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 burgersbrunch, 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.

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LOTI EATS | BOSSA

There’s a big wave of international chefs and restaurants opening or due to open in London this year (Studio Frantzén, JOIA, Miznon, Sushi Kanesaka, Yannick Alleno, Mauro Colagreco, Akira Back, and Burnt Ends to name a few).

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LOTI EATS | RAMBUTAN

The long awaited debut restaurant of Sri Lankan cookbook author Cynthia Shanmugalingam has opened in Borough Market – and it’s already proving a big hit.…

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LOTI EATS | CHUNGDAM

We may (finally) have the weather for barbecuing but there’s a new spot in Soho that’s firing up the grills come rain or shine. Korean…

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LOTI EATS | LONDON SHELL CO.

We’re big fans of the London Shell Co.’s two barge restaurants in the Paddington Basin (especially the Prince Regent which travels up the canal whilst…

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LOTI EATS | MAENE

There’s a new Spitalfields restaurant that has just opened up called Maene, sister to one of our favourite seasonal spots just down the road, Townsend.…

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LOTI EATS | THE COUNTER

Fans of counter dining, you’re in luck because The Counter in Notting Hill is exactly what it says on the tin. Yes, the new(ish) restaurant…

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LOTI EATS | THE PARAKEET

Spring feels late to the party this year, doesn’t it? We get the odd day of glorious sunshine popping up now and then, it’s one…

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LOTI EATS | ZAPOTE

What was formerly home to St Leonards, and before that Eyre Brothers, has been reinvented once again and turned into modern Mexican restaurant Zapote. It’s…

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LOTI EATS | PAPI

After a series of deliveries, pop-ups and residencies, Matthew Scott has finally taken Hot 4 U permanent and he’s got Charlie Carr of Wingnut Wines…

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LOTI EATS | NESSA

Tom Cenci, who was last cooking at Stoney Street by 26 Grains in Borough Market, has teamed up with Guy Ivesha, founder of Maslow’s (which…

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LOTI EATS | THE OARSMAN

The Oarsman is a new pub in Marlow which was awarded “Newcomer of the Year” at the 2023 Top 50 Gastropub Awards.  It’s right in…

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LOTI EATS | WHOLE BEAST AT THE FAT WALRUS

The Fat Walrus pub in New Cross has been a hit with locals since it opened in 2016 but with the arrival of Whole Beast…

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LOTI EATS | THE CULPEPER

The Culpeper is one our fave pubs in East London and we’re not the only ones who think so because the ground floor bar is…

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LOTI EATS | HUMO

HUMO is the new restaurant from the same team that’s behind SUMI and Endo at The Rotunda. Don’t expect too much similarity with its sister…

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LOTI EATS | THE LAMB INN

The Lamb Inn, in the village of Shipton-Under-Wychwood in the Cotswolds, is the third project from Peter Creed and Tom Noest. The pair are also…

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LOTI EATS | CHET’S

In case you may not have realised, Chet’s is pretty much all the hype at the moment. A (relatively) new restaurant created in collaboration with Kris…

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LOTI EATS | HUMBLE CHICKEN 2.0

Angelo Sato first opened Humble Chicken in Soho in 2021 with a focus on yakitori and ‘comb-to-tail’ chicken cookery, and he won us over with…

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LOTI EATS | KURO EATERY

Notting Hill’s Kuro only opened in 2021 but it quickly gained a rep as one of the best coffee shops in town, and the team…

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LOTI EATS | MARESCO

He already runs Bar Esteban in Crouch End and Escocesa in Stoke Newington, and now Stephen Lironi has opened his third spot, Maresco in Soho.…

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LOTI EATS | DORIAN

Dorian is a lovely new bistro that recently opened in Notting Hill, headed by an A-Team that includes Chris D’Sylva of Notting Hill Fish +…

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