London’s Most Exclusive Tasting Menus
From Michelin-starred menus and five-star hotel haunts, with cuisine spanning Japan, Nigeria, France, China, and more , these first-class restaurants offer up the best tasting menus in London – with a price tag to match.
While London offers plenty of cheap eats, expect to pay a pretty penny if you’re looking for something more refined. And if you want the best of the best, look no further than the capital’s finest tasting menus, showcasing the truest talents of the city’s finest chefs.
Ikoyi
There’s no à la carte menu at Ikoyi, nor does there need to be, as this two-Michelin star restaurant serves up the tasting menu of culinary dreams, oozing with innovation and rich in global influence.
The menu is ever-changing, but expect to enjoy dishes like mussel and saffron crème caramel; smoked jollof rice with grilled lobster and lobster custard; and husk cherry and run cake, With punchy, explosive flavours and stunning presentation, this is right at the top of our bucket list.
Price: £350
Where: 180 Strand, Temple, London WC2R 1EA
Website:www.ikoyilondon.com
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught
Enjoy an elegant, intimate dining experience and Michelin-starred cuisine at Hélène Darroze at The Connaught. Enter the artfully designed dining room and you’ll be treated to the ultimate culinary craftsmanship through dishes that are truly works of art. The ‘Taste of Winter’ menu includes dishes like pigeon with parsnip, medjool date, and ras el hanout; lobster with tandoori spices, carrot, citrus and coriander; and turbot with calcot, ‘baeri’ caviar and dill.
Coming in at £225 for the food alone, it’s one of London’s best (and certainly most beautiful) tasting menus.
price: £225
Where: The Connaught, 16 Carlos Pl, London W1K 2AL
Website:www.the-connaught.co.uk
Above at HIDE
Get your tasting menu fix courtesy of HIDE with their seven-course tasting menu, served in a light and airy dining room that boasts views over leafy Green Park. The Mayfair favourite is renowned for its innovative and theatrical dishes (think glazed barbecued Chilean seabass with pear and toasted wild rice) in a relaxed, yet stunning, atmosphere.
Two seasonally changing menus are available – a five-course and a seven-course option – featuring beautifully presented dishes like tender veal with pearl barley, celeriac, and maitake; turnip with pine nuts, honey, and eucalyptus; and blood orange sorbet with olive oil and marjoram.
price: £160
Where: 85 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NB
Website:www.hide.co.uk
Taku
Michelin-starred Taku in Mayfair serves one of the best and most exclusive omakase in the city, helmed by legendary Chef Takuya Watanabe, known for Jin Paris, the first sushi omakase to receive a Michelin-star in Paris.
There are three price brackets, depending on the level of luxury and exploration you’re looking to undertake. The signature omakase is priced at £300 and is served over 20 courses, and prestige omakase is priced at £400 and contains ultra-premium ingredients such as caviar, truffle, and additional courses. They offer three Omakase sittings, from Wednesday to Saturday, 12:30 pm, 5:30 pm, and 8:30 pm, for what is one of the most exclusive in London.
PRICE: £300
Where: 36 Albemarle St, London W1S 4JE
Website: takumayfair.com
Hakkasan
Unsurprisingly, this luxurious Mayfair hideaway (and respite of the rich and famous), holds one of the most expensive tasting menus in London. £228 at Hakkasan will see you indulge in their ‘jade’ menu, and sink you a feast of the finest Cantonese cooking there is.
Delve into a curated menu of the restaurant’s signature dishes, beginning with a selection of dim sum and Hakkasan signature Peking duck with Heritage caviar; before moving on to Charcoal grilled Japanese Wagyu beef fillet with sake and black truffle honey sauce; Lobster two ways stir-fried with XO sauce and breadcrumbed lobster claw; and a second course of Peking Duck. Finish with a signature dessert.
