Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in London

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Updated 05 November 2024

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

4.9

4.9 (215)

£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

Leiah Yvonne

Dined 7 days ago

Fantastic food in an intimate setting. The tasting menu was delicious and great value, service was friendly and it was lovely to meet Chef Richard at the end of a great meal! Will be back again!

INIS

4.9

4.9 (56)

£25 and under

Irish

Hackney Wick

About the restaurant

Relaxed and friendly local set on the canal towpath on Fish Island, East London. Serving a seasonal menu of British and Irish food, coffee and drinks. Dog friendly. Outdoor seating.

Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch and Sunday lunch. Evenings from Summer.

Top review

Blairvip

Dined 2 days ago

Lindsey is so welcoming. Today was Thanksgiving Day for us Americans. We spend some of our time in our flat in London and the rest of the year in North Carolina. INIS had a special Thanksgiving day menu today. Such a lovely gesture. We enjoyed having a little Thanksgiving lunch at this lovely restaurant overlooking the canal.

Oi Spaghetti

5.0

5 (351)

£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

Kate

Dined 4 days ago

A lovely experience, delicious food and wine, really enjoyed watching dinner being cooked, Francesco is an excellent chef and host.

Reesa London

4.8

4.8 (58)

£26 to £40

Pan-Asian

Woodford

About the restaurant

Reesa Fusion Pan Asian 's mission is to transport you to the vibrant corners of Asia through a diverse blend of cuisines, flavours, textures, & cultures.

Pan Asian Fusion Restaurant new to South Woodford.

Now taking bookings.

Top review

Rupal

Dined 4 days ago

We recently went to Reesa Indian Restaurant to celebrated our wedding anniversary with family and it was an absolutely wonderful experience. The food was delicious and tasted authentically Indian, with every dish bursting with flavor. The staff were incredibly attentive, friendly, and went above and beyond to ensure everything was perfect. The service was exceptional, making the evening even more enjoyable. We would highly recommend Reesa for anyone looking for amazing Indian food and outstanding hospitality. We’ll definitely be back!

Tangawizi

4.9

4.9 (896)

£26 to £40

Indian

Twickenham

About the restaurant

Tangawizi restaurant in London’s East Twickenham, close to Richmond Bridge, earned the well-heeled locals’ devotion right from the off. The chef is ‘trained by and strongly recommended by Vineet Bhatia’ and that’s saying quite a lot. The dining room is very smart, mood-enhancingly lit in saffron and blackberry with details of beautiful sari fabric inlaid in the tables. Dishes are authentic North Indian, but cutting-edge and contemporary, the way we Londoners like them: the freshest of ingredients, little oil, sparkling flavours. Try the mixed platter of starters to share to really browse the possibilities, then choose something like spicy marinated red snapper in tempura batter served with cheddar and Parmesan risotto, with one of the lovely dahls on the side. The traditionally-clad waitstaff are very attentive and the whole experience a winner.

Top review

Leonie

Dined on 22 Nov 2024

Lovely food and service - great local restaurant, recommended

B E H I N D

5.0

5 (41)

£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

OpenTable Diner

Dined 3 days ago

Go there. Just go there. If you don’t you will regret it.

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Roe

5.0

5 (46)

£41 and over

Contemporary British

Canary Wharf

About the restaurant

Roe is a modern and spacious restaurant in the heart of Wood Wharf from the trio behind the critically-acclaimed sister restaurant Fallow St James’s and FOWL.

The extensive a la carte menu is divided into nibbles and flatbreads, skewers and grilled options, with larger plates and sides also available. As well as championing modest, British ingredients, Roe’s dishes showcase underused and underappreciated produce. Rare breed meats and carefully sourced fish from the British Isles are central to the menu, as well as regenerative crops like Wildfarmed native grain.

Top review

Duncan

Dined on 20 Nov 2024

Excellent lunch, menu had a huge variety of interesting and delicious sharing plates, and the desserts were 10/10

L'Aventure

4.8

4.8 (324)

£41 and over

French

St John's Wood

About the restaurant

Few restaurants can equal the ultra-"cute" charm or longevity of this St John's Wood "CLASSIC",run by chef- Patronne Catherine Parisot

Top review

David

Dined on 20 Nov 2024

Food was absolutely exceptional; lovely ambience; however having travelled all over the world my wife and I had a unique poor experience in being asked to change table after having chosen our meal because the table was wanted for other diners.

kikuchi

4.9

4.9 (229)

£41 and over

Sushi

Fitzrovia

About the restaurant

Welcome to Kikuchi Japanese Restaurant.

We are offering a menu which you can access through (https://www.kikuchisushi.com/eat ).

As we have a limited availability at the sushi counter, we will be taking bookings for omakase tasting menu only.

We have a minimum order £50 per person for a la carte menu.

We look forward to welcoming you back.

Top review

Ben

Dined on 20 Nov 2024

Excellent omakase experience at kikuchi. The service was brilliant with attentive and knowledgeable staff. I recommend counter seating so you can watch Master Kikuchi prepare each dish with care and precision.

Cafe Spice Namaste

4.9

4.9 (1990)

£26 to £40

Indian

Newham

About the restaurant

Cafe Spice Namaste is back, re-emerging bolder and better than we ever were. Expect many of the Indian culinary classics from the incomparable Cyrus Todiwala, but also some unexpected treats. We are a vibrant neighbourhood restaurant now, perched at the edge of Royal Albert Wharf in the famous Docklands, and we welcome the world to our new home.
We commit to using the best local British produce wherever possible, and always the freshest ingredients. We are proud of our carefully selected, responsible suppliers.
Café Spice Namasté hold the coveted Michelin BIB Gourmand for 21 years, and are pioneers in the UK hospitality industry's campaign for the environment and sustainability."
At Café Spice Namasté, you are always welcome!

Top review

Barbara

Dined 7 days ago

We really enjoyed our lunch today. We felt welcome as soon as we entered the restaurant, service was brilliant. And the food was sublime, thank you very much for an enjoyable birthday treat.

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