modern french restaurants in london

Below is a list of modern french restaurants in london. The list is in alphabetical order (by restaurant name, ignoring any 'the'). If you know of another, or you'd like to send us a (two or three sentence) quick review of any of these restaurants, please contact us.

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Restaurant name: The Admiralty
Address: Somerset House, The Strand, WC2R 1LA
Nearest underground station: Temple
Telephone number: 020 7845 4646

Restaurant name: Aubergine
Address: 11 Park Walk, Chelsea SW10 0AJ
Nearest underground station: Gloucester Road / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7352 3449

Restaurant name: Belair House
Address: Gallery Road, Dulwich Village, SE21 7AB
Nearest underground station: West Dulwich BR
Telephone number: 020 8299 9788

Restaurant name: The Belvedere
Address: Holland Park, off Abbotsbury Road, W8 6LU
Nearest underground station: Holland Park
Telephone number: 020 7602 1238
Quick review: a Marco Piere White restaurant

Restaurant name: The Berkeley Square Café
Address: 7 Davies Street, W1K 3DD
Nearest underground station: Bond Street
Telephone number: 020 7629 6993

Restaurant name: Bibendum
Address: Michelin House, 81 Fulham Road, SW3 6RD
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7581 5817

Restaurant name: Bleeding Heart
Address: Bleeding Heart Yard, EC1N 8SJ
Nearest underground station: Farringdon / Chancery Lane
Telephone number: 020 7242 8238

Restaurant name: Capital Restaurant
Address: The Capital Hotel, 22-24 Basil Street, SW3 1AT
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge
Telephone number: 020 7589 5171

Restaurant name: Cellar & Club Gascon
Address: 57 - 59 West Smithfield, EC1A 9DS
Nearest underground station: Barbican / Farringdon
Telephone number: 020 7796 0600

Restaurant name: Chez Moi
Address: 23 Richmond Way, W14 0AS
Nearest underground station: Olympia / Shepherd’s Bush
Telephone number:

Restaurant name: Coq d’Argent
Address: No 1 Poultry, EC2R 8EJ
Nearest underground station: Bank
Telephone number: 020 7379 5000

Restaurant name: Crivelli’s Garden
Address: National Gallery, Mezzanine Level, Sainsbury Wing, WC2N 5DN
Nearest underground station: Charring Cross / Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7747 2869

Restaurant name: Deca
Address: 23 Conduit Street, W1S 2XS
Nearest underground station: Bond Street / Oxford Circus
Telephone number: 020 7493 7070

Restaurant name: The Don
Address: The Courtyard, 20 St Swithins Lane, EC4N 8AD
Nearest underground station: Bank / Cannon Street
Telephone number: 020 7626 2606

Restaurant name: Foliage
Address: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LA
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge
Telephone number: 020 7235 2000

Restaurant name: Gordon Ramsay at Claridges
Address: Claridges Hotel, Brook Street, W1S 1EY
Nearest underground station: Bond Street
Telephone number: 020 7499 0099

Restaurant name (food type): Gordon Ramsay at 68 Royal Hospital Road (modern french)
Address: 68 Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4HP
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7352 4441
Website: www.gordonramsay.com
Quick review: number 8 in the prestigious restaurant magazines 2004 top 50 and one of london's best restaurants, if not it's very best. Established in 1998 and with a well deserved three michelin stars since 2001. When he's not roasting his kitchen staff, Ramsay oversees a particularly intimate setup here - there are just 14 tables. Treats include tortellini of lobster and sautéed loin of venison with creamed cabbage and bitter chocolate sauce. Bookings are taken up to a month in advance, and getting a table can be difficult.

Restaurant name: Incognico
Address: 117 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8AD
Nearest underground station: Leicester Square
Telephone number: 020 7836 8866

Restaurant name: Jaan
Address: Swissotel London The Howard, Temple Place, WC2R 2PR
Nearest underground station: Temple
Telephone number: 020 7300 1700

Restaurant name: JB’s Restaurant & Bar
Address: Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, 293 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V 1EQ
Nearest underground station: Victoria
Telephone number: 020 7769 9772

Restaurant name: La Cage Imaginaire
Address: 16 Flask Walk, NW3 1HE
Nearest underground station: Hampstead
Telephone number: 020 7794 6674

Restaurant name: La Trompette
Address: 5 Devonshire Road, W4 2EU
Nearest underground station: Turnham Green
Telephone number: 020 8747 1836

Restaurant name: Le Cabanon
Address: 35 Great Portland Street, W1W 8QG
Nearest underground station: Oxford Circus
Telephone number: 020 7436 8846

