2025 National Restaurant Awards Top 100 UK Restaurants

The Ritz Restaurant is a restaurant at The Ritz London on Piccadilly.

Moor Hall is Mark Birchall's restaurant with rooms in Aughton, Lancashire.

The Ledbury is a restaurant on Ledbury Road in Notting Hill, London.

Trinity is a restaurant on The Polygon near Clapham Common in London.

Henry Harris's French bistro revival above the Three Compasses pub in Farringdon delivers Michelin Plate-recognised cooking at the ££ price point, with a rotating blackboard of bistro classics; escargots, duck confit, steak tartare; that no other restaurant at this price level in London matches for technical honesty. Easy to book, open Tuesday to Saturday, one of the clearest cases of quality outpacing price in the city.

OMA earned a Michelin star within months of opening in April 2024, the recognition is warranted. Jorge Paredes runs a live-fire kitchen above Borough Market that goes well beyond Greek cooking; think salt cod XO labneh, squid-ink giouvetsi, a 450-bin wine list that won Star Wine List UK Best Newcomer 2025. Booking is near impossible; start planning the moment you decide you want to go.

AngloThai earned a Michelin star within three months of its November 2025 opening, making it one of London's most compelling new tasting-menu rooms. The nine-course dinner runs £110 per head; the six-course lunch is £55. Sourcing is entirely British; including produce from the founders' own farm; but the cooking is rooted firmly in Thai technique and flavour.

Osip is a farm-to-table restaurant in rural Somerset near Bruton.

Ynyshir is Gareth Ward's restaurant with rooms near Machynlleth in Wales.

One of West London's harder Michelin-starred reservations, Dorian earns the effort. Chef Max Coen's wood-fired Modern British cooking at Notting Hill's 105 Talbot Road is precise, sourcing-led, ranked #69 in OAD's Casual Europe list for 2025. Book three to four weeks ahead, budget for ££££, and take the service team's advice on ordering.

Mountain is a restaurant on Beak Street in London.

A Michelin Plate-recognised British grill in the heart of Soho, The Devonshire runs across three floors: a proper pub at ground level and a wood ember grill room above. At ££, it offers dry-aged Scottish beef and in-house butchery at a price point well below London's fine dining tier. Book ahead; it fills consistently.

Kiln is the strongest case for Thai-regional cooking in central London at ££ per head; Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2024 and 2025, with a kitchen that routes British seasonal produce through charcoal grills and claypots inspired by the northern Thailand border regions. Walk-ins take the ground-floor counter; groups of up to six can book the basement. Flexible diners willing to queue will be well rewarded.

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay is a restaurant on Royal Hospital Road in London.

Woven by Adam Smith is a restaurant at Coworth Park in Ascot.

Ikoyi sits in St. James's Market with a National Restaurant Awards Top 100 (2025) credential and a seasonal menu that shifts with the calendar. The kitchen leads with aroma; spices, smoke, fat-on-heat reach you before you're seated; and the format favors celebration dinners over solo visits. Booking is manageable with 1–2 weeks' notice, but expect limited transparency on menu specifics and group logistics.

Stuart Ralston's LYLA is Edinburgh's most compelling case for a seafood tasting menu at the ££££ tier. A 10-course experience built around sustainably sourced Scottish fish and shellfish, served in a Georgian townhouse with a first-floor Champagne reception and an open kitchen dining room. Book for a special occasion; lunch on Friday or Saturday is the most accessible entry point.

A. Wong is a Chinese restaurant on Wilton Road in Pimlico, London.

Da Terra is a restaurant at Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green, London.

Brooklands by Bosi is worth pursuing for a formal London fine-dining night where wine matters as much as the cooking. The two Michelin stars and repeated 3-Star wine-list recognition make it a strong special-occasion choice, but it is not the pick for casual value or last-minute plans.

Shoreditch's most consistent counter-service restaurant since 2014, Lyle's runs a rotating seasonal menu that rewards repeat visits. Lunch offers better value than dinner (three courses around £45–55), and the wine list; low-intervention, mostly European; is where the team shows the most personality. Book the counter seats facing the kitchen and order whatever vegetable dish leads the card.

Kitchen Table is a restaurant on Charlotte Street in London.

