London is one of the great food capitals of the world, with around half of the UK's restaurants in london and several of london's top 30 restaurants included in the annual survey of the top 50 restaurants in the world.
Below we have included details of london's top 30 restaurants. How did we get to this list? We combined all of the critics the top 10, 20 and 30 london restaurant lists that we could find with official guide ratings (such as michelin stars) plus internet searches (for popularity) and with some personal preferences of the 4london.info team (who eat out alot) to give what we consider to be 'the' top 30 london restaurant list.
1. Gordon Ramsay at 68 Royal Hospital Road (French / Chelsea)
2. The Ivy (British / Covent Garden)
3. Le Caprice (Modern European / Mayfair)
4. Mirabelle (French / Soho)
5. J. Sheekey (Fish / Covent Garden)
6. Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s (Modern European / Mayfair)
7. Oxo Tower (Modern European / Blackfriars)
8. Ubon by Nobu (Japanese / Canary Wharf)
9. Hakkasan (Chinese / Soho)
10. Aubergine (French / Chelsea)
11. Le Gavroche (French / Mayfair)
12. Pizza Express (Pizza / Bloomsbury, South Kensington & Soho)
13. The Capital (French / Knightsbridge)
14. Pétrus (French / Knightsbridge)
15. Royal China (Chinese / Canary Wharf, Baker Street, Queensway, St Johns Wood & Putney)
16. Blue Elephant (Thai / Fulham)
17. Sugar Club (Fusion / Soho)
18. Club Gascon (French / Barbican)
19. Wagamama (Japanese / Bloomsbury, High Street Ken, Harvey Nics, Marble Arch and Soho)
20. Nobu (Japanese / Mayfair)
21. Assaggi (Italian / Notting Hill)
22. The Square (French / Mayfair)
23. Chez Bruce (French / Balham)
24. Zafferano (Italian / Knightsbridge)
25. Quaglino’s (Modern European / Green Park)
26. River Café (Modern European / Fulham)
27. Oxo Tower Brasserie (Modern European / Blackfriars)
28. Asia de Cuba (Fusion / Covent Garden)
29. Criterion Brasserie Marco Pierre White (French / Piccadilly Circus)
30. Le Pont de la Tour (Modern European / Tower Bridge)
If you want to book a table at a london restaurant online, or you're flexible on the restaurant and want a special offer, there are two options: www.5pm.co.uk and www.toptable.co.uk. Both are quick and easy to use, you can confirm a table online at most restaurants, and you can even read the menu at some restaurants before you book.