All of the Starred Restaurants Inside MICHELIN-Key Hotels in London

London is a city with too many options for you to be wasting your time with anything less than the very best. That’s why a top-of-the-range hotel and restaurant combination is worth its weight in gold. It solves two decisions in one elegant sweep, combining luxurious hotel comfort with high-class cooking to delight every sense at once. That’s why we’ve put together a list of all London’s MICHELIN-Star restaurants sitting inside hotels that hold a MICHELIN Key, the hotel equivalent of our famous Star. Simply put, these spots have it all.

Three Keys

Hotel: The Connaught (Three Keys)Restaurant: Hélène Darroze at The Connaught (Three Stars)
The phrase ‘complete package’ was seemingly tailor-made for the divine marriage of The Connaught hotel and Chef Hélène Darroze. It is the only instance in all of the UK, let alone London, of a Three-MICHELIN-Star restaurant sitting inside a Three-Key hotel. The hotel is one of London’s grande dames, a familiar face that’s gracefully transitioned from old-school luxury into a more modern form of opulence. Think clean lines and muted colours, with enough traditional features and sharp-suited staff to retain a sense of grandeur.

The icing on this already spectacular cake is, of course, its flagship restaurant. The London outpost of world-renowned chef Hélène Darroze, it’s a wonderfully elegant place, full of pastel tones and warm, attentive service. The ingredients are as outstanding as you’d expect and are prepared with peerless technique by the kitchen team – nothing is out of place, no detail is overlooked. Watch out in particular for Darroze’s signature dishes, including lobster with tandoori spices and the Baba for dessert, soaked in your choice of Armagnac.

Hotel: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park (Three Keys)Restaurant: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (Two Stars)
From the exterior alone, you know the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park means business. An imposing red-brick behemoth, its façade is studded with stone columns, enviable balconies and eye-catching details. It projects a feeling of old-school luxury, something which only intensifies once you step inside. Resisting the temptation to become a hyper-modern hotel, there’s a feeling of traditionalism about the place, with the team more than happy to oblige no matter your request. Take advantage of the Knightsbridge location with a money-no-object shopping spree – after all, Harrods and Harvey Nichols are in touching distance.

The hotel’s leading restaurant, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, is an intriguing combination of centuries-old recipes and the kind of inventive modernity only the titular chef is capable of. British gastronomy’s resident creative genius, Blumenthal takes dishes originally logged in one of the country’s oldest cookbooks and injects them with his signature playfulness. It’s all a little less outlandish than his flagship dishes at The Fat Duck, but more creative than his work at The Hind’s Head. If you’re struggling to choose, go for the famous Meat Fruit, a dish that’s fun and flavoursome in equal measure.

Hotel: The Peninsula London (Three Keys)Restaurant: Brooklands by Claude Bosi (Two Stars)
When it comes to London’s high-end hotel market, The Peninsula is the new kid on the block. Opened towards the end of 2023, it didn’t take long before it was being talked about as one of the best hotels in the country. Quite simply, it ticks all the boxes for a superlative city hotel. Great location? It’s in view of Wellington Arch, while Buckingham Palace is just a short stroll away. A relaxing spa? With a swimming pool, fitness centre and hair salon, of course. Stylish design? A seamless blend of tradition and modernity. Chic cocktail bar? On the rooftop, no less, with outstanding city views. A top restaurant? What else would you expect…

When you want to launch your hotel with an outstanding gastronomic centrepiece, it’s a smart idea to turn to Claude Bosi. The experienced Lyonnaise chef ensured that Brooklands hit the ground running, garnering Two MICHELIN Stars shortly after launch thanks to the brilliant team Bosi had assembled, led by Chef Francesco Dibenedetto. The cooking is intricate and visually striking, whilst always delivering on flavour thanks to superb technique, balanced combinations and the use of exceptional seasonal British produce.

Hotel: Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane (Three Keys)Restaurant: Pavyllon London (One Star)
A luxury hotel deserves a luxury location, and they don’t come much more luxurious than Park Lane. One of London’s most iconic streets, flanked by Mayfair on one side and Hyde Park on the other, it’s no wonder the Four Seasons chose it for their first-ever European hotel. After all, it is one of the most expensive spots on the London Monopoly board. Now into its sixth decade, the hotel has as many luxe details as you’d expect; look out in particular for the balcony rooms, with stunning park or city views.

