LOTI Eats
Discover new places to eat out with our London restaurant reviews. London is overflowing with great restaurants. Where do you start? We’re asked daily about which new restaurants have opened, which ones are worth seeking out and what’s not living up to the hype.
From the hustle of Shoreditch to the back streets of our local ‘hood, we scour the city so we can tell you what impresses us (so you can impress your mates). It could be a new street food craze, the next hottest vegan place, a swish Michelin-starred restaurant or a tiny little pop-up without a tablecloth in sight. We’ve got high-end places for those baller occasions, along with the bank-balance-friendly cheap eats.
We’re fair on what we tell you, though we only write London restaurant reviews on what we can truly recommend. Why waste your time telling you something you shouldn’t experience when we can tell you something you most definitely should? We’ve rated our reviews too, from three to five stars, depending on how much we love them to help you prioritise your own all-important hit list. Don’t forget to check out our curated maps of where to find the best burgers, brunch, and loads more all across town too.
So what actually makes a good restaurant? For us, it’s four things. The food itself obviously. Secondly the service – we expect it to be on point. Interiors count for a lot too. Everyone likes an aesthetically pleasing place but we do appreciate that not everyone has a design studio on the books, and sometimes a hole in the wall is fine too. Then there is the atmosphere, the gentle chitter chatter, the sound of laughter, of people having a good time.
Long story short, if you’re looking for London restaurant reviews, for any occasion imaginable – we can help with that.
LOTI EATS | OZONE COFFEE BETHNAL GREEN
Ozone Coffee in Shoreditch is one of our fave places to get a brew in town and now the Kiwi company has opened a second…
Read moreLOTI EATS | WILD HONEY ST JAMES
Wild Honey may have closed the doors to its Mayfair site after 12 years in business but luckily for us, it’s got a brand new…
Read moreLOTI EATS | VARDO
Caravan has gone west for the first time and opened a new restaurant in Duke of York Square. However, it’s not just another Caravan, though…
Read moreLOTI EATS | NORMA
Not content with overseeing the food at The Stafford London, Culinary Director Ben Tish (previously of Salt Yard) has been in charge of the launch…
Read moreLOTI EATS | THE GAME BIRD
The Stafford in St James’s is home to The Game Bird, a classic British restaurant with chef Jozef Rogulski at the helm. As you might…
Read moreLOTI EATS | ALLEGRA
It’s been a while coming but Allegra is finally open at The Stratford, the new high rise luxury hotel and apartment building in… yes, Stratford.…
Read moreLOTI EATS | THE BETTERMENT
Most restaurants have some tables that might be slightly better than others but mostly it doesn’t affect the experience too much wherever you sit. Jason…
Read moreLOTI EATS | YARD SALE HACKNEY ROAD
One of our all-time faves, Yard Sale Pizza opened its fifth site on Hackney Road back in September. If you’re not familiar with Yard Sale…
Read moreLOTI EATS | AKIRA
If you’re looking for Japanese food, Japan House (aka the home of Japanese culture in the UK) is a pretty good place to start. Akira,…
Read moreLOTI EATS | VINS
Canonbury is a pretty lovely place isn’t it? While walking from the overground station just as the sun sinks behind a four-story Victorian townhouse, we…
Read moreLOTI EATS | ISSHO-NI
Bethnal Green is a bit of a sly dog when it comes to eating and drinking, and whilst it might not be the first place…
Read moreLOTI EATS | SUZI TROS
The team behind Mazi has opened another Greek restaurant and they’ve not gone far from their Notting Hill home, only a door down in fact.…
Read moreLOTI EATS | SEABIRD AT THE HOXTON, SOUTHWARK
The Hoxton, Southwark opened at the start of September and as well as a ground floor restaurant and bar, Albie, it also has what is…
Read moreLOTI EATS | CHARLIE’S
Heinz Beck had a pretty short-lived stint running the dining room at Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair, and we must admit, we weren’t massive fans of…
Read moreLOTI EATS | BUBALA
Bubala, led by Marc Summers (ex-General Manager of Berber & Q) and head chef Helen Graham (ex-The Palomar, The Barbary and The Good Egg), has…
Read moreLOTI EATS | ANJU AT THE GUN
East London isn’t blessed with a huge amount of Korean restaurants – there’s Yanji BBQ on Bethnal Green Road and takeaway spot Jijigo – but…
Read moreLOTI EATS | THE WORLD’S FIRST CHEESE CONVEYOR BELT RESTAURANT
You may have heard about Pick ’n’ Cheese, the new cheese conveyor belt restaurant from Mathew Carver, the brains behind The Cheese Bar at Camden…
Read moreLOTI EATS | CHUCS
Chucs Cafe Kensington opened its doors back in June 2019 with Executive Chef, Simon Henbery, (ex-Fifteen London, Barbecoa and Ace Hotel Shoreditch) in charge of…
Read moreLOTI EATS | OFFICINA 00
Have we reached peak pasta? In the last month or so we’ve had Pophams, 10 Heddon Street and Pasta Nostra open, joining the likes of…
Read moreLOTI EATS | BLOOMSBURY STREET KITCHEN
With a mix of Mediterranean and Japanese small plates on the menu, we were intrigued to check out the newly-launched Bloomsbury Street Kitchen. First impressions…
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