Diners' Choice: Neighborhood gem restaurants in London

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Updated March 05, 2025

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104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins

5.0

5 (229)

£41 and over

French

Notting Hill

About the restaurant

The smallest fine dining Restaurant in London with just 12 seats.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is a stunning, intimate place to relax and enjoy the highest quality ingredients and service. We have been featured in the Michelin guide every year since opening in 2019.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is open Tuesday to Saturday and serves a three course a la carte menu, as well as a tasting menu for people who'd like to try everything we have to offer. Online reservations are available for up to Six guests, up to 3 months in advance.

Dishes include:

XL Scottish langoustine, Celeriac cream, Langoustine butter, satay sauce
French guinea fowl, Delica pumpkin puree, fondant potato and jus gras
Valrhona chocolate souffle, Madagascan vanilla ice cream

Top review

AlexVIP

Dined 3 days ago

the chef is really a master of fish cookery; perfect cuisson, and the bread is superb. All round excellent experience.

Tangawizi

4.9

4.9 (905)

£26 to £40

Indian

Twickenham

About the restaurant

Tangawizi restaurant in London’s East Twickenham, close to Richmond Bridge, earned the well-heeled locals’ devotion right from the off. The chef is ‘trained by and strongly recommended by Vineet Bhatia’ and that’s saying quite a lot. The dining room is very smart, mood-enhancingly lit in saffron and blackberry with details of beautiful sari fabric inlaid in the tables. Dishes are authentic North Indian, but cutting-edge and contemporary, the way we Londoners like them: the freshest of ingredients, little oil, sparkling flavours. Try the mixed platter of starters to share to really browse the possibilities, then choose something like spicy marinated red snapper in tempura batter served with cheddar and Parmesan risotto, with one of the lovely dahls on the side. The traditionally-clad waitstaff are very attentive and the whole experience a winner.

Top review

ChrisVIP

Dined on Feb 8, 2025

Love this restaurant. The staff are so friendly and welcoming and the food is top notch.

Uoichi

4.9

4.9 (143)

£41 and over

Japanese

Canary Wharf

About the restaurant

Uoichi (Japanese Izakaya) - Traditional & Authentic

Top review

Patricia

Dined on Feb 3, 2025

It really is the best Japanese in London! Everything is perfect. Thank you!

Sapore Vero - Hither Green

4.9

4.9 (140)

£25 and under

Pizzeria

Hither Green

About the restaurant

We pride ourselves on our fresh, authentic Italian food and are passionate about bringing this taste to London. Our ingredients are carefully sourced from the best suppliers and many of our dishes are made with speciality Denominazione di Origine Protetta (DOP) foods direct from Italy.

As well as sourcing the best Italian ingredients, we’ve also developed our own special pizza base recipe. Our UNICA pizza dough is made with a multigrain blend of ﬂours that is vitamin-rich and packed with ﬁbre while delivering the same delicious taste. Low in sugar and high in antioxidants, this is pizza that is good for you!

Our restaurants are a little corner of Italia in south east London. Cosy but elegant, with the warmth of family-friendly service delivered with the best wood-ﬁred pizza you’ll ﬁnd outside of Naples. We look forward to welcoming you soon.

Top review

Jonathan

Dined 7 days ago

Such a lovely evening! Delicious food and wonderful atmosphere.

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Danieru Sushi

4.9

4.9 (67)

£41 and over

Sushi

Chelsea

About the restaurant

Intimate sushi bar in the heart of Chelsea Green, with Omakase

Top review

GurhanM

Dined 6 days ago

Perfect cosy place. A very authentic experience.very helpful staff.

Numero Uno

4.8

4.8 (544)

£26 to £40

Italian

Clapham

About the restaurant

Situated on bustling Northcote Road in London’s chi chi Clapham, Numero Uno is an Italian restaurant which delights locals and visitors alike. A typical neighbourhood Italian, Numero Uno is popular with businessmen and commuters during the week but at weekends fills with a more relaxed crowd of families looking for an unfussy dinner and groups enjoying each others company as they dig in to antipasti platters. An Italian wait staff make the Numero Uno experience all that more authentic, each of them moving from table to table, joking and conversing with diners as they take orders and make recommendations. A varied menu of Italian favourites, generously portioned, are followed by wonderfully decadent desserts and of course complimentary limoncello.

Top review

RachelVIP

Dined on Feb 15, 2025

Fab meal on Sat night. Great atmosphere as was busy night but food was still great and service so friendly. Will be back soon!

Annab Brasserie

4.8

4.8 (41)

£41 and over

Lebanese

Fulham

About the restaurant

From the heart of Beirut to your dining table, Annab invites you on a culinary expedition of Lebanese delights. Situated in the vibrant neighbourhood of Fulham, London, our restaurant encapsulates the essence of Lebanon's diverse flavours and vibrant culture, delivering an authentic experience that captures the spirit of this captivating cuisine. With our warm hospitality and genuine Lebanese cuisine, we create an unforgettable dining experience that transports you to the lively streets of Lebanon.

Top review

APRILVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Great authentic food and attentive service, and it was a nice neighbourhood restaurant

Park's Kitchen - Hammersmith

4.8

4.8 (10)

£26 to £40

Korean

Hammersmith

About the restaurant

Welcome to Park's Kitchen, a family-owned Korean restaurant where we have been serving traditional homemade Korean food since 2018. Our dishes are made with the freshest ingredients and authentic recipes passed down through generations. We take pride in providing a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for our customers to enjoy their dining experience. Come visit us and taste the flavours of Korea at Park's Kitchen!

Top review

katherine

Dined on Dec 28, 2024

All the food was absolutely superb. The deep fried chicken and tteokbokki were excellent to start with, followed by LA Galbi, spiced pork and winter warmer soondubu jigae.

Berut Bistro

4.8

4.8 (23)

£26 to £40

Lebanese

Marylebone

About the restaurant

A celebration for Beirut a city that always finds a way to thrive.

Top review

Carl

Dined 1 day ago

Such great food - lots of delicious dishes to share in a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere

Chez Antoinette Victoria

4.6

4.6 (278)

£26 to £40

French

Victoria

About the restaurant

Tucked away behind Victoria Street and only minutes away from St James’s Park and Victoria station, Chez Antoinette Victoria adds to the neighbourhood’s vibrant restaurant scene. An oasis of calm locals would prefer us to keep a secret. “We wanted to create a canteen for the locals and provide the business community with a new dining-room” Jean-Baptiste JB Noel, co-owner.

Chez Antoinette Victoria draws inspiration from the beloved Parisian cafés, combined with a blend of Lyon’s famous guinguettes, reinterpreting classic dishes from tarts to tartines treating fresh seasonal ingredients with a modern sensibility.

Top review

Robert JVIP

Dined on Feb 22, 2025

Enjoyed the ambience, food and service at Chez Antionette

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