Below is a list of traditional 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: Almeida
Address: 30 Almeida Street, N1 1TD
Nearest underground station: Angel / Highbury & Islington
Telephone number: 020 7354 4777
Restaurant name: Aubergine
Address: 11 Park Walk, Chelsea SW10 0AJ
Nearest underground station: Gloucester Road / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7352 3449
Restaurant name: Beotys
Address: 79 St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4AA
Nearest underground station: Leicester Square
Telephone number: 020 7836 8768
Restaurant name: Brasserie Roux
Address: Sofitel St James, 8 Pall Mall, SW1Y 5NG
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7968 2900
Restaurant name: Brasserie St. Quentin
Address: 243 Brompton Road, SW3 2EP
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7589 8005
Restaurant name: Chez Bruce
Address: 2 Bellevue Road, SW17 7EG
Nearest underground station: Balham / Wandsworth Common BR
Telephone number: 020 8672 0114
Restaurant name: Chez Gerard - this is a national chain with 8 london restaurants
Address: Opera Terrace, 1st Floor, 45 East Terrace, WC2E 8RF
Nearest underground station: Covent Garden / Leicester Square
Telephone number: 020 7379 0666
Restaurant name: Chez Gerard - this is a national chain with 8 london restaurants
Address: 31 Dover Street, W1S 4NF
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7499 8171
Restaurant name: Chez Gerard - this is a national chain with 8 london restaurants
Address: 8 Charlotte Street, W1T 2LS
Nearest underground station: Goodge Street / Tottenham Court Road
Telephone number: 020 7636 4975
Restaurant name: Chez Gerard - this is a national chain with 8 london restaurants
Address: 9 Belvedere Road, SE1 8YL
Nearest underground station: Waterloo / Embankment
Telephone number: 020 7202 8470
Restaurant name: Chez Gerard - this is a national chain with 8 london restaurants
Address: 64 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AJ
Nearest underground station: Bank / Liverpool Street
Telephone number: 020 7588 1200
Restaurant name: Chez Gerard - this is a national chain with 8 london restaurants
Address: 14 Trinity Square, EC3N 4AA
Nearest underground station: Tower Hill
Telephone number: 020 7480 5500
Restaurant name: Chez Gerard - this is a national chain with 8 london restaurants
Address: 1 Watling Street, EC4M 9BP
Nearest underground station: St Pauls
Telephone number: 020 7213 0540
Restaurant name: Club Gascon
Address: 57 West Smithfield EC1A 9DS
Nearest underground station: Barbican / Farringdon
Telephone number: 020 7796 0600
Restaurant name: Coq d’Argent
Address: No.1 Poultry EC2R 8EJ
Nearest underground station: Bank
Telephone number: 020 7395 5000
Restaurant name: Drones
Address: 1-3 Pont Street SW1X 9EJ
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7235 9555
Restaurant name: Embassy London
Address: 29 Old Burlington Street, W1S 3AN
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7851 0956
Restaurant name: Foliage
Address: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge SW1X 7LA
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge
Telephone number: 020 7235 2000
Restaurant name: La Bouchée
Address: 56 Old Brompton Road, SW7 3DY
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7589 1929
Restaurant name: La Brasserie
Address: 272 Brompton Road, SW3 2AW
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7581 3089
Restaurant name: Langan’s Brasserie
Address: Stratton Street W1G 6PJ
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7491 8822
Restaurant name: La Poule au Pot
Address: 231 Ebury Street, SW1W 8UT
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7730 7763
Restaurant name: La Trouvaille
Address: 12a Newburgh Street, W1F 3RR
Nearest underground station: Oxford Circus
Telephone number: 020 7287 8488
Restaurant name: L’Aventure
Address: 3 Blenheim Terrace, NW8 0EH
Nearest underground station: St John’s Wood
Telephone number: 020 7624 6232
Restaurant name: Le Boudin Blanc
Address: 5 Trebeck Street, Shepherd’s Market, W1J 7LT
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7499 3292
Restaurant name: Le Café du Marché
Address: 22 Charterhouse Square EC1M 6AH
Nearest underground station: Barbican
Telephone number: 020 7608 1609
Restaurant name: Le Colombier
Address: 145 Dovehouse Street, SW3 6LB
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7351 1155
Restaurant name: Le Gavroche
Address: 43 Upper Brook Street, W1K 7QR
Nearest underground station: Marble Arch
Telephone number: 020 7408 0881
Restaurant name: Le Palais du Jardin
Address: 136 Long Acre, WC2E 9AD
Nearest underground station: Covent Garden
Telephone number: 020 7379 5353
Restaurant name: Le Pont de Ia Tour
Address: Butlers Wharf Building, 36d Shad Thames, SE1 2YE
Nearest underground station: London Bridge / Tower Hill
Telephone number: 020 7403 8403
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: L’Estaminet
Address: 14 Garrick Street, WC2E 9BJ
Nearest underground station: Covent Garden / Leicester Square
Telephone number: 020 7379 1432
Restaurant name: Les Trois Garcons
Address: 1 Club Row, E1 6JX
Nearest underground station: Liverpool Street
Telephone number: 020 7379 1530
Restaurant name: Le Suquet
Address: 104 Draycott Avenue, SW3 3AE
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7581 1785
Restaurant name: The Lobster Pot – French / Fish
Address: 3 Kennington Lane, SE11 4RG
Nearest underground station: Kennington
Telephone number: 020 7582 5556
Restaurant name: L’Oranger
Address: 5 St James Street, SW1A 1EF
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7839 3774
Restaurant name: Lou Pescadou
Address: 241 Old Brompton Road, SW5 9HP
Nearest underground station: Earls Court
Telephone number: 020 7370 1057
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. The Mirabelle has nice decor, great staff, wonderful cooking and reasonable prices, making it not just the best of Marco Pierre White's restaraunts, but 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: Monsieur Max
Address: 133 High Street, Hampton Hill TW12 1NJ
Nearest underground station: Fulwell BR
Telephone number: 020 8979 5546
Restaurant name: Odin’s
Address: 27 Devonshire Street, W1G 6PL
Nearest underground station: Baker Street/ Regents Park
Telephone number: 020 7935 7296
Restaurant name: Poissonnerie de l’Avenue
Address: 82 Sloane Avenue, SW3 3DZ
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7589 2457
Restaurant name: Racine
Address: 239 Brompton Road, SW3 2EP
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7584 4477
Restaurant name: The Ritz
Address: Ritz Hotel, 150 Piccadilly, W1J 9BR
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7300 2370
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: Stratford
Address: 7 Stratford Road, W8 6RF
Nearest underground station: High Street Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7937 6388
Restaurant name: Windows on the World
Address: Hilton Park Lane, 22 Park Lane, W1K 4BE
Nearest underground station: Hyde Park Corner
Telephone number: 020 7208 4021