The Guide
Where to actually eat in Mayfair - the Michelin rooms worth the money, the brasseries that have outlasted the trends, and the tables worth the booking fight.
49 venues
££££Mayfair · Green Park
Aragawa opened in Tokyo in 1967 with a single-minded focus on Tajima Wagyu, and its London restaurant on Clarges Street keeps to the same idea. The menu centres on Japanese Wagyu beef, cooked simply so the meat leads. Book it for an occasion, and for the beef above all.
££Oxford Circus · Oxford Circus
Richoux has been a London house since 1909, when two French émigrés opened it as a patisserie and confectioner on Baker Street. Its flagship now stands on Langham Place, just off Oxford Street at Oxford Circus: an all-day brasserie inspired by the golden age of Parisian café culture, serving French classics and international favourites from lunch into the evening, with brunch at the weekend.
££££Grosvenor Square · Bond Street
A classic Mayfair grill occupying a grand Grosvenor Square townhouse. The wood-fired grill produces exceptional steaks and seafood, while the room has the comfortable confidence of a club.
££££Park Lane · Hyde Park Corner
Three Michelin stars at The Dorchester, Alain Ducasse's London restaurant represents the absolute pinnacle of French haute cuisine. The table des lumieres and exceptional wine cellar make it one of the world's great dining experiences.
££££Berkeley Square · Green Park
On Berkeley Square, Amazonico is a jungle-inspired restaurant that began in Madrid and chose London, in 2019, for its first international site. The room is the draw, full of Amazon-inspired theatre, and the Latin American menu is bold and satisfying. Come for the spectacle as much as the food.
££££Mayfair · Bond Street
Richard Caring's Bacchanalia, at 1 Mount Street, goes all in on Greco-Roman splendour: vast sculptures, an art collection that would not look out of place in a museum, and a dining room built for spectacle. The cooking is modern European and sets out to match the show, though the setting is what people talk about.
£££Mayfair · Green Park
Benares serves modern Indian cooking at 12a Berkeley Square. It holds one Michelin star, and the kitchen is run by executive chef Sameer Taneja. Worth knowing when you want Indian cooking with serious credentials in the middle of Mayfair.
£££Soho · Oxford Circus
Strictly speaking this is Soho, not Mayfair: Bob Bob Ricard sits on Upper James Street, W1F. The draw is the Press for Champagne button at every table, set in a dining room inspired by the Orient Express. The menu is British and French these days, and the beef wellington is the dish to order.
£££Berkeley Street · Green Park
A lively Italian restaurant on Berkeley Street celebrated for its truffle dishes and expansive Italian wine list. The bustling room and generous portions make it a reliable Mayfair favourite.
£££St James's Street · Green Park
Strictly speaking, this is Cafe Murano St James's, at 33 St James's Street, SW1A, rather than Mayfair proper. Angela Hartnett's more casual Italian is all about fresh, hand-made pasta. Order the ricotta and sage tortellini and leave room for the tiramisu: both are dishes people come back for.
£££Marylebone · Bond Street
Chef Adriana Cavita's eponymous restaurant is on Wigmore Street in Marylebone, and it brings the regional cooking of Mexico north of Oxford Street. Tortillas are made by hand, the cooking is bright and vibrant, and there is a mezcal list worth working through slowly.
£££Mayfair · Green Park
On Burlington Gardens, Cecconi's is the Mayfair original of the Soho House group's Italian. It is open all day, so the same room serves breakfast Bellinis and late-night pasta, and it keeps an easy glamour from morning to close. A reliable answer when you want Italian at almost any hour.
£££Dover Street · Green Park
A favourite of Mayfair's fashion and creative crowd, Chucs offers light and confident Italian cooking in a relaxed but stylish setting. The lunch menu and terrace are particularly popular.
££££Mayfair · Bond Street
This is the Venice institution, transplanted to Davies Street. The reasons to book are the house classics: the Bellini, the carpaccio and the risotto primavera, served here much as they are on the Grand Canal. Keep your order simple, because this is a menu that rewards sticking to the signatures.
£££Mayfair · Marble Arch
On Upper Grosvenor Street, Richard Corrigan's Mayfair flagship makes a confident case for the British larder. Game, seafood and seasonal produce are handled with skill and real generosity, and the modern British cooking never feels fussy. The room is warm and club-like, the sort of place you settle into rather than rush through.
£££Mayfair · Hyde Park Corner
Vibrant Peruvian restaurant and bar spread across two floors. Exceptional ceviche and pisco cocktails.
££££Maddox Street · Oxford Circus
Goodman on Maddox Street takes dry-aged beef seriously, and it shows. The kitchen puts USDA prime alongside British grass-fed beef, and the wine list is strong enough to keep pace with both. A straightforward choice for carnivores who want their steak done properly, without fuss.
