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Yakitori at Angelo Sato’s Humble Chicken, a new Bib for 2022.
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All of London’s Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurants

Michelin’s thanks-for-playing award actually has ... A ton of brilliant restaurants

by James Hansen Updated
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Yakitori at Angelo Sato’s Humble Chicken, a new Bib for 2022.
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by James Hansen Updated

London’s Michelin Bib Gourmands for 2022 are out, and with them comes an inevitable truth: the Red Guide views the award as second class to its shiny, shiny Michelin stars.

That truth hides another: London’s 38 Michelin Bib Gourmands are stellar restaurants, regardless of what the index’s orthodoxy might deem top class. Here they are, in all their glory, with the newest additions first — and a reminder that Michelin’s criteria is, on the face of it, simple: a fine three courses for £28.

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Provender Cafe Bistro

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Classical bistro cooking executed with care and flair in Wanstead.

17 High St, Wanstead, London E11 2AA, UK
020 8530 3050
020 8530 3050
Salami and remoulade on a wooden board at Provender Provender [Official Photo]

Farang

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Seb Holmes’s permanent restaurant for his Thai-inspired, seasonal cooking.

72 Highbury Park, Highbury, London N5 2XE, UK
020 7226 1609
020 7226 1609
Thai-inspired curries at Farang Yavez Antonio/Farang

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Primeur

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Nonchalant, confident, and nimble — the first of Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim and David Gingell’s three outstanding neighbourhood restaurants.

Barnes Motors, 116 Petherton Rd, Stoke Newington, London N5 2RT, UK
020 7226 5271
020 7226 5271
Asparagus, courgettes, and peas at Primeur ritaparadis/Instagram

Westerns Laundry

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The second from Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim and David Gingell, whose outstanding, European seafood cookery is in dialogue with Britain’s maturing seafood culture.

34 Drayton Park, Highbury East, London N5 1PB, UK
020 7700 3700
020 7700 3700
Various seafood dishes with glasses of wine. Patricia Niven

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Trullo

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The neighbourhood gem that launched Padella: Trullo is an essential London restaurant and absolutely reliable for unimpeachable quality.

300-302 St Paul's Rd, Highbury, London N1 2LH, UK
020 7226 2733
020 7226 2733
Ravioli at Trullo, one of the best restaurants in Islington Trullo [Official Photo]

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Plaquemine Lock

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Jacob Kenedy’s Islington restaurant is acclaimed for its Cajun and Creole cuisine.

139 Graham St, Islington, London N1 8LB, UK
020 7688 1488
020 7688 1488
Plaquemine Lock’s oysters Plaquemine Lock [Official Photo]

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Brawn

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Ed Wilson’s evolving, beautiful, standard-setting European restaurant on Columbia Road holds a Bib.

49 Columbia Rd, London E2 7RG, UK
020 7729 5692
020 7729 5692
Agnolotti in broth in a white bowl on a black table Brawn [Official Photo]

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Popolo Shoreditch

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Modern Italian small plates in Shoreditch, with an emphasis on natural wines.

26 Rivington St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3DU, UK
020 7729 4299
020 7729 4299
Italian small plates at Popolo in Shoreditch Popolo [Official Photo]

manteca

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Chris Leach and David Carter’s Italian restaurant, newly arrived in Shoreditch, now holds a Bib.

49-51 Curtain Rd, London EC2A 3PT, UK
What a spread at the new Manteca might look like, featuring salumi; whole bream; and puffed pig skin Manteca

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Smokestak

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London’s best and most consistently interesting American barbecue restaurant in Shoreditch.

35 Sclater St, Shoreditch, London E1 6LB, UK
020 3873 1733
020 3873 1733
Brisket bun at Smokestak, Shoreditch, one of London’s best live fire restaurants Matt the List via Smokestak/Instagram

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Kateh

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Iranian cuisine and warmly fastidious hospitality in Little Venice.

5 Warwick Pl, Little Venice, London W9 2PX, UK
020 7289 3393
020 7289 3393
Persian cuisine at Kateh Kateh [Official Photo]

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Brutto

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Russell Norman’s new Florentine restaurant with a London soul earns a Bib for 2022.

35-37 Greenhill Rents, London EC1M 6BN, UK
A diner sits over a plate of pasta, holding a fork, with salad to its left. Everything is on white plates, with white tablecloths, and a half-drunk glass of red wine sits in the centre. Michaêl Protin

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St John Bread and Wine

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Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver’s seminal sequel in Spitalfields.

94-96 Commercial St, Shadwell, London E1 6LZ, UK
020 7251 0848
020 7251 0848
A table full of dishes and wine. Ola Smit

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Salt Yard

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Open 14 years in Fitzrovia, this inventive tapas restaurant has a Bib.

54 Goodge St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 4NA, UK
020 7637 0657
020 7637 0657
Courgette flowers at Salt Yard Salt Yard [Official Photo]

Gunpowder Spitalfields

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This modern Indian restaurant in Spitalfields lays claim to a Bib.

11 White's Row, London E1 7NF, UK
020 7426 0542
020 7426 0542
Venison doughnut at Gunpowder, Shoreditch, one of east London’s best snacks
The Gunpowder venison vermicelli doughnut.
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Pahli Hill

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Pahli Hill, the modern Indian restaurant in Fitzrovia, gets a Bib.

