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Smoked crab jollof rice at west African-inspired restaurant Michelin star Ikoyi in St. James’s Market
Smoked crab jollof rice at Ikoyi in St. James’s
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22 Michelin-Starred London Restaurants Taking Part in ‘Eat Out to Help Out’

With their COVID-19 guidelines, and whether or not outdoor dining is available

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Smoked crab jollof rice at Ikoyi in St. James’s
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Of the measures designed to aid the recovery of the restaurant industry across the U.K. the government’s “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme, which offers a 50 percent discount, capped at £10, has been the most attention-grabby. This in spite of its questionable merits, a scheme appearing to assist lower price-point and chain restaurants more than city’s independent restaurant sector. It is decidedly limited in scope: it applies on food eaten in, cannot be claimed on alcoholic drinks, and can only be used at participating venues on Monday, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in the month of August.

But what it doesn’t offer the consumer is of diminished concern to restaurants who need all the help they can get. A route to recovery peppered with obstacles is true for so many businesses across the city, but the dependancy of the high-end on tourists and office workers whose meaningful return is some time away, means many of London’s Michelin-starred restaurants are acutely vulnerable to the multifarious effects of the pandemic. Some have already closed permanently.

It is therefore a sign of these unusual times that restaurants which were serving high-end cuisine and tasting menus to high-rollers just six months ago are signed up to a voucher scheme which in normal times would have been the preserve of shopping centre chains and the pre-theatre trade.

Of the 63 Michelin-starred restaurants in London, 22 are so far signed up. They’re listed below, with a note on their published safety procedures and, while the safety of restaurant staff cannot be guaranteed, whether outdoor seating is available for guests.

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BRAT Restaurant

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Chef Tomos Parry’s Basque-inspired grill restaurant has one star. The Shoreditch restaurant will take part in the scheme on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Outdoor seating: no, but Brat is also operating an outdoor residency at Climpson’s Arch in London Fields throughout the summer.

Covid-19 safetey measures published here.

Michelin-starred Brat in Shoreditch combines the grill cooking techniques common in the Basque Country in Northern Spain, with Welsh and Cornish ingredients from the British Isles Sam Ashton/Eater London

Shoreditch wine bar and restaurant is among the trendier and casual one-star venues in London. Reopening has seen a move to a three-course set menu.

Outdoor seating: standing is possible

Covid-19 safety procedures not published in detail, but the restaurant says it is operating at reduced capacity and will “follow government guidelines — making intelligent decisions that protect your safety while creating an enjoyable experience.”

Michelin-Starred Shoreditch restaurant Leroy is scrapping the discretionary service charge when it reopens after the coronavirus lockdown Leroy [Official Photo]

James Lowe’s Shoreditch restaurant, which serves modern European cuisine, including spectacular desserts, has one star.

Reopens Wednesday 12 August

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures published here.

St. John

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Fergus Henderson’s original “nose-to-tail” restaurant and bar in Clerkenwell — famous for bone marrow and parsley salad and Welsh rarebit — has one star.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures published here.

Welsh rarebit at St. John, one of central London’s best snacks Eater

Portland Restaurant

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One-star Portland, by the Woodhead restaurant group (Quality Chop House / Quality Wines) serves modern European cuisine in Fitzrovia.

Outdoor seating: no

Safety measures published here.

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Trishna

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JKS Restaurants’ first site Trishna has one star for its rendition of coastal Indian cuisine and a focus on seafood in Marylebone. Eat Out to Help Out Wednesdays only.

Outdoor seating: yes

Covid-19 safety measures not yet published.

Hakkasan Hanway Place

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Hakkassan Hanway Place, specialising in modern Cantonese cuisine, has one star.

Reopening Thursday 6 August

Outdoor seating: no

Group Covid-19 health and sanitisation plan published here.

Barrafina

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Widely regarded as London’s best tapas restaurant, inspired by Cal Pep in Barcelona. Barrafina in Soho has one star.

Outdoor seating: yes

Covid-19 prevention measures published here.

