Restaurant
1. St. JOHN Smithfield
Fergus Henderson's influential Smithfield restaurant, founded in 1994 and known for nose-to-tail British cooking from a daily changing menu.
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2. The Kitchin
Tom and Michaela Kitchin's Michelin-starred restaurant in a converted whisky warehouse in Leith, cooking Scottish seasonal produce under the motto From Nature to Plate.
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3. Dishoom Covent Garden
The original Dishoom, a Bombay-style café in Covent Garden serving breakfast, small plates, grills and curries from morning until late.
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4. The Witchery by the Castle
Candlelit historic dining rooms at the gates of Edinburgh Castle, serving classic dishes built on Scottish produce, with nine suites to stay in.
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5. Rules
Founded by Thomas Rule in 1798, this Covent Garden institution serves traditional British dishes and is especially known for its game.
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6. Timberyard
A family-run restaurant on Lady Lawson Street with a Michelin star and Green Star, serving weekly-changing menus built on wild meat, fish and vegetables.
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7. The Gardener’s Cottage
Seasonal Scottish cooking in an 1836 Playfair-designed cottage below Calton Hill, with a six-course set dinner at long communal tables.
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8. The Ledbury
Brett Graham's Notting Hill restaurant, holding three Michelin stars in the 2026 guide for refined, produce-led modern cooking.
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9. Café St Honoré
A New Town bistro on a quiet lane off Thistle Street, serving French classics with a Scottish touch from locally sourced seasonal produce.
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10. Gymkhana
A Mayfair Indian restaurant inspired by colonial-era gymkhana clubs, holding two Michelin stars in the 2026 guide.
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11. Contini George Street
An Italian restaurant in a former 19th-century banking hall on George Street, run by the Contini family with homemade pasta and Scottish seafood.
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12. The Wolseley
A grand all-day café-restaurant on Piccadilly, housed in a 1920s former car showroom and serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
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13. Barrafina Dean Street
A Soho counter-dining tapas bar serving Spanish small plates, run on a walk-in-only basis with a heated terrace and standing bar.
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14. Dishoom Edinburgh
A Bombay-style café on St Andrew Square, open from breakfast until late, known for its bacon naan roll, house black daal and Edinburgh-only Salli Boti.
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15. Kiln
A small Soho Thai restaurant cooking over charcoal and in clay pots, with counter seating and dishes built on seasonal British produce.
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16. The Scran & Scallie
Tom Kitchin's Stockbridge gastropub, serving classic pub dishes with a contemporary touch, made from seasonal Scottish ingredients butchered in-house.
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17. The Fishmarket Newhaven
A harbourside seafood restaurant and fish and chip takeaway at Newhaven, with views of the lighthouse and the Forth bridges, open daily.
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18. The Quality Chop House
A Farringdon dining room established in 1869, now serving contemporary British cooking that reflects its history as a working men's chop house.
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19. Oink Victoria Street
A small takeaway on Victoria Street selling hog roast rolls from its own farm, with haggis or sage and onion stuffing and homemade sauces.
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20. Padella Borough Market
A busy pasta bar on the edge of Borough Market serving short menus of fresh, hand-rolled pasta at accessible prices, with no reservations.
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