SpanishChef Tomos Parry£££££140sohoMon closed, Tue-Sat 12:00-14:45 and 17:00-21:30, Sun 12:00-20:00Book 6 weeks ahead
Tomos Parry's Soho London second restaurant on Beak Street, opened 2023 above a wood-fired open kitchen, runs Welsh-Spanish cooking and has held one Michelin.
Order: Smoked sardine flatbread, the wood-roast lamb shoulder and whatever pudding is on the chalkboard.
Tip: Counter seats around the pass take walk-ins from 17:30. Bookings open six weeks ahead through Resy.
British gastropubChef Clare Smyth£££££275notting-hill-bayswaterMon closed, Tue-Wed 18:30-21:45, Thu-Sat 12:00-14:15 and 18:30-21:45, Sun closedBook 12 weeks ahead
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.
Order: The Core potato dish, kept on the menu since opening night, plus the seasonal lamb course.
Tip: Book the kitchen counter for the Chef's Table service; same kitchen, fewer covers, eight weeks instead of twelve.
British gastropubChef Brett Graham£££££235notting-hill-bayswaterMon-Sat 12:00-14:30 and 18:30-22:30, Sun 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-22:00Book 8 weeks ahead
Brett Graham's Notting Hill London tasting-menu kitchen, re-opened 2022 after a refurbishment, holds three Michelin stars and runs ingredient-first British.
Order: Whatever wild-game course is on the autumn menu, and the Sika deer if it appears.
Tip: Tuesday lunch is the easiest slot to book and the kitchen runs the same menu. Wine pairings start at £180.
French fine diningChef Matt Abe£££££200south-kensington-chelseaMon closed, Tue-Sat 12:00-14:15 and 18:00-21:15, Sun closedBook 10 weeks ahead
Gordon Ramsay's Royal Hospital Road three-Michelin-starred kitchen in Chelsea London, opened 1998 and held its three stars longer than any other restaurant.
Order: The Pressed Foie Gras course and the lobster ravioli that have been on the menu since opening.
Tip: Lunch (Tuesday to Friday) at £140 is half the dinner tasting price with the same kitchen run.
French fine diningChef John Williams£££££170mayfairDaily 07:30-10:30, 12:30-14:00, 18:30-21:00Book 8 weeks ahead
The Ritz Piccadilly dining room in Mayfair London, opened 1906 in Cesar Ritz's hotel, holds one Michelin star and runs classical French cooking.
Order: Sole Veronique or the Beef Wellington carved tableside, with the cheese trolley to close.
Tip: Afternoon tea in the Palm Court is the easier reservation; dinner books 8 weeks ahead with strict dress code.
French bistroChef Pierre Gagnaire£££££245mayfairMon-Tue 08:30-00:00, Wed-Sat 08:30-02:00, Sun 08:30-00:00Book 8 weeks ahead
Mourad Mazouz and Pierre Gagnaire's Conduit Street dining rooms in Mayfair London, opened 2002, hold three Michelin stars in the Lecture Room and run a famed.
Order: The Pierre Gagnaire signature plate in the Lecture Room, or afternoon tea in the pink Gallery.
Tip: The Gallery serves the bistro menu and books a fortnight ahead; the three-starred Lecture Room is the eight-week wait.