Carbineros at Barrafina, a classic London restaurant opening in Coal Drops Yard at King’s Cross this October Ben McMahon

Social Eating House

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Jason Atherton and chef Paul Hood’s one-star Soho bistro and bar serves modern European cuisine and reopens on 1 August. It will take part in Eat Out to Help Out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and offer a prix fixe menu, available at lunchtime and 6 – 6.30 p.m., which works out at £18 per person for three courses or £12 for two.

Outdoor seating: yes.

Covid-19 policy statement published here.

Pollen Street Social

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Jason Atherton’s flagship modern European restaurant has one star.

Reopens on 1 August.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 policy statement published here.

Sabor Al Fresco

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Nieves Barragan Mohacho and José Etura’s Spanish restaurant has one Michelin star. Eat Out to Help Out discount on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Outdoor seating: yes

Covid-19 safety measures not published.

Sabor in Mayfair, a 2019 Michelin star restaurant in London Chris Terry

Hakkasan Mayfair

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Hakkassan Mayfair, which specialises in modern Cantonese cuisine, has one star.

Outdoor seating: no

Group Covid-19 health and sanitisation plan published here.

Veeraswamy

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Veeraswamy, which claims to be the oldest Indian fine dining restaurant in London, has one star.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety protocols published here.

Iré Hassan-Odukale and Jeremy Chan’s West African-inspired one-star restaurant is one of the city’s most innovative.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures not published. It says all health and safety guidelines to create a safe and comfortable environment for our guests have been followed.

Aquavit London

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Swedish fine dining by way of NYC, Aquavit in St. James’s Market has one star.

Restaurant reopening on 24 August.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures not yet published.

Amara

Kai Mayfair

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Modern Chinese restaurant inspired by the Southern China Seas. Kai Mayfair has one star.

Open only on Fridays and Saturdays for now.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures published here.

Gymkhana

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Contemporary Indian restaurant Gymkhana has one star. Eat Out to Help Out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures not yet published.

Ola Smit

Angela Hartnett’s Italian restaurant Murano has one star.

Reopens on 4 August.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety guidance not published but it says “new hygiene and cleaning procedures, a seating layout ensuring greater distances between the tables, and revised service procedures designed to aid social distancing” have been put in place.

Chef Ollie Dabbous’ vast Mayfair restaurant, which serves Nordic-inflected modern European cuisine, has one star. The more casual ground floor restaurant will take part in the scheme Monday to Wednesday, while the fine-dining restaurant “Above” will take part only at dinner on Wednesdays.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety guidance not published, but a copy of the risk assessment carried out by the restaurant can be obtained by emailing info@hide.co.uk.

Hide Michelin-starred restaurant by Ollie Dabbous on Piccadilly in Mayfair Andrew Leitch/Eater London

Amaya Restaurant

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Amaya, the sister restaurant of Chutney Mary and Veeraswamy specialising in Indian cuisine, has one star.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety protocols published here.

One-star Quilon serves Southwest coastal Indian cuisine in Westminster. Tasting menus and sharing-style dishes are available.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 policy is not published, but the restaurant says it is “following all the safety precautions laid out by the Government.”

The Five Fields

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Marguerite Keogh and Taylor Bonnyman are in charge at modern European restaurant The Five Fields, with one star.

NB: reopens on 4 August.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety guidance not published. Staff will wear masks.

BRAT Restaurant

Chef Tomos Parry’s Basque-inspired grill restaurant has one star. The Shoreditch restaurant will take part in the scheme on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Outdoor seating: no, but Brat is also operating an outdoor residency at Climpson’s Arch in London Fields throughout the summer.

Covid-19 safetey measures published here.

Michelin-starred Brat in Shoreditch combines the grill cooking techniques common in the Basque Country in Northern Spain, with Welsh and Cornish ingredients from the British Isles Sam Ashton/Eater London

Leroy

Shoreditch wine bar and restaurant is among the trendier and casual one-star venues in London. Reopening has seen a move to a three-course set menu.

Outdoor seating: standing is possible

Covid-19 safety procedures not published in detail, but the restaurant says it is operating at reduced capacity and will “follow government guidelines — making intelligent decisions that protect your safety while creating an enjoyable experience.”

Michelin-Starred Shoreditch restaurant Leroy is scrapping the discretionary service charge when it reopens after the coronavirus lockdown Leroy [Official Photo]

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James Lowe’s Shoreditch restaurant, which serves modern European cuisine, including spectacular desserts, has one star.

