24 London Restaurants Named Among World’s Most Beautiful

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.

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.

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, Battersea Power Station – 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