Chelsea

Where you should be eating in SW3.

Heidi Lauth Beasley, Jake Missing & Rianne Shlebak

June 14, 2023

Elystan Street is a sort of chill but also unchill fine dining restaurant in Chelsea cooking delicious modern British cuisine.

Jake Missing

June 14, 2023

Both a poetic lament and a fishmonger-cum-seafood bar, The Sea, The Sea in Chelsea serves oysters, wine, and small plates.

Jake Missing

June 14, 2023

Thali is an old-school-feeling curry house in Chelsea, full of happy groups tucking into comforting makhani.

Jake Missing

June 14, 2023

Zheng is an upmarket Malaysian restaurant in Chelsea that suits low-key date nights with a side of satay.

Jake Missing

May 24, 2023

Ottolenghi's Chelsea cafe has a tempting cake counter, mountains of salads, and dreamy interiors.

Rianne Shlebak

September 28, 2022

Stanley’s secluded charming courtyard is an excellent escape from busy old London. Expect cocktails, small plates, and quality cheese plates too.

Heidi Lauth Beasley

August 22, 2022

Il Trillo is a slightly dated, but still endearing Italian restaurant off the Fulham Road, with a terrace and a garden.

Heidi Lauth Beasley

August 22, 2022

Colbert is a seriously French all-day brasserie on Sloane Square, with one of the area’s best terraces for when the weather permits.

Heidi Lauth Beasley

August 22, 2022

Vardo is a striking all-day restaurant and coffee spot in Chelsea.

Rianne Shlebak

January 22, 2022

At Hunan, a Chinese restaurant in Victoria, you don’t choose the menu - the menu chooses you. Their ‘trust me’ tasting menu is a classic.

Jake Missing

January 14, 2022

A jaw-dropping pub refurb on the King’s Road in Chelsea, that serves simple and delightful meals and bar snacks in a refined setting.

Heidi Lauth Beasley

January 14, 2022

Phat Phuc is a casual and affordable pan-Asian noodle bar in Chelsea, doing everything from laksa to pho.

Jake Missing

January 14, 2022

Daylesford Organic is an all-day café, farm shop and restaurant at Brompton Cross that serves pizzas, salads, and surprisingly hearty mains.

Oliver Feldman

January 14, 2022

The Cross Keys is a nice Chelsea gastro-pub opposite the Thames serving up some decent and some not so decent food.

Jake Missing

January 14, 2022

Rabbit is an experimental British restaurant on the King’s Road, focusing on wild game and vegetables in unique and interesting combinations.

Santa Maria’s Neapolitan-style pizza outshines any other pizza place in the neighbourhood. And they deliver too.

Bandol is slightly glitzy restaurant off Fulham Road specialising in food from the south of France.

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Heidi Lauth Beasley

A three-floor rustic Italian spot on King’s Road serving delicious pizzas, pastas, and more.

Rianne Shlebak

January 1, 2022

Chicama is a Peruvian spot in Chelsea with vegetable dishes you shouldn’t miss.

Heidi Lauth Beasley

January 1, 2022

9 of the best places to eat brunch in west London.

Rianne Shlebak

May 19, 2021

The most likeable west London restaurants for those who dislike west London.

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Heidi Lauth Beasley, Jake Missing & Eileen Twum

May 20, 2019

Cpress is a decent coffee shop in Chelsea that stays open light, and also does a good line in juices.

Oliver Feldman

April 11, 2019

Greenspeares is a cosy deli near Knightsbridge which is a godsend when you’re in this part of London.

Jake Missing

April 11, 2019

Luigi's is an excellent Italian deli in Chelsea, selling ham, cheese, wine, sandwiches, and a huge range of pastas and salads sold by the kilo.

Jake Missing

March 12, 2019