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Jonny Lake and Isa Bal's two-Michelin-starred dining room on Snowsfields in Bermondsey London, opened 2019, runs imaginative ingredient-driven cooking.
Must 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.
Address: 36 Snowsfields, London SE1 3SU
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, and the raw scallop course that has anchored the lineup since 2020.
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.
Aji Akokomi and Ayo Adeyemi's West African tasting-menu kitchen on Berners Street in Fitzrovia London, opened 2020 and Michelin-starred since 2022.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
