Diners' Choice: Modern European restaurants in London

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Updated November 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Modern European 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!

The French Table

4.9

4.9 (4790)

£41 and over

Modern European

Surbiton

About the restaurant

Serving contemporary French food, this much-loved independent restaurant has been going strong for over 22 years.
Before booking, please note the restaurant has both downstairs and upstairs.
The same menu options are available on both floors. There is no lift upstairs.
Re Tasting Menu Timings: At lunch you must book before 1.45pm, and at dinner before 8.45pm. Tasting menus are not available outside of these times.
If you cannot find a table, please contact the restaurant team direct as not all tables are available to book online. Please contact the restaurant with any private dining enquiries or group bookings 7+
Credit card details required. No shows or cancellations less than 2 days in advance will be subject to a charge of £25 per person.
KINDLY NOTE: We cannot guarantee a request for a specific table will be met. We will always do our best but please be understanding if it is not possible. Please call the restaurant team to discuss your request.

Top review

Chris

Dined 1 day ago

Still our favourite restaurant in the world. What Sarah and Eric don’t know about fine dining hospitality isn’t worth knowing. Perfection every visit.

Medlar

4.9

4.9 (2400)

£41 and over

Modern European

Chelsea

About the restaurant

Medlar is an independently owned restaurant from Chef Joe Mercer Nairne and Front of House Manager David O'Connor.The restaurant has gained many exemplary reviews over the years and have built a fine reputation for food and service.

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Heather

Dined 1 day ago

Outstanding food and service, the flavours were fantastic. I would recommend this French restaurant to friends here and those who visit London. As a Canadian visitor.. I’ll be back.

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Utter Waffle Herne Hill

4.8

4.8 (460)

£25 and under

Modern European

Herne Hill

About the restaurant

Utter Waffle - a gem within the South London brunch scene! We opened our Herne Hill restaurant in 2021, and since have become an institution in Herne Hill's small but awesome food scene. Since our launch, we've collected a small cabinet of trophies and awards, and have even cooked our savoury waffles on Masterchef, Sunday Brunch & Saturday Kitchen!
Our busy brunch restaurant serves everything from fried chicken & waffles and our signature avo smash, to bottomless brunch & craft beers. For those with a sweet tooth - fret not as the desserts are pretty good too - (we're even the proud winners of The Best Dessert in the UK (British Street Food Awards)), so there really is something for everyone!
We pride ourselves on a super-inclusive menu and ability to cater for those with dietary requirements; We're co-owned by a coeliac, don't handle any gluten on-site, plus we boast loads of vegetarian and vegan options too! So what are you waiting for!?

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Ihuomavip

Dined on Nov 17, 2024

Great food and service. Lovely to have so many gluten free options!

Myrtle Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (1141)

£41 and over

Modern European

Chelsea

About the restaurant

We are a modern European restaurant with an Irish influence. You can find us Just off the King's Road on Langton Street.

Our tasting menus focus on the best seasonal Irish produce celebrating traditional & contemporary recipes. We’re more than happy to accommodate dietary requirements, please do let us know when you book as well as any other notes that will help us create a memorial experience

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Anne Marie

Dined 4 days ago

We had the 9 course tasting menu with wine pairing and it was delicious. We all loved it. Every course was so flavourful and delicate.

Launceston Place

4.8

4.8 (2588)

£41 and over

Modern European

Kensington

About the restaurant

Please note that Launceston Place has now permanently closed.

Ben, Mattia, and the team are truly grateful for the support and loyalty of our guests, who have made every service something to remember.

We would love to continue serving you at our other exceptional restaurants. To explore the full D&D London collection, please head to www.danddlondon.com.

Best wishes, D&D London and the Launceston Place team.

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Geraldine

Dined on Oct 30, 2024

I love Launceston Place. Every dish is different and bursting with flavour. Such a wonderful place to eat with friends. I was so disappointed to hear that it is closing.

Upstairs

4.8

4.8 (400)

£26 to £40

Modern European

Clapham

About the restaurant

Almost three years on from its culinary christening, Upstairs has sparked a reputation for casual dining in its finest form. A self-contained dining space, Upstairs offers guests a selection of small plates from our daily-changing menu, all of which are cooked to order from an open island kitchen and designed to share.

