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 [Restaurants &amp; Bars](/culture/restaurants-bars)

 /  16 December 2024  

#  Cool Foodies Share Their Favourite Restaurants of 2024  


It’s been another bumper year for London restaurant openings – so we asked some of our favourite people in food to share their launches of the year…  


ByHeather Steele

 

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  Image: Fonda 

 

 

 

 

 

 [ ![The Dover](/sites/sheerluxe/files/styles/max_800x800/public/articles/2024/12/sl-161224-fav-restaurants-the-dover.jpg?itok=qNkOVCVu)

 

 ](https://thedoverrestaurant.com/) 

 The Dover 

 



 

 

 

 

 

## Gemma Bell 



### Founder Of Restaurant PR Agency Gemma Bell &amp; Company 



  

[**Oma:**](https://www.oma.london/) David Carter is one of the most exciting restaurateurs in London right now. Oma (and its sibling downstairs, [Agora](https://www.agora.london/)) is a contemporary Greek restaurant in Borough Market that just gets everything right. The design is stunning, the team’s always welcoming, and of course the food is excellent. The open kitchens mean that there's action, theatre and real bustle.

[**Fonda:**](https://fondalondon.com/) I had to include one client, sorry! Fonda is superstar Mexican chef Santiago Lastra's new restaurant just off Regent Street and it is utterly wonderful. It’s a place you can really delve into proper Mexican cuisine, try out new dishes like the 'Costra' – aged ribeye beef and grilled cheese on a tortilla, which is addictive – and new flavours. And they really do serve the best tacos and margaritas in town.

[**The Dover**](https://thedoverrestaurant.com/)**:** Sexy. Sexy. Sexy. What else can I say? This New York-vibe, dark, sultry and secretive bar and restaurant is everything you want a restaurant to be. Martinis, tick. Steak tartare, tick. Chopped salad, tick. Burger and fries, tick. Need I say more?

*Follow* [@GEMMABELLEATS](https://www.instagram.com/gemmabelleats/?hl=en) &amp; [@GEMMABELLANDCO](https://www.instagram.com/gemmabellandco/?hl=en)

 

## Hannah Crosbie 



### Wine Writer &amp; Guardian Columnist 



  

[**Goodbye Horses:**](https://www.goodbyehorses.london/) I slightly regret talking about this new wine bar in Islington every chance I get, because there’s now little chance of me getting a table there. It’s fun and somehow nostalgic.

[**Marceline:**](https://marceline.london/) Canary Wharf isn’t usually the place to find value, but Marceline does a ridiculously good cellar raid offer on every Sunday brunch, including champagne, pét-nat and other favoured sparkling wines.

*Follow* [@HANNAHCROSB](https://www.instagram.com/hannahcrosb/)

 

 [ ![Oma](/sites/sheerluxe/files/styles/max_800x800/public/articles/2024/12/sl-161224-fav-restaurants-oma.png?itok=Eiup9dAt)

 

 ](https://www.oma.com/) 

 Oma 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

## Dominic Handy 



### Owner Of Bistro Freddie + Crispin 



  

[**Café Francois**](https://www.cafefrancois.london/): This re-interpretation of a classic is another absolute hit from the [Maison Francois](https://www.maisonfrancois.london/) team, who are supremely talented. You can't possibly miss the anchovies, brioche and Café de Paris, as well as the lamb merguez flatbread, leek vinaigrette. The desserts are also an absolute masterpiece. Is anyone in London doing it better?

[**Cloth**:](https://www.clothrestaurants.com/) There's something satisfyingly familiar about Farringdon restaurant Cloth, yet idiosyncratic at the same time. A well-executed, relatively short menu shows absolute confidence in simplicity. The wine list is also enviably well-priced. Order the fried pig's head croquette with celeriac remoulade and sauce gribiche, cod with smoked eel and the tarte tatin with calvados ice cream.

[**Bao City**:](https://baolondon.com/restaurant/bao-city/) An unbeatable launch video for this ethereal new outpost was followed by a restaurant that is so detailed it leaves most behind. A transportative site that makes it easy to fill your boots. The prawn shia song, Taiwanese sausage and fish black bao is a good place to start. It's also bringing karaoke into a new age and doing it much better than anyone else.

