Best restaurants in London, rated by Non-UK born Londoners
2 min readFeb 23, 2023
I bumped into this comment today on Reddit:
This type of post reminds me why Reddit can sometimes be a gold mine. Even though the Reddit thread is amazing by itself I wanted to condense it into a single list.
Using some Python and ChatGPT I managed to stitch this post together. If you want to know more about scraping Reddit using Python check out this article by the guys over in towardsdatascience
So here is the;
Best restaurants in London rated by Non-UK born Londoners from Reddit stitched by Python and ChatGPT, and posted by me.
American
- Passyunk Avenue (Fitzrovia)
- Bodean’s (Tower Hill)
- The Fat Bear (St. Paul’s)
- Dirty Bones (multiple locations)
- The Diner (multiple locations)
- The Lockhart (Marylebone)
- The Blues Kitchen (multiple locations)
Australian
- Passyunk Avenue (Fitzrovia)
- The Antipodea (multiple locations)
- The Alice House (West Hampstead)
- Bondi Green (Paddington)
- Polo Bar (Liverpool Street)
Brazilian
- Made in Brazil (Camden)
- Da Terra (Bethnal Green)
Chinese
- Yauatcha (Soho)
- Haidilao (Covent Garden)
- Four Seasons (Bayswater)
- Crystal China (Borough/Bermondsey)
- Dim Sum Duck (Soho)
- Lido (Chinatown)
Greek
- Life Goddess (Bloomsbury)
- Halepi (Bayswater)
- Aphrodite’s (Bayswater)
- Mazi (Notting Hill)
- Suzi Tros (Hampstead)
- It’s All Greek To Me (Paddington)
Indian
- Dishoom (multiple locations)
- Gunpowder (Spitalfields)
- Saravanaa Bhavan (East Ham)
- Patri (Northfields)
- Salt Whiskey Bar and Dining Room (central)
- Tayyab (Whitechapel)
- Hyderabad Bawarchi (East Ham)
- Chai Naasto (Beckenham)
Iranian
- Hafez (West Kensington)
Italian
- L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele (Soho)
- 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo Pizzeria London (Soho)
- Santo Mare (Fitzrovia)
- Osteria Romana (Knightsbridge)
- Taverna Trastevere (Fulham)
Laotian
- Laos Cafe (Chinatown)
Lebanese
- Al Waha (Shepherd’s Bush)
Mexican
- Mestizo (Euston)
- Mestizo Market (Camden)
- Cavita (Hampstead)
- Kol (Marylebone)
- Tacos MX (Fulham)
Naples (Italy)
- Da Maria (Kensington)
- L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele (Soho)
- 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo Pizzeria London (Soho)
Nigerian
- Bodean’s (Tower Hill)
- Alhaji Suya (Peckham)
Peruvian
- Tierra Perú (Islington)
Polish
- Daquise (South Kensington)
- Sowa (Ealing)
- Mamuska (Waterloo)
Portuguese
- Bar Douro (London Bridge)
- Stella’s Cafe and Restaurant (multiple locations)
Romanian
- Mahala (Croydon)
Russian
- Baltic (Southwark)
- Zima (Soho)
Slovak
- Kamzik (closed)
- Bohemia (West Hampstead)
South Indian
- Saravanaa Bhavan (East Ham)
- Ananthapuram (East Ham)
- Thattukada (East Ham)
Spanish
- Arros QD (near Oxford Street)
- Duke of Sussex (Chiswick)
Turkey
- Tas (various locations)
- Hazev (Canary Wharf)
- Yasar Halim (various locations)
- Antepliler (Green Lanes)
- Durak Tantuni (Green Road)
Ukraine
- Kalinka (various locations)
Uzbekistan
- Uzbek Corner (Hackney)
Uyghur
- Etles (various locations)