79-81 Mortimer St, London W1W 7SJ, UK
020 8130 0101
020 8130 0101
A spread of Indian small plates, including dosai; thali; and asparagus.
A spread on the Pahli Hill menu.
Pahli Hill

The Barbary

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Prime ingredients treated with care and inspiration from Berber cuisine in Covent Garden.

16 Neal's Yard, London WC2H 9DP, UK
Pork at The Barbary Carol Sachs/The Barbary

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Hereford Road Restaurant

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A St. John alum emulates the austere British-but-definitely-French cuisine of his heritage.

3 Hereford Rd, Bayswater, London W2 4AB, UK
020 7727 1144
020 7727 1144
Grilled sardines at Hereford Road Hereford Road [Official Photo]

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Humble Chicken

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Angelo Sato’s yakitori restaurant grabs a Bib.

54 Frith St, London W1D 4SL, UK
020 7434 2782
020 7434 2782
A birdseye view of yakitori on white ceramics.
A range of yakitori at Humble Chicken in Soho.
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Hoppers Soho

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JKS Restaurants’s bustling Sri Lankan operation in Soho.

49 Frith St, Soho, London W1D 4SG, UK
020 3319 8110
020 3319 8110
Best restaurants in Soho, London: Sri Lankan food at Hoppers Hoppers [Official Photo]

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BAO Soho

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The original Taiwanese bunslinger for the empire-building Bao.

53 Lexington St, Carnaby, London W1F 9AS, UK
Bao’s Borough Market restaurant gets a positive review from Jimi Famurewa in the Evening Standard Pascal Grob

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Berenjak

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Another JKS restaurant: Berenjak, which serves Iranian cuisine.

27 Romilly St, Soho, London W1D 5AL, UK
020 3319 8120
020 3319 8120
Best restaurants in Soho: Berenjak Marcus Cobden/JKS

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Imad’s Syrian Kitchen

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Imad’s Syrian Kitchen, which brings Syrian food to the heart of Soho, is awarded with a Bib.

2.14 Top Floor, Kingly Court, Carnaby St, Carnaby, London W1B 5PW, UK
020 7434 2448
020 7434 2448
A spread of Syrian dishes at Imad’s Syrian Kitchen, due to open in Soho on 18 December 2020 Issy Croker

Volta do Mar

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Portuguese seafood is the star in Covent Garden.

13, 15 Tavistock St, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PS, UK
020 3034 0028
020 3034 0028
Portuguese seafood stew in a black bowl on a wooden table, with silver cutlery on a white napkin to the left Volta do Mar [Official Photo]

Paradise Soho

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Inventive Sri Lankan cooking in the heart of Soho.

61 Rupert St, West End, London W1D 7PW, UK
London’s best new restaurants include Paradise Soho, serving Sri Lankan short eats Paradise Soho [Official Photo]

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Kiln

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Ben Chapman’s acclaimed Thai-inspired grill in the heart of Soho.

58 Brewer St, Soho, London W1F 9TL, UK
Best seafood restaurants in London: cockles at Kiln in Soho Kiln [Official Photo]

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The Palomar

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The food of “modern day Jerusalem” dominates at this Soho hypebeast.

34 Rupert St, London W1D 6DN, UK
020 7439 8777
020 7439 8777
The Palomar’s modern Israeli cuisine at its famous counter The Palomar [Official Photo]

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Kricket Soho

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A modish approach to Indian cuisine in Soho.

12 Denman St, Soho, London W1D 7HH, UK
020 7734 5612
020 7734 5612
Indian small plates at Kricket Kricket [Official Photo]

Brasserie Zédel

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An institution serving affordable, classical French food in a luxurious room.

20 Sherwood St, Soho, London W1F 7ED, UK
020 7734 4888
020 7734 4888
Profiteroles and chocolate sauce Brasserie Zédel [Official Photo]

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Cinnamon Bazaar

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A range of chaats, Bazaar-market cuisine, and stunt dishes in Covent Garden.

28 Maiden Ln, Charing Cross, London WC2E 7JS, UK
020 7395 1400
020 7395 1400
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Bancone

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One of the more soigné of London’s crop of fresh pasta restaurants.

39 William IV St, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4DD, UK
020 7240 8786
020 7240 8786
Pappardelle with egg yolk and nuts at Bancone in Covent Garden, one of the best pasta restaurants in London Bancone [Official Photo]

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Padella

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The Borough Market fresh pasta restaurant that got the city — and landlords — hooked.

6 Southwark St, London SE1 1TQ, UK
Tagliarini with new season olive oil Padella Pasta [Official Photo]

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Legare

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Unfussy Italian cuisine by the Thames.

Cardamom Bldg, 31 Shad Thames, Tower Bridge, London SE1 2YR, UK
020 8063 7667
020 8063 7667
Samuel Ashton/Legare

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José

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Jose Pizarro’s nook of a tapas bar in Bermondsey still sings.

104 Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3UB, UK
Croqueta at Jose josepizarrorestaurants/Instagram

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Kudu

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This South African-influenced neighbourhood restaurant has a growing reputation for excellence.

119 Queen's Rd, Peckham, London SE15 2EZ, UK
020 3950 0226
020 3950 0226
Kudu restaurant in Peckham will open a sister restaurant on Queens Street this year Kudu [Official Photo]

Peckham Cellars

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A neighbourhood wine bar and restaurant in south east London.

125 Queen's Rd, Peckham, London SE15 2ND, UK
020 7207 0124
020 7207 0124