"Rather than a traditional theatre, we are creating a garden of earthly delights. Empyrean is a place of ecstasy, artistry and real interpersonal connection. When the curtain falls, the night has just begun."
The annual National Pub & Bar Awards nominees have just been announced, and eight London pubs have made the list of 252 pubs and bars across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland vying for pub supremacy.
Volumes has quickly become a popular destination, known for its superb coffee and a lunch menu that keeps customers coming back. The atmosphere is vibrant, and the food offerings are diverse, catering to various tastes.
The Cheesecake-Off 2026 will feature some of London's best restaurant and bakery teams, including Big Mamma Group and Cakes & Bubbles by Albert Adrià, competing for the ultimate cheesecake title.
Our food offering is bold, generous and rooted in closed-loop cooking and sustainability, with in-house butchery at the core. We want to honour the pub itself - a real public house steeped in history.
Burnt has been slowly growing over the past few years, with the OG site on Askew Road becoming known for its brunch, featuring dishes like poached eggs with rose harissa yoghurt and buttermilk pancakes with rhubarb.
Ikhaltos Valley Georgian Cuisine has only been open a few days (there doesn't seem to be a website or any social media up and running yet) but we do know that it's serving traditional Georgian dishes, including khinkali (Georgian soup dumplings), freshly baked khachapuri (boat-shaped bread filled with cheese) and honey cake, alongside Georgian wines.
The Big Brine, co-founded by Emma and Clarice, who have backgrounds in events and event catering, will bring together the worlds of food, wellness and sustainability by showcasing the craft and culture behind brining and fermenting.
After releasing her cookbook Rambutan, celebrating the food of Sri Lanka and her Tamil roots, Cynthia Shanmugalingam opened a restaurant of the same name in Borough in 2023. Rambutan received rave reviews almost immediately and has built a rep for being one of the best Sri Lankan restaurants in town thanks to dishes like mutton rolls, saffron chicken pongal rice, and kottu roti with crab and chilli butter.
For ages, London's culinary reputation-perhaps best defined by fish and chips at neighborhood pubs, (excellent) curry shops, and buttoned-up afternoon teas-seemed to lag behind global counterparts like Paris and Tokyo. Today, though, the British capital hums with Michelin-starred institutions, vibrant street food markets, and cooking that draws from the heritage of the immigrants who call the metropolis home. Underscoring that evolution, Tripadvisor just named London the No. 1 "Best of the Best Food Destination in the World" for its 2026 Travelers' Choice Awards.