London summer eat 2026

The effervescence of the culinary scene in London is no longer to be proven, the proof being this uninterrupted wave of new openings, season after season, year after year. Here are our 5 new gems on the banks of the Thames, to visit without moderation.

Trèsind, gastronomic India

After Dubai, Trèsind arrives in the chic district of Mayfair with the weight of a name already well established in contemporary Indian gastronomy: Trèsind Studio, three Michelin stars in Dubai. In London, place to artichoke shawarmas, mushroom chai, asparagus and chataine water in menus vegé or non vegé at 125 pounds sterling. In the same movement, Oudh 1722, opened by Aktar Islam, a two-star chef in Opheem (Manchester), explores the Awadhi cuisine of Lucknow.

Cantoast Bakery, an Asian bakery

Behind this bakery that made your sweet tooth salivate with its pop-ups, you can find a former from Forno, an excellent Italian bakery in East London, and a pastry chef who has worked at Lutetia in Paris and Arome in London, one of the best bakeries in the city. At the counter: sandos, salt bread (a kind of croissant in brioche version), Hong Kong-style lost buns...

Augustus, the Abruzzi at the flame

Not yet another trattoria here but a less anticipated Italy that focuses on the region of Abruzzo. Chef Mike Bagnall, who lived there, builds his menu around arrosticini, small skewers traditionally grilled on a furnacella. Lamb, mutton, wagyu, liver, wild boar, whole fish, smoked vegetables: almost everything goes through the fire.

Teal, the British memory of Sally Abé

With Teal, in Hackney, Sally Abé signs her first truly personal restaurant. Spent at The Harwood Arms, the only Michelin-starred pub in London, the chef defends a British cuisine from memory, but without dust. Angels on horseback, devils on horseback, crab tart, game, puddings, teacakes, ice cream sandwiches: all old or forgotten recipes, reread with careful products and modern execution.

Cépage[s], the new generation of French bistro

At Notting Hill, Cépage[s] reopened under the leadership of Gaston Savina, a French chef based in London and finalist of the show MasterChef: The Professionals. The address, which was one of his first posts in London, keeps its spirit of French wine bar, but with a more personal cuisine: plates to share, British products, classic bistro, producer wines... And a crème brûlée with foie gras that is already making people talk.