*Follow* [@DOMHANDY](https://www.instagram.com/domhamdy/), [@BISTRO\_FREDDIE](https://www.instagram.com/bistro_freddie/?hl=en) &amp; [@CRISPIN\_LONDON](https://www.instagram.com/crispin_london/?hl=en)

 

## Anna Barnett 



### Food Writer + Podcast Host 



  

[**Crispin at Studio Voltaire:**](https://studiovoltaire.org/crispin-at-studio-voltaire/) I don’t often venture over to Clapham from east London but this was worth the trek. Crispin offers a unique setting with pleasingly pared-back, bistro style interiors by Jermaine Gallacher sat at the heart of artist organisation Studio Voltaire, a gallery space and home to 61 artist studios. Plus, if like me you’re already a fan of Bistro Freddie and Bar Crispin then you’ll know what to expect from the kitchen. Menu must-orders include grilled cod and mussel sauce alongside chip shop style chips and homemade mayonnaise. Dessert has to be the brown butter cake with creme fraiche and rhubarb.

[**Kioku By Endo At The OWO**](https://kiokubyendo.com/)**:** The views from Whitehall across London at Kioku By Endo make this a special spot to dine at. On a warm day, you can eat on the terrace or go all out and opt for the chef's table. Third-generation Michelin-starred sushi master Endo Kazutoshi brings together Japanese flair and Mediterranean influences to create a standout menu. Never have I been quite as passionate about a potato salad until I ate here. Potato and seaweed salad, shiso, watercress and kombu is completely moreish. For dessert, go for the miso and soy sauce brioche with poached pears and amazake custard – it’s somehow light and not overly sweet. My recommendation, however, is to dine like a pro and indulge in the tasting menu. This is pure destination dining and it’s the perfect way to explore what Endo has to offer.

[**Bruno in Victoria Park:**](https://www.bruno-london.com/) This bottle shop and wine bar by the people behind Sager and Wilde has plenty of natural and interesting wines to sample in an intimate candlelit setting. There are also exciting chef residencies on rotation.

*Follow* [@ANNA\_\_BARNETT](https://www.instagram.com/anna__barnett/)

 

 

 

 [ ![Bao City](/sites/sheerluxe/files/styles/max_1920x1920/public/articles/2024/12/sl-161224-fav-restaurants-bao-city-fbv.jpg?itok=-jAJN1Jp)

 

 ](https://baolondon.com/restaurant/bao-city/) 

 Bao City 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

## Gina Jackson 



### Travel Writer 



  

[**Agora**](https://www.agora.london/): This is my favourite Greek restaurant in London. I love the buzzy atmosphere and open kitchen. Every single dish is phenomenal (expect lots of small plates) and perfect for sharing. Go with a friend and order as much as you can, especially the flatbreads and dips.

[**The Hero:**](https://theherow9.com/) This is the new sister restaurant to Notting Hill’s [The Pelican](https://thepelicanw11.com/), housed inside a beautifully restored building in Maida Vale. Downstairs there’s a cosy pub, and upstairs a more formal restaurant: expect hearty pub grub done really well. It’s an excellent pub on a street otherwise devoid of good food spots. Make sure to order the cheese and onion pie.

*Follow* [@GINAGOESTO](https://www.instagram.com/ginagoesto/?hl=en)

 

 

 

 

 [ ![Henri](/sites/sheerluxe/files/styles/max_800x800/public/articles/2024/12/sl-161224-fav-restaurants-henri-jackson-boxer.jpg?itok=hxFjNdQI)

 

 ](https://www.henricoventgarden.com/) 

 Henri 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

## Alexandra Dudley 



### Food Writer, Podcast Host &amp; SheerLuxe Columnist 



  

[**La Maison Ani:**](https://lamaisonanilondon.com/) I am always on the hunt for a good breakfast in London, ideally with some equally appealing interiors. La Maison Ani is my current favourite. I am working my way through its eggs section, which includes all the usual suspects, as well as more glamorous options such as oeufs brouillés à la truffe (truffle scrambled eggs with truffle with toasted baguette) and oeufs neptune *(*similar to eggs royale except that the salmon is upgraded to lobster). The shakshuka is excellent and they make a very good omelette too.

