FACT Dining Awards London 2026: Nominees
2026
AFTERNOON TEA
- Claridge’s - Mayfair
- Fortnum & Mason - Piccadilly
- Jumeirah Carlton Tower - Knightsbridge
- Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park - Knightsbridge
- Rosewood London - Holborn
- Shangri-La London - London Bridge
- Sketch - Mayfair
- The Berkeley - Knightsbridge
- The Cadogan - A Belmond Hotel, London
- The Connaught - Mayfair
- The Dorchester - Mayfair
- The Lanesborough - Belgravia
- The Langham - Marylebone
- The Ritz London - Piccadilly
- The Savoy - Strand
- The Wolseley - Mayfair
BAKERY
- Arôme Bakery - Mercer Street
- Bake Street - Lower Clapton
- Bread Ahead - Borough Market
- Bunhead Bakery - Dulwich
- Buns From Home - Covent Garden
- CLAP KA-FE - Knightsbridge
- Crème - Soho
- e5 Bakehouse - London Fields
- Fortitude Bakehouse - Bloomsbury
- Kayu Bakehouse - Mayfair
- Little Bread Peddler - Primrose Hill
- Lockdown Bakehouse - Wandsworth
- Miel Bakery - Fitzrovia
- Pophams Bakery - Hackney
- Sourdough Sophia - Haringey
- TOAD Bakery - Peckham
BAR
- A Bar With Shapes For A Name - Haggerston
- AMARO - Kensington
- Artesian Bar - Marylebone
- Bar Termini - Soho
- Kwãnt - Mayfair
- Lyaness - South Bank
- Nightjar - Shoreditch
- Oriole - Smithfield
- Satan's Whiskers - Bethnal Green
- Scarfes Bar - Holborn
- Side Hustle - Bow
- Tayēr + Elementary - Old Street
- The American Bar - Strand
- Three Sheets - Soho
- The Connaught Bar - Mayfair
- The Donovan Bar - Mayfair
BREAKFAST
- Claridge’s - Mayfair
- Dean Street Townhouse - Soho
- Duck & Waffle - Liverpool Street
- Fallow - Haymarket
- Hide - Piccadilly
- Mount St. Restaurant - Mayfair
- Parkers - Mayfair
- Riding House - Fitzrovia
- tashas - Battersea
- The Barley Mow - Mayfair
- The Breakfast Club - Soho
- The Delaunay - Aldwych
- The Goring - Victoria
- The Grill by Tom Booton - Mayfair
- The Wolseley - Piccadilly
BRITISH
- City Social - City of London
- Core by Clare Smyth - Notting Hill
- Corenucopia by Clare Smyth - Chelsea
- Dinner by Heston Blumenthal - Knightsbridge
- Dorian - Notting Hill
- Dove - Notting Hill
- Fallow - St James's
- Ikoyi - Strand
- Kerridge’s Bar & Grill - Corinthia London, Embankment
- Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High - 22 Bishopsgate
- Row On 5 - Savile Row
- Sael - St James
- The Devonshire - Soho
- The Clove Club - Shoreditch
- The Ledbury - Notting Hill
- Tom Brown at The Capital - Knightsbridge
CAFE
- % Arabica - Broadway Market
- Half Million - Oxford Street
- Algerian Coffee Stores - Soho
- Bar Italia - Soho
- EL&N - Mayfair
- Grind - Shoreditch
- Kaffeine - Fitzrovia
- Koub - Victoria
- L'ETO - Knightsbridge
- Monmouth Coffee - Covent Garden
- Prada Caffé - Knightsbridge
- Saddle - Knightsbridge
- SHOT - Mayfair
- tashas - Battersea
- Tiffany Blue Box Bakery - Harrods
CARIBBEAN
- 2210 by NattyCanCook - Herne Hill
- Buster Mantis - Deptford
- Cottons - Shoreditch
- Danclair's Kitchen - Brixton
- Fish, Wings & Tings - Brixton
- Guanabana - Kentish Town
- Jam Delish - Islington
- Limin - South Bank
- Ma Petite Jamaica - Shoreditch
- Mauby - Brockley
- Maureen's Brixton Kitchen - Brixton
- Rhythm Kitchen - Britxton
- Roger’s Kitchen - Camden
