modern european restaurants in london

Below is a list of modern european 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: 192
Address: 192 Kensington Park Road, W11 2ES
Nearest underground station: Ladbroke Grove / Notting Hill Gate
Telephone number: 020 7229 0482

Restaurant name: 1837
Address: Browns Hotel, 32 Albemarle Street, W1S 4BP
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7408 1837

Restaurant name: The Abingdon
Address: 54 Abingdon Road, W8 6AP
Nearest underground station: Earls Court / High Street Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7937 3339

Restaurant name: The Admiral Codrington (gastro pub)
Address: 17 Mossop Street, SW3 2LY
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7581 0005

Restaurant name: Andrew Edmunds
Address: 46 Lexington Street, W1F 0LW
Nearest underground station: Oxford Circus / Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7437 5708

Restaurant name: Angela Hartnetts Menu and the Grill
Address: The Connaught Hotel, Carlos Place, W1K 2AL
Nearest underground station: Bond Street / Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7592 1222

Restaurant name: Archipelago
Address: 110 Whitfield Street, W1T 5ED
Nearest underground station: Goodge Street / Warren Street
Telephone number: 020 7383 3346

Restaurant name: Atlantic Bar and Grill
Address: 20 Glasshouse Street, W1B 5DJ
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7734 4888

Restaurant name: Aura Kitchen and Bar
Address: 48-49 St James’s Street, SW1A 1JT
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7499 6655

Restaurant name: Aurora - a small chain with two london restaurants
Address: Great Eastern Hotel, 40 Liverpool Street, EC2M 7QN
Nearest underground station: Liverpool Street
Telephone number: 020 7618 7000

Restaurant name: Aurora - a small chain with two london restaurants
Address: 49 Lexington Street, W1F 9AP
Nearest underground station: Oxford Circus / Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7494 0514

Restaurant name: Avenue
Address: 7-9 St James’s Street, SW1A 1EE
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7321 2111

Restaurant name: Axis
Address: One Aldwych Hotel, 1 Aldwych, WC2B 4RH
Nearest underground station: Charring Cross / Covent Garden
Telephone number: 020 7300 0300

Restaurant name: Babylon
Address: The Roof Gardens, 99 Kensington High Street, W8 5ED
Nearest underground station: High Street Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7368 3993

Restaurant name: Balans - a small chain with two london restaurants
Address: 187 Kensington High Street, SW5 9HP
Nearest underground station: High Street Kensington
Telephone number: 020 224 8838

Restaurant name: Balans - a small chain with two london restaurants
Address: 60 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 4UG
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7437 5212

Restaurant name: The Belsize
Address: 29 Belsize Lane, NW3 5AS
Nearest underground station: Belsize Park
Telephone number: 020 7794 4910

Restaurant name: Bistro 190
Address: Gore Hotel, 190 Queens Gate, SW7 5EX
Nearest underground station: Gloucester Road / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7581 5666

Restaurant name: Blandford Street
Address: 5-7 Blandford Street, W1U 3DB
Nearest underground station: Bond Street
Telephone number: 020 7486 9696

Restaurant name: Bluebird
Address: 350 Kings Road, SW3 5UU
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7559 1000

Restaurant name: Blue Print Cafe
Address: Design Museum, Butlers Wharf, 28 Shad Thames, SE1 2YG
Nearest underground station: London Bridge / Tower Hill
Telephone number: 020 7378 7031

Restaurant name: Bonds
Address: Threadneedles Hotel, 5 Threadneedle Street, EC2R 8AY
Nearest underground station: Bank
Telephone number: 020 7657 8088

Restaurant name: Boxwood Café (a Gordon Ramsay restaurant)
Address: Berkley Hotel, Wilton Place, SW1X 7RL
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge
Telephone number: 020 7235 1010

Restaurant name: The Brackenbury
Address: 129-131 Brackenbury Road, W6 0BQ
Nearest underground station: Goldhawk Road / Hammersmith
Telephone number: 020 8748 0107

