Notting Hill Restaurants – The Best Restaurants in Notting Hill

From a Michelin starred temple of gastronomy to a buzzy Pan-Asian restaurant and more casual pizza and burger favourites, read our guide to the best restaurants in Notting Hill.

Read our guide to some of our favourite Notting Hill restaurants and the surrounding areas.

The Ledbury

The Ledbury, sitting on the edge of Notting Hill, has become a bit of a place of pilgrimage for foodies.

Run by Australian chef Brett Graham, whose selection of dishes will delight and entertain with beautiful presentation.

The ledbury

It has recently had a complete revamp after a short closure returning with a glammed-up redesign and on a mission to win back its Michelin stars.

Tables are hard to come by, but visit on a sunny day for a walk-in table on the terrace.

Hereford Road

Opened in October 2007 and occupying a site that was once a Victorian butcher’s shop, Hereford Road offers simple yet innovative British cooking.

The simple and sparse interior allows the food to do the talking.

Hereford Road restaurant

The whole-hearted and robust cooking of head chef Tom Pemberton, formerly of St John Bread and Wine, concentrates on offal, but also offers simple, yet accomplished, fish dishes.

The Princess Royal, Notting Hill

This new opening from Cubitt House has a stunning garden created by award winning designer Jinny Blom.

Royal princess Pub Notting Hill

Guests can enjoy the full Princess Royal menu, from Chef Director Ben Tish, out in the 45 cover garden while enjoying a pint of cask ale from the bar.

Order the Three Cheese Pizzetta Fritta with Burrata, Mascarpone and Fontina with Spring Truffle. Click here for further details.

The Pelican

The Pelican has been a pub in Notting Hill since 1870 and, following a full restoration, has relaunched as a pub and dining room.

Typical dishes on the dining room menu include: Raw beef with Gentleman’s Relish, Ham hock with egg mayo, Potted shrimp, Onglet and shallot, and Lobster and monkfish pie with lobster head gravy.

The Pelican Pub in London

The pub offering is more casual with options such as mince on toast, Welsh rarebit, sausage roll and spider crab toast.

The dining room accommodates up to 48, while the pub/bar area can seat 40 (16 of those in a small section by the fireplace), and up to 24 on the outdoor terrace.

Caia

Caia is a wine bar, restaurant and music venue on Golborne Road in Notting Hill.

Caia, a wine bar abd restaurant on Golborne Road in Notting HillAlongside the wine, there’s an open kitchen turning out an excellent menu of small plates and snacks. Try the smoked stracciatella with burnt onion and airdried beef and angolotti with sweet potato, chicken wing butter and pecan.

Straker’s

TikTok star Thomas Straker opened his debut restaurant in October 2022 and it has become a real hit.

Straker's restaurant in Notting Hill
The menu at Straker’s includes grilled flatbread topped with Vesuvio tomatoes and anchovy; gnocco fritto with guanciale or clams with nduja and basil; and whole grilled seabass with white peach, green beans and almonds

CORE by Clare Smyth

Core By Clare Smyth is an exceptional three Michelin starred restaurant in Notting Hill.

It’s not just the food that makes a restaurant and here at Core, Clare Smyth really focuses on the whole experience.

CORE by Clare smyth

From the moment you arrive her superb team will put you at ease with their warm welcome and natural pride in providing some of the smoothest, most attentive service around.

The Counter

From celebrated Turkish chef and restaurateur Kemal Demirasal, The Counter is a contemporary ocakbasi restaurant in Notting Hill.

The Counter turkish restaurant in Notting Hill
Photo by Sam Harris

Located on Golborne Road, The Counter showcases traditional south eastern Anatolian cooking styles mixed with the chef’s take on Turkish cuisine.

Turkish food at The Counter restaurant in Notting Hill
Photo by Sam Harris

The menu includes items such as Chocolate babaganoush, mince kebab (satır kıyma) with lamb, paprika, isot pepper and molasses, served with tabla and onion salads and lavash bread and a sage infused burnt rice pudding (adaçaylı fırın sütlaç) with hazelnut.

Orasay

Jackson Boxer took inspiration from the Scottish islands and highlands for this West London seafood restaurant which has become one of Notting Hill’s best.

Dishes range from fried prawns to whole day-boat fish and sharing dishes like the Belted Galloway Rib with Bearnaise.

Sunday in Brooklyn

An American hit (in Brooklyn, obviously!), sees the restaurant open an outpost in London with lunches and brunches in Notting Hill.

Sunday in Brooklyn

Make sure to try the brown butter pancakes, which is the signature dish.

Granger & Co

Granger & Co is the line of restaurants from the Australian celebrity chef, Bill Granger.

Granger & Co Notting Hill

With the aim of bringing the Australian easy-going, generous and sunny spirit to London, Granger & Co Notting Hill serves eclectic fare with an Australian flair served in a simple setting with a sophisticated vibe.

Brunches are big, hearty affairs and are hugely popular with locals. Granger & Co now has other restaurants in Clerkenwell and King’s Cross.

E&O

E&O is a successful pan-Asian restaurant and cocktail bar for eclectic Asian food including tempura dishes, sushi and sashimi and BBQ and roasted dishes.

E&O Notting Hill

The vibrant bar serves exotic cocktails and is very busy in the evenings.

Continuing reading our guide to the best restaurants in Notting Hill…

The Cow

The small dining room is on the first floor above the packed pub and serves traditional British food – sausage and mash, fish and chips, seafood platters to share, fish pie.

The downstairs pub area also serves food, but the seating is pub-style (small round tables, banquettes and stools) and is more relaxed and much less formal than upstairs.

Pizza East Portobello

Serving wood oven pizzas with classic and innovative topping combinations, antipasti and daily specials, Pizza East Portobello is spread over two floors of a restored Georgian pub near Portobello Market, where the atmosphere is buzzy and relaxed.

Pizza east Portobello

Pizza East Portobello includes a deli offering Italian cured meats and cheeses.

Sit at a stool and watch the open ground floor kitchen or head upstairs to the casual dining room and terrace.

Casa Cruz

Juan Santa Cruz, known for his three restaurants in Buenos Aires, has brought his brand of glamour to Holland Park with restaurant Casa Cruz.

Casa Cruz

A sophisticated and elegant space with a shiny copper-walled dining room with a handsome oval cocktail bar, Casa Cruz serves Modern European cuisine with Argentinian influences.

Ukai

Ukai is very much a fusion restaurant – the main focus is Japanese, but with Mediterranean and South American infuences.

Ukai Notting Hill

Dishes from the the robata grill are also excellent.

Gold

Notting Hill’s newest celeb haunt is owned by nightclub mogul Nick House and headed up by former River Café chef Theo Hill.

The seasonal menus focus on cooking over a flame or in the wood-fired oven with everything designed for sharing.

Six Portland Road

Six Portland Road is a small 40 seater restaurant with an ever-changing European-influenced menu, always with five choices for starters, main and dessert.

Six Portland Road

The wine list is well worth a look, with a focused list of around 50 and primarily small growers.

The Best Restaurants in Notting Hill

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