Restaurant name: The Ledbury
Address: 127 Ledbury Road, W11 2AQ
Nearest underground station: Ladbroke Grove / Notting Hill Gate
Telephone number: 020 77792 9090

Restaurant name: Le Mercury
Address: 140a Upper Street, N1 1QY
Nearest underground station: Angel / Highbury& Islington
Telephone number: 020 7354 4088

Restaurant name: L’Escargot
Address: 48 Greek Street, W1D 3RS
Nearest underground station: Leicester Square / Tottenham Court Road
Telephone number: 020 7437 6828
Quick review: a Marco Pierre White restaurant

Restaurant name: Le Soufflé
Address: Hotel Inter-Continental, 1 Hamilton Place, W1J 7QY
Nearest underground station: Hyde Park Corner
Telephone number: 020 7318 8577

Restaurant name: L’Etranger
Address: 36 Gloucester Road, SW7 4QT
Nearest underground station: Gloucester Road
Telephone number: 020 7584 1118

Restaurant name: LMNT
Address: 316 Queensbridge Road, E8 3NH
Nearest underground station: Dalston Kingsland BR
Telephone number: 020 7249 6727

Restaurant name: L’Oranger
Address: 5 St James’s Street, SW1A 1EF
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7839 3774

Restaurant name: Mirabelle
Address: 56 Curzon Street, W1J 8PA
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7499 4636
Quick review: Another of Marco Pierre White’s restaurants, and probably his best. The Mirabelle has nice decor, great staff, wonderful cooking and reasonable prices, making it one of the best restaurants in London.

Restaurant name: Mon Plaisir
Address: 21 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9DD
Nearest underground station: Covent Garden / Leicester Square
Telephone number: 020 7836 7243

Restaurant name: MVH
Address: 5 White Hart Lane, SW13 0PX
Nearest underground station: Barnes Bridge BR
Telephone number: 020 8392 1111

Restaurant name: 1 Lombard Street
Address: 1 Lombard Street, EC3V 9AA
Nearest underground station: Bank / Cannon Street
Telephone number: 020 7929 6611

Restaurant name: One-O-One
Address: Sheraton Park Tower, 101 William Street, SW1X 7RN
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge
Telephone number: 020 7290 7101

Restaurant name: Orrery
Address: 55-57 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5HS
Nearest underground station: Baker Street / Regents Park
Telephone number: 020 7616 8000

Restaurant name: Pétrus
Address: The Berkley Hotel, Wilton Place, SW1X 7RL
Nearest underground station: Hyde Park Corner
Telephone number: 020 7235 6000

Restaurant name: Pied a Terre
Address: 36 Charlotte Street, W1T 2NH
Nearest underground station: Goodge Street
Telephone number: 020 7636 1178

Restaurant name: Putney Bridge
Address: 1 Embankment, Lower Richmond Road, SW15 1LB
Nearest underground station: Putney Bridge
Telephone number: 020 8780 1811

Restaurant name: Roussillon
Address: 16 St Barnabus Street, SW1W 8PB
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square / Victoria
Telephone number: 020 7730 5550

Restaurant name: Simply Nico - there are two simply nico's in london
Address: 48a Rochester Row, SW1P 1JU
Nearest underground station: St James’s Park / Victoria
Telephone number: 020 7630 8061

Restaurant name: Simply Nico - there are two simply nico's in london
Address: 12 Sloane Square, SW1W 8EG
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7896 9909

Restaurant name: Sketch Parlour, Gallery, Lecture Room & Library
Address: 9 Conduit Street, W1S 2XG
Nearest underground station: Oxford Circus
Telephone number: 0870 777 4488

Restaurant name: The Square
Address: 6-10 Bruton Street, W1J 6LB
Nearest underground station: Bond Street / Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7495 7100

Restaurant name: Terrace at Le Meridien
Address: 33c Holland Street, W1V 0BH
Nearest underground station: High Street Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7937 3224

Restaurant name: Thyme
Address: 14 Clapham Park Road, SW4 7BB
Nearest underground station: Clapham Common
Telephone number: 020 7627 2468

Restaurant name: Tom Aikens
Address: 43 Elystan Street, SW3 3NT
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7584 2003

Restaurant name: Waterway
Address: 54 Formosa Street, W9 2JU
Nearest underground station: Warwick Avenue
Telephone number: 020 7266 3557

Restaurant name: Whites (Marco Pierre Whites)
Address: 1 New Street Square, EC4A 3BF
Nearest underground station: Blackfriars / Chancery Lane
Telephone number: 020 7583 1313