££££Mayfair · Green Park
On Albemarle Street, Gymkhana wraps itself in a colonial club setting, but the cooking is the point: Indian food of real depth and precision, now holding two Michelin stars, the second awarded in 2024. Order the wild muntjac biryani, which on its own justifies the trip.
££££Mayfair · Green Park
Hakkasan Mayfair is a Chinese restaurant at 17 Bruton Street, where the dining room sits in a basement. Head downstairs and the street feels a long way off. Dim sum is the strength of the kitchen, so build your order around it and let the rest of the menu follow.
££££Mayfair · Bond Street
Three Michelin stars and one of London's most extraordinary dining experiences. Hélène Darroze's cooking at The Connaught is personal, seasonal and deeply rooted in the Landes region of southwest France.
££££Piccadilly · Green Park
Hide spans three floors at 85 Piccadilly, opposite Green Park, with a tree-like staircase rising through the building and windows looking out over the park. The cooking is modern British, now overseen by chef director Josh Angus, and holds a Michelin star.
££££Albemarle Street · Green Park
A glamorous all-day restaurant and bar on Albemarle Street, Isabel combines Mediterranean-inspired cooking with a buzzing cocktail bar. A favourite with Mayfair's fashion and media crowd.
££££Mount Street · Bond Street
The Leela Group's London flagship, at 8 Mount Street, takes its cue from the grand dining rooms of India's palaces. The Indian cooking here holds a Michelin star, with spicing that is careful and precise. Book it for a proper occasion rather than a quick supper.
££££Mount Street · Bond Street
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's London restaurant takes the ground floor of the Connaught on Carlos Place. It runs all day, from breakfast through to supper with afternoon tea in between, and the French American cooking leans on Asian-influenced flavours. The room has a quiet, confident elegance that suits any hour.
££££South Audley Street · Bond Street
Kai sits at 65 South Audley Street, where chef Alex Chow cooks Chinese food that pairs Cantonese tradition with a European fine dining sensibility. The wine list is a real part of the draw, so give yourself time to explore it properly. A polished choice for a considered dinner in the heart of Mayfair.
££££Whitehall · Embankment
Tom Kerridge's Modern British restaurant is at the Corinthia London on Northumberland Avenue in Whitehall, outside Mayfair. Relaunched in September 2026 as Kerridge's, it now has a smaller dining room, with a separate bar, Georgie's, alongside. Expect bold British flavours and the kind of cooking that makes you feel properly looked after.
£££Shepherd Market · Green Park
In Shepherd Market, Kitty Fisher's takes its name from an 18th-century courtesan who once lived on these lanes. It is a tiny, candlelit room with a devoted following, and the cooking is modern British, served from a compact seasonal menu. Come for the intimacy as much as the food.
£££Stratton Street · Green Park
On Stratton Street, Langan's Brasserie was founded in 1976 by Peter Langan, Michael Caine and Richard Shepherd. The original closed in 2020 and reopened in November 2021 under new owners, Graziano Arricale and James Hitchen, with a British and French menu. Order the spinach souffle, and take time over the walls, which are covered with art collected over decades.
££££Albemarle Street · Green Park
LPM Restaurant & Bar, the London outpost of La Petite Maison, brings the warmth and flavours of Nice to Brook's Mews in W1K. The cooking is colourful and Provençal, with seafood a particular strength, and it has become a Mayfair staple. Go for the Riviera spirit and linger over something from the rosé list.
££££Mayfair · Bond Street
Manthan is chef Rohit Ghai's restaurant on Maddox Street, from the chef whose London career includes the kitchens at Gymkhana and Jamavar. The cooking draws on India's regional dishes, served as sharing plates, with a good share of the small plates vegetarian.
££££St James's · Piccadilly Circus
Costas Spiliadis brings his concept to London at 1 Regent Street, which puts it in St James's rather than Mayfair. This is a fish and seafood restaurant where you select your fish by weight from a display, and the wine list leans firmly Greek.
££££Park Lane · Hyde Park Corner
The original London Nobu, on Old Park Lane, and still a room with real charge. The Japanese-Peruvian classics are why you come: black cod miso, yellowtail jalapeño and the rock shrimp tempura remain as essential as ever.
£££Mayfair · Green Park
Novikov, at 50A Berkeley Street, is really two restaurants under one roof: an Asian restaurant and an Italian trattoria. Both run at a lively pitch, so come for the buzz rather than a quiet conversation. Pick your side to suit the mood of the occasion.
