What is the best Modern British restaurant in London?

The top Modern British venue in London is Core by Clare Smyth. Clare Smyth's three-Michelin-star Notting Hill flagship, modern British cooking at the peninsula's ceiling

How much does dining at a Modern British restaurant in London cost?

Modern British restaurants in London typically range from $$ to $$ in price.

Which neighborhood has the best Modern British restaurants in London?

Notting Hill has the highest concentration of Modern British venues in London.

Cuisine Guide

Best Modern British Restaurants in London

London's dining scene spans every corner of the world. These are the finest Modern British venues in the city, each one personally vetted by our editorial team for quality, atmosphere, and experience.

Venues

Our editors' ranked picks for London:Core by Clare Smyth, Kitchen Table, Quo Vadis, Cora Pearl, St JOHN.

#	Venue	Neighborhood	Price	Why it makes the list
1	Core by Clare Smyth	Notting Hill	$$$$	Clare Smyth's three-Michelin-star Notting Hill flagship, modern British cooking at the peninsula's ceiling
2	Kitchen Table	Fitzrovia	$$$$	Nineteen seats around a single counter, two Michelin stars, and a tasting menu that reads like a daily field report from British producers.
3	Quo Vadis	Soho	$$$	Jeremy Lee's neon-signed Dean Street dining room, the Soho institution turning one hundred in 2026
4	Cora Pearl	Covent Garden	$$$	Henrietta Street's modern British room from the Kitty Fisher's team, clubby, candle-lit, opera-night reliable.
5	St JOHN	Clerkenwell	$$$	Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail manifesto since 1994, the white-walled Smithfield room that wrote modern British cooking.
6	Trinity	Clapham	$$$$	Adam Byatt's two-Michelin-star Clapham Old Town room, the most considered cooking south-west of the river.