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Saf - 2009 March

Sadly Saf has now closed, though there is still a branch in Kensington. There are few pure vegetarian restaurants in London (other than Indian places), let alone vegan

Sacro Cuore - 2012 August

This is the sister restaurant of Santa Maria in Ealing, which opened in the summer of 2012. Like Santa Maria, at Sacro Cuore (“Sacred Heart”) no reservations are

Sachi - 2021 October

The Pantechnicon building in Belgravia has had a major redevelopment, reopening in late 2020 as a five-storey shopping and dining experience, combining Japanese and Nordic

Sabras - 2006 August

A real shame, after 33 years of great food, Sabras closed in 2007. Eventually the rent rise and the difficult location finally proved too much. The notes below are of historical

Sa Qua Na - 2015 July

Editor's note: since the Covid pandemic the restaurant has been relaunched as a gastronomic cafe rather than a fine dining restaurant. Sa Qua Na is set in a little side

Ryugin - 2018 September

Ryugin moved from its Roppongi home in mid 2018, which it had occupied since December 2003. It is now on the seventh floor of the Midtown Hibaya development, a smart shopping and

Ryuan - 2013 April

Ryuan has a rather tatty entrance on a corner of a quiet road at the edge of the Minato-ku ward. You pass by the kitchen up a flight of stairs into the dining area, which is

Rules - 2009 October

Rules has been trading since 1798, making it comfortably London’s longest lived restaurant (though Casa Botin in Madrid, which has been going since 1725, wins the title in

Ruben's Bakehouse - 2017 March

Ruben’s Bakehouse combines a retail bakery and a pizzeria, and opened in November 2013. The wood-fired pizza oven is visible as you walk through to the dining room

Royal China Queensway - 2019 April

Editor's note: this restaurant never reopned after the pandemic shutdown of 2020. The décor of the Royal China in Queensway had been an unchanging fixture for many years

Royal China Club - 2023 April

The Royal China Club opened in 2003 and can seat up to 180 diners, including several private dining rooms. The dining area is split into two main rooms, with several fish tanks

Royal China Club - 2021 November

Royal China Club opened in 2003 and had a major revamp in 2018. It is sister to Royal China Queensway (which never reopened after the 2020 pandemic shutdown) and can seat 180

Row On 5 - 2025 January

This restaurant opened in late 2024, the new home of talented chef Spencer Metzger, as part of the Jason Atherton restaurant empire. The name Row on 5 refers to “refinement

Roux at the Landau - 2011 March

The Landau restaurant at the Langham Hotel (which dates back to 1865) has a striking dining room, oval shaped with windows overlooking All Souls Church, wood panelling on the

Roussillon - 2011 November

Sadly, Roussillon closed in 2012. My last meal here was in November 2011, as follows. The kitchen is now in the hands of Shane Hughes, who recently moved here from Ynyshir Hall

Roti Chai - 2011 December

Roti Chai (“Bread and Tea”) is the latest in a string of casual Indian diners in London, opening in summer 2011 and tucked away behind Selfridge’s department

Rossopomodoro - 2009 December

Rossapomodora is an outlet of an 80-strong pizza chain based in Naples founded in 1998, which has opened three outlets in London so far (from 2006; also in Covent Garden and

Roots - 2023 July

Roots opened in June 2023 in the high street of Teddington in west London. It is the creation of chef and owner Mayur Nagarale, who worked as head chef at La Belle Epoque in the

Roka - 2012 August

Roka is sister to Zuma and oozes style. There is a central open kitchen with a wooden counter and seats all around this, as well as conventional tables, and the bar

Roganic - July 2011

My first meal here was in July 2011, as follows.The head chef of Roganic at the time of my first meal there was Ben Spalding, who was senior sous chef at l’Autre