Diners' Choice: Asian restaurants in London

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Updated November 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Asian cuisine in London? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

ULI Marylebone

4.5

4.5 (116)

£26 to £40

Asian

Marylebone

About the restaurant

Located at 15 Seymour Place Marylebone, ULI offers a fresh approach to Asian cuisine. Natural limed oak, soft tones of blue and contemporary art give the restaurant a clean and informal look. Our menu encompasses carefully selected dishes from Asia, all prepared using traditional Chinese, Thai, Malay and Singaporean disciplines. We believe that Asian food should be clean, fresh and healthy, and that each dish should always be made from scratch.

Originally established in 1997, ULI Notting Hill is well established as a firm favourite among locals and critics alike. At our newest location at the south end of Seymour Place, ULI Marylebone serves lunch and dinner all week as well as an extensive range of snacks, cocktails and beverages.

Top review

Sam

Dined 7 days ago

Excellent food and service. Great location. Bright interior. Extensive food and wine/drinks menu

MBER

4.6

4.6 (1608)

£41 and over

Asian

Bank

About the restaurant

An infusion of the Orient with Pan-Asian Tapas, ingredients sourced from all over Asia including Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan and China, uniquely fused by our Head Chef. Luxurious seating with intimate lit tables in cool, calm, modern surroundings. The uniquely designed restaurant also features a private dining room with an exclusive bar 'The Cellar Bar' - for up to 25 people dining or 45 people drinks and canapés and a smaller private dining rooms 'The Retreat' - for up to 6 people or ‘The Snug’ - for up to 4 people. Please contact reservations for our private dining experiences. MBER truly is a hidden gem in The City of London.

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Kayleighvip

Dined on Nov 6, 2024

Lovely food and great venue, waitress also very pleasant

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Popular dish

Sashimi platter

HUŎ

4.5

4.5 (333)

£26 to £40

Asian

Chelsea

About the restaurant

Located on Chelsea’s Park Walk, HUŎ opened summer 2021 to critical acclaim. Showcasing a unique blend of clean, fresh and healthy Asian food, dishes on Head Chef Yam Bahaeur Gurumg’s menu are all prepared from scratch using traditional Chinese, Thai, Malay and Singaporean disciplines. Favouring a balanced choice of snacks, small plates and mains, highlights include Soft Shell Crab, Siu Mai, Stir-Fried Beef Fillet with Spicy Black Pepper Sauce and Triple-Cooked Dover Sole with Asparagus, Garlic & Chilli. Driftwood colours combined with an abundance of natural light, ensures a fresh and airy ambience and on warmer days the restaurant's frontage is fully opened up serving as the backdrop to several pavement tables and a small terrace. As well as the restaurant, HUŎ boasts a separate bar area where guests can linger over drinks including a fantastic selection of Asian-inspired cocktails, alongside some of the more unusual and often coveted Japanese whiskies, vodkas and craft beer.

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James

Dined on Nov 3, 2024

Very friendly service and good variety of spicy Thai food. Tks

CHELI 浙里

4.3

4.3 (43)

£41 and over

Asian

Elephant and Castle

About the restaurant

Welcome to CHELI Restaurant in London, situated in the beautiful Elephant Park neighbourhood. Chef Chen, with over 30 years of culinary experience, specialises in Cantonese, Shanghainese and fusion cuisine, fully incorporating the low and slow cooking techniques of Western cuisine, and each dish is full of creativity and craftsmanship.

The interior of the restaurant's muted décor, such as the handcrafted marble tables and French bamboo chairs, exudes CHELI's artistic aesthetic. Our Wine Bar offers speciality cocktails, while you can watch the pastry chefs display their skills in front of the open kitchen. In addition to classic dishes, we also offer special dishes and set menus according to festivals and seasons.

Our spacious space is perfect for close friends, family and corporate gatherings, and wedding and birthday party bookings are also very welcome. We recommend that you make a reservation in advance through OpenTable or by calling our restaurant phone number 02080509618.

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andrewvip

Dined 2 days ago

At last another decent Chinese restaurant in SE London, there are so few. Very good food, clean, fresh, unadulterated with good ingredients. Rapid and effective service. Very good value. Some very good wines available although we did not drink them. Boring and sterile surroundings though, although convenient location wise. Otherwise recommended.

ULI

4.6

4.6 (651)

£26 to £40

Asian

Notting Hill

About the restaurant

Honest, homely and simple traditional Asian cooking

Located at Notting Hill Gate, ULI offers a fresh, honest approach to Asian cuisine. Natural limed oak, soft tones of blue and contemporary art give the restaurant a clean and informal look, highlighted by a hanging garden of pendant lights. Our menu encompasses carefully selected dishes from Asia, all prepared using traditional Chinese, Thai, Malay and Singaporean disciplines. We believe that Asian food should be clean, fresh and healthy, and that each dish should always be made from scratch.

Originally established on the All Saints Road in 1997, ULI became a firm favourite among locals and critics alike. At its new home ULI serves lunch and dinner all week as well as an extensive range of snacks, cocktails and beverages.

