What is the best restaurant in London?

From centuries-old chophouses and grand dining rooms to buzzy pasta bars and award-winning pubs, the capital's table has something for every appetite. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Dishoom

   Beloved Bombay-café-style Indian restaurant famed for its bacon naan and house black daal.
2. 2
   St. John

   Fergus Henderson's Smithfield pioneer of nose-to-tail British cooking.
3. 3
   Rules

   London's oldest restaurant, serving classic British game and pies since 1798.
4. 4
   Hawksmoor

   Steakhouse group celebrated for dry-aged British beef and cocktails.
5. 5
   Padella

   Borough Market pasta bar famed for its hand-rolled pici and long queues.
6. 6
   The Ivy

   Iconic West End celebrity haunt serving British brasserie comfort food since 1917.
7. 7
   The Harwood Arms

   Fulham gastropub, the only pub with a Michelin star, specialising in British game.
8. 8
   The Eagle

   Farringdon pub widely credited as London's first gastropub.
9. 9
   J Sheekey

   Covent Garden seafood institution beloved for its fish pie.
10. 10
    Wiltons

    Historic Jermyn Street seafood restaurant serving the Mayfair elite since 1742.
11. 11
    Quo Vadis

    Soho institution on Dean Street serving modern British cooking in the former home of Karl Marx.
12. 12
    The Marksman

    Michelin-recommended East London gastropub famed for its beef and barley buns and sticky toffee pudding.

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