Kitchen Table is a tasting menu fine-dining restaurant in Fitzrovia, London.
James Knappett's twenty-seat tasting-counter dining room on Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia London, opened 2012, holds two Michelin stars and runs.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Whatever the Cornish raw fish opener is, and the savoury cheese course that closes the run.
Tip: The counter wraps the kitchen; sit at the centre seat for chef interaction. Wine pairings are exceptional and add £160.
Address: 70 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4QG
Ollie Dabbous's Piccadilly dining room overlooking Green Park in Mayfair London, opened 2018 and Michelin-starred, runs a Modern British menu across three.
Order: Whatever sea-buckthorn course is on, and the warm cheese tart that has stayed on the menu since opening.
Tip: The ground-floor Below cocktail bar takes walk-ins and serves the same kitchen as a la carte plates.
Jeremy Chan and Iremae Adeyeri's West African-influenced tasting room on the Strand in London, opened 2017 and Michelin two-starred, on the World's 50 Best.
Order: Plantain with raspberry-scotch-bonnet salt, the dish that has stayed on the menu since opening.
Tip: Counter seats look directly at the pass; book the corner for two and watch every plate go out.
Heston Blumenthal's historical-British research kitchen inside the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London, opened 2011 and Michelin two-starred.
Order: The Meat Fruit (chicken liver mousse in a mandarin-orange shell), unchanged from 2011.
Tip: Lunch a la carte at £55 for two courses is half dinner. Sit at the open kitchen counter to watch the mousse-shaping.
Helene Darroze's three-Michelin-starred dining room inside The Connaught hotel in Mayfair London, opened 2008, runs ingredient-led French-British cooking.
Order: Cep risotto in autumn, or the langoustine course at any time of year.
Tip: Lunch (Tue-Sat) at £75 for three courses is the most accessible route. The Connaught Bar next door is one of the world's great cocktail rooms.
Jonny Lake and Isa Bal's two-Michelin-starred dining room on Snowsfields in Bermondsey London, opened 2019, runs imaginative ingredient-driven cooking.
Order: Pigeon and persimmon, or the Turkish breakfast dessert that has anchored the menu since opening.
Tip: Lunch books inside three weeks and uses the same kitchen. Sommelier Isa Bal will steer the Georgian and Armenian bottles.
Andy Beynon's one-Michelin-starred fish counter on the edge of London Fields in Hackney London, opened October 2020, runs an 18-seat kitchen table.
Order: Whatever Cornish day-boat fish opens the menu.
Tip: One sitting per service; book six weeks ahead. The relaxed wine bar at the front takes walk-ins and pours from the same list.