A hotel as historic and illustrious as this deserves to be partnered with a chef of global renown – which is where Yannick Alléno comes in. Between restaurants in his native France and around the world, he’s gathered more MICHELIN Stars than most chefs could dream of, and Pavyllon London is his British home. With Chef Benjamin Ferra Y Castell at the helm, the team interpret Alléno’s modern style of French cooking with aplomb, extracting bags of flavour from their luxury ingredients. Sit up at the counter for the most immersive experience.

Hotel: Raffles London at The OWO (Three Keys)Restaurant: Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at The OWO (One Star)

Many of London’s best hotels hold their place in hospitality history, but at Raffles’ first UK hotel, the building itself is rich in historical significance. The Old War Office (OWO for short) was a pivotal government building in times of conflict, before being gradually replaced by another Whitehall office. Raffles have wisely preserved many of the property’s original features, with grandiose staircases, ornate cornicing and dark-wood panelling adding to the sense of history. A four-floor Guerlain spa adds to the appeal, with its host of wellness amenities.

Further enhancing the hotel’s credentials is its ability to pull in big-name chefs. Endo Kazutoshi has been brought in to oversee Kioku, occupying a prime rooftop spot, while internationally successful chef Mauro Colagreco has weaved his magic on the ground floor. His MICHELIN-Starred eatery offers all the technical skill and refined flavours you would expect, but is distinguished by its refreshing focus on plant produce. Meat and fish are still present, but fruit and vegetables are made the star and given top billing in the menu descriptions.

Hotel: The Savoy (Three Keys)Restaurant: 1890 by Gordon Ramsay (One Star)

As hotel names go, they don’t come much more famous than The Savoy. At the tail end of the 19th century, it set the template for all luxury hotels to come – and it’s still going strong after all these years. While modern comforts have been embraced, there’s still a reassuringly classic feel to the place, from the beautifully restored American Bar to the mixture of Art Deco and Edwardian touches throughout the bedrooms and common spaces.

Among its many restaurants, 1890 is a loving tribute from one legendary chef to another. Georges August Escoffier is a kind of gastronomic godfather when it comes to French cuisine and he brought his brilliance to The Savoy in, you guessed it, 1890. Today, Gordon Ramsay’s team doff their hat to Escoffier’s traditional recipes with utmost skill and just the right amount of modernity. Ramsay runs the rest of The Savoy’s restaurants too, including the resolutely classic offering at The Savoy Grill, where heads are usually turned by the signature beef Wellington.

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Two Keys

Hotel: The Dorchester, Dorchester Collection (Two Keys)Restaurant: Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester (Three Stars)
The Dorchester is so famous for a reason. Much like The Connaught or The Savoy, it’s a bastion of true luxury, where elegance and grandeur wash over you without giving way to unnecessary excess or self-parody. The common spaces are eye-catching and the bedrooms are awash with modern comforts. Design-wise, its genesis in the 1930s still shines through, while the bathrooms are a vision of pure opulence, decked out in thick Italian marble and sporting some of the deepest bathtubs you’ll find.

And then of course, there’s the restaurant. Having held its place among the very best addresses in London for years, this London operation from Alain Ducasse is a fittingly brilliant dining experience from one of the world’s most decorated chefs. Chef Jean-Phillipe Blondet has spent years perfecting Ducasse’s cuisine, bringing as much skill and passion to signature dishes, like the peerless Baba, as he does to new seasonal creations underpinned by the Ducasse ethos that superb natural produce is the bedrock of all deliciousness. The marvellous team ensure everything unfolds like a well-choreographed ballet.

Hotel: Hotel Café Royal (Two Keys)Restaurant: Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal (Two Stars)
The hotel itself may only have been opened in 2012, but this site was a big player in the London scene for over a century before that. The original Café Royal was a glamorous bar and restaurant that acted as a beacon for the actors, royals and politicians of the day. Now its legacy continues in a hotel whose rooms have generally embraced a more minimalistic modern style, without skimping on comfort. The spa is a particular point of pride, with a multitude of treatments on its ‘wellness menu’. For families and high rollers, you can book out entire wings of up to 13 bedrooms.