Claude Bosi's Lyonnaise bouchon on Fulham Road holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2024 and 2025, delivers honest French bistro cooking at a ££ price point that is hard to match in London. Book ahead; the room fills consistently; and use the set menu for the best value. A strong choice for a relaxed special occasion or a serious weeknight dinner without the fine-dining price tag.

Endo at The Rotunda remains temporarily closed at White City after the fire; the official site points diners to the Annabel’s pop-up waitlist for June/July and is not taking reservations beyond that for now.

Paul Ainsworth at No.6 is a restaurant on Middle Street in Padstow, Cornwall.

Pine is Cal Byerley and Siân Buchan's restaurant at Vallum Farm in Northumberland.

A no-bookings Italian on Portobello Road from two River Café alumni, earning a Michelin Plate in 2025 at the ££ price point. The ox cheek with polenta and homemade pasta are the dishes to order; the menu rotates seasonally. Arrive early on weeknights to avoid a queue, or come prepared to wait.

A Michelin Plate (2025) pub in rural Suffolk that punches well above its postcode. The set menus are the best value at £££, with Mediterranean-influenced cooking; think Ibérico pork and bucatini vongole; delivered in a warm, wood-panelled room that works for special occasions without the formality of a fine dining destination. Book two to three weeks ahead for weekends.

Michelin-starred Spanish tapas on Heddon Street, split between a no-reservations ground-floor counter serving dishes from across Spain and an upstairs asador focused on Galician and Castilian specialities. Chef Nieves Barragán's kitchen executes at a level above casual-tapas norms, with a wine list that runs deep in Spanish producers. Worth the £££ price and the queue if you want precision and a sit-down experience; for faster, cheaper tapas, Barrafina or José are better bets.

Row on 5 is a British restaurant on Savile Row in London.

Restaurant Sat Bains is a restaurant with rooms in Nottingham serving seasonal modern British cuisine.

BiBi is Chet Sharma's modern Indian restaurant in Mayfair, backed by the JKS group and holding a Michelin Plate for 2025. The counter seats overlooking the open kitchen are the place to sit, the tasting menus are technically serious and family-rooted, booking is hard; plan three to four weeks ahead. At ££££, it is the most original Indian restaurant operating at this price point in London.

Kolae delivers focused southern Thai cooking at a ££ price point in Borough Market, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025) to back it up. The open-fire skewers and sharing menu format make it one of the most practical and enjoyable Thai restaurants in London. Book a few days ahead for weekdays; a week out for weekend slots.

The Sportsman is a restaurant on Faversham Road in Seasalter, Kent.

L'Enclume is a restaurant in Cartmel, Cumbria.

Higher Ground holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2024 and 2025 at the ££ price point, making it one of Manchester's clearest value decisions for Modern British cooking. Chef Joseph Otway and team run their own Cheshire market garden, the produce-led menu; counter seating, natural wine, sharing plates; is worth booking on a Thursday or Friday lunch for the best experience.

A Michelin Plate French bistro at Borough Market doing pared-back classical cooking without ceremony or inflated prices. Book it for a serious sit-down lunch in SE1 when you want technique over theatre. At £££, it delivers more than the neighbourhood competition and earns its.

CORE is Clare Smyth's restaurant in Notting Hill, London.

Chishuru holds a Michelin star for Adejoké Bakare's Nigerian-rooted cooking in Fitzrovia, with a five-course dinner at £75 making it one of the better-value starred meals in central London. Booking is hard; the room is small, there is no weekend service, demand is steady. Plan three to four weeks ahead minimum.

The Glenturret Lalique is a restaurant at The Glenturret Distillery near Crieff, Scotland.

Frog by Adam Handling is a restaurant on Southampton Street in Covent Garden, London.

JÖRO holds a Michelin Plate and two consecutive OAD Top 300 Europe rankings from a converted 19th-century paper mill outside Sheffield. Luke and Stacey Sherwood-French run a kitchen that draws on Nordic fermentation and Asian technique in equal measure. Book the 90-minute Ö.5 lunch to get in the door; dinner tables go fast and the value case for lunch is hard to argue.

Grace & Savour is a restaurant at Hampton Manor in Hampton in Arden.

A Michelin Plate-recognised farmhouse restaurant outside Deal, Updown Farmhouse combines Italian-accented cooking; open-fire dishes, crab tagliolini, T-bone with béarnaise; with a vine-clad conservatory dining room, 7-acre grounds, overnight rooms. Sunday lunch and Wednesday steak night are the standout bookings. At £££, it's one of the stronger special-occasion arguments in East Kent.

