejaria Ramiro, Lisbon

Best Bakery/Bread : Pophams , E5 and Little Bread Pedlar

Best  Chocolatier : William Curley

Best Patisserie : Arome Bakery, Cafe Kitsune at Pantechnicon and Cedric Grolet

Best Coffee : Prufrock Coffee ,   Catalyst Cafe , District , 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 Lannan/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 , Shrine to the Vine , Lea and Sandeman and Handford

Best Wine Merchants Wholesale : Flint , Fortyfive 10 , Keeling and Andrew and Raeburn Fine Wines

* Disclosure - In the past I was involved with these businesses in a non executive capacity.