15 editor picks across United Kingdom.
15 modern european restaurants worth the trip across United Kingdom, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United Kingdom.
Unalome by Graeme Cheevers is Glasgow's other Michelin star, a polished Finnieston dining room where Cheevers plates precise modern European tasting menus.
OrderThe signature tasting menu; the seafood courses show off Cheevers' Japanese-influenced precision.
TipLunch service is easier to book than dinner and runs the same kitchen for a lower spend.
The candlelit Lexington Street bistro in Soho London, opened 1985 by print-dealer Andrew Edmunds, still runs a daily-handwritten Modern European menu.
OrderWhatever seasonal main is on the handwritten menu, and the sticky toffee pudding for dessert.
TipBookings take a six-week lead; bar seats at the front are released as walk-ins after 21:30 on weekdays.
Conor Toomey's Marchmont neighbourhood kitchen in Edinburgh, opened in 2018 and Michelin-starred from 2020, a no-choice tasting menu in a 20-seat residential.
OrderThere is no choice. The fixed seven-course tasting menu is the only option; trust the room.
TipBookings open 60 days ahead on the dot at 10:00 GMT. The whole month sells in under an hour. Set a calendar alarm.
Ox and Finch put Finnieston on Glasgow's food map, a buzzy Sauchiehall Street room of ever-changing small plates built for sharing across the table.
OrderOrder five or six plates between two; the pressed lamb shoulder is the long-running favourite.
TipWalk-in seats at the open kitchen counter turn over faster than the booked tables on a busy night.
Brett is a Michelin-listed modern European room on Great Western Road, Glasgow, where a compact kitchen sends out a seasonal chef's menu worth the lead time.
OrderThe Chef's Menu at £98; it is the fullest expression of what the kitchen is doing that week.
TipThe small dining room and terrace book out fast, so aim for a midweek dinner and confirm dietary needs when you reserve.
Owen Kenworthy's Modern European dining room on Columbia Road in Shoreditch London, opened 2010, runs a daily-changing menu of small plates.
OrderHouse charcuterie board, then whatever offal main is on the night.
TipBest on a Sunday after the Columbia Road flower market closes at 14:00; the kitchen runs to 17:00.
Max Rocha's solo Cafe Cecilia by Regent's Canal in Hackney London opened 2021. Modern European plates with Anglo-Irish notes, drawing on River Cafe and St.
OrderWhatever fish course is on, with the Guinness bread to start and a bottle from the natural-wine list.
TipBook Wed-Sun on Resy; lunch and dinner slots release a week ahead. Saturday brunch is the quieter door.
Adelina Yard puts Jamie Randall and Olivia Barry's tasting menus on Welsh Back by Bristol Bridge, a Michelin Selected room since the 2026 guide.
OrderThe full tasting menu; pescatarian and vegetarian versions are catered for.
TipThe kitchen cannot cater gluten-free or vegan diets, so check the menu notes before booking for a mixed group.
Adelina Yard puts Jamie Randall and Olivia Barry's tasting menus on Welsh Back by Bristol Bridge, a Michelin Selected room since the 2026 guide.
OrderThe full tasting menu; pescatarian and vegetarian versions are catered for.
TipThe kitchen cannot cater gluten-free or vegan diets, so check the menu notes before booking for a mixed group.
Paul Gunning's Stockbridge basement dining room on St Stephen Street in Edinburgh, opened 2014, a 20-cover neighbourhood kitchen running set tasting menus.
OrderThe six-course evening tasting menu; lunch runs a slimmer four-course at £40.
TipBYO Tuesday with a £7 corkage is a cheap way to bring along a bottle from a nearby wine shop.
The wine-led dining room on Lamb's Conduit Street in Bloomsbury London, opened 2015 by Daniel Keeling and Mark Andrew of the wine magazine, runs a serious.
OrderSlip sole in seaweed butter, plus a glass of mature white Burgundy off their by-the-glass list.
TipLunchtime three-course is a third of dinner's price. The Soho sibling on Greek Street has the same kitchen with longer hours.
Skye Gyngell's Modern European dining room inside the New Wing of Somerset House in central London, opened 2014, runs vegetable-led seasonal cooking.
OrderWhatever the spring or autumn vegetable opener is, and the brown butter custard tart for pudding.
TipThe Scratch dinner uses kitchen offcuts to fight food waste and costs £25; the regular menu runs £55 for two courses.
All-day kitchen on Tib Street with a global menu and a plant-leaning bias. Brunch through dinner, Middle Eastern and pan-Asian small plates from afternoon.
OrderConfit chickpeas on toast with whipped feta; the saffron and turmeric chicken.
TipBrunch crowds 10:00-13:00; the late-afternoon shift is the best time for a quiet table.
Nicholas Balfe's small-plates room on Blenheim Grove in Peckham London, opened 2018 and Michelin-recognised, runs Modern European cooking with a long.
OrderSmoked eel with beetroot and creme fraiche, plus whatever's on the wood-fired grill.
TipThe room is small and bookings book a fortnight ahead; bar seats are released for walk-ins from 18:00.
All-day Northern Quarter kitchen on Tib Street with a global, vegetable-led menu. Brunch through dinner; weekend tasting flight on the bar list.
OrderConfit chickpeas on toast with whipped feta; the saffron and turmeric chicken.
TipBrunch crowds 10:00-13:00; late afternoon is the calm slot for a quiet table.
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