Restaurant name: Brinkleys
Address: 47 Hollywood Road, SW10 9HX
Nearest underground station: Earls Court
Telephone number: 020 7351 1683

Restaurant name: Bush Bar and Grill
Address: 45a Goldhawk Road, W12 8QP
Nearest underground station: Goldhawk Road / Shepherds Bush
Telephone number: 020 8746 2111

Restaurant name: Byrons
Address: 3a Downshire Hill, NW3 1NR
Nearest underground station: Hampstead
Telephone number: 020 7435 3544

Restaurant name: Cantina Vinopolis
Address: Vinopoulis Museum, 1 Bank End, SE1 9BU
Nearest underground station: London Bridge
Telephone number: 020 7940 8333

Restaurant name: Circus
Address: 1 Upper James Street, W1F 9DF
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7534 4000

Restaurant name: The Clerkenwell Dining Room and Bar
Address: 69-73 St John Street, EC1M 4AN
Nearest underground station: Farringdon
Telephone number: 020 7253 9000

Restaurant name: Clock Restaurant and Bar
Address: 130-132 Uxbridge Road, W7 3SL
Nearest underground station: Boston Manor
Telephone number: 020 8810 1011

Restaurant name: County Hall Restaurant
Address: London Marriott County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, Queens Walk, SE1 7PB
Nearest underground station: Westminster
Telephone number: 020 7902 8000

Restaurant name: Cow Dining Room
Address: 89 Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QH
Nearest underground station: Westbourne Park
Telephone number: 020 7221 0021

Restaurant name: Cucina
Address: 45a South End Road, NW3 2QB
Nearest underground station: Belsize Park
Telephone number: 020 7435 7814

Restaurant name: Dans
Address: 119 Sydney Street, SW3 6NR
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7352 2718

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: The Drapers Arms
Address: 44 Barnsbury Street, N1 1ER
Nearest underground station: Highbury & Islington
Telephone number: 020 7619 0348

Restaurant name: Drones
Address: 1-3 Pont Street, SW1X 9EJ
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7235 9555

Restaurant name: Duke of Clarence (gastro pub)
Address: 148 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0BE
Nearest underground station: Gloucester Road / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7373 1285

Restaurant name: Electric Brasserie
Address: 191 Portobello Road, W11 2ED
Nearest underground station: Ladbroke Grove / Notting Hill Gate
Telephone number: 020 7908 9696

Restaurant name: English Garden
Address: 10 Lincoln Street, SW3 2TS
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7584 7272

Restaurant name: The Enterprise (gastro pub)
Address: 35 Walton Street, SW3 2HU
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7584 3148

Restaurant name: Firehouse
Address: 3 Cromwell Road, SW7 2HR
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7584 7258

Restaurant name: Fish Shop on St John Street
Address: 360-362 St John Street, EC1V 4NR
Nearest underground station: Angel
Telephone number: 020 7837 1199

Restaurant name: French House
Address: 49 Dean Street, W1D 5BE
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus / Leicester Square
Telephone number: 020 7437 2477

Restaurant name: Giraffe - a chain with seven london restaurants
Address: 27 Battersea Rise, SW11 1HG
Nearest underground station: Clapham Junction
Telephone number: 020 7223 0933

Restaurant name: Giraffe - a chain with seven london restaurants
Address: 6-8 Blandford Street, W1U 4AU
Nearest underground station: Baker Street / Bond Street
Telephone number: 020 7935 2333

Restaurant name: Giraffe - a chain with seven london restaurants
Address: 270 Chiswick High Road, W4 1PD
Nearest underground station: Turnham Green
Telephone number: 020 8995 2100

Restaurant name: Giraffe - a chain with seven london restaurants
Address: 29-31 Essex Road, N1 2SA
Nearest underground station: Angel
Telephone number: 020 7359 5999

