Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in London Marylebone
Hardens guides have spent 25 years compiling reviews of the best Marylebone restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 98 restaurants in Marylebone and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Marylebone restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
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1. Roux at the Landau, The Langham
British, Modern restaurant in marylebone
1c Portland Pl - W1
“Smooth-running and elegant” – the recently-adopted, more modern and svelte style of operation (no tablecloths, and a new central bar for counter-style dining) is suiting this Roux-branded dining room: part of a luxurious five-star hotel, opposite Broadcasting House. Despite the harder-edged look, the ambience remains “delightful” and the cuisine is “first class”, with the option of eating à la carte, or from the six-course tasting menu. “Spot-on service”, in particular, featured in numerous reports this year.
2. Carousel
Fusion restaurant in Marylebone
71 Blandford St - W1
“A brilliant idea that never disappoints” – this Marylebone venue hosts “a different guest chef every week”, flying in “some of the most exciting cooks in the world, who deliver an astonishing range of food”. Lunch from the crack in-house team is also “terrific and great value”, comprising “small plates full of original flavours”.
3. Palm Court, The Langham
Afternoon tea restaurant in Marylebone
1c Portland Place - W1
They claim they invented afternoon tea, in this “elegant and refined” chamber, at the heart of the luxurious five-star hotel, opposite Broadcasting House (so “ideal for BBC expense-accounters”), and which for the big occasion provides a “beautifully presented, deliciously tasty tea, served by staff who are efficient, attentive and friendly”. Top Tip – also a handy spot for a stylish pre-theatre bite.
4. Opso
Greek restaurant in Marylebone
10 Paddington St - W1
A modern take on Greek cuisine in Marylebone hailed for its “authentic food and lively atmosphere (crowded and noisy inside but good outside on a fine day)”. Other plus points include “friendly, helpful service” and “a nice selection of Greek wines” – in fact, there’s “little to complain about, except perhaps the pricing”. A more casual street-food offshoot, Pittabun, opened off Carnaby Street last year.
5. Cocochan
Pan-Asian restaurant in Marylebone
38-40 James St - W1
Between Selfridges and St Christopher’s Place – a “busy and quite noisy” haunt, where some reporters are very impressed by its Pan-Asian small plates (including sushi and dim sum dishes), but others feel that they’re “not exciting, but OK”.
6. Artesian, The Langham
restaurant in Marylebone
1c Portland Place - W1
The source of indulgence, guests will be inspired in Artesian, named after the original 350ft-deep well under the hotel. At the forefront of the sophisticated London bar scene, Artesian creates a perfect blend of a fun atmosphere with an innovative approach to cocktails.
7. 108 Brasserie
British, Modern restaurant in Marylebone
108 Marylebone Ln - W1
Set in the heart of Marylebone, 108 Brasserie, just off Marylebone High Street at the top of Marylebone Lane, houses two distinctive areas; the bar, a chic and sophisticated drinking and dining area and the brasserie’s dining space, where its modern British dishes take c...
8. Texture
Scandinavian restaurant in Marylebone
34 Portman St - W1
Aggi Sverrisson’s “sublime”, Icelandic-inspired cuisine – in particular “a refreshing and very imaginative twist on fish” – again wins one of the survey’s highest food-ratings for his well-established flagship, just off Portman Square. To the odd reporter, the low-key space (actually part of a hotel, although you only find out when you look for the WC) can seem “dull and cold”, but most reporters like the fact that “there’s something a bit different about the style of the place”. “Very warm and welcoming” service only adds to its refreshingly un-poncy approach.
9. Twist
Fusion restaurant in Marylebone
42 Crawford St - W1
“Very surprisingly delicious, every mouthful – way beyond expectations” – Eduardo Tuccillo’s tucked-away Marylebone venture (on the site that ages ago was Garbo’s, RIP) is arguably “very underrated due to its location” in a “so-loud, as it’s so-small” two-floor space. But while it feels “too casual to be a very special night out, the food and service can’t be beaten”: “a different approach with tapas that aren’t just Spanish” delivering “some inspired food combinations”. “On the pricey side, but consistently well worth it.”
10. Locanda Locatelli
Italian restaurant in Marylebone
Hyatt Regency, 8 Seymour St - W1
“A restaurant of the highest calibre, which manages to be elegant and unpretentious at the same time” – Giorgio Locatelli’s long-established Italian (which he, and wife Plaxy, opened in 2002) provides “a fantastic experience from start to finish”. The hotel environment it sits within can seem “rather sterile”, but the division of the moodily-lit dining room “breaks up what could be a large soulless space”, and the ambience still feels “buzzing after all these years”; boosted by its “impeccable” and “good-humoured” service. A few diners discern “a lack of wow factor” in the cuisine, but more common is a hymn of praise to “simple ingredients combined and cooked to perfection every time”.
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