24 London Restaurants Named Among World’s Most Beautiful

By Ellie Smith

4 months ago

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From Art Deco dining rooms to glitzy hotel hangouts, London is home to an array of beautiful restaurants and bars. And now a whole host of them could be scooping up awards for their interiors. The shortlist for the 2024 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards has been announced, with 24 spots in the capital receiving nominations.

Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024: Who Made The Shortlist?

Now in its 16 year, the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards recognises exceptional creative spaces all over the world. There are a whole host of categories, including seven overall winners:

  • Best Europe Restaurant/Bar
  • Best Americas Restaurant/Bar
  • Best Asia Restaurant/Bar
  • Best Middle East and Africa Restaurant/Bar
  • Best Australia and Pacific Restaurant/Bar
  • Best Overall Restaurant
  • Best Overall Bar

There will also be regional winners in five categories:

  • Cafe
  • Hotel
  • In Another Space
  • Standalone
  • Surface Interiors

Alongside this there are a number of other global categories, including Club/Night Venue, Alfresco & Biophilic Design, Heritage Building, Murals & Graffiti, Sustainability, and Visual Identity.

The Mandrake

London has put on a strong showing in the 2024 shortlist. The Mandrake’s South American-inspired bar Yopo has been nominated for Hotel – renowned for its vibrant tableau, striking artwork and eclectic furniture. Claridge’s new restaurant, meanwhile, is up for Standalone: a beautiful space featuring mosaic flooring, dramatic pendant lamps and Calacatta Viola marble.

Elsewhere, buzzy Mexican restaurant Ixchel has been nominated for multiple awards: Standalone, Murals, Surface Interior and Colour. Recently opened on the King’s Road, the eatery has a breezy Tulum feel about it, with terracotta tables, hand-woven artworks and foliage dotted around. Rooftop restaurant Brooklands by Claude Bosi at The Peninsula London received multiple nominations too: Hotel, Luxury and Ceiling.

Interiors of Ixchel restaurant

Ixchel

The winners will be announced in a ceremony on 31 October 2024, taking place at The Hoxton in Barcelona.

You can find the full list of London nominations below.

  • Meat the Fish, Chelsea – Nominated for Standalone
  • Azzurra, Sloane Square – Nominated for Standalone
  • Ixchel, Chelsea – Nominated for Standalone, Murals, Surface Interior and Colour
  • Claridge’s Restaurant at Claridge’s, Mayfair – Nominated for Standalone
  • The Campaner, Chelsea Barracks – Nominated for Standalone
  • Juno Omakase at Los Mochis, Notting Hill – Nominated for Small Space, Standalone and In Another Space
  • Riviera, Mayfair – Nominated for Standalone, Luxury and Surface Interiors
  • Yopo Bar at the Mandrake, Fitzrovia – Nominated for Hotel
  • Revery at London Hilton on Park Lane, Mayfair – Nominated for Hotel
  • The Alchemist, Victoria – Nominated for Multiple
  • Brooklands by Claude Bosi at The Peninsula London, Belgravia – Nominated for Hotel, Luxury and Ceiling
  • The Spy Bar at Raffles London at The Owo, Embankment – Nominated for Visual Identity
  • The BoTree Bar at The BoTree, Marylebone – Nominated for Colour
  • Morchella, Farringdon – Nominated for Standalone – Short, and Heritage Building
  • tashas, Battersea Power Station – Nominated for Ceiling
  • Castiglione, Trafalgar Square area – Nominated for Cafe
  • Bounce, Battersea Power Station – Nominated for In Another Space
  • 42, Mayfair – Nominated for Surface Interiors
  • Forza Wine at the National Theatre, South Bank – Nominated for In Another Space
  • Paper Moon at Raffles London at The Owo, Embankment – Nominated for Hotel & Heritage Building
  • NYX, Mayfair – Nominated for Lighting and Club/Night Venue
  • Searcys, Battersea Power Station – Nominated for In Another Space and Small Space
  • San Carlo, Regent Street – Nominated for Alfresco Design
  • Los Mochis, The City of London – Nominated for Alfresco Design, Luxury, Multiple, Ceiling and Murals

You can find the full list at restaurantandbardesignawards.com