The Guide by Vana

Where to eat in Mayfair

14 places to eat in Mayfair, each one on the Guide on merit.

1. 

   Apricity

   Sustainable modern British · European

   Chantelle Nicholson cooks low-waste, vegetable-forward food in a stripped-back Mayfair room full of plants and daylight. The plant-based tasting menu runs in full parallel to the main one, not as an afterthought.

   Last dinner seating is 20:30 and it is closed Sunday and Monday. Ask for the plant-based menu.

2. 

   DakaDaka

   Georgian · European

   Fire-cooked Georgian on Heddon Street, built around khinkali and a deep natural-wine list.

   The downstairs bar has a vinyl DJ setup, so linger there for wine after the grill upstairs.

3. 

   Dover Street Counter

   Design-led American diner · North American

   A chrome-and-walnut diner that does cheeseburgers and well-priced margaritas in the middle of Mayfair.

   Sit at the counter for the open-kitchen view, and note the cocktails are unusually well-priced for the postcode.

4. 

   IGNI

   Live-fire tasting menu · European

   Theo Clench (four Michelin postings) on the old Humo site: refined, seafood-led live fire across three to eight courses. Save it for something you are celebrating.

   The set lunch is the cheapest way into Clench's fire cooking.

5. 

   Marchesi 1824

   Pasticceria & tea room · European

   A pocket of old Milan in Mayfair, run with the polish you would expect of its owner.

   Slip past the counter to the little tea room at the back for the full porcelain-and-pastry sit-down.

6. 

   Maza

   Greek · European

   A Greek party with serious cooking under it, and the world's largest Greek wine list.

   Ask the staff to steer you through the all-Greek list; the resinous section is where it gets interesting.

7. 

   MiMi Mei Fair

   Chinese · Asian

   A glossy Chinese fine-dining room in a Mayfair townhouse done up like 1920s Shanghai, from the group behind Jamavar. Theatrical without tipping into kitsch, and the dim sum earns the setting. The weekday unlimited-dim-sum lunch is the way in.

   It is theatrical and pricey; come for the room and the Peking duck, not a quiet bite.

8. 

   Mount St. Restaurant

   British · European

   A Mayfair dining room above the Audley pub, hung with 200-odd works by Warhol, Matisse and Freud courtesy of Hauser & Wirth. Reimagined British classics in a room that earns the art.

   The lobster pie for two is the order, as lavish as it sounds.

9. 

   Postcard Teas

   Tea room

   A tiny Mayfair tea shop sourcing only from farms under 15 acres, with Saturday tastings led by the owner through six rare teas. The thinking person's tea room, miles from any chain.

   Ask the staff to talk you through the single-farm teas; the provenance is the whole point.

10. 

    Sushi Amamoto

    Sushi · Asian

    One of the world best sushi chefs, now in Mayfair.

    The Taipei original ran year-long waitlists, so book the London seats the moment they release.

11. 

    Tendril

    Vegan restaurant · European

    Rishim Sachdeva's mostly-vegan Mayfair kitchen, with a Michelin Green Star. Vegetable-led cooking and real technical polish, from massaman pak choi to Chinatown purple potatoes. Nothing worthy about it.

    It is small-plates sharing, so order across the menu rather than one dish each.

12. 

    The Cocochine

    European

    Chef Larry Jayasekara runs this discreet Mayfair townhouse across three levels, blending French technique with his Sri Lankan heritage and ingredients from the restaurant's own Northamptonshire farm. The signature menu runs to £185, though a three-course lunch costs £39. Upstairs, a chef's table overlooks the open kitchen; downstairs holds just eight tables.

13. 

    The Dover

    Italian restaurant · European

    A New York Italian from the former Soho House COO, opened in 2023 on Dover Street. The dining room has Art Deco wood panelling and candlelit tables, with a 1970s disco soundtrack. The menu runs from lobster rolls and mini hot dogs through pasta classics like spaghetti meatballs and penne arrabbiata to Dover sole with chilli and lime.

14. 

    Tobi Masa

    Sushi · Asian

    A sushi legend first London counter. The toro is the headline.

    Seven seats only, so book well ahead; the counter is the whole experience.