£££Half Moon Street · Green Park
Ormer is the Michelin-starred restaurant at Flemings Mayfair, the boutique hotel on Half Moon Street. Executive chef Sofian Msetfi leads the kitchen, with head chef Kyle Lynch in place since July 2024, and the cooking is built on produce from across the British Isles. The star arrived with the 2024 guide, and the dining room is calm and elegant.
££££Berkeley Street · Green Park
A Chinese restaurant and supper club on Berkeley Street, styled after 1930s Shanghai, pairing Cantonese cooking with live entertainment. The Salon de Chine dining room is closed for a refresh and due to reopen in September 2026, so for now dinner is served in Club Chinois, Tuesday to Sunday from 6pm.
£££St James's · Green Park
A grand brasserie on Bury Street, just over the border in St James's, set in a dramatic basement space. The kitchen sticks to modern European classics, while live music and cabaret give evenings here a proper sense of occasion. Worth the short stroll south from Mayfair when you want dinner with a show attached.
£££Bond Street · Oxford Circus
On New Burlington Place, Ristorante Frescobaldi is the London outpost of the historic Frescobaldi wine dynasty, and it cooks accordingly: Tuscan food designed to sit alongside the family's own wines. Order the bistecca alla Fiorentina and the Brunello di Montalcino, which together are very much the point of coming.
£££Mayfair · Bond Street
Roka on North Audley Street is a robatayaki restaurant built around an open kitchen, with the robata grill doing the heavy lifting. The Japanese menu is made for sharing, so come with company and order a spread of plates. Ask for a seat with a view of the grill: watching the cooks at work is half the pleasure.
£££Savile Row · Oxford Circus
Sartoria sits at 20 Savile Row and takes its name from the tailoring tradition of the street. The restaurant belongs to Evolv Collection, formerly D&D London, and its menu draws on regional Italian cooking. Pasta and the wine list are the reasons to book a table here.
££££Mount Street · Bond Street
Scott's on Mount Street is as much a social ritual as a restaurant, and Mayfair treats it accordingly. The draw is seafood and the oyster bar, in a room that hums with energy every night of the week. Come for the plates, stay for the company and the view of who else has turned up.
££££Berkeley Square · Green Park
This is Richard Caring's most theatrical restaurant, in Berkeley Square House on Berkeley Square. The room is the point: Frank Gehry's fish sculptures, Damien Hirst's mermaids and a coral ceiling set the tone before the menu arrives. The cooking is Asian, and it holds its own against the décor.
££££Mayfair · Oxford Circus
Sketch, at 9 Conduit Street, puts five restaurants and bars under one roof, so the same address can mean a very different evening depending on which room you choose. The Lecture Room and the pink Gallery are the names people know, and the cooking is contemporary. The house holds three Michelin stars, which says plenty about the ambition here.
£££Mayfair · Green Park
Tamarind is a sleek basement room on Queen Street, serving North Indian cooking in elegant surroundings. It no longer holds a Michelin star but is listed as a selected restaurant in the 2026 Michelin Guide, and it remains a reliable, elegant table in Mayfair.
££££Mount Street · Bond Street
The Connaught Grill is back at the Connaught on Carlos Place, a revival of the hotel's historic grill room. The cooking is British and refined, served in one of the hotel's grandest rooms. Come for the sense of occasion: this is a place where the setting and the heritage matter as much as what arrives on the plate.
£££Bruton Place · Bond Street
On Bruton Place, in the mews behind Berkeley Square, the Guinea Grill is a Mayfair institution: a proper London pub with a serious grill attached. The British cooking is the point, and the thing to order is the house signature, a beef shin, Guinness and oyster pie.
££££Mayfair · Green Park
The restaurant at the Ritz, at 150 Piccadilly, holds two Michelin stars. The kitchen is led by John Williams MBE, and the hotel describes his cooking as contemporary British rather than the classic French you might expect. Come for the dining room as much as for the plates.
£££Piccadilly · Green Park
Open since 2003 in a former car showroom on Piccadilly, the Wolseley borrows its sense of occasion from the grand Viennese cafe. The European menu runs all day, so it suits breakfast, lunch or dinner equally well. Come for the room as much as the cooking, and let the day's timing decide what you order.
££££Park Lane · Hyde Park Corner
Theo Randall, formerly head chef at the River Cafe, brings his feeling for regional Italian cooking to the InterContinental at 1 Hamilton Place. The pasta is made fresh daily, and it is the obvious place to start. Expect a serious Italian kitchen inside a big Mayfair hotel, run by the chef whose name is on the door.
££££Mayfair · Bond Street
Umu sits down Bruton Place, a quiet Mayfair mews, and holds one Michelin star. The cooking is kaiseki, served as omakase menus built around Japanese ingredients flown in specially and prepared with real skill. Come when you are happy to hand the ordering over to the kitchen and let the menu unfold.