From Endo’s ten-seat omakase in Chelsea to Pearl’s Mediterranean-inspired Mayfair setting, the latest opening from Gordon Ramsay and a new menu from MOI, discover the restaurants and bars shaping London’s autumn diary.

We’ve spoken about how luxury hospitality has become strangely apologetic. The Mandrake, thank whatever gods watch over London, has never suffered from this affliction. It’s brand-new restaurant, YOPO Zaytoum, couldn’t be a better fit if it tried.

The New Nordic Manifesto suggesta that if an ingredient hadn't been personally picked from a wind-whipped Danish beach, it doesn’t belong on a plate. All of this makes stepping into Marchal feel like a deliciously rebellious act of heresy, for Marchal doesn't care about your foraging basket. It cares about your appetite.

Nestled within the sleek, modernist sanctuary of The Sense Experience Resort—a five-star health-conscious eco-retreat on the southern Tuscan coast—lies Eaté. Helmed by chef Giuseppe Parisi, it is a kitchen that operates with a quiet confidence, entirely unbothered by the monumental tourist traps further inland.

There’s a particular kind of excitement that comes with dining somewhere you’ve long anticipated. Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat trades heavily on atmosphere, but beyond the aesthetic, the food delivers where it matters most: with native and modern ingredients in unison, creating delicate, polished, yet energetic Asian-Fusion plates.

Tortello in Bayswater offers refined Italian dining in London, blending elegant interiors with a modern Roman-inspired menu. From handmade pasta and cocktails to indulgent desserts, Tortello delivers a polished yet inviting experience, perfect for dates, group dinners, or special occasions in the city.

I was in Poznan to experience Blow Up Hall – the city’s flagship luxury hotel and its phenomenal Arte Restaurant. With Poznan now attracting flights and visitors from across Europe and the wider world, there’s simply been no better time to flex a bit of high-end hospitality muscle.

Royal Lancaster’s Blooming British Afternoon Tea — a collaboration with The Natural History Museum — straddles the line between the fascinating and the temptingly delicious, all tied together with a thematic thread I’m more than happy to get behind.

Brasserie Beau in Bath City Centre cossets its diners in an array of intimate boutique dining rooms and there’s a steady cloud of garlic, cheese and butter in the air. There are certainly worse first impressions to make on a hungry restaurant critic.

Celebrate Lunar New Year with the opulent menu of House of Ming, set within St. James' Court, A Taj Hotel. From exquisite dim sum and three treasure seafood in OX sauce, to aromatic duck and cocktails inspired by the year of the Fire Horse, this captivating dining experience blends Sichuan and Cantonese flavours with festive elegance, for gathering with loved ones in style.

Nora is a Canary Wharf restaurant offering gastronomic flights of fancy from the ‘Turkish avant-garde’. Committed to bringing ultra-modern Istanbul dining to the glittering spires of this corner of London, Benjamin Norris was blown away by its generosity.

My appreciation for Veganuary is long-rooted in the experimentation we see in ingredients and menus at this time. Caxton Grill’s Veganaury menu is an impressive celebration of plant-based dining, regardless of its introduction by a restaurant famed for its butcher's block.