Restaurant name: Giraffe - a chain with seven london restaurants
Address: 30 Hill Street, Twickenham TW9 1TW
Nearest underground station: Richmond
Telephone number: 020 8332 2646

Restaurant name: Giraffe - a chain with seven london restaurants
Address: 7 Kensington High Street, W8 5NP
Nearest underground station: High Street Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7938 1221

Restaurant name: Giraffe - a chain with seven london restaurants
Address: 46 Rosslyn Hill, NW3 1NH
Nearest underground station: Hampstead
Telephone number: 020 7435 0343

Restaurant name: The House (gastro pub)
Address: 63-69 Canonbury Road, N1 2DG
Nearest underground station: Highbury & Islington
Telephone number: 020 7704 7410

Restaurant name: The Ifield (gastro pub)
Address: 59 Ifield Road, SW10 9AU
Nearest underground station: Earls Court
Telephone number: 020 7351 4900

Restaurant name: The Ivy
Address: 1 West Street, WC2H 9NQ
Nearest underground station: Leicester Square
Telephone number: 020 7836 4751

Restaurant name: J Sheekey
Address: 28-32 St Martins Court, WC2N 4AL
Nearest underground station: Leicester Square
Telephone number: 020 7240 2565
Quick review: From the same group as the Ivy this is often referred to as the 'Ivys sister', which is unfair as the general consensus is that it beats it hands down. The seafood is excellent but, just like the Ivy, be prepared for a long wait for a table.

Restaurant name: Just St James’s
Address: 12 St James’s Street, SW1A 1ER
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7976 2222

Restaurant name: Kennington Lane
Address: 205-209 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QS
Nearest underground station: Kennington / Oval
Telephone number: 020 7793 8313

Restaurant name: Lanes
Address: Four Seasons Hotel, Hamilton Place, W1A 1AZ
Nearest underground station: Green Park / Hyde Park Corner
Telephone number: 020 7499 0888

Restaurant name: Le Caprice
Address: Arlington House, Arlington Street, SW1A 1RL
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7629 2239

Restaurant name: Le Deuxieme
Address: 65a Long Acre, WC2E 9JD
Nearest underground station: Covent Garden
Telephone number: 020 7379 0033

Restaurant name: Le Palais du Jardin
Address: 136 Long Acre, WC2E 9AD
Nearest underground station: Covent Garden
Telephone number: 020 7379 5353

Restaurant name: Lolas
Address: The Mall Building, 359 Upper Street, N1 0PD
Nearest underground station: Angel
Telephone number: 020 7359 1932

Restaurant name: Manor
Address: 6-8 All Saints Road, W11 1HH
Nearest underground station: Westbourne Park
Telephone number: 020 7243 6363

Restaurant name: Mash
Address: 19-21 Great Portland Street, W1W 8QB
Nearest underground station: Oxford Circus
Telephone number: 020 7637 5555

Restaurant name: Mesclun
Address: 24 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0LU
Nearest underground station: Manor House
Telephone number: 020 7249 5029

Restaurant name: Mezzo
Address: 100 Wardour Street, W1F 0TN
Nearest underground station: Leicester Square / Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7314 4000

Restaurant name: Motcombs
Address: 26 Motcomb Street, SW1X 8JU
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge / Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7235 6382

Restaurant name: Nicoles at Nichole Farhi
Address: Nichole Farhi, 158 New Bond Street, W1S 2UB
Nearest underground station: Bond Street / Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7499 8408

Restaurant name: Noble Rot
Address: 3-5 Mill Street, W1S 2AU
Nearest underground station: Oxford Circus
Telephone number: 020 7629 8877

Restaurant name: No.5 Cavendish Square
Address: No 5, Cavendish Square, W1G 0PG
Nearest underground station: Oxford Circus
Telephone number: 020 7079 5000

Restaurant name: The North Star (gastro pub)
Address: 188-190 New North Road, N1 7BJ
Nearest underground station: Old Street
Telephone number: 020 7354 5400

Restaurant name (food type): Notting Hill Brasserie (modern european)
Address: 92 Kennington Park Road, W11 2PN
Nearest underground station: Notting Hill Gate
Telephone number: 020 7229 4481
Quick reivew: live jazz in the evenings and at Sunday lunch

Restaurant name: The Oak (gastro pub)
Address: 137 Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QL
Nearest underground station: Ladbroke Grove / Westbourne Park
Telephone number: 020 7221 3355
Quick review: This old victorian pub is now a wine bar and restaurant. It serves simple well prepared food including pizzas cooked in the wood burning oven near the bar.

