In a city like London, century-old pubs serve pints and pies alongside shiny modern spaces. In the world's historical banking epicenter, London has attracted cultures from all over the globe, who bring with them their cooking traditions. Britain's beloved tea came from China. Its world-renowned curries arrived from India, and the endless stream of newcomers means even more fusion and variety. The competition gets fierce when it comes to cuisine in the United Kingdom's capital, demanding the best new restaurants in London to truly earn their patronage. So where do the smartest, savviest Londoners eat out when they want something new? Welcome to the Tastemaker 20. We pulled data covering thousands of restaurants to determine the top spots according to OpenTable's most experienced diners. The following 20 represent the best new restaurants in London town. We suggest booking a table at one of these dining gems ASAP.
Bright, one of the best new restaurants in London, comes from the same team behind the popular Hackney wine bar F. Franco. It’s no surprise, then, that Bright offers an excellent wine list to accompan...
Hackney newcomer Casa Fofó presents an approachable seven-course tasting menu that changes daily and showcases seasonal, local ingredients. A vegetarian version of the menu is available as well. Chef ...
Italian-Japanese fusion is a potentially tricky concept, but Angelina has it nailed. Within months of its early 2019 opening, the family-owned eatery was generating buzz as one of the best new restaur...
Cornerstone, a celebrated new restaurant in Hackney Ward from chef Tom Brown, celebrates sustainable British seafood and seasonal produce via shared plates. An open kitchen forms the focal point of th...
Signatures of hicce, the new Central London restaurant from rising-star chef Pip Lacey, include wood-fire cooking, excellent cocktails and contemporary British creations infused with diverse global fl...
Adam Handling is the name of one of the best new restaurants in London and the acclaimed chef who conceives its modern British menus. Those include breakfast, lunch, a la carte and tasting menus for d...
Dinings SW3 is the second Dinings in London, a newer and grander version of the celebrated original in Marylebone. The new venue in Chelsea is notable as a Grade I-listed building with soaring ceiling...
Since its late 2018 opening, the Indian fine dining restaurant Kahani has enjoyed rave reviews from critics as well as Chelsea’s discerning foodies. For Kahani’s cuisine, chef Peter Joseph takes inspi...
Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay, which opened in Mayfair in the summer of 2019, represents the diverse cuisines of Asia as interpreted by one of Britain’s best-known celebrity chefs. The new venue, open un...
The Chucs restaurant group was founded by a designer swimwear brand around the concept of modern Mediterranean cuisine served in spaces inspired by luxury yachts. From the original in Mayfair, Chucs h...
The celebrated international restaurant group Imperial Treasure opened its first London venue in 2019. It took over a Grade II-listed former bank building in St. James, a striking space with soaring c...
Arros QD, the brainchild of acclaimed Spanish chef Quique Dacosta, is an ode to Valencian cuisine, most notably paella. The huge, two-story space in Fitzrovia uses its enormous wood-fired oven to turn...
Emilia, a pocket-sized wine bar and restaurant inside Bonhams auction house in Mayfair, takes inspiration for its refined cuisine from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Also characterizing the fine ...
When Santo Mare opened in spring of 2019 in Marylebone, it was quickly recognized as one of the best new restaurants in London for seafood. Following the concept of the original restaurant in Porto Ce...
The upscale Mediterranean spot Onima opened in an elegant London townhouse in 2018. The concept takes inspiration from the island of Mykonos, melding mostly Greek and Italian culinary influences with ...
Lucknow 49 is an invitingly cozy, colorful Indian restaurant in Mayfair. Its décor and vibe lean toward boho, with copious brightly patterned cushions and bold colors throughout the home-like space. I...
With exceptional food enhanced by live wood fire and a remarkable three-story venue on Portobello Road, Gold Notting Hill is a serious contender for a top spot among the best new restaurants in London...
The new Soho restaurant Yeni is the second from chef-owner Civan Er, whose original Yeni Lokanta is one of the most celebrated restaurants in Istanbul. Er’s menus (a la carte, set and group) change da...
The popular New York City restaurant RedFarm recently took over a space in Covent Garden and within a matter of months landed on The Times’ Top 100 UK Restaurants list. Just like the NYC original, the...
At Sushisamna, a newcomer to Covent Garden although the second in London, the concept of Japanese-Peruvian-Brazilian fusion cuisine makes for an unforgettable dining experience. So does the lavishly r...