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SquareMeal announces the Top 100
Restaurants in London and the UK
The UK’s leading independent restaurant impressive CV, having completed a PhD in
guide - SquareMeal - has announced the best physics and worked at L’Enclume, Moor Hall
restaurants that London and the UK has to and The Ledbury before then opening BiBi last
offer. SquareMeal’s London Top 100 shines year. Stepping out from the side-lines and into
a spotlight on the Capital’s greatest places the spotlight, chef Chet Sharma’s debut solo
to eat, as voted for by critics and diners. venture is a confident addition to the Mayfair
Elsewhere in the country, SquareMeal’s UK dining scene. Having sensed a gap in the
Top 100 is the only list of its kind to exclude market for contemporary Indian food made
London’s restaurants - allowing the wider UK’s with best-of-British ingredients, his menu
dining scene to truly shine. delivers plate after plate of vibrant fare.
Using a combination of thousands of reader Somerset restaurant named
votes and the opinion of SquareMeal’s own the best in the UK
expert critics, the UK top 100 restaurants is Somerset restaurant Osip came out on top
a true reflection of Britain’s beautifully varied as the UK’s best restaurant. This tiny farm-to-
dining scene - with everything from fine table gem is located in the village of Bruton
dining experiences through to farm-to-table and owned by ex-head chef of London
restaurants and everything in between. Each favourites Portland and Clipstone, Merlin
eatery is truly unique but they all have one Labron-Johnson. The 22-cover restaurant is
thing in common - an unmissable menu. housed in a charming stone building which
used to be the village ironmonger and brings
Mayfair restaurant BiBi named top-quality cooking to this idyllic rural spot.
the best in London
SquareMeal’s Head of Content Caroline
Hendry explains: “A huge congratulations to
all 200 restaurants, and in particular to our
winners Osip and BiBi, who impressed us not
only with their menus but with their work ethic
and positive contribution to the hospitality
industry “
“While some institutions have remained in the
Top 100s, many newcomers have also risen
up the ranks since we last ran the awards. A
wonderful accolade for each new restaurant
that has opened within such a trying couple of
Chef Patron Chet Sharma has a seriously years for hospitality.”
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