Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in London

OpenTable

Updated 05 February 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in London? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins

5.0

5 (223)

£41 and over

French

Notting Hill

About the restaurant

The smallest fine dining Restaurant in London with just 12 seats.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is a stunning, intimate place to relax and enjoy the highest quality ingredients and service. We have been featured in the Michelin guide every year since opening in 2019.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is open Tuesday to Saturday and serves a three course a la carte menu, as well as a tasting menu for people who'd like to try everything we have to offer. Online reservations are available for up to Six guests, up to 3 months in advance.

Dishes include:

XL Scottish langoustine, Celeriac cream, Langoustine butter, satay sauce
French guinea fowl, Delica pumpkin puree, fondant potato and jus gras
Valrhona chocolate souffle, Madagascan vanilla ice cream

Top review

Laurence

Dined on 1 Feb 2025

The food is excellent and the menu great value. This restaurant is a hidden gem. Richard is a phenomenal chef.

Kebab Queen

4.9

4.9 (33)

£41 and over

Middle Eastern

Covent Garden

About the restaurant

KQ is the critically acclaimed fine dining project of Manu Canales, Ed Brunet & Stephen Tozer. Drawing from their vast knowledge in modern Middle Eastern cookery and their tenure in multiple Michelin starred kitchens, they've created a culinary masterpiece. Currently hosting the renowned chef Pamir Zeydan, KQ stands as a beacon of extreme creativity in the world of gastronomy. It challenges and disrupts the conventional norms of what it means to "fine dine". Forget what you know, and join us for a very unusual dinner.

At the heart of the Kebab Queen dining experience is our meticulously crafted menu. Chef Pamir's eight course tasting menu revolves around immersion and connection. Drawing inspiration from humble origins, he skillfully elevates traditional Turkish dishes to create an unparalleled dining experience. The menu celebrates the essence of Mediterranean cuisine, thoughtfully featuring dishes that blend comfort and ingenuity.

Top review

Lavinia

Dined on 29 Jan 2025

We had the best time at Kebab Queen. Chef Pam and his group created a wonderful menu, which not only tasted amazing but they also prepared right in front of us. Such a unique and fun experience, which was made even better by how lovely and kind everyone was. Every dish was explained, with guidance on how to best enjoy it. Questions about preparation and ingredients were answered with so much detail that you could really feel the love and passion Chef Pam has for his food and heritage. It was so interesting to hear about the background of the dishes and try unique flavour combinations. We will definitely be back and spread the word!

Oi Spaghetti

5.0

5 (360)

£41 and over

Contemporary Italian

Peckham

About the restaurant

My name is Francesco and I cook spaghetti in this cabin restaurant with 3 tables, since 2015. I work solo. I don't serve more than 15 diners a day, and I will take care of your dinner like I would for my mother.

You can watch me LIVE on Twitch under "Francescocooksspaghetti".

Top review

Elena

Dined 3 days ago

Everything is always perfect at Spaghetti and Tiramisu, don't hesitate, just book it♥️

Danieru Sushi

4.9

4.9 (61)

£41 and over

Sushi

Chelsea

About the restaurant

Intimate sushi bar in the heart of Chelsea Green, with Omakase

Top review

Julie

Dined 4 days ago

I was pleasantly surprised to find a casual yet aunthentic Japaese restaurant in Chelsea.

B E H I N D

5.0

5 (78)

£41 and over

British

Hackney

About the restaurant

Welcome to BEHIND. We are an intimate 1 Michelin star fish-focused tasting menu restaurant run by chef Andy Beynon. Situated on the edge of London Fields, Hackney, BEHIND has 18 kitchen-table seats for lunch and dinner sittings, as well as a relaxed wine bar.

BEHIND is Andy Beynon’s first restaurant, opened in October 2020. After just 20 days’ trading it was awarded its first Michelin Star. Andy spent 15 years working in some of the best Michelin star restaurants in the country, including with chefs Claude Bosi, Phil Howard and Michael Wignall.

Top review

DianeVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Wonderful experience - the food was innovative and delicious served by super friendly and knowledgable chefs in a really cool setting!