Sitting slightly outside the usual luxury-hotel hubs of Mayfair and Knightsbridge, Hotel Café Royal is perched on the edge of Soho – meaning its famously vibrant nightlife and internationally influenced, well-priced restaurants are just a short walk away. Yet you’ll struggle to tear yourself away from the hotel itself, given it’s home to Alex Dilling’s enormously accomplished cooking. Packed with creativity and meticulous craftsmanship, each dish is a symphony of flavours where all the superb ingredients work together in total harmony.

Hotel: 45 Park Lane, Dorchester Collection (Two Keys)Restaurant: Sushi Kanesaka (One Star)
A part of The Dorchester Collection and just up the road from the mothership on illustrious Park Lane, this is the brand in a more understated mode. It’s probably as close as they’ll get to a small boutique hotel, with just 45 rooms, but they’re all still packed with opulent details. Art Deco touches abound across the stylishly designed bedrooms, while the views of Hyde Park are bound to sweeten the deal. If you’re really celebrating, look no further than the penthouse suite with its wrap-around terrace, the kind of accommodation you’ll never want to leave.

If you’re a lover of Japanese cuisine, then 45 Park Lane’s offering just keeps getting better. Sushi Kanesaka is the London home of Shinji Kanesaka, who has spent his career refining the art of top-drawer sushi. As in his Tokyo restaurant, ingredients of simply outstanding quality are prepared with confident restraint, allowing their pure, natural deliciousness to shine. The omakase experience as a whole is engaging and authentically Japanese, with Chef Hirotaka Wada and his team proving friendly and personable hosts.

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One Key

Hotel: Flemings Mayfair (One Key)Restaurant: Ormer Mayfair (One Star)
‘Perfectly pitched’ would be a good phrase to describe Flemings’ elegant balancing act. It’s in Mayfair, where the streets are paved with money, and has enough plush comfort to satisfy the area’s regular visitors, but eschews the excess or in-your-face grandeur of its neighbours. Stitched together from 13 Georgian townhouses, it blends in seamlessly with the neighbourhood rather than catching the eye, yet inside there are enough bright colours and modish touches to keep design lovers happy. Then there’s its easy marriage of eras, its particular brand of modernity sitting comfortably in the centuries old building.

Its restaurant, Ormer, is another place that aims not for the limelight, just for a real sense of quality. Its more formal approach might not be trendy, but there’s plenty of diners out there who still enjoy it. And most importantly, the cooking is seriously impressive. Chef Sofian Msetfi leads a kitchen high on technical skill and with a precise eye, extracting maximum flavour from top-quality ingredients. Look out for influences from Msetfi’s native Morocco too, in dishes that are refreshingly restrained, rather than overworked for the sake of it.

Hotel: Sofitel London St James (One Key)Restaurant: Wild Honey St James (One Star)
Look closely and you can tell that this prime St James’s property is run by the French Sofitel brand. Billing itself as a marriage of London grandeur and Parisian chic, it has less of the country house-esque touches you might find in London’s long-established luxury hotels. Instead, you’ll find colour co-ordinated guest rooms with a sleek, stripped-back modernity and common spaces with clear, distinct flavours; the Rose Lounge and St James Bar may have different looks, but they share an inimitable sense of style.

At Chef Anthony Demetre’s signature restaurant, which relocated here from its original Mayfair home, classic French techniques are a noticeable feature, as are top-class British ingredients. What sticks in the mind though, is Demetre’s maturity and confidence as a chef. His cooking lacks ego, never showing off how technically skilled he is without reason; everything on the plate has a purpose and works together to delight the palate. An even simpler and sensibly priced style of cooking is available in the other half of the hotel’s main dining room, Bistrot at Wild Honey.

Hero Image: Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at The OWO, one of London’s MICHELIN-Starred restaurants inside a MICHELIN-Key hotel. © Justin De Souza

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