[**Julie’s:**](https://juliesrestaurant.com/) The restaurant famed for attracting the most glamorous of the glitterati from royals to rock stars reopened in Notting Hill earlier this year. The interiors feel somewhere between a members’ club and an eclectic home, plush and chocolatey with that perfect soft lighting that makes everyone look and feel ten times sexier. It feels like a slice of Paris in London. I fell in love with a dish of pea panisse that came adorned with pea shoots and Cornish gouda. The food is joyous – as is the service – and it’s perfect for a date night or just a good lunch.

*Follow* [@ALEXANDRADUDLEY](https://www.instagram.com/alexandradudley/?hl=en)

 

## Mina Holland 



### Food &amp; Restaurant Writer 



  

[**Crispin at Studio Voltaire:**](https://studiovoltaire.org/crispin-at-studio-voltaire/) As a south Londoner, I was delighted when the team behind much lauded Shoreditch restaurant, Bistro Freddie, opened this at an arts centre in Clapham. Expect a clean and contemporary space which lets vivid flavours do the talking – such as confit tomatoes, almond cream, pickled wild garlic, fennel, and charred leeks with herb yoghurt and salsa verde, not to mention stellar chips served with mayo. Don't leave without having a slice of brown butter cake.

[**Sol's:**](https://www.sols.london/) I am biased here, because this is the restaurant I helped launch this year, and the reason I've not been to so many openings as usual in 2024. What started as a wine bar and deli designed by Gabriel Chipperfield – with a handsome long central oak table, travertine floor and Portuguese tiles – evolved into a seasonal, Iberian-inspired all-day eatery with chef Harry Farrow at the helm. Right now, expect the likes of hake with olive oil mash and anchovy, or pumpkin with coco beans and taleggio. Sol's has put a sleepy street in Bayswater firmly on the map, and there's a banging wine list to boot, if I do say so myself.

*Follow* [@MINAHOLLAND](https://www.instagram.com/minaholland/?hl=en-gb)

 

 

 

 [ ![Crispin At Studio Voltaire](/sites/sheerluxe/files/styles/max_1920x1920/public/articles/2024/12/sl-161224-fav-restaurants-crispin.png?itok=R-RX6uEb)

 

 ](https://studiovoltaire.org/crispin-at-studio-voltaire/) 

 Crispin At Studio Voltaire 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

## Sophie Wyburd 



### Chef &amp; Food Writer 



  

[**Camille:**](https://www.camillerestaurant.co.uk/) I’m really loving the resurgence of the French bistro in London over the last couple of years. Camille is one of them – it serves generous, modern bistro cooking in a really cosy setting. I can’t think of many more romantic dining rooms I’ve spent time in this year. The pate en croute was an absolute delight, and we had a pork schnitzel bigger than my head served with buckets of herby garlic butter that was a total delight.

[**Henri:**](https://www.henricoventgarden.com/) More French bistro goodness, only this time with Jackson Boxer’s signature flair. I loved the artichoke with anchoiade and grated egg, and the seaweed canele with trout roe was very inventive. You can’t go wrong with a bit of ham and remoulade either.

*Follow* [@SOPHIEWYBURD](https://www.instagram.com/sophiewyburd/?hl=en)

 

## Rahel Stephanie 



### Chef &amp; Supperclub Host 



  

[**Janda:**](https://www.jandalondon.uk/) Janda Diner in Peckham offers authentic, home-style Malaysian cooking with dishes like the standout ayam goreng susu, a perfectly balanced milk-fried chicken. Run by the most charming team, the unpretentious approach and evident love for craft make every bite a heartfelt experience.

[**Tollington’s:**](https://www.instagram.com/tollingtons.fishbar/?hl=en) Tollington’s in north London reinvents the classic chippy as a vibrant, Spanish-inspired dining spot with dishes like crab fritters and chips bravas. Its unpretentious rowdy charm and quality cooking have made it a favourite of mine.

[**Miga:**](https://www.instagram.com/miga.restaurant/?hl=en) A modern Korean restaurant, Miga is a family-run spot that impresses. A sleek setting without compromising on quality, boasting a menu with soulful and comforting dishes like galbijjim (soy-braised short ribs) and seolleongtang (ox bone broth).

*Follow* [@EATWITHSP00NS](https://www.instagram.com/eatwithsp00ns/?hl=en)

 

 

 [ ![Camille](/sites/sheerluxe/files/styles/max_800x800/public/articles/2024/12/sl-161224-fav-restaurants-camille.jpg?itok=k75JoWhg)

 

 ](https://www.camillerestaurant.co.uk/) 

 Camille 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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