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1. Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester
$$$$ | Mayfair |One of only three three-Michelin-starred restaurants in the city, Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester achieves the pinnacle of classical French haute cuisine in a surprisingly fun, lively, and unstuffy salon. Diners feast on a blizzard of beautifully choreographed dishes, including classic rum baba with Chantilly cream, sliced open and served in a silver domed tureen. Slick service is off-the-scale outstanding, while the sommelier is a brilliantly charming expert on all things vino.
53 Park La., London, Greater London, W1K 1QA, England020-7629--8866-for reservations onlyKnown For
- Impeccable five-star service
- Surprisingly unstarchy vibe
- Signature sautéed lobster with chicken quenelles
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2. Arkle at the Chester Grosvenor
$$$$ | |This sophisticated restaurant within one of Chester's most resplendent hotels is a real splurge of an experience, but completely worth it. The tasting menu, which features delicious British ingredients such as native lobster with Isle of Wight tomatoes or Scottish mussels will delight and surprise.
Eastgate St., Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 1LT, England01244-324024Known For
- Delicious tasting menus
- Glamorous and decadent dining room
- Fine British ingredients
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun., Reservations essential -
3. Balthazar
$$$ | Covent Garden |British restaurateur Keith McNally re-creates his famed New York–Parisian–style brasserie at this bustling corner spot off Covent Garden Piazza. The soaring grand café setting creates an enchanting white-tablecloth backdrop to enjoy the classic French brasserie menu, including dishes like duck and beef pie, moules marinière (mussels with cream and white wine), and ox cheek bourguignon (stew). Treat yourself to rock oysters and champagne while perusing the nearly all-French wine list, which carries everything from Chablis to Charmes-Chambertin, before polishing off a pile of profiteroles and chocolate sauce for dessert.
4–7 Russell St., London, Greater London, WC2B 5HZ, England020-3301–1155Known For
- Parisian-style grand café setting
- Handy prix fixe, weekend brunch, children's, and afternoon tea menus
- Vegan and vegetarian options
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Rate Includes: Reservations essential -
4. Brasserie Zédel
$$ | Piccadilly Circus |Enjoy the great value, prix-fixe menus of classic French dishes at Piccadilly's ever-bustling subterranean Parisian-style brasserie. Dripping with Beaux-Arts gilt mirrors and monumental marble pillars, you can enjoy satisfying French standards like steak haché, choucroute, Niçoise salad, and crème brûleé. Old-school waiters in dapper black uniforms glide across the vast parquet dining room floor, while the attached art deco-style Bar Américain cocktail lounge and late-night live cabaret provide wonderfully suave post-dinner shows.
20 Sherwood St., London, Greater London, W1F 7ED, England020-7734–4888Known For
- London's most spectacular Beaux-Arts brasserie
- Fantastically cheap set-meal deals
- Nightly live music, cabaret, comedy, and burlesque
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5. Clipstone
$$$ | Fitzrovia |Flavorful, inventive dishes elevate this hipster casual joint to the top rank of London's midrange gastro titans. With a focus on in-house curing, pickling, smoked meats, and heritage vegetables, expect a cavalcade of unlikely combinations and classic gastronomy specialties. The food is modern European, but with influences drawn from around the world—their beautifully delicate Cornish plaice with bok choy, trout roe, and Tosazu butter are a prime example.
5 Clipstone St., London, Greater London, W1W 6BB, England020-7637–0871Known For
- Fine dining without the fuss
- Lots of homemade, pickled, fermented, or cured extras
- Good-value set lunches
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Rate Includes: Closed Mon. -
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6. Clos Maggiore
$$$$ | Covent Garden |Ask for a table in the dreamy, white blossom–filled conservatory at this warm, cozy, and seriously romantic Provençal country-style inn off Covent Garden. Once inside, you'll be won over by the old-fashioned but refined French cuisine. Options include Loire Valley rabbit ballotine, poached wild turbot, and Charolais beef cheeks with fine French beans. Lunch specials and pre-and post-theater prix fixe menus are an affordable way to experience the cuisine and celebratory atmosphere. With its warren of candlelit, oak-paneled rooms and open fires, Clos Maggiore never fails to enchant.
33 King St., London, Greater London, WC2E 8JD, England020-4580–1174Known For
- Regularly voted one of London's most romantic restaurants
- Warren of blossom-filled conservatories and candle-lit hideaways
- Lunch and pre- and post-theater meal deals
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7. Great House
$$$ | |This excellent "restaurant with rooms" on the medieval Market Square takes deeply traditional flavors of the British countryside and updates them with a slight French twist. Served in an elegant, whitewashed dining room, the five-course, fixed-price dinner menus use a reassuring amount of local and regional ingredients. The selection might include breast of pigeon with caramelized endive or halibut with ginger foam and parsley sauce. The five spacious guest rooms have sloping floors, beamed ceilings, well-appointed bathrooms, and antique furnishings.