Delve into a curated menu of the restaurant’s signature dishes, beginning with a selection of dim sum and Hakkasan signature Peking duck
price: £228
Where: 17 Bruton St, London W1J 6QB
Website:www.hakkasan.com
Umu
Umu, the Kyoto-inspired Mayfair restaurant, truly spoils us with its signature eight-course ‘Kaiseki’ menu.
Expect delicious dishes like Hashiyasume – cornish squid, sea urchin, Udo, and kinome; Atsumono – Hirosu, winter vegetables and black truffle; and Tsukuri – Chef’s selection of sashimi. If you have an additional £250 to spare, add a prestige wine or Sake pairing for the full experience.
price: £250
Where: 14-16 Bruton Pl, London W1J 6LX
Website:www.umurestaurant.com
Restaurant Story
Tom Sellers’ Restaurant Story serves a tasting menu of delicate dishes inspired and led by the British seasons and the very best produce available, in an intimate, 10-seater table.
Each course tells a story: it could be inspired by a moment in Tom’s life or the provenance of an ingredient. The menu is known for breaking convention with some unique flair – such as an edible candle made from beef tallow that melts to be eaten with bread.
Each course tells a story: it could be inspired by a moment in Tom’s life or the provenance of an ingredient
price: £250
WHERE: 199 Tooley St, London SE1 2JX
WEBSITE: tomsellers.co.uk
Gymkhana
A restaurant to grace many a London foodie’s bucket list which earned a second Michelin star in 2024, Gymkhana is the place to go for classic and contemporary Indian cuisine that truly lives up to the hype. Inspired by the elite clubs of India, the interiors are lush, and the tasting menu is typically indulgent and delicious.
The menu changes regularly, but expect beautifully spiced Goan salmon tikka, chicken butter masala, and quail seekh kebab in this upscale favourite.
price: £120
where: 42 Albemarle St, London W1S 4JH
website: gymkhanalondon.com
Alain Ducasse At The Dorchester
Alain Ducasse’s three-Michelin star restaurant at The Dorchester is legendary, so it’s not surprising that it offers a first-class tasting menu to match. Here, Executive Chef Jean-Philippe Blondet interprets Alain Ducasse’s contemporary and refined cuisine using seasonal produce from both British and French suppliers.
Except classic and original dishes, including hand-dived scallop with citrus beurre blanc and Kristal caviar; lobster medallion with chicken quenelles, Périgord truffle and homemade semolina pasta; and Cornish turbot with Jerusalem artichoke, watercress, black truffle and hazelnut.
PRICE: £285
Where: 53 Park Ln, London W1K 1QA
Website:www.alainducasse-dorchester.com
Akoko
Akoko was part of the most recent wave of first-time Michelin-star recipients, and it was long overdue. Its tasting menu traverses the cuisine of Nigeria, Senegal, and Ghana over the course of 10 delicious courses.
As ever, the menu is constantly changing, but expect dishes like Moimoi with mackerel and vatapá, Gambian stew with oyster, and, of course, stunning jollof rice with Hedwick lamb or charred octopus. Interested? Read our full review here.
PRICE: £120
WHERE: 21 BERNERS ST, LONDON
WEBSITE: akoko.co.uk
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
A tasting menu that’s created just for you? It doesn’t get much better than that, and the Carte Blanche menu at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay truly delivers, focusing on discovery and the element of surprise. This experience is all about a moment of ‘letting go’; giving Chef Patron Matt Abé the opportunity to create an entirely bespoke tasting menu just for you, drawing from inspiration, creativity, and seasonality, and working with the best ingredients from around the world.
Want to go the extra mile? Book the Inspiration Table that seats just four guests, where the team likes to ‘challenge people’s perceptions of food’, whether that’s serving a plethora of canapés, bringing out a tin of caviar instead of a spoonful, carving a whole rack of venison at the table or trying out a new dessert concept. You’ll be treated to a bespoke menu of seasonal ingredients, dishes in development, and classic Restaurant Gordon Ramsay signatures.
PRICE: £210
Where: 68 Royal Hospital Rd, London SW3 4HP
Website:www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com