Florencio Pizza

4.9

4.9 (85)

£25 and under

Pizzeria

Marylebone

About the restaurant

Located at 14 Seymour Place, Marylebone, not far from our sister restaurant ZOILO and in the heart of our beloved neighbourhood.

FLORENCIO realises Chef Diego’s long-held dream of opening a very personal Pizza restaurant in London, bringing together childhood memories with his time living / cooking in NYC with his global travels as a Chef.

FLORENCIO is your local pizzeria, combining our 48 hours fermented dough with the very best seasonal ingredients.

We offer friendly, old school service with an unconditional love for Pizza.

Please note Florencio is a cashless restaurant.

We hope to welcome you at FLORENCIO soon.

Top review

Samantha

Dined 5 days ago

Staff are engaging friendly. Excellent pizza and enjoyed our time at this place

Mexican Seoul

4.9

4.9 (62)

£25 and under

Mexican

Homerton

About the restaurant

Award winning Mexican-Korean street food. Inspired cheffing.

Top review

Eryn

Dined 4 days ago

Great food, really lovely servers. They were attentive without being overbearing and very friendly. It’s dog friendly which is nice. The outside area looked really good, I think it would be great in the warmer months to sit outside next to the canal. Will definitely be back!

La Palombe

4.9

4.9 (116)

£26 to £40

French

Kensington

About the restaurant

La Palombe is a new neighbourhood bistro from restaurateur James Chiavarini (also of Il Portico) & chef patron Jake Leach (previously head chef at the three Michelin starred The Ledbury).

A large wood burning grill takes center stage where the majority of the dishes are cooked over live embers. James & Jake work together every shift to serve dishes with a real sense of terroir and provenance, including our speciality of wild foods foraged ourselves. Expect wild noisette venison, Wiltshire truffles (thanks to our house truffle dog Alba!), rare woodland mushrooms, and much wonderful produce from our small organic farm in Kent.

The wine list is sourced entirely from independent producers, and regularly updated with a specialised focus on low intervention, natural and biodynamic wines.

We are across the road to the Design Museum & Holland Park, a 10 minute walk from Kensington Olympia and a short distance to the Royal Albert Hall.

Top review

Kevin

Dined 3 days ago

We went for a valentines day meal and I am struggling to find any fault. The meal was outstanding; an excellent mushroom and wild garlic soup followed by Chicken ballontine. This was followed by the best creme brûlée I think I have ever had. Accompanied by a great wine choice, this represented great value for money in terms of quality. What makes the difference however is the level of service. Professional, polite, attentive but not intrusive. The owner also came around to make sure things were fine with his customers and it was very clear that he really cares for his customers, his staff and the dishes prepared. If this review isnt enough to convince you, just take a look at the other reviews and ratings - this place is a gem.

Pedro's Wine Bar

4.8

4.8 (165)

£25 and under

Portuguese

London Bridge

About the restaurant

At Pedro's Wine bar, our mission is to bring the best wines of Portugal to the UK - affordable, higher-quality alternatives to the well-known wine varieties that fill supermarket shelves and restaurant menus.

Welcoming space, dog-friendly, serving unique, and hand-selected Portuguese wines & spirits, as well as traditional Portuguese bites, just 1 min away from Maltby Street food market. We are bringing a new concept to the of the Bermondsey beer mile. Book your table, and sample some of the wines before you buy.

We want London and the wider UK to open their minds, fill their glasses and drink with us, and enjoy a taste of the best in Portugal.

Top review

Catherine

Dined 5 days ago

All the waiting staff were friendly and helpful, the food was well presented and tasty, the chorizo on a mini-barbecue added excitement and was delicious, and the wine the waitress recommended was excellent. My only reservation was the noise levels and our waitress didn't speak up despite my asking her to repeat herself more than once. Otherwise, we had a good time and would go back

Roots - Teddington

4.9

4.9 (325)

£26 to £40

Indian

Teddington

About the restaurant

Welcome to Roots Tedington. We look forward to serving you soon!

Top review

Lauren

Dined 6 days ago

This Indian is definitely the best Indian restaurant/ takeaway i have ever eaten!!