Where to eat in Notting Hill
18 places to eat in Notting Hill, each one on the Guide on merit.
Akub
Palestinian · Middle Eastern
Fadi Kattan's elegant Palestinian cooking in Notting Hill, grown-up rather than glossy. London has very little Palestinian fine dining.
Ask about the mousakhan baked in bread.
Books for Cooks
Bookshop café
A tiny Notting Hill cookbook shop that cooks lunch from its own shelves each day. A few seats, one sitting, recipes tested in the back.
Get there by 11.45 for the lunch; no bookings, a handful of tables, and it goes fast.
Caractère
Modern European · European
Emily Roux and Diego Ferrari's stylish room in a former Notting Hill pub: a menu graded subtle-to-robust, sophisticated cooking, no scene-y noise.
Book well ahead and go for the tasting menu, where the kitchen's range shows best.
Dove
Bistro · European
Jackson Boxer's successor to Orasay, opened January 2025. Comfort food done with real precision, on seasonal British produce. The dry-aged beef burger, ten a night, has become its own small obsession.
Book, and ask about the burger when you do. Ten a night means they go early.
Empire Empire
Punjabi · Asian
Punjabi food, art and music under one disco-lit Notting Hill roof, from the Gunpowder team.
Sit in the back room to hear your table, the front for the jukebox and the disco LPs.
Fan
Japanese-Peruvian · Asian
Neo-Nikkei from three friends, Japanese technique meeting Peruvian soul in Notting Hill.
Book the omakase counter for the full show, the a la carte if you want to graze.
Juno Omakase
Japanese-Mexican omakase · Asian
Six seats behind a curtain inside a Mexican restaurant, which is exactly the kind of hidden thing worth the pre-pay.
Walk through Los Mochis to the back and look for the unmarked black curtain, since there is no sign.
Kinz
Lebanese · Middle Eastern
A fresh take on Lebanese cooking in a triple-height former bank on the edge of Notting Hill.
There is a wine room in the old bank vault, and Sunday brings the molokhiye regulars come back for.
Kuro Bakery
Bakery
Sleek, Japanese-leaning bakery: immaculate sourdough and precise viennoiserie.
Go for the Sakuro early in the day before the viral croissant sells out.
Lisboa Patisserie
Portuguese patisserie · European
The Golborne Road institution for a pastel de nata, crisp and warm from the oven, with a strong bica at the counter. Little Portugal in one shopfront, unchanged for decades.
Order a nata and an espresso at the counter and eat standing, the way the regulars do.
Mazi
Modern Greek · European
The restaurant that rewrote what Greek food in London could be, still doing it on a Notting Hill side street.
Book the back garden in summer and order across the table rather than ordering your own.
Melt
Chocolate shop
A jewel-box Notting Hill chocolatier making everything in-house daily, with a proper hot-chocolate bar and hands-on masterclasses in the open kitchen if you want to make your own.
Get a hot chocolate and watch the chocolatiers at work, or book the masterclass and leave with your own wrapped bar.
Ria's
Pizza · European
Detroit-style pizza and natural wine, low-key and built for sharing, also in Soho.
If you want a pavement table, just walk in; outside is walk-ins only.
Sino
Ukrainian · European
Modern Ukrainian, precise and full of heart, in a serene little room.
There is a small terrace and a ten-seat private room; ask when you book.
Sinuhe
Persian · Middle Eastern
Small, warm and properly Persian. Grilled meats and dips done with care, not flash.
It is small, so book ahead and order the mirza ghasemi with the fresh oven bread.
Suzi Tros
Greek small plates · European
Northern Greek cooking with a basement cocktail bar, run by the Mazi team. Warmer and looser than its big sister.
Head down to the basement cocktail bar for a drink before your table.
The Fat Badger
Gastropub · European
The Pelican team's clubby Notting Hill pub, above Canteen. The kitchen is no afterthought.
The upstairs restaurant is prepaid; book the first floor if you want to keep it loose.
The Pelican
Gastropub · European
The corner pub that reset the template for the London gastropub, and now the flagship of the fast-growing Public House Group. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, packed to the rafters, and a door policy some find brisk. Still very good, just no longer a quiet local secret.
Come for lunch or early in the week to dodge the crush. Walk-ins get the bar, book the dining room well ahead.
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