The best of London 2024 : food shops , restaurants and wine establishments etc

Here is my list of best of London food shops , restaurants and wine establishments for 2024. Please note that when I list more than one establishment they are in no particular order. Some restaurants may have come off my list simply because I have not had time to revisit them in 2025.

Best Restaurant (s) in London : Brooklands , Claude Bosi at Bibendum , Kitchen Table , The Ledbury, The Ritz , Sola Soho , The Dysart Petersham , Alex Dilling , Endo at The Rotunda , Ikoyi , The Cocochine and Cornus

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

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

Best New Openings : The Cocochine Cornus and Fantomas

Best Argentinian : Zoilo

Best Mexican : Kol and Cavita

Best Italian Restaurant (Southern) : Gola
Best Italian ( Central/Roman ) 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 Harry’s Bar ( private members club)

Best Italian Seafood : Al Mare (closed)

Best Trattoria : Ida and Dalla

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

Best Indian : Jamvar , Gymkhana , Roti Chai/Chai Ki , Black Salt , Kokum and Koyal & Dastaan ( just out of London)

Best Casual Indian : Chai Ki

Best Indian (Modern) : BiBBi and Benares

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 : Evernight

Best Japanese : The Araki, Hannah , Jugemo/Kikka 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 , 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 , Jugemo ( renamed Kikka )and Endo at the Rotunda

Best French : 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 Sabor

Best Tapas : Tendido Cero , Barrafina , José

Best English : St John's , Parlour and Quality Chop House

Best Fish/Seafood : Parsons , Bentley's and Kima

Best Oysters : Wright Bros , Bibendum Oyster Bar, The French House and Bentley's

Best Gastro Pubs : Parlour , Harwood Arms , Anchor and Hope and Blue Stoops

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 , and Drapers Arms

Best Selection of Craft Beer : The Rake

Best Wine Bar : Antidote Wine Bar, 10 Cases , Wild Corner, Planque and Noble Rot x 3

Best Brasserie : Bob Bob Ricard and Bob Bob City

Best Neighbourhood Restaurants : 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 : Josephine and 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, 081 and Florencio

Best Pizza chain : Santa Maria

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 2024 . Claude Bosi at Bibendum , Sola Soho , The Ritz, The Dystart Petersham and Endo at the Rotunda

My best meal outside London in 2024 : Hjem , Wall , Timberyard , and The Kitchin , Edinburgh

My best meals outside the UK in 2024 : Table ( Bruno Verjus) Paris, L’Ambroisie and Le Clarence Paris. 55 Pasos, A Coruña . Cervejaria Ramiro, Lisbon. Pharoah , Athens.

Best Bakery/Bread : The Snapery

Best Chocolatier : William Curley

Best Patisserie : Arome Bakery and Cedric Grolet

Best Coffee : Prufrock Coffee , Catalyst Cafe , District , and Parcafe

Best Coffee Roaster : Difference Coffee , Catalyst Roasters , 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 and Jonathan Norris, Pimlico

Best Fish and Seafood Online : Pesky Fish (Herd Market)

Best Butchers : Provenence ,Brown's Artisan Butchers , Godfrey's, Notting Hill Fish Shop & Meat and Lidgates

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.