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London fine-dining restaurants one month after the lockdown

London fine-dining restaurants one month after the lockdown
20 April 2020
Filippo L'Astorina
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Filippo L'Astorina
20 April 2020

A month ago the government announced that restaurants, bars and pubs would have to close with immediate effect. This came after four days of strong protest from business owners who couldn’t claim insurance or relief after the prime minister’s declaration that the population should avoid non-essential contact and travel, which effectively left the food industry in a dangerous limbo.

We went to check the state of London’s fine-dining restaurants: all the three and two-michelin starred, as well as those ranked on the World’s 50 Best list. From Gordon Ramsay’s flagship operation in Chelsea to hipster sensation The Clove Club in Shoreditch, here’s how the capital’s best tables look right now.

Three-michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

Three-michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

Three-michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

Three-michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

Two-michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum

Two-michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum

Two-michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum

Two-michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum

Two-michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum

Two-michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum

Two-michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Two-michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Two-michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Two-michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Two-michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Two-michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Three-michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

Three-michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

Three-michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

Three-michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

Two-michelin-starred Le Gavroche

Two-michelin-starred Le Gavroche

Two-michelin-starred Le Gavroche

Two-michelin-starred Le Gavroche

Three-michelin-starred Sketch the Lecture Room

Three-michelin-starred Sketch the Lecture Room

Three-michelin-starred Sketch the Lecture Room

Three-michelin-starred Sketch the Lecture Room

Two-michelin-starred Hélène Darroze at the Connaught

Two-michelin-starred Hélène Darroze at the Connaught

Two-michelin-starred Hélène Darroze at the Connaught

Two-michelin-starred Hélène Darroze at the Connaught

Two-michelin-starred Core by Clare Smyth

Two-michelin-starred Core by Clare Smyth

Two-michelin-starred Core by Clare Smyth

Two-michelin-starred Core by Clare Smyth

Two-michelin-starred The Ledbury

Two-michelin-starred The Ledbury

Two-michelin-starred The Ledbury

Two-michelin-starred The Ledbury

Two-michelin-starred La Dame de Pic at Four Seasons

Two-michelin-starred La Dame de Pic at Four Seasons

Two-michelin-starred La Dame de Pic at Four Seasons

Two-michelin-starred La Dame de Pic at Four Seasons

Two-michelin-starred The Greenhouse

Two-michelin-starred The Greenhouse

Two-michelin-starred The Greenhouse

Two-michelin-starred The Greenhouse

Two-michelin-starred Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs

Two-michelin-starred Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs

Two-michelin-starred Kitchen Table at UMU

Two-michelin-starred Kitchen Table at UMU

One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 27 The Clove Club

One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 27 The Clove Club

One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 27 The Clove Club

One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 27 The Clove Club

One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 33 Lyle's

One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 33 Lyle's

One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 33 Lyle's

One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 33 Lyle's

One-michelin-starred Ikyoi

One-michelin-starred Ikyoi

One-michelin-starred Ikyoi

One-michelin-starred Ikyoi

One-michelin-starred Brat

One-michelin-starred Brat

One-michelin-starred Brat

One-michelin-starred Brat

Albert Adrià's Cakes & Bubbles

Albert Adrià's Cakes & Bubbles

Margot in Covent Garden

Margot in Covent Garden

Balthazar in Covent Garden

Balthazar in Covent Garden

Three-michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Three-michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Two-michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum Two-michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum Two-michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum Two-michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal Two-michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal Two-michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal Three-michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester Three-michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester Two-michelin-starred Le Gavroche Two-michelin-starred Le Gavroche Three-michelin-starred Sketch the Lecture Room Three-michelin-starred Sketch the Lecture Room Two-michelin-starred Hélène Darroze at the Connaught Two-michelin-starred Hélène Darroze at the Connaught Two-michelin-starred Core by Clare Smyth Two-michelin-starred Core by Clare Smyth Two-michelin-starred The Ledbury Two-michelin-starred The Ledbury Two-michelin-starred La Dame de Pic at Four Seasons Two-michelin-starred La Dame de Pic at Four Seasons Two-michelin-starred The Greenhouse Two-michelin-starred The Greenhouse Two-michelin-starred Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs Two-michelin-starred Kitchen Table at UMU One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 27 The Clove Club One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 27 The Clove Club One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 33 Lyle's One-michelin-starred and World's 50 Best number 33 Lyle's One-michelin-starred Ikyoi One-michelin-starred Ikyoi One-michelin-starred Brat One-michelin-starred Brat Albert Adrià's Cakes & Bubbles Margot in Covent Garden Balthazar in Covent Garden

Filippo L’Astorina
Photos: FIlippo L’Astorina/Laura Denti

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