Dongnae is Bristol's only Michelin Plate Korean restaurant and the city's clearest answer to the question of where to eat serious Korean food. Chef-owners Duncan Robertson and Kyu Jeong Jeon run a tight, neighbourhood-anchored room in Redland, with a charcoal grill at its centre and housemade fermented condiments that justify the £££ price point. Book the counter for two; request the hanjeongsik at dinner.

Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Great Milton is closed for redevelopment and is scheduled to reopen in 2027.

Opheem is an Indian restaurant in Birmingham.

Interlude at Leonardslee Gardens holds a Michelin star (2024) and La Liste ranking for a 17-course estate-driven tasting menu that is genuinely inseparable from its 240-acre Sussex setting. Chef Jean Delport's South African heritage runs through the food, the wine list draws from the estate's own vineyard, the rooms make staying overnight the practical choice. Book at least three months out.

KOL is Santiago Lastra's modern Mexican restaurant in Marylebone, London.

AGORA is David Carter's no-frills souvla bar at the edge of Borough Market, earning back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmands in 2024 and 2025 for stripped-back Greek cooking that punches well above its ££ price point. The slow-roast pork souvlaki and Wildfarmed flatbreads are the reasons to go. Arrive at midday to avoid the queue.

Akoko earned its Michelin star in 2024 and makes the strongest case in London for West African cuisine at the fine dining level. The tasting menu runs £125 per head with a shorter £55 lunch available Wednesday to Saturday. Booking is easier than most comparable starred rooms, the arrival of Alain Ducasse alumnus Mutaro Balde as executive chef in late 2024 gives returning visitors a clear reason to come back.

Chez Bruce holds a Michelin star it has kept for over 20 years and prices itself a full tier below most London equivalents, making it one of the city's clearer value cases for serious French-classical cooking. The wine list is a genuine draw, with well-priced rare bottles, a strong by-the-glass selection, a corkage option. Book three to four weeks ahead minimum.

Brat is a wood-fired restaurant on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, London.

The Forest Side is a hotel and restaurant in Grasmere in the Lake District.

Cardiff's only Michelin-starred restaurant (2024), Gorse delivers produce-led Modern British tasting menus from a small, personally run room in Pontcanna. Built around the Welsh larder; Gower salt marsh lamb, seafood, seaweed; with informal but focused service. Book the longer tasting menu, reserve well ahead, expect cooking that competes nationally at a price that still makes sense for Cardiff.

Humble Chicken is a restaurant on Frith Street in Soho, London.

Cornus is a restaurant on Eccleston Place in London.

Morchella is a Michelin Bib Gourmand Mediterranean restaurant in a converted Clerkenwell bank, with a serious natural wine bar and a sharing menu that holds up across multiple visits. At ££ pricing, the set lunch is one of EC1's better-value meals. Book a table rather than the counter, spend time on the Funky end of the wine list.

Skof is a restaurant on Federation Street in Manchester.

Sollip is one of London's most precisely executed set menu restaurants, blending Korean techniques with European cooking through the work of husband-and-wife team Woongchul Park and Bomee Ki. Named Top Newcomer by Harden's and ranked in OAD's Top 300 in Europe, it delivers at ££££; but book 4 to 6 weeks out, as availability is tight across its four-day operating week.

A Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant inside Farlam Hall Hotel, Cumbria, where Hrishikesh Desai applies Indian spicing and technique to kitchen garden produce in a country house setting. At ££££ with hard booking difficulty, this is a destination for special occasions. Book six to eight weeks out minimum; the incoming Hrishi's Table chef's table format is the version to prioritise.

Starling is Nick Beardshaw's Michelin-starred (2024) solo opening on Esher High Street: a neighbourhood restaurant that delivers technically precise Modern British cooking at £££ without the formality of a London tasting room. Book three to four weeks ahead for weekends. The lunch deal is the best-value entry point for first-time visitors.

Plates London is a restaurant on Old Street in London.

Wilsons is Bristol's most focused farm-to-table tasting menu restaurant, running a single nightly menu built around produce from its own smallholding. At £££, it delivers a level of sourcing discipline and cooking precision that significantly undercuts comparable operations nationally. Book 3–4 weeks ahead for weekends and ask for kitchen-adjacent seating.