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Nina

Dined 2 days ago

Lovely local restaurant with fantastic food and wonderful staff. I go with friends occasionally but this time with elderly parents and it was every bit as good. Light and bright, good atmosphere but not noisy!

Singapulah

4.3

4.3 (125)

£26 to £40

Asian

Soho

About the restaurant

A PLETHORA OF FLAVOURS IS ON ITS WAY - SINGAPORE STYLE.
Come on a gastronomic journey with us through a rich melting pot of flavours and cultures of the tiny red dot in Southeast Asia.

For parties of 7 or more people, please email reservations@singapulah.co.uk. Thanks!

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 5 days ago

We ordered three dishes to share- Char Kway Teow, Singapore Laksa and Sambal Seafood Fried Rice and Kung Pie Tee as starter. Didn’t have time for desert as the time is up. More diners are arriving so we have to vacate our table.

Inamo - Covent Garden

4.0

4 (1810)

£26 to £40

Asian

Covent Garden

About the restaurant

inamo fuses unique interactive table technology & pan-Asian dining in stylish surroundings under 90m from Covent Garden station.

Touch your table surface to order your meal, & play an array of fantastic arcade games such as 4-player air hockey, pool, space invaders, & archery. Great games like Frogs keep the kids entertained, you can draw on your table top, & there's a host of puzzles to choose from. All have fun together or divide the table into 4 & do your own thing. The experience at inamo is unlike anywhere else in London or beyond.

None of this distracts from the high-quality food. Head Chef Stefan Markov presents sharing dishes from across Japan, China, & Thailand. Favourites include our iconic Dragon Roll sushi & a striking Sashimi Platter. Feast on Asian tapas like Szechuan Chicken, Bang Bang Cauliflower, & many more.

The award winning Onyx Room is a unique private dining & bar area, with two 65" screens, PS4

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Abel

Dined 4 days ago

Great food the atmosphere was amazing. Food was 10/10 great place to enjoy with friends and family.

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Popular dish

Bang Bang Cauliflower (Ve)

4.2

4.2 (1264)

£25 and under

Asian

Mayfair

About the restaurant

Located in London's Mayfair, Lucky Cat is an Asian eating house and late night lounge inspired by the drinking clubs of 1930s Tokyo and the Far East.

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Graeme

Dined 6 days ago

We went to Lucky Cat to celebrate a 50th birthday. We had travelled from Glasgow to London so we had high expectations. We had the Bottomless Brunch. I had alerted the restaurant to the fact that we were celebrating a birthday and also that 2 of our party didn't like prosecco. When we arrived, I checked that our message was received, which it was. Our 2 non-prosecco drinking friends had red wine. The service was friendly and efficient. The food was absolutely delicious. Our birthday girl had a lovely surprise piece of delicious cake provided by the restaurant at no extra charge. We sat for 3 hours and had a wonderfully memorable day. Thanks to all the staff for making it so special :)

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Experience

Drinks Masterclass at Lucky Cat

Sticky Mango Tower Bridge

4.1

4.1 (65)

£26 to £40

Asian

Bermondsey

About the restaurant

The flagship restaurant and event space, Sticky Mango Tower Bridge, is Chef Patron Peter Lloyd's latest opening for the independent restaurant group. Offering modern, luxury Pan-Asian dishes inspired by his many travels throughout South East Asia. Guests can expect fan favourites such as his famous Malaysian Chicken Curry Puffs, Soft-Shell Crab Steam Buns and eponymous Sticky Mango. Later this year Chef Lloyd will be adding new and theatrical dishes, many served table side to add some drama to the dining experience.

Sticky Mango Tower Bridge is the perfect spot for every occasion with excellent service, unparalleled scenes of Tower Bridge and the City, breath-taking décor including our signature cherry blossom trees, raindrop chandeliers and whimsically vibrant bespoke floor. Guests can also enjoy premium dining experiences as well as al fresco dining on the outdoor Mango Terrace.

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BenF

Dined on Aug 4, 2024

Really delicious, interesting Thai fusion food, with excellent views of Tower Bridge if you sit outside. Service was friendly, though we had to wait too long to order. Only real complaint is the loud, trashy nightclub music they play, totally inappropriate to the venue. Do the staff pick this to entertain themselves? Surely customers don’t want it, unless this is what tourists expect to hear everywhere these days? Or are they hoping to attract a young, downmarket clientele?

GURA GURA - Covent Garden

4.0

4 (386)

£25 and under

Asian

Leicester Square

About the restaurant

"Located in the heart of Covent Garden. Gura Gura combines innovative pan-asian cuisine – including a delectable platter of sushi, sashimi, dimsum and more – which all arrives with an impeccable presentation. Alongside this you’ll find a delicately selected hand-crafted cocktail menu and a plethora of wines, which have been cleverly curated to compliment the dishes."

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Meera

Dined 7 days ago

Definitely recommend the food and drinks are amazing and staff are so attentive and friendly! As a coeliac dining can be difficult but they are so good at catering for this! Downstairs is a vibe too if you want to stay on and have drinks!

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Experience

Group dinning set menu

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