10 LGBTQIA+ Owned Restaurants To Support During Pride
It’s June, which means it’s Pride month. While many venues put Pride flags up or change their profile images to stand in solidarity, there are also some incredible restaurants in London that are owned and operated by members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Here’s a roundup of some of London’s most notable restaurants to support this month and every month of the year.
José Pizarro Restaurants
Founded by Spanish chef José Pizarro, the José Pizarro Group has long championed warm, inclusive hospitality across its London restaurants. Alongside his partner of 16 years, Pizarro has helped create some of the capital’s most welcoming dining rooms, where generous Spanish food and community sit firmly at the centre of the experience. Across Bermondsey and beyond, the restaurants remain a fixture of London’s queer-friendly hospitality landscape.
Breakfast at Lolo is the ultimate cure to a long weekend, the Bloody Mary’s are brill and José Pizarro himself is just a gem.
Mallory, Junior Food & Drink Editor
Where: multiple locations
Website: www.josepizarro.com
Hausu
Hidden inside Peckham Rye Station, Hausu has quickly become one of South London’s most exciting restaurants. Led by chef and co-founder Holly Middleton-Joseph, the menu draws on her Chinese, Trinidadian and European influences, resulting in dishes that feel deeply personal and impossible to categorise neatly. Expect standout plates, a vintage hi-fi soundtrack and regular DJ nights, alongside one of Peckham’s most interesting dining rooms. Upstairs, the team has also opened a dedicated listening bar, making Hausu as much a cultural destination as it is a restaurant.
Where: 11a Station Wy, London SE15 4RX
Website: www.hausulondon.co.uk
Bistroteque
A true East London institution, Bistroteque has been central to queer dining culture in London for years. Hidden inside a former warehouse in Bethnal Green, the restaurant became known not only for excellent modern European cooking, but also for cabaret, performance and its close ties to London’s LGBTQIA+ creative scene. It remains one of the city’s defining queer-owned restaurants.
Where: 23-27 Wadeson St, London E2 9DR
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All Roads
Originally a popular supper club, All Roads is now one of Brixton’s most exciting neighbourhood restaurants. Founded by partners Malika Green and Paschelle Brown, the restaurant blends Caribbean, British and Southern American influences across comforting, sharing-style dishes, with DJs, cocktails and a strong sense of community at its core. Warm, lively and deeply personal, it’s exactly the sort of place people end up staying all night in.
Where: 44 Atlantic Rd, London SW9 8JN
Website: www.allroadsldn.com
Dough Hands
Founded by baker and chef Hannah Dyre, Dough Hands has developed a cult following for its naturally leavened pizzas and deeply personal approach to hospitality. The project has also become quietly associated with London’s queer food community, particularly through collaborations, pop-ups and its creative East London network.
Where: The Spurstowe Arms, 68 Greenwood Rd, London E8 1AB
Website: www.doughhands.com
TOAD Bakery
A pilgrimage site for South London pastry lovers, TOAD Bakery consistently produces some of the city’s most sought-after bakes. Expect brown butter buns, exceptional sandwiches and queues that begin before opening. The bakery has also become a favourite within London’s queer creative community, thanks to its neighbourhood feel and community-first approach.
Where: 44 Peckham Rd, London SE5 8PX
Website: www.toadbakery.com
Bleecker Burger
Founded by openly gay entrepreneur Zan Kaufman, Bleecker has grown from a food truck into one of London’s most respected burger brands. The menu remains refreshingly simple: outstanding burgers, excellent fries and consistently high-quality ingredients.
Where: multiple locations
Website: www.bleecker.co.uk
Logma
For something completely different, Logma brings contemporary Iranian-Iraqi cuisine to London. Its colourful menu of chebab pancakes, slow-cooked meats, saffron rice and karak tea has quickly made it one of the capital’s most exciting casual restaurants, attracting a diverse and loyal following.
Where: 81 Goldsmiths Row, London E2 8QR
Website: www.instagram.com
Broadwick Soho
Few hotels in London feel as joyfully, unapologetically queer as Broadwick Soho. Led by Managing Director Joshua Gardner, the independently owned Soho hotel has built a reputation around individuality, flamboyance and genuine community spirit rather than performative inclusivity. Each Pride Month, the hotel partners with Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline, with fundraising cocktails, events and celebrations taking over the building — particularly at rooftop bar Flute, which has become one of Soho’s most vibrant LGBTQIA+ gathering spots.
Where: 20 Broadwick St, London W1F 8HT
Website: www.broadwicksoho.com
Broadwick Soho is one of my favourite spots in the city – the decor is immaculate. If you’re looking for somewhere to book for drinks with the girls, you can’t go wrong with Flute Bar.
Natasha, Digital Editor
Voodoo Ray’s
Huge New York-style pizza slices, late-night opening hours and deep roots in Dalston’s nightlife scene have made Voodoo Ray’s an East London institution. Whether you’re stopping by after drinks or grabbing a slice before heading out, it remains one of the city’s most beloved casual food spots.
Where: 95 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB
Website: www.voodoorays.com
Tonkotsu
Tonkotsu helped popularise ramen culture in London and remains one of the best places in the city for rich broths, fresh noodles and Japanese comfort food. The restaurants have also consistently supported inclusive initiatives and fostered diverse teams across the group.
Where: multiple locations
Website: www.tonkotsu.co.uk