Book The Kinneuchar Inn if you want a recognised Leven-area inn meal without the formality or spend of the region's bigger destination restaurants. It is strongest for couples, first-timers, small relaxed celebrations; compare with The Peat Inn for a higher-budget occasion or The Dory Bistro & Gallery for a seafood-led alternative.

Solstice by Kenny Atkinson is a 14-seat, no-choice tasting menu restaurant on Newcastle's Quayside, holding a Michelin star since 2024 and an 83-point La Liste ranking for 2026. At £175 per head with up to 19 courses built around traceable north-east ingredients; Lindisfarne oysters, Craster kipper, Northumberland honey; it is the most technically ambitious booking in the city. Book four to six weeks ahead minimum.

Annwn is Narberth's most technically serious restaurant: a solo-chef tasting menu built on Pembrokeshire foraging, Welsh grain, Preseli Hills lamb, with Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025. At ££££, it earns its price through hyper-local precision and personal service rather than luxury theatre. Book well ahead; availability is hard to come by and the format rewards those who plan for it.

The Clove Club is Isaac McHale's restaurant at Shoreditch Town Hall in London.

A Michelin-Plated Mediterranean in Belgravia that delivers produce-driven cooking, a genuinely cosy first-floor wine bar, a European wine list with plenty of bottles under £50; rare at this postcode. At £££ it offers better value than most neighbours, with consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 backing the quality. Book 2–3 weeks ahead for weekends; the bar is worth a standalone visit.

The French House earns its Michelin Plate with rustic, ingredient-led French cooking in a seven-table Soho dining room above one of London's most historically significant pubs. At £££, it is strong value for named-sourced British and French produce cooked without affectation. Book ahead; the room is small and fills. A reliable choice for returning guests who want to work further through the à la carte menu.

mýse is a restaurant in Hovingham, North Yorkshire.

Hjem is a restaurant at The Hadrian Hotel in Wall, Northumberland.

Victor Garvey's Michelin-starred Californian tasting menu on Dean Street is one of Soho's harder reservations to secure, at £159 per person it asks for commitment. It earns both: the ten-course format delivers technically precise, flavour-forward cooking without gimmicks, backed by a wine programme adjusted to your taste mid-service. Lunch is the smarter entry point; dinner is for when you're all in.

The Angel is a restaurant on Back Lane in Hetton, North Yorkshire.

Belfast's most carefully considered tasting menu restaurant, The Muddlers Club holds a Michelin star (2024) and for good reason. Chef Gareth McCaughey's surprise menu leans on premium Irish produce; Kilkeel scallops, Wicklow venison; prepared with restraint and precision. At £££, it sits at the top of Belfast dining. Book two to three weeks ahead minimum; weekend evenings fill fast.

A Michelin-starred pub-with-rooms in rural Cumbria, Heft is Kevin Tickle's hyper-local 10-course tasting menu at £120 per head, backed by a Star Wine List award and an Opinionated About Dining top-400 ranking. Book well in advance for dinner; the front bar, with local cask beer and freshly made pies, is open for walk-ins.

Book Inver Restaurant & Rooms for a destination-style meal in rural Argyll, especially if the occasion benefits from a sense of escape. It is better for couples or small celebrations than casual group dining, the main decision is whether the journey adds to the night rather than complicates it.

Two consecutive Michelin Plates and, at £££ rather than the ££££ most serious Edinburgh tasting menus charge. The Little Chartroom in Leith delivers precise, produce-led cooking in a bright Scandinavian-style room with service that is warm rather than stiff. Book two months out for a Saturday; midweek is considerably easier.

Dan Smith's Fordwich Arms delivers modern creative cooking that punches well above its £££ price point from a handsome 1930s riverside building in England's smallest town. Ranked in the Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe, it's the most compelling argument for a food-focused day trip out of Canterbury. Book 2–3 weeks ahead for weekends.

Black Swan is a restaurant in Oldstead, North Yorkshire.

Upstairs by Tom Shepherd is a 28-cover tasting-menu restaurant in central Lichfield, ranked in Harden's Best UK Top 100 2025. It delivers seven-course cooking with serious technical ambition in an unfussy, intimate room above a family jewellery shop. One of the most credible special-occasion dinner options in the Midlands at the ££££ tier.