Restaurant name: Oslo Court
Address: Charlbert Street, Prince Albert Road, NW8 7EN
Nearest underground station: St John’s Wood
Telephone number: 020 7722 8795

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

Restaurant name: Otto Dining Lounge
Address: 215 Sutherland Avenue, W9 1RU
Nearest underground station: Maida Vale
Telephone number: 020 7266 3131

Restaurant name: The Perseverance (gastro pub)
Address: 63 Lambs Conduit Street, WC1N 3NB
Nearest underground station: Holborn / Russell Square
Telephone number: 020 7405 8278

Restaurant name: The Phoenix (gastro pub)
Address: 23 Smith Street, SW3 4EE
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7730 9182

Restaurant name: Pomegranates
Address: 94 Grosvenor Road, SW1V 3LF
Nearest underground station: Pimlico
Telephone number: 020 7828 6560

Restaurant name: Quaglinos
Address: 16 Bury Street, SW1Y 6AJ
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7930 6767

Restaurant name: Quo Vadis
Address: 26-29 Dean Street, W1D 3LL
Nearest underground station: Leicester Square / Tottenham Court Road
Telephone number: 020 7437 9585

Restaurant name: River Cafe
Address: Thames Wharf, Rainville Road, W6 9HA
Nearest underground station: Hammersmith
Telephone number: 020 7386 4200

Restaurant name: Royal Exchange
Address: The Royal Exchange, The Courtyard, EC3V 3LR
Nearest underground station: Bank
Telephone number: 020 7618 2480

Restaurant name: The Salisbury Tavern (gastro pub)
Address: 21 Sherbrooke Road, SW6 7HX
Nearest underground station: Fulham Broadway / Parsons Green
Telephone number: 020 7381 4005

Restaurant name: Sand Bar & Restaurant
Address: 156 Clapham Park Road, SW4 7DE
Nearest underground station: Clapham Common
Telephone number: 020 7622 3022

Restaurant name: Spoon+
Address: Sanderson Hotel, 50 Berners Street, W1T 3NG
Nearest underground station: Goodge Street / Oxford Circus
Telephone number: 020 7300 1444

Restaurant name: Sugar Reef
Address: 41-44 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7NA
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7851 0800

Restaurant name: The Tenth Restaurant and Bar
Address: 10th Floor Royal Garden Hotel, 2-24 Kensington High Street, W8 4PT
Nearest underground station: High Street Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7361 1910

Restaurant name: Terrace at the Connaught
Address: The Connaught Hotel, Carlos Place, W1Y 6AL
Nearest underground station: Bond Street / Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7491 4349

Restaurant name: Terrace at le meridien
Address: Le Meridien Hotel, 21 Piccadilly, London, W1V 0BH
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7851 3085

Restaurant name: Toast
Address: 1st Floor, 50 Hampstead High Street, NW3 1QG
Nearest underground station: Hampstead
Telephone number: 020 7431 2244

Restaurant name: The Vine
Address: 86 Highgate Road, NW5 1PB
Nearest underground station: Kentish Town BR
Telephone number: 020 7209 0038

Restaurant name: Walnut
Address: 280 West End Lane, NW6 1LJ
Nearest underground station: West Hampstead
Telephone number: 020 7794 7772

Restaurant name: Wapping Food
Address: Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall, E1W 3ST
Nearest underground station: Wapping
Telephone number: 020 7680 2080