Helene Darroze's three-Michelin-starred dining room inside The Connaught hotel in Mayfair London, opened 2008, runs ingredient-led French-British cooking with a long wine list.
Must 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.
Address: Carlos Place, Mayfair, London W1K 2AL
Claude Bosi's two-Michelin-starred dining room on the first floor of the 1911 Michelin Building in Chelsea London, opened 2017, runs ingredient-driven French cooking.
Order: Cornish turbot with Champagne sauce, or the wood pigeon with foie gras.
Tip: Sit by the iconic stained-glass Michelin Man windows. Lunch is half the dinner price and just as well-staffed.
Marcus Wareing's one-Michelin-starred dining room inside The Berkeley hotel in Knightsbridge London, opened 2014, runs a seasonal British tasting menu across six courses.
Order: Whatever Scottish lobster preparation is on, and the chocolate pudding for two to close.
Tip: Pre-theatre at 17:30 to 18:30 runs a £75 three-course; the kitchen is the same as later sittings.
Aji Akokomi and Ayo Adeyemi's West African tasting-menu kitchen on Berners Street in Fitzrovia London, opened 2020 and Michelin-starred since 2022, on a deeply seasonal menu.
Order: The Suya-spiced lamb course and whatever the smoked-jollof preparation is on the night.
Tip: Sit at the counter to watch the open kitchen. Wine pairing leans into Lebanese, South African and English wines.
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 star since 2024.
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.
Clare Smyth's Notting Hill London dining room, opened 2017, was the first three-Michelin-starred restaurant run by a British female chef. Quiet, classical, ingredient-led cooking.
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.
Brett Graham's Notting Hill London tasting-menu kitchen, re-opened 2022 after a refurbishment, holds three Michelin stars and runs ingredient-first British cooking with serious game.
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.