- Roti Stop - Stoke Newington
- Soul Mama - Stratford
- Tasty Jerk - Elephant and Castle
CHINESE
- A. Wong - Victoria
- Canton Blue - Belgravia
- China Tang - Mayfair
- Gouqi - Westminster
- Hakkasan - Mayfair
- Hunan - Pimlico
- Hutong - The Shard, London Bridge
- Imperial Treasure - Piccadilly
- Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay - Mayfair
- Mei Ume - Tower Hill
- MiMi Mei Fair - Mayfair
- Mr Chow - Knightsbridge
- Park Chinois - Mayfair
- Royal China Club - Marylebone
- Shanghai Me London - Mayfair
- Three Uncles - Spitalfields
EUROPEAN
- Barrafina - Soho
- BRAT Restaurant - Shoreditch
- Brawn - Hackney
- Ducksoup - Soho
- Julie’s Restaurant - Notting Hill
- La Maison Ani London - Knightsbridge
- La Môme London - The Berkeley
- Legado - Shoreditch
- Mountain - Soho
- Noble Rot - Bloomsbury
- One Club Row - Shoreditch
- Quality Wines - Farringdon
- Rogues - Bethnal Green
- Sabor Restaurant - Mayfair
- Silo - Hackney
- Sessions Art Club - Clerkenwell
FRENCH
- 74 Duke - Mayfair
- Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester - Mayfair
- Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal - Piccadilly Circus
- Amèlie - Belgravia
- Bouchon Racine - Clerkenwell
- Chez Bruce - Wandsworth
- Chez Lui Bistrot - Notting Hill
- Club Gascon - City of London
- Josephine Bistro - Chelsea
- La Petite Maison - Mayfair
- Louie London - Covent Garden
- Maison François - St James's
- Pavyllon London - Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
- Planque - Dalston
- Restaurant Gordon Ramsay - Chelsea
- Sketch - Mayfair
FUSION
- Angelina - Mayfair
- Bar Des Prés - Mayfair
- Belly - Kentish Town
- Fatt Pundit - Soho
- Gilgamesh - Covent Garden
- Humo - Mayfair
- Jikoni - Marylebone
- Los Mochis - Chelsea
- Osteria Angelina - Spitalfields
- Penelope’s - Mayfair
- Six by Nico - Fitzrovia
- Straker’s - Notting Hill
- Sumosan Twiga - Knightsbridge
- SUSHISAMBA - Liverpool Street
GREEK
- estiatorio Milos London - Mayfair
- Fotia - Marylebone
- GAIA London - Mayfair
- Halepi - Paddington
- Lemonia - Primrose Hill
- Mazi London - Notting Hill
- Meraki - Fitzrovia
- Oma - Borough Market
- Opso - Marylebone
- Pyro - Southwark
- Retsina - Belsize Park
- Suzi Tros - Notting Hill
- Tsiakkos & Charcoal - Maida Vale
- Zephyr - Notting Hill
INDIAN
- Amaya - Belgravia
- Ambassadors Clubhouse - Mayfair
- Bibi - Mayfair
- Benares - Mayfair
- Bombay Bustle - Mayfair
- Brigadiers - City of London
- Darjeeling Express - Carnaby
- Dishoom - Covent Garden
- Gunpowder - Spitalfields
- Gymkhana - Mayfair
- Jamavar - MayfairSouthwark
- Kricket - Soho
- Pahli Hill Bandra Bhai - Fitzrovia
- The Cinnamon Club - Westminster
- The Tamil Prince - Islington
- Trishna - Marylebone
ITALIAN
- Alba - Knightsbridge
- Bardo - St James
- Carbone London - Mayfair
- Cipriani London - Mayfair
- Harry’s Bar - Piccadilly
- Il Gattopardo - Mayfair
- LAVO London - Marylebone
- Luca - Clerkenwell
- Manteca - Shoreditch
- Murano - Mayfair
- Nina - Marylebone
- Nipotina - Mayfair
- Padella - Borough Market
- River Cafè - Hammersmith
- Scalini - Knightsbridge
- Signor Sassi - Knightsbridge
JAPANESE
- CLAP London - Knightsbridge
- Eel Sushi Bar - Notting Hill
- Evernight - Nine Elms
