Top 10 Restaurants

Angela Hartnett at The Connaught

The Connaught itself is a bastion of Britishness, and Gordon Ramsay is second to none in the vanguard of top-flight modern British cooking - so installing his fabulously accomplished protogée Angela Hartnett seems like the best of British innovations.

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Fifteen

Fifteen was set up by Jamie Oliver  to inspire and encourage disadvantaged young people to create a career in the restaurant industry for themselves. The restaurant has emerged as a hotbed of future culinary talent using fresh ideas and serving Italian Mediterranean food.

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Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay's flagship restaurant in Chelsea is beyond superlative. Gordon Ramsay, the restaurant, is a dining salon of intimate proportions that always has a jolly atmosphere - enjoy some of the most blissful food on the planet.

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Le Gavroche

Le Gavroche offers the very highest quality fine French cuisine in an elegantly formal setting, with service that redefines the word. This kitchen has been under the gifted direction of Michel Roux Jr for some years.

Locanda Locatelli

This is where TV chef and talent extraordinaire Giorgio Locatelli has made his mark. It's popular, packed and quite an experience. The bar vibrates with anticipation. With swooping booths and soft lighting, the decor is sophisticated pseudo-lounge and it's pleasurably funky.

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Nobu

When Nobu hit the London restaurant scene in the 1990's it made such a splash that the ripples still haven't come back to centre. As famous for celebrity spotting as for its food, Nobu is an outpost of a restaurant empire that stretches from LA to London.

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Pétrus

Superchef Marcus Wareing's restaurant in Knightsbridge brings the best of the heavenly old Michelin-starred Pétrus and adds some delightful new twists. Wareing himself describes the kitchen as 'a cook's dream' and it's an appropriately wonderful place in which to work his culinary magic.

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The River Cafe

The River Cafe is one of London's most adored eateries by the foodies who buy its cookbooks. With its unwavering commitment to the freshest seasonal ingredients skilfully prepared, and combined in ways that enhance each individual flavour - it's been influential for many chefs.

Roast

Smart foodies head straight to The Floral Hall at Borough Market to pay a visit to Roast. Opened by Iqbal Wahhab, Roast has scoured the country, locating top quality ingredients and painstakingly researched both ancient and modern cooking techniques to showcase the very best of British food.

Book a table at Roast (www.toptable.co.uk/venues/restaurants/?id=2541) now!

The Fat Duck

Well worth the trip to the delightful village of Bray to sample Heston Blumenthal's daring creations in this the chef's choice. Knowledgeable and relaxed service is exemplified by its charming staff who will take you through the breakthtakingly original dishes on offer in intricate detail.

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