The Dorchester Grill Room under Tom Booton is a credible Modern British option on Park Lane, holding a Michelin Plate and. The set lunch is the sharpest value at this tier. Easy to book, formal in feel, worth considering for business lunches or a celebratory occasion where the address matters.

HIDE holds a Michelin star and sits on Piccadilly opposite Green Park, with a wine list of 10,000 references drawn from Hedonism Wines available at any service; including breakfast from 7 AM on weekdays. The eight-course tasting menu runs £165 per head. For a Mayfair fine dining morning, it is the strongest option in the area by a significant margin.

Tim Allen's Michelin-starred Modern British restaurant in Aughton holds its own as a destination, not just a cheaper alternative to Moor Hall next door. The converted pub setting keeps the atmosphere warm and unfussy, while the cooking operates at genuine one-star level. Note: closed for refurbishment until November 2025, with a new Chefs' Table and flexible menu format planned on reopening.

Fallow is one of the strongest value cases in St James's: a Michelin Plate Modern British restaurant with a nose-to-tail menu, a lively open kitchen counter, a £38 lunch that makes the kitchen genuinely accessible. Book the counter seats, start with the corn ribs, budget for the wine list; it runs more expensive than the room suggests.

A Michelin one-star restaurant inside a converted forge on the 200-acre Middleton Lodge Estate, Forge runs a seasonal tasting menu; with vegetarian and vegan options; built around ingredients grown, harvested, foraged on site. La Liste ranks it 77 points for 2026. Book well ahead: this is a deliberate journey, not a walk-in.

Lita earned a Michelin star in its debut year and the seats; particularly weekend lunch; have been in short supply ever since. The kitchen runs prime British produce through a Mediterranean and Iberian fire-cooking lens in a sharing format that rewards unhurried afternoon tables. Book four to six weeks out minimum; this is one of Marylebone's hardest reservations right now.

Quality Chop House is the strongest case for serious British cooking at £££ in London: a Grade II listed Farringdon room from 1869 with chef Shaun Searley's produce-led menu of steaks, chops, game, plus a wine programme that outperforms the price point. Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025. Book two to three weeks ahead and request a booth.

Planque is the right book for wine-obsessed diners who want technically ambitious small plates without a tasting-menu price tag. Ranked #82 in OAD Casual Europe 2025 and a back-to-back Star Wine List winner, this Haggerston railway-arch restaurant punches above its £££ price point. Plan two to three weeks ahead for weekend tables.

Gymkhana is a restaurant on Albemarle Street in London.

A Michelin-starred 'Britalian' in Clerkenwell from the founders of The Clove Club, Luca makes a strong case for its £££ pricing through provenance-led cooking; Hereford beef, Orkney scallops, Hebridean lamb; and some of the most technically assured fresh pasta in London. Book three to four weeks out for dinner; use the £32 bar lunch if availability is tight.

Seahorse is the strongest seafood restaurant in Dartmouth by a clear margin, backed by a Michelin Plate, a World of Fine Wine 1-Star wine accreditation, a daily-changing menu built around local catch with Italian technique. Book two to three weeks out for dinner; the fixed-price lunch is the smart entry point if the £££ dinner spend gives you pause.

A Michelin Plate bistro in a converted West End bank, Palmerston delivers nose-to-tail French and Italian-influenced cooking at the £££ price point; significantly more accessible than Edinburgh's tasting-menu circuit. With a strong all-day format, an in-house bakery, a bar programme anchored by local beers and an Old World wine list, it's the easiest serious booking in the city. Rated 4.5 across 709 reviews.

Trivet is Jonny Lake and Isa Bal's restaurant in Bermondsey, London.

St John is Fergus Henderson's Michelin-starred nose-to-tail restaurant in Barbican, London, one of the strongest value propositions at £££ in the city. Book two to four weeks ahead. The daily-changing menu centres on offal, game, seasonal British produce; the bone marrow is the dish to know. If you want serious cooking without the ceremony of a ££££ room, this is the booking to make.

Maison François is the most sensible French brasserie booking in St James's: classical Gallic cooking, a wine list that earned Star Wine List's number-one ranking in 2023, pricing that respects the food rather than the postcode. Easy to book, genuinely warm in service, one of the few London restaurants that works equally well for a solo lunch or a table of six.