22 british gastropub rooms in London we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in London | British Gastropub across every city.
Modern British cooking and the gastropub grew up together in London, pairing nose-to-tail seriousness with the ease of a pub dining room. Clerkenwell is the historic heart of the movement: St John on St John Street made offal and simplicity a national style, while The Eagle on Farringdon Road is widely credited as the first gastropub. The range now runs from The French House and Quality Chop House to fine-dining rooms like The Ledbury and Core by Clare Smyth.
St John ★ 4.8
clerkenwell · 26 St John Street, London EC1M 4AY
Fergus Henderson's St John in Clerkenwell has cooked the nose-to-tail British canon in London since 1994. Priced at £££. Kitchen leans modern british.
Cycene ★ 4.7
shoreditch · 9 Chance Street, London E2 7JB
Taz Sarhane's one-Michelin-starred tasting-menu room inside the Blue Mountain School in Shoreditch London, opened 2022, runs a 90% British menu cooked.
The Clove Club ★ 4.7
shoreditch · Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT
Isaac McHale's tasting-menu kitchen inside Shoreditch Town Hall in London, opened 2013, kept its Michelin star and a place on the World's 50 Best list.
Rochelle Canteen ★ 4.5
shoreditch · 16 Playground Gardens, Arnold Circus, London E2 7ES
Margot Henderson's daily-changing British canteen inside a converted bike shed off Arnold Circus in Shoreditch London, open since 2004 for lunch.
Quo Vadis ★ 4.5
soho · 26-29 Dean Street, London W1D 3LL
Jeremy Lee's Dean Street dining room in Soho London, opened 1926 and restored under chef Lee since 2012, runs a daily-changing seasonal British menu.
Rules ★ 4.0
covent-garden · 34-35 Maiden Lane, London WC2E 7LB
Britain's oldest restaurant on Maiden Lane in Covent Garden London, opened 1798 by Thomas Rule, runs an estate-game-led menu through grouse.
Quality Chop House ★ 4.3
clerkenwell · 92-94 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3EA
The 1869 Farringdon Road working-class dining room in Clerkenwell London, restored under Will Lander since 2012, runs daily-changing British cooking.
The Eagle ★ 4.3
clerkenwell · 159 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3AL
Britain's first gastropub on Farringdon Road in Clerkenwell London, opened 1991 by Mike Belben and David Eyre, still serves Mediterranean-leaning.
The Camberwell Arms ★ 4.7
peckham · 65 Camberwell Church Street, London SE5 8TR
Mike Davies's gastropub on Camberwell Church Street in south London, opened 2014, runs a daily-changing seasonal menu and a famous family-style Sunday roast.
The French House ★ 4.3
soho · 49 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 5BG
Neil Borthwick's upstairs dining room above the historic French House pub on Dean Street in Soho London, opened 2017 in the room Free French resistance used.
Elliot's ★ 4.2
borough · 12 Stoney Street, London SE1 9AD
Brett Redman's small-plates dining room on Stoney Street next to Borough Market in London, opened 2010, runs wood-fire cooking and a market-driven.
Regency Cafe ★ 4.4
westminster · 17-19 Regency Street, London SW1P 4BY
The 1946 Westminster greasy spoon on Regency Street in London, white-tiled formica-tabled cafe, runs the canonical London full English at the counter.
The Jugged Hare ★ 4.1
clerkenwell · 49 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4SA
The Jugged Hare on Chiswell Street in the City of London, opened 2012 by ETM Group, runs a game-led gastropub menu with hung-game cabinets in the dining room.
Core by Clare Smyth ★ 4.8
notting-hill-bayswater · 92 Kensington Park Road, London W11 2PN
Clare Smyth's Notting Hill London dining room, opened 2017, was the first three-Michelin-starred restaurant run by a British female chef. Tasting menu £275.
The Ledbury ★ 4.7
notting-hill-bayswater · 127 Ledbury Road, London W11 2AQ
Brett Graham's Notting Hill London tasting-menu kitchen, re-opened 2022 after a refurbishment, holds three Michelin stars and runs ingredient-first British.
Hide ★ 4.0
mayfair · 85 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NB
Ollie Dabbous's Piccadilly dining room overlooking Green Park in Mayfair London, opened 2018 and Michelin-starred, runs a Modern British menu across three.
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal ★ 4.4
south-kensington-chelsea · 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LA
Heston Blumenthal's historical-British research kitchen inside the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London, opened 2011 and Michelin two-starred.
Helene Darroze at The Connaught ★ 4.5
mayfair · Carlos Place, Mayfair, London W1K 2AL
Helene Darroze's three-Michelin-starred dining room inside The Connaught hotel in Mayfair London, opened 2008, runs ingredient-led French-British cooking.
The French House ★ 4.0
soho · 49 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 5BG
Neil Borthwick's upstairs dining room above the historic French House pub on Dean Street in Soho London, opened 2017, the city's most-defended phone-free.
Rochelle Canteen ★ 4.6
shoreditch · 16 Playground Gardens, Arnold Circus, London E2 7ES
Margot Henderson's daily-changing British canteen inside a converted bike shed off Arnold Circus in Shoreditch London, open since 2004 for lunch.
Mama Lan Brixton ★ 4.4
brixton-tooting · Unit 18 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Village, London SW9 8PR
Ning Ma's Beijing street-food cafe inside Brixton Village in south London, opened 2011, runs hand-rolled dumplings, hand-pulled noodles and the family.
Blacklock Soho Pre-Theatre ★ 4.7
soho · 24 Great Windmill Street, London W1D 7LG
Blacklock's pre-theatre chops menu in their Soho London basement, opened 2015, runs the all-chops platter at half price between 17:00 and 18:30 most.