Takuya trained at a traditional Kaiseki restaurant for three years and was at the helm of Jin when it became the first Michelin-starred omakase sushi restaurant in Paris. An omakase menu sees guests surrender themselves to the will of executive chef Takuya “Taku” Watanabe. Now in possession of one Michelin star, this 16-seat counter restaurant has a tight focus on sushi. With Hakkasan a stone’s throw away and Gymkhana on the same road, Taku is in good company on Albemarle Street. Think Wiltshire truffles, Cornish cuttlefish and Scottish scallops. A stone’s throw from Smithfield Market, executive chef Johnnie Crowe masterminds the restaurant’s tasting menu, which spotlights the best of foraged and regeneratively farmed seasonal British produce. © Justin De Souzaįrom the team behind Nest in Hackney and Fenn in Fulham, Restaurant St Barts is proving an even bigger hit and has been awarded one star – denoting “High-quality cooking, worth a stop”. Don't miss the mushrooms, grown on-site by chef de patron Brett Graham. The Ledbury now has a revised menu proffering dishes such as Jersey beef served with white asparagus, Portland crab with fennel and yuzu, and veal sweetbread with black garlic and Périgord truffle. Following a striking renovation by These White Walls, head chef Tom Spenceley reopened the doors of the Notting Hill landmark last year. ![]() Perhaps the safest culinary bet in London, gastronomical institution The Ledbury won back the two stars it lost in 2021, having closed due to lockdown. ![]() Caviar aside, the menu features other delights such as oak-smoked salmon, Yorkshire rhubarb with champagne sabayon and mille-feuille with black winter truffle and smoked whisky caramel. Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal, his first standalone restaurant, has been awarded two Michelin stars denoting “Excellent cooking, worth a detour”. Taking inspiration from his time at Caviar Russe in New York, this famed ingredient still plays a big part in Alex’s cookery. The king of caviar, Alex Dilling’s Michelin star-studded background involves names like Alain Ducasse and Hélène Darroze. As French, Japanese and Italian cuisine take centre stage in the capital, we explore this year’s newly crowned winners. There are now 75 restaurants in London with Michelin stars. ![]() A total of 20 restaurants won at least one star, six of them in London. This week, the 2023 Michelin Guide to Great Britain and Ireland was revealed. Establishments can win, lose or retain these coveted tokens every year. Michelin stars have become the leading global status symbol for fine dining.
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