- HIMI - Soho
- Humble Chicken - Soho
- Kioku by Endo - Whitehall
- Kurisu Omakase - Brixton
- Nanahoshi - Soho
- Nobu London - Mayfair
- SACHI - Belgravia
- Sumi - Westbourne Grove
- Sushi Kanesaka - Mayfair
- Taku - Mayfair
- The Aubrey - Knightsbridge
- Umu - Mayfair
- Zuma - Knightsbridge
MIDDLE EASTERN & NORTH AFRICAN
- Akub - Uxbridge
- Al Waha - Westbourne Grove
- Bala Baya - Borough Market
- Berber & Q - Dalston
- Berenjak - Soho
- Coal Office - King's Cross
- Em Sherif - Knightsbridge
- F.K.A.B.A.M - Canonbury
- Honey & Co. - Fitzrovia
- Imad's Syrian Kitchen - Carnaby
- Noreen - St Christopher's Place
- Somewhere Café - Harrods
- The Barbary - Covent Garden
- The Palomar - Soho
- Villa Mamas - Chelsea
PAN AFRICAN
- 19FiftySeven - Bermondsey
- Akara - Borough Market
- Akoko - Fitzrovia
- Cally Munch - Stratford
- Chishuru - Brixton
- Chuku’s - Tottenham
- Enish - West Hampstead
- Kudu - Peckham
- Little Baobab - Brixton
- Pitanga - Earl’s Court
- Sikatio Restaurant - Brockley
- Stork - Mayfair
- The Flygerians - Peckham
- Zeret Kitchen - Camberwell
PAN AMERICAN
- Amazonico London - Mayfair
- Chotto Matte - Soho
- COYA London - Mayfair
- Fazenda - Bishopsgate
- Fonda - Mayfair
- INCA London - Mayfair
- KOL Restaurant - Marylebone
- Lima - Fitzrovia
- Lucho - Knightsbridge
- Rita’s - Soho
- Sucre London - Carnaby
- The Maine Mayfair - Mayfair
- Tigermilk - Soho
- Yopo - Mandrake Hotel, Fitzrovia
SEAFOOD
- Angler - Moorgate
- Bentley’s Oyster Bar And Grill - Swallow Street
- Claude Bosi's Oyster Bar - Fulham
- Faber - Hammersmith
- Fish & Bubbles - Notting Hill
- Hovarda - Soho
- J.Sheekey - Covent Garden
- Kima - Paddington
- Lilibet - Mayfair
- Olivomare - Belgravia
- Sexy Fish - Berkeley Square
- Scott’s - Mayfair
- The Oystermen - Covent Garden
- The Sea - The Sea
SRI LANKAN
- ADOH! - Covent Garden
- Coochine - Mayfair
- Colombo Kitchen - Putney
- Gana - Wembley
- Hoppers - Soho
- Jaffna House - Tooting
- Kolamba - Soho
- Papaya - Northfields
- Paradise - Soho
- Rambutan - Borough Market
STEAKHOUSE
- Aragawa - Mayfair
- Blacklock - Soho
- Chimichurris - Southwark
- Cut at 45 Park Lane - Mayfair
- Flat Iron - Soho
- Goodman - Mayfair
- Guinea Grill - Mayfair
- Hawksmoor - Seven Dials
- Ibai - Farrinngdon
- Le Petit Beefbar - Chelsea
- Lutyens Grill - City of London
- Manteca - Shoreditch
- MR PORTER Steakhouse - Mayfair
- Temper - Soho
- The Coal Shed - Knightsbridge
- The Quality Chop House - Farringdon
THAI
- AngloThai - Marylebone
- Chet’s - Shepherd’s Bush
- Farang - Finsbury Park
- Kiln - Soho
- Kolae - Southwark
- Plaza Khao Gaeng - Covent Garden
- Nipa Thai - Lancaster Gate
- Singburi - Shoreditch
- Som Saa - Spitalfields
- Smoking Goat - Shoreditch
- Speedboat Bar - Chinatown
- The Begging Bowl - Peckham
VIETNAMESE
- Cay Tre - Shoreditch
- Eat Vietnam - Deptford
- Huong Vi Viet - Camberwell
- Hoa Sen - Covent Garden
- Lai Rai - Peckham
- Med Salleh Viet - Notting Hill
- Mien Tay - Haggerston
- Phở Thuý Tây Café - Surrey Quays
- Sen Restaurant - Surrey Quays
- Sen Viet - Hoxton
- Song Hong - Battersea
- Sông Quê Café - Haggerston
- Viet Alley - Deptford
- Viet Grill - Haggerston
- Viet Ngon - Finsbury Park
- Viet Soho - Soho