As well as being available for reservations and exclusive hires, Upstairs proudly plays host to a variety of exciting events and special evenings for our guests to enjoy; from expertly-led wine masterclasses to convivial Sunday lunches.

Our aim has always been to offer our guests the opportunity to get closer to the cooking process than ever before, and with the unfaltering passion and dedication of our team, a recently (and very proudly) received Bib Gourmand Award, and the continued support of our wonderful guests, we truly see nowhere to go but up.

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Antonio

Dined 7 days ago

Pretty much a perfect meal, food outstanding and great value.

Silo London

4.8

4.8 (82)

£41 and over

Modern European

Hackney

About the restaurant

The worlds first Zero Waste restaurant, Silo's menu is an expression of natural farming and closed loop cooking, demonstrating quality within sustainability.
Situated in Hackney Wick overlooking the River Lea, the restaurant features an open and spacious, relaxed dining room, counter seating around the kitchen and hearth, as well as a private dining room.
Awarded with a Green Michelin Star.

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Julia

Dined 4 days ago

It was fantastic. Music a bit on the loud side but overall really good and would highly recommend

Clipstone

4.8

4.8 (1955)

£26 to £40

Modern European

Fitzrovia

About the restaurant

Clipstone is a neighbourhood restaurant located on the corner of Clipstone Street in Fitzrovia.

As we are a very small restaurant, we will need your table back after 1 hour and 30 minutes, which will be ample time to enjoy what we offer.

Seating Types
We offer three different seating options: indoor, counter and outdoor.
Please be aware: When booking outdoor tables we may not have an alternative table available inside in some instances. We will of course always do our best to accommodate.

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Victoria

Dined 1 day ago

Excellent food and superb service.My guest had the Highland steak, beautiful tender and rare, while I ate from the super value lunch menu. The food is wonderful quality and carefully curated. The wines etc are limited but likewise good quality. If you want a casual but super dining experience this is a great choice. I had a deceptively innocuous delicious pear and absinthe cocktail as an aperitif, first time with absinthe and it was clearly present but well tempered.

Salut! - Islington

4.8

4.8 (453)

£41 and over

Modern European

Islington

About the restaurant

"Boasting an intimate dining experience, Salut! is a Modern European restaurant in Islington that offers casual yet fine dining food and a relaxed atmosphere.

Watch your dish being prepared in the open kitchen, from the warm and comfortable dining room with wooden tables and vintage furnishings.

A short walk from Dalston Junction and Highbury & Islington station, Salut! offers a relaxed take on modern-European food. Savour dishes with an emphasis on local produce as well as sustainably sourced fish and organic vegetables. We provide our guests with beautifully crafted dishes, with a passion to share our curiosity and love of modern European food.

On offer is a seasonal a la carte menu, lunch menu, artisanal wine list, and private hire."

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Mary

Dined on Nov 18, 2024

This was my 2nd visit. Truly impressed with every aspect so we treated a friend for her birthday. We were a table of 4 and we all loved the food, drinks and personal service. We done to all at salut. We WILL be returning soon.

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Experience

“Carte Blanche” 2 Courses 35 / 3 Courses 42

Experience

“Sunday Roast” 2 Courses 32 / 3 Courses 39

Experience

Christmas Day £85pp 4 Course + Sparkling Set Menu

Westerns Laundry

4.8

4.8 (1666)

£26 to £40

Modern European

Holloway

About the restaurant

Westerns Laundry is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant focusing on seafood & natural wines. The restaurant is located in the Islington/Highbury neighbourhood of North London. It opened in 2018 and is housed in a 1950's industrial building which used to be home to the largest commercial laundry in North London. It now boasts a beautiful 60 cover dining room, which opens onto an open 20 cover cobbled courtyard with olive trees as well as an intimate private dining room. Westerns Laundry has won numerous awards for excellence and originality and is a firm favourite on the London dining scene.

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Charlie

Dined 4 days ago

superb joint - food, design, drinks and atmosphere top notch - Juan and the team have created a wonderful restaurant here and we keep coming back

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