Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in London Fitzrovia
Hardens guides have spent 25 years compiling reviews of the best Fitzrovia restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 70 restaurants in Fitzrovia and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Fitzrovia restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
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1. Pied À Terre
French restaurant in Fitzrovia
34 Charlotte St - W1
“David Moore runs a tight ship to maintain standards” and his “comfortable” Fitzrovia townhouse represents “perfection” for its many fans on account of its “unfailingly impressive” cuisine, “awesome” wines, and “good but not overly solicitous service”. There’s an undertow on ratings however, from sceptics who are slightly less wowed – they say “it’s not a bad place, but for these prices perhaps a bit, well… beige”. The griping is from a small minority though – overall this remains one of London’s highest-achieving foodie temples. (There has been a lot of change afoot here post-survey. Popular sommelier and co-owner Mathieu Germond announced he was to leave to establish nearby Noize, and in September 2017 chef Andy McFadden moved on, with Asimakis Chaniotis moving up within the ranks.)
2. Mac & Wild
Scottish restaurant in Fitzrovia
65 Great Titchfield St - W1
“Really good venison” is the star turn at this Fitzrovia two-year-old specialising in Scottish game (much of it from the family estate of owner Andy Waugh), delivering “very tasty, gamey flavours for not terribly high prices”. Having started out as a street stall, the venture now has a second branch at Devonshire Square, near Liverpool Street.
3. Pescatori
Fish & seafood restaurant in Fitzrovia
57 Charlotte St - W1
Especially by the standards of West End Italians, this traditional-ish, fish-focussed Fitzrovian is a favourite for a good number of fans, inspiring consistent feedback across the board.
4. Bobo Social
Burgers, etc restaurant in Fitzrovia
95 Charlotte St - W1
Fans say “top burgers” (using rare-breed meat) and an extensive cocktail-menu accompaniment are the highlights at this small town-house conversion in Fitzrovia. Survey feedback has its highs and lows, but the best reviews are enthusiastic: “I will be back!”
5. Obicà
Italian restaurant in Fitzrovia
11 Charlotte St - W1
This Rome-based chain is inspired by Japanese sushi-bars and serves “tasty small plates of Italian food”. The five “efficiently run” London branches, from South Ken to Canary Wharf, provide a “surprisingly good experience… so long as you like mozzarella or burrata”.
6. Hunter 486, The Arch London
British, Modern restaurant in Fitzrovia
50 Cumberland Pl - W1
Named after the 1950s dialling code for Marylebone, this Marble Arch hotel restaurant has a 'Best of British' menu that includes fish 'n' chips and afternoon tea. There's a Martini bar and Champagne Lounge should you feel in need of a tipple.
7. Bubbledogs, Kitchen Table
Fusion restaurant in Fitzrovia
70 Charlotte St - W1
“One of the best experiences ever” – James Knappett’s “truly unique” venture, tucked away behind his and his wife’s adjoining hot dog place – is as “absolutely fascinating” as it is unexpected. Seated at stools around the 20-seat kitchen table creates “great intimacy with the team” and the daily changing 12-course array of dishes (“on the whole sourced from the UK, and very well explained”) are “from another world”. “It’s cosy, it’s unpretentious, it’s delicious, it’s friendly, it’s excellent value”.
8. The Newman Arms
British, Modern restaurant in Fitzrovia
23 Rathbone Street - W1
2017 Review: “Part of the Cornwall Project sourcing fresh ingredients from small producers (in Cornwall, obviously)” – Matt Chatfield’s “quaint” Fitzrovia boozer inspires enthusiastic feedback on its “fantastically flavoursome and earthy dishes”, “charming service and intimate style”.
9. Kaffeine
Sandwiches, cakes, etc restaurant in Fitzrovia
66 Great Titchfield St - W1
“Consistently incredible coffee” (and “superb salads and sarnies” too) give this incredibly “welcoming” Aussie/Kiwi-owned duo a serious claim to being “London’s top independent coffee houses”. “Both branches are fabulous; the Eastcastle one is a bit more relaxed”.
10. The Attendant
Sandwiches, cakes, etc restaurant in Fitzrovia
27a, Foley St - W1
2015 Review: “How surreal to have London’s richest and most flavoursome coffee in an ex-public loo!”; so say fans of this “wonderful conversion” – a year-old café in Fitzrovia.
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