What is the best French restaurant in London?

The top French venue in London is Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Royal Hospital Road's three-Michelin-star founding flagship, held continuously since 2001

How much does dining at a French restaurant in London cost?

French restaurants in London typically range from $$ to $$ in price.

Which neighborhood has the best French restaurants in London?

Mayfair has the highest concentration of French venues in London.

Cuisine Guide

Best French Restaurants in London

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

Venues

Our editors' ranked picks for London:Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Josephine Marylebone, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, Pied à Terre, Brawn.

#	Venue	Neighborhood	Price	Why it makes the list
1	Restaurant Gordon Ramsay	Chelsea	$$$$	Royal Hospital Road's three-Michelin-star founding flagship, held continuously since 2001
2	Josephine Marylebone	Marylebone	$$$	Claude and Lucy Bosi's Parisian-brasserie second site, the Marylebone room that opened where Daylesford Blandford Street used to sit
3	Hélène Darroze at The Connaught	Mayfair	$$$$	Three Michelin stars in the panelled drawing room of Mayfair's most discreet hotel, the defining London fine-dining address.
4	Pied à Terre	Fitzrovia	$$$$	London's longest-standing Michelin-starred room, Charlotte Street since 1991, in its 35th anniversary year
5	Brawn	Bethnal Green	$$$	Ed Wilson's Columbia Road natural-wine bistro, the East End's most consistent neighbourhood kitchen
6	Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay	Belgravia	$$$$	Kinnerton Street's claret-walled tasting room, Gordon Ramsay's Belgravia one-star since 2010
7	Otto's	Bloomsbury	$$$	Bloomsbury French, the silver duck press, the classical menu and one of the very last rooms in Europe still pressing canard à la presse.
8	Balthazar London	Covent Garden	$$$	Keith McNally's Russell Street brasserie, the SoHo Manhattan original transposed to Covent Garden, twelve years in.
9	Sketch (The Lecture Room and Library)	Mayfair	$$$$	Pierre Gagnaire's three-Michelin-star Mayfair drawing room, the most theatrical fine-dining address in W1.
10	Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester	Mayfair	$$$$	Three Michelin stars on Park Lane, Ducasse's London flagship since 2010, run by Jean-Philippe Blondet.