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London restaurant reviews

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Leonie Cooper
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Here you can catch up with the reviews you may have missed. Updated regularly, this is where you'll find our most recent restaurant and bar reviews, where we see see if the food, vibes, drink and all-round atmosphere of London’s latest joints – as well as revisited classics – are up to scratch. If you want to see what the very best places in town are right now, then check the pages for restaurants and bars.

Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

Latest London restaurant reviews

Violet Cakes
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Violet Cakes

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4
A backstreet bakery-café in Hackney
WA Café
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WA Café

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4
A Japanese patisserie in Ealing, rightly popular with the local Japanese community.
Mama Shelter London
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Mama Shelter London

  • 4 out of 5 stars
You won't find bland decoration at Mama Shelter. Since the first branch opened in Paris in 2008, the hotels have got a reputation for their bright colours,...
Rake
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Rake

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
A bawdy British takeover in north London’s finest foodie pub
Dosa
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Dosa

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 4 of 4
Chef’s table Korean fine-dining inside a Mayfair hotel
Ibai
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Ibai

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 4 of 4
An impressive – but pricey – Basque steakhouse
Catalyst
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Catalyst

  • 4 out of 5 stars
A Scandi-style coffee shop, also open in the evenings
Monmouth Coffee Company
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Monmouth Coffee Company

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4
Still a major presence on London’s coffee scene, Monmouth seems to be busy all the time. On Friday and Saturday, it’s heaving – be prepared...