Reopens Wednesday 12 August

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures published here.

St. John

Fergus Henderson’s original “nose-to-tail” restaurant and bar in Clerkenwell — famous for bone marrow and parsley salad and Welsh rarebit — has one star.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures published here.

Welsh rarebit at St. John, one of central London’s best snacks Eater

Portland Restaurant

One-star Portland, by the Woodhead restaurant group (Quality Chop House / Quality Wines) serves modern European cuisine in Fitzrovia.

Outdoor seating: no

Safety measures published here.

Game pithivier at Portland restaurant, one of the best places to eat pastry in London
Game pithivier at Portland restauran
@portlandrestaurant/Instagram

Trishna

JKS Restaurants’ first site Trishna has one star for its rendition of coastal Indian cuisine and a focus on seafood in Marylebone. Eat Out to Help Out Wednesdays only.

Outdoor seating: yes

Covid-19 safety measures not yet published.

Hakkasan Hanway Place

Hakkassan Hanway Place, specialising in modern Cantonese cuisine, has one star.

Reopening Thursday 6 August

Outdoor seating: no

Group Covid-19 health and sanitisation plan published here.

Barrafina

Widely regarded as London’s best tapas restaurant, inspired by Cal Pep in Barcelona. Barrafina in Soho has one star.

Outdoor seating: yes

Covid-19 prevention measures published here.

Carbineros at Barrafina, a classic London restaurant opening in Coal Drops Yard at King’s Cross this October Ben McMahon

Social Eating House

Jason Atherton and chef Paul Hood’s one-star Soho bistro and bar serves modern European cuisine and reopens on 1 August. It will take part in Eat Out to Help Out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and offer a prix fixe menu, available at lunchtime and 6 – 6.30 p.m., which works out at £18 per person for three courses or £12 for two.

Outdoor seating: yes.

Covid-19 policy statement published here.

Pollen Street Social

Jason Atherton’s flagship modern European restaurant has one star.

Reopens on 1 August.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 policy statement published here.

Sabor Al Fresco

Nieves Barragan Mohacho and José Etura’s Spanish restaurant has one Michelin star. Eat Out to Help Out discount on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Outdoor seating: yes

Covid-19 safety measures not published.

Sabor in Mayfair, a 2019 Michelin star restaurant in London Chris Terry

Hakkasan Mayfair

Hakkassan Mayfair, which specialises in modern Cantonese cuisine, has one star.

Outdoor seating: no

Group Covid-19 health and sanitisation plan published here.

Veeraswamy

Veeraswamy, which claims to be the oldest Indian fine dining restaurant in London, has one star.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety protocols published here.

Ikoyi

Iré Hassan-Odukale and Jeremy Chan’s West African-inspired one-star restaurant is one of the city’s most innovative.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures not published. It says all health and safety guidelines to create a safe and comfortable environment for our guests have been followed.

Aquavit London

Swedish fine dining by way of NYC, Aquavit in St. James’s Market has one star.

Restaurant reopening on 24 August.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures not yet published.

Amara

Kai Mayfair

Modern Chinese restaurant inspired by the Southern China Seas. Kai Mayfair has one star.

Open only on Fridays and Saturdays for now.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures published here.

Gymkhana

Contemporary Indian restaurant Gymkhana has one star. Eat Out to Help Out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety measures not yet published.

Ola Smit

Murano

Angela Hartnett’s Italian restaurant Murano has one star.

Reopens on 4 August.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety guidance not published but it says “new hygiene and cleaning procedures, a seating layout ensuring greater distances between the tables, and revised service procedures designed to aid social distancing” have been put in place.

HIDE

Chef Ollie Dabbous’ vast Mayfair restaurant, which serves Nordic-inflected modern European cuisine, has one star. The more casual ground floor restaurant will take part in the scheme Monday to Wednesday, while the fine-dining restaurant “Above” will take part only at dinner on Wednesdays.

Outdoor seating: no

Covid-19 safety guidance not published, but a copy of the risk assessment carried out by the restaurant can be obtained by emailing info@hide.co.uk.