# The best restaurants in London (2024)

The top of Time Out's 2024 list of London's 50 best restaurants: neighbourhood heroes, modern classics and old-school institutions, led by Malaysian cooking in Clapton.

- 73 votes · 13 items
- May 5, 2025 · mseatsalot
- https://even.best/en/l/352/the-best-restaurants-in-london-2024

## Top 10

1. **Mambow (Clapton)** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Abby Lee's modern Malaysian restaurant, number one on Time Out's 2024 list.
2. **Akoko (Fitzrovia)** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — West African tasting menus cooked over fire, with a Michelin star.
3. **Restaurant St. Barts (Smithfield)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Seasonal British tasting menu next to St Bartholomew the Great, with a Michelin star.
4. **Bouchon Racine (Farringdon)** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Henry Harris's classic French bistro above the Three Compasses pub.
5. **Speedboat Bar (Chinatown)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Riotous Thai restaurant on Rupert Street inspired by Bangkok's Chinatown.
6. **Etles (Walthamstow)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Family-run Uyghur restaurant famous for its hand-pulled laghman noodles.
7. **Rochelle Canteen (Shoreditch)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Margot Henderson's lunch spot in a former school bike shed.
8. **Mystic Burek (Sydenham)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Macedonian café serving flaky burek pastries.
9. **St. John (Smithfield)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail institution, celebrating 30 years in 2024.
10. **Dim Sum Duck (King's Cross)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Tiny, no-reservations Cantonese spot with queues for its dim sum and roast duck.
11. **Brasserie Zédel (Piccadilly)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Grand Art Deco Parisian brasserie beneath Piccadilly with affordable prices.
12. **Oslo Court (St John's Wood)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 1980s time warp of retro dishes and a beloved dessert trolley.
13. **Quality Chop House (Farringdon)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Victorian dining room famous for its confit potatoes and British cooking.

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