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Best French Restaurants in London

French places in London, selected for the guide. Compare menus, price ranges and atmosphere before choosing.

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Venues

Our editors' ranked picks for London:Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Josephine Marylebone, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, Pied à Terre, Brawn.

#VenueNeighborhoodPriceWhy it makes the list
1Restaurant Gordon RamsayChelsea$$$$Royal Hospital Road's three-Michelin-star founding flagship, held continuously since 2001
2Josephine MaryleboneMarylebone$$$Claude and Lucy Bosi's Parisian-brasserie second site, the Marylebone room that opened where Daylesford Blandford Street used to sit
3Hélène Darroze at The ConnaughtMayfair$$$$Three Michelin stars in the panelled drawing room of Mayfair's most discreet hotel, the defining London fine-dining address.
4Pied à TerreFitzrovia$$$$London's longest-standing Michelin-starred room, Charlotte Street since 1991, in its 35th anniversary year
5BrawnBethnal Green$$$Ed Wilson's Columbia Road natural-wine bistro, the East End's most consistent neighbourhood kitchen
6Pétrus by Gordon RamsayBelgravia$$$$Kinnerton Street's claret-walled tasting room, Gordon Ramsay's Belgravia one-star since 2010
7Otto'sBloomsbury$$$Bloomsbury French, the silver duck press, the classical menu and one of the very last rooms in Europe still pressing canard à la presse.
8Balthazar LondonCovent Garden$$$Keith McNally's Russell Street brasserie, the SoHo Manhattan original transposed to Covent Garden, twelve years in.
9Sketch (The Lecture Room and Library)Mayfair$$$$Pierre Gagnaire's three-Michelin-star Mayfair drawing room, the most theatrical fine-dining address in W1.
10Alain Ducasse at The DorchesterMayfair$$$$Three Michelin stars on Park Lane, Ducasse's London flagship since 2010, run by Jean-Philippe Blondet.
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Restaurant
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay - Restaurant in Chelsea, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Elegant Intimate Classic

Royal Hospital Road's three-Michelin-star founding flagship, held continuously since 2001

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Josephine Marylebone Restaurant
Josephine Marylebone - Restaurant in Marylebone, London
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Restaurant
Elegant Classic Lively
$$$

Claude and Lucy Bosi's Parisian-brasserie second site, the Marylebone room that opened where Daylesford Blandford Street used to sit

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Hélène Darroze at The Connaught Restaurant
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught - Restaurant in Mayfair, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Elegant Michelin Three Star Intimate

Three Michelin stars in the panelled drawing room of Mayfair's most discreet hotel, the defining London fine-dining address.

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Pied à Terre Restaurant
Pied à Terre - Restaurant in Fitzrovia, London
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Restaurant
Chef Led Elegant Intimate

Pied à Terre

Fitzrovia

$$$$

London's longest-standing Michelin-starred room, Charlotte Street since 1991, in its 35th anniversary year

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Brawn Restaurant
Brawn - Restaurant in Bethnal Green, London
Restaurant
Chef Led Natural Wine Intimate

Brawn

Bethnal Green

$$$

Ed Wilson's Columbia Road natural-wine bistro, the East End's most consistent neighbourhood kitchen

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Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay Restaurant
Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay - Restaurant in Belgravia, London
Restaurant
Refined Wine Focused Discreet
$$$$

Kinnerton Street's claret-walled tasting room, Gordon Ramsay's Belgravia one-star since 2010

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Otto's Restaurant
Otto's - Restaurant in Bloomsbury, London
Restaurant
Intimate Historic Chef Driven

Otto's

Bloomsbury

$$$

Bloomsbury French, the silver duck press, the classical menu and one of the very last rooms in Europe still pressing canard à la presse.

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Balthazar London Restaurant
Balthazar London - Restaurant in Covent Garden, London
Restaurant
Lively Iconic Convivial

Balthazar London

Covent Garden

$$$

Keith McNally's Russell Street brasserie, the SoHo Manhattan original transposed to Covent Garden, twelve years in.

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Sketch (The Lecture Room and Library) Restaurant
Sketch (The Lecture Room and Library) - Restaurant in Mayfair, London
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Restaurant
Michelin Three Star Destination Iconic

Pierre Gagnaire's three-Michelin-star Mayfair drawing room, the most theatrical fine-dining address in W1.

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Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester Restaurant
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester - Restaurant in Mayfair, London
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Michelin Three Star Elegant Iconic

Three Michelin stars on Park Lane, Ducasse's London flagship since 2010, run by Jean-Philippe Blondet.

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