Market Pl., Lavenham, Suffolk, CO10 9QZ, England01787-247431Known For
- Elegant, refined menus
- Local ingredients
- A French touch
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Jan. No dinner Sun. No lunch Tues., Reservations essential -
8. Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
$$$$ | |One of the original gastronomy-focused hotels, Le Manoir was opened in 1984 by chef Raymond Blanc, whose culinary talents have earned the hotel's restaurant two Michelin stars—now held for an incredible 38 years and running. Decide from among such innovative French creations as spiced cauliflower velouté with langoustines, beef fillet with braised Jacob's ladder, or Dover sole with brown butter and rosemary. Or you can try one of the fixed-price menus starting from £229; the six-course set-price lunch (£190) is marginally easier on the wallet. There is a separate vegetarian menu as well. With more than 1,000 wines in stock, mostly French, you'll find the perfect glass to accompany your meal. You need to book up to three months ahead in summer. Elegant guest rooms are available, but at upwards of £800 in summer for even a standard double, you could just as well get a taxi back to almost anywhere south of Scotland. The pretty town of Great Milton is 7 miles southeast of Oxford.
Church Rd., Great Milton, Oxfordshire, OX44 7PD, England01844-278881Known For
- One of the top restaurants in the country
- Flawless French-style fine dining
- Beautiful surroundings
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Rate Includes: No lunch Mon.–Wed., Reservations essential -
9. Maison Bleue
$$$ | |This stylish French restaurant, with the same owners as the Great House in nearby Lavenham, specializes in locally caught seafood. Typical choices include king scallops with squid ink and saddle of lamb with parsley and mushroom stuffing. Leave room for dessert, such as the indulgent Opera gateau, a rich chocolate and almond pudding. The three-course £39.95 lunch offers good value.
31 Churchgate St., Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1RG, England01284-760623Known For
- Elegant French cooking
- Special-occasion dining
- Great seafood
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon., Reservations essential -
10. Midsummer House
$$$$ | |Beside the River Cam on the edge of Midsummer Common, this gray-brick 19th-century villa holds a two–Michelin star restaurant set in a comfortable conservatory. Fixed-price menus for lunch and dinner (with five to eight courses) present innovative dishes that place a focus on seasonal, often local, ingredients. Choices might include freshwater prawn with gazpacho mousse or sauteed duck liver and conte cheese. Service is both informal and informative. If you don't want to pay the eye-watering cost of dinner here, come for lunch, which is around half the price at £150 per person.
Midsummer Common, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1HA, England01223-369299Known For
- Great river views
- Beautiful historic setting
- Special-occasion dining
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun.–Tues. -
11. Noble Rot Soho
$$$$ | Soho |Fans of top French food and fine wine flock to this gorgeous wood-paneled Georgian town house for masterful dishes like roast chicken with morel mushrooms and creamy vin jaune sauce alongside a marvelous 28-page French-focused wine list. Dark oak floors, soft brass lights, and cut-crystal glass decanters help guests bliss out on one of London's finest and surprisingly most accessible wine lists, with numerous rare gems available by the glass.
2 Greek St., London, Greater London, W1D 4NB, England020-7183--8190Known For
- Incredible French-heavy wine list
- Highly convivial and boisterous atmosphere
- Bargain £18 two-course set lunches
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12. Simpsons
$$$$ | Edgbaston |This bright and modern restaurant with rooms housed in a gleaming Georgian villa is known for its French-influenced cuisine with resolutely British ingredients. The assured and welcoming service makes it easy to savor specialties such as Aberdeenshire beef bavette and cheek or quail with elderberries and parsley, which have secured its Michelin star since 1999. A mile south of the city center, it's an excellent dining choice and has won accolates for its plant-based approach to cooking, too.
20 Highfield Rd., Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 3DU, England0121-454–3434Known For
- Impressive tasting menus
- Plant-based cooking
- Beautiful Georgian decor
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues. -
13. Six Portland Road
$$$ | Notting Hill |The ultimate neighborhood restaurant in west London's wealthy Holland Park section draws diners with its brilliant-but-understated French and Mediterranean classics, relaxed service, and interesting, mainly French wines. Treat yourself to bouillabaisse Provençale or ox cheek bourguignon with button mushrooms and pearl onions. With only 36 seats and a teeny bar, this is an intimate affair, which is highlighted by the white paper tablecloths and bentwood chairs. Service is friendly but not overly familiar, while wines are grower, boutique, or biodynamic. Traditional roasts served on Sundays.
