Where to eat in Kensington
8 places
Planning a whole day here? Read the Kensington area guide.
Akira at Japan House
£££Inside Japan House, sourcing directly from Japan where it can - the bento and donburi use produce that otherwise never reaches a London menu.
Bancone
££Watch the pasta being rolled at the counter, at prices well below the Michelin Guide average.
Como Garden
£££Interiors modelled on the gardens of Lake Como, with handmade pasta and small sharing plates.
Jacuzzi
£££Four storeys on High Street Kensington, and the most seafood-led of the Big Mamma rooms - local fish, Italian caviar, fresh pasta.
The group's grandest London site. Four floors, so ask which one you are seated on.
Krokodilos
£££A large bronze, peach and gold room from the group behind Wild Tavern, cooked by Angelos Togias, formerly of The Connaught; the wild goat is cooked for 14 hours and served for two.
Min Jiang
££££Wood-fired Peking duck carved tableside on the tenth floor, looking over Kensington Gardens - the only Chinese room in London with that view.
Pitanga
££Opened on 31 May 2018 by Nky Iweka, who bills herself Executive Mamaput after the roadside cooks of Lagos, and it is the westernmost entry in this guide — everything else is central, south or north-east.
The Milestone Hotel
£££A small townhouse hotel opposite Kensington Palace - the quietest of the listed teas, and the only one in Kensington.