London's Michelin star restaurants: our verdict
Female chef power. The most thrilling story of Michelin's latest awards is Clare Smyth winning two Michelin stars straight away for her first solo restaurant Core by Clare Smyth which only opened earlier this year. Jumping one star to two star immediately is very rare indeed, and, a feat only Claude Bosi's Bibendum has achieved before.
Exciting too are the Bib Gourmand awards: these are more informal (and more affordable) restaurants serving seriously good neighbourhood food. This year, there are four London recipients: Sorella: sister restaurant to The Dairy in Clapham and Robin Gill's ode to the Italian Amalfi coast; Kudu, a South-African inflected neighbourhood restaurant in Peckham; Farang, Seb Holmes' Thai meets British ingredients in Highbury and Petit Pois, an intimate French bistro in Hoxton.
Like Clare Smyth this year, Claude Bosi's Bibendum in South Kensington won two Michelin stars straight away, regaining the two stars Bosi held at his former restaurant Hibiscus.
Archly creative, his menu encompasses both cutting edge dishes and classic seafood and roasts served on a trolley.
It’s a stunning room with probably the most beautiful light in London streaming through the stained glass and incredibly comfortable and cosseting too.
£36.50 for lunch
£85 for dinner
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