6 Portland Rd., London, Greater London, W11 4LA, England020-7229–3130Known For
- Good value three-course set menu running Monday to Saturday
- Unpretentious but pitch-perfect service
- Winning boutique wine list
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14. Thackeray's
$$$$ | |Once the home of Victorian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, this mid-17th-century tile-hung house is now an elegant restaurant known for creative French cuisine, with à la carte dishes like roast stone bass with artichoke sauce and confit pork belly with blue cheese ravioli. A starter, main (plus side), and dessert will easily set you back £65, so if you're feeling hungry, it's probably best to just opt for the prix fixe, seven-course "Chef's Tasting Menu" (£78 per person, plus £55 for wine pairing).
85 London Rd., Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1EA, England01892-511921Known For
- Fine dining experience
- Extravagant wine list
- Very expensive
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues. No dinner Sun. -
15. The French House
$$$ | Soho |Striking black-and-white photos of legendary regulars like artists Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud beam down at this disarmingly charming old-school hangout that was the former unofficial London headquarters for the Free French in exile during World War II. Set on the first floor of the famous pub of the same name and run by a former cabaret artist, you can sip Ricard pastis or bargains from the all-French wine list before embracing superb French bistro classics like salt cod beignets, calves brain with brown butter, or braised navarin of lamb with cheesy aligot mashed potato.
49 Dean St., London, Greater London, W1D 5BG, England020-7437–2477Known For
- Storied home to Soho's artists, writers, and bohemians
- French bistro classics like whole roast garlic bulb on toast
- No music, no phones, and no laptops policy
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No dinner Sat., Reservations essential -
16. Blanchette
$$ | Soho |French tapas may sound sacrilegious, but Gallic gem Blanchette hits the spot at this family-run hipster bistro where jazzy French sounds complement the charming bare-brick and oak table candlelit interior. Visually feast on the eclectic Paris flea market bric-a-brac and then order a host of smaller plates to share, like the crispy frogs' legs and truffle saucisson (sausage) or baked scallops with Café de Paris sauce. The cramped tables can be a touch intimate, but desserts like chocolate tart, tonka bean syrup, and macerated cherries are a fitting Left Bank finale.
9 D'Arblay St., London, Greater London, W1F 8DR, England020-7439–8100Known For
- Unusual French tapas-style dishes and shared plates
- Cool Soho crowd with romantic, jazzy soundtrack
- Roasted wild sea bass with sea herbs and langoustine butter
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Reservations essential, Closed Sun. -
17. Brasserie Blanc
$$ | |Raymond Blanc's sophisticated brasserie in the Jericho neighborhood is the more affordable chain restaurant cousin of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Great Milton. The changing menu always lists a good selection of steaks and innovative adaptations of bourgeois French fare, sometimes with Mediterranean or Asian influences. Try the confit duck or the rainbow beetroot salad. In a happy concession to more Anglo-Saxon tastes, they also do a fantastic traditional British roast on Sunday.
71–72 Walton St., Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6AG, England01865-510999Known For
- French classics like bouillabaisse
- Affordable lunch menu
- Good wine selection
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18. Chez Antoinette
$$ | St. James's |Tucked away down a pedestrianized back street, this casual French bistro is a favorite haunt for politicians based in and around the nearby Palace of Westminster. Open all day, one can only imagine the political intrigues being discussed over Gallic classics such as coq au vin or snails in garlic butter, all washed down with wines from the surprisingly extensive list.
22 Palmer St., London, Greater London, SW1H 0PH, England020-3990–5377Known For
- Large outdoor terrace
- Wine available by the carafe
- Good value for this touristy area
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. -
19. Chez Dominique
$$ | |The enticing prix-fixe lunch menu attracts diners to this award-winning French restaurant, which is renowned for its signature dishes like onglet steak with tarragon and sea bass with clams and samphire. Chez Dominique is also a great place to stop for afternoon tea or coffee after a walk by nearby Pulteney Weir.
15 Argyle St., Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 4BQ, England01225-463482Known For
- Private dining room
- Good afternoon tea
- Excellent fixed price menu
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20. Colbert
$$$ | Chelsea |The kind of smooth-running, welcoming all-day brasserie that is difficult to find in Paris these days, Colbert offers well-prepared bistro favorites like croque monsieur, escargot, and steak haché, along with bigger plates like pan-roasted sea trout with samphire and seaweed and cider-braised pork cheeks. The service is professional but friendly and the atmosphere is stylish but comfortable. Although a neighborhood favorite, it's a swanky neighborhood which is reflected in the prices, but a prix-fixe menu (two courses fir £24.75 and three courses for £29.95) offers good value.
50–52 Sloane Sq., London, Greater London, SW1W 8AX, England207-730–2804Known For
- Good value prix-fixe menus
- Tasty all-day brasserie food
- Buzzy bar
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