10 of London’s best new restaurants to visit this autumn 2024

London’s vibrant restaurant scene continues to impress with traditional British comfort food to innovative global cuisines. From open windows and farm-to-table offerings to chic new restaurants opening their doors, here are some of the best new restaurants to check out this fall.

This new Sri Lankan restaurant from Aushi and Eroshan Meewella, sister to the super popular Kolamba in Soho, brings the vibrant flavors of Colombo to East London. Featuring a brand new menu that showcases the duo’s modern take on Sri Lankan home cooking, highlights include: delicious starters such as Mas Paan, a fluffy bun with incredible slow-cooked black pork curry; Large plates of Moor King Prawn String Hopper Biryani, made with alternating layers of tender steamed noodles, rich king prawn curry and Jaffna lamb shank served in a rich and tangy tamarind sauce. Crafted cocktails are a must, such as the Curry Leaf Gimlet, an enlightened curry washed down with gin and lime ghee, and the Colombo Sour made with Colombo gin and cashew orgeat.

2.Lima, Shoreditch

Award-winning Peruvian restaurant group Lima has opened its much-anticipated third venue in the Sun Street Hotel (an attractive historic Georgian building nestled among all the shiny new skyscrapers beyond Broadgate Circle in the city). Founded in 2012 by brothers González Gabriel and José Luis, Lima has since captivated diners with its modern take on traditional Peruvian cuisine with references to Nikkei cuisine as well as Chifa (a fusion of Japanese and Chinese techniques with local Peruvian ingredients). as well as traditional Peruvian dishes. The entire menu is a joy, with old favorites and new dishes such as Peking duck croquette with aji béchamel with amarillo and gambas and bluefin tuna tiradito with tiger milk rocotto and avocado. The decor reflects the culture and scenery of Peru in an alluring way, with shades of emerald green and aquamarine complemented by more muted tones.

3.Lolo Jose Pizarro, Bermondsey

Spanish chef José Pizarro has launched Lolo, his first all-day restaurant, on bustling Bermondsey Street, next door to popular tapas bar Jose, both up the street from Pizarro’s excellent fine dining restaurant. Each restaurant prides itself on using seasonal, local ingredients. Lolo aims to offer a fresh approach to the popular Pizarro brand with a carefully curated all-day menu divided into two parts: all-day gatherings, lunch and dinner, combining Jose’s personal favorites with exciting new creations. In the all-day section, try a variety of flavorful eggs, deviled eggs, or a selection of Tortilla Vigas, a “lazy omelette,” as well as several sandwiches, including the customer favorite, the Bikini. The lunch and dinner menu includes a “Pica-Pica” section with more complex appetizers such as mussels in escabeche served with chips and green onions, as well as Gildas, traditional Basque pintxos (tapas).

4.CornusBelgravia

The team behind Medlar, Chelsea’s finest fine dining establishment, have opened a chic new restaurant in Eccleston Yards, a courtyard about five minutes from Victoria Station. Cornus is housed in a characterful warehouse built in 1830 for Shingleton’s Ice Company, redesigned by Day Studio. Head chef Gary Foulkes heads up the kitchen, joining the Michelin-starred Angler restaurant to offer a regularly changing menu that showcases British and European seasonal produce. The enticing menu includes starters of sea bass tartare with oyster cream, green apple and shiso, and unmissable spaghetti with local lobster. Mains include Roasted Land Chicken with Scottish Langoustines, Sweet Corn and Roasted Chicken Gravy and Lake District Farmhouse Lamb with Romero Peppers, Lamb Kofte, Roasted Capers and Olives.

From Zoë and Layo Paskin, the team behind the fabulous Palomar on Rupert Street, Barbary is a wonderful new restaurant in west London. Head Chef, Daniel Alt, the menu focuses on slow cooking and is inspired by the cuisines and countries of the Barbary Coast, from Southern Europe to North Africa, including homemade merguez, seasonal tortillas and crispy pork kebabs. Raw and vegetarian options are equally delicious, including glazed eggplant and cauliflower chili.

Translated from the Italian “Leopard”, this wonderful restaurant offers classic Italian dishes and modern interpretations of dishes from all over Italy, created by chef Massimo Pasquarelli. Signature dishes include Gamberi, Sicilian Mazara prawns; Astis, lobster Bolognese; and a Northern Italian specialty, Culatello di Zibello Oro Spigaroli aged 24 months, Oro Spigaroli, gnocchi fritto. The specialty Crudo bar offers a selection of raw and marinated fish and shellfish.

The Danish Japanese restaurant has brought its popular and unique combination of creative sushi and fried sticks to a new location in north London. And on November 30, a new plant will open in the historic London power station Battersea. Founded in Copenhagen in 1994 by half-Japanese, half-Danish brothers Jens and Kim Rahbek and Thor Andersen, Sticks’n’Sushi has grown to twelve restaurants in and around the Danish capital, fourteen in the UK and three in Berlin, Germany. . Each restaurant has a different design, but all have delicious, reasonably priced sushi and grills such as: fried chicken thigh with sweet and sour dashi marinade; black cod and wagyu

From the team behind Maison Francois St James’s is an all-day beer bar, bakery and deli in the bustling new Borough Market near London Bridge. Inspired by the classic cafés of Paris, the modern delis of California, and the stylish bistros of Montreal, founder Francois O’Neill and executive chef Matthew Ryle have created a menu that pays homage to beloved French classics. From morning to night, the menu changes throughout the day from a selection of sweet and savory pastries, breakfast sandwiches and hearty egg dishes to grilled chicken cut to order and added to baguettes or a fresh salad with a tangy mustard dressing. The mouth-watering steak sandwiches are topped with a rich Béarnaise sauce, and the Bánh Mi with roasted pork belly and pickled vegetables is also the best.

Floating on the water of Canary Wharf, Marceline is a chic, sociable beer bar, open from morning until late at night, with a well-thought-out menu of classic French cuisine from chef Robert Aikens (twin of Tom Aikens), who previously worked under the Roux brothers at Le Gavroche. moving to New York where he worked in some of the city’s most beloved kitchens, including Pastis. Highlights include steak tartare and escargot burgundy, as well as a modern take on classic beer cuisine, including a steak sandwich with gruyere and horseradish aioli and lobster fries.

10.PlatesOld street

Shaking up the vegan restaurant scene, delicious plates in East London from brothers Kirk and Keeley Haworth. The regularly changing tasting menu (£75) features some of Kirk’s top-scoring dishes, which earned him the BBC’s Champion of Champions title Great British menu. Seasonal, whole and organic produce is a staple, and recent menu items include: “laminated” sourdough bread with whipped spirulina butter; Mung bean and urad lasagna and raw cocoa-gato with cherry. The website says the rooms are booked until February 2025, but try to cancel the booking.