The good and the great in the UK hospitality industry gathered at a ceremony held at The Magazine London last night for the 2026 edition of the National Restaurant Awards.
Previously number five on the list, the already extremely popular Bouchon Racine has rocketed to the number-one spot, and was also announced as The National Restaurant of the Year. We were hooked on this Farringdon favourite from the moment chef and restaurateur Henry Harris returned to the kitchen in late 2022; you can read our test drive here.
In a first for the awards, two restaurants tied for second place: The Ritz (last year’s number one) and Osip (formerly number eight) – the latter being an excellent excuse for a jaunt to the Somerset countryside.
All up, 29 restaurants made the list for the first time this year. Think you can guess? We can divulge that 20 of these new entries are in London, though some are actually re-entries (welcome back Perilla, Tollington’s, Brawn, Kudu, and 40 Maltby Street).
Here’s the top 100, with all the London listings in bold (a total of 55, on par with last year):
1. Bouchon Racine
2. Osip/The Ritz
3. Dorian
4. The Ledbury
5. Moor Hall
6. Ynyshir
7. Mountain
8. Trinity
9. Woven by Adam Smith
10. Legado
11. Planque
12. Dongnae
13. JÖRO
14. AngloThai
15. Impala
16. Opheem
17. Row on 5
18. The Devonshire
19. Humble Chicken
20. Camille
21. Kiln
22. Restaurant 22
23. Forest Side
24. Ikoyi
25. Timberyard
26. Restaurant Mýse
27. BiBi
28. Grace & Savour
29. Skof
30. Wildflowers
31. A Wong
32. Wilson's
33. Lyla
34. L'Enclume
35. The Kinneuchar Inn
36. The Dover
37. Erst
38. Restaurant Pine
39. Higher Ground
40. Henrock
41. One Club Row
42. Solstice
43. Perilla
44. The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant
45. Vraic
46. Da Terra
47. The Angel at Hetton
48. Kitchen Table
49. The Kitchin
50. Brat
51. Dogstar
52. Kol
53. Sabor
54. Tollington’s
55. Simpson's in The Strand
56. Miga
57. Lilibet’s
58. The Sportsman
59. Frog by Adam Handling
60. Maré by Rafael Cagali
61. The French House
62. The Cottage in the Wood
63. Brawn
64. Kudu
65. The Palmerston
66. Bonheur by Matt Abé
67. Winsome
68. Briar
69. Osteria Vibrato
70. Dalla
71. The Black Swan Oldstead
72. 40 Maltby Street
73. OMA
74. Updown Farmhouse
75. The Cocochine
76. Paul Ainsworth at No 6
77. Chishuru
78. The Star Inn
79. Restaurant St Barts
80. Restaurant Interlude
81. The Kerfield Arms
82. Restaurant Sat Bains
83. Bavette
84. The Seahorse
85. The Quality Chop House
86. Chez Bruce
87. Core by Clare Smyth
88. The Fat Badger
89. Fallow
90. The Muddlers Club
91. Shwen Shwen
92. Trivet
93. Inver
94. Ambassadors Clubhouse
95. Teal by Sally Abé
96. St. JOHN
97. Luca
98. Upstairs by Tom Sheppard
99. Motorino
100. Tiella by Dara Klein
The other special awards given out on the night included:
- The National Restaurant of the Year, sponsored by Estrella Damm – Bouchon Racine
- Square Opening of the Year – Legado
- Outstanding Industry Contribution, sponsored by TheFork – Simon Rogan
- Trailblazer of the Year, sponsored by SevenRooms – Maria Bradford
- Chef to Watch, sponsored by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna – Meedu Saad
- Restaurateur of the Year, sponsored by Chapman Ventilation – Adam Byatt
- One to Watch, sponsored by Woods Foodservice – Oudh 1722
- Chef of the Year, sponsored by HG Walter – Nieves Barragán Mohacho
- Wine List of the Year, sponsored by Charles Heidsieck – Mountain
- Cocktail List of the Year – Timberyard
- Highest Climber – Planque
- Gastropub of the Year – The Devonshire
- Best Restaurant in Wales, sponsored by Square – Ynyshir
- Best Restaurant in Scotland, sponsored by Liberty Wines and Charles Heidsieck – Timberyard
- Best Restaurant in Northern Ireland – The Muddlers Club
- Liberty Wines Service Award – The Cottage in the Wood
- Estrella Damm Sustainability Award – BiBi
For more details, visit the National Restaurant Awards website,
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