London’s vibrant dining scene showcases quality, diversity and innovation with a continuing explosion of restaurant openings, pop-ups and street food vendors that deliver a global range of innovative cuisines for every meal of the day.
At the same time, there is now more focus than ever before on the provenance and quality of ingredients ensuring that the very best from local and national producers is sourced to go onto our plates.
Spoilt for choice
The result? It’s harder than ever to decide where to eat out in the capital. All In London (www.AllinLondon.co.uk) has one solution: its own definitive index of London’s best restaurants, the All In One Ultimate Restaurant List for London 2013.
How it works
The All In One Ultimate Restaurant List is formulated using a closely-guarded algorithm to index the most respected restaurant awards, reviews and scores, producing a definitive, impartial list of London’s best restaurants.
The list collates ratings from established guidebooks such as Michelin, AA and The Good Food Guide, as well as expert industry and media awards including The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, The Sunday Times Top 100 and the Observer Food Monthly Awards, to name but three. The formula normalises the various ratings and awards into an easily digestible score allowing you to directly and fairly contrast one London restaurant with another.
Another great year for The Ledbury
Brett Graham and his team at The Ledbury have scooped the gong for a second year running as they top the unified list of London’s top 100 restaurants.
Second place is taken by Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, who topped the list in 2011; and third place went to The Square: Philip Howard and co-owner Nigel Platts-Martin’s eatery is still a culinary force to be reckoned with after 21 years.
The Top 10
- The Ledbury
- Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley
- The Square
- Gordon Ramsay
- Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
- Le Gavroche
- Hibiscus
- Pollen Street Social
- Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester
- Pitt Cue Co
Movers and shakers
The full list of 100, of course, makes fascinating reading, with Pitt Cue Co’s fashionable menu of BBQ ribs, pulled pork, brisket and bourbon enters at number 10 this year: other entrants to the list include Corner Room, The Delaunay, Hawksmoor Guildhall, and Dabbous.
Watch out for…
The List is based on third party awards, accolades and results, which means that some new openings will not have had the opportunity to gain a listing. All in One expects the following to feature strongly next time round: Restaurant Story, Balthazar, Duck and Waffle, Lima, Bubbledogs, and HKK.
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