Michelin Guide adds four London restaurants in July 2026
Aki, Clio, Koyal and Willett’s join the guide, offering Japanese, Greek, Indian and British cuisine across the capital and beyond
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The Michelin Guide added four London restaurants to its 2026 edition in July. Aki, Clio, Koyal and Willett’s were among twelve venues across the UK and Ireland recognised this month, Time Out London reported. The additions span Japanese, Greek, Indian and British cuisine, with locations in Marylebone, Surbiton and Chelsea.
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Aki opened in October 2025 at 1 Cavendish Square, a Grade II-listed former bank in Marylebone. The restaurant serves modern Japanese dishes, including caramelised black cod and wagyu gyoza. Below the main dining room, Kiyori bar offers Japanese-inspired cocktails, such as vodka with green tea vermouth and absinthe on matcha-infused ice.
Clio, also in Marylebone, occupies the ground floor of Chiltern Place apartments at 66 Chiltern Street. The restaurant opened in June 2026 and specialises in modern Greek cuisine. Its menu includes whole blue lobster with tomato orzo, roast wild sea bass with Florina pepper, and suckling pig with salsa. Michelin inspectors praised its fresh flavours and concise wine list, Time Out London reported.
Koyal is located at 59-63 Brighton Road in Surbiton. Chef Nand Kishor Semwal, who previously worked at Michelin-starred Trishna and Gymkhana, leads the kitchen. The restaurant offers Himalayan street food and mains, including pani puri and wild boar vindaloo. A two-course set menu is available for £20 per person at lunchtime.
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Willett’s opened in 2026 at 75 Sloane Street in Chelsea, within the Cadogan hotel. The restaurant focuses on British ingredients and recipes, with dishes such as lamb faggot, beef wellington and sourdough crumpets topped with Dorset crab or mushroom and truffle. Desserts include jam roly-poly and sticky toffee pudding.
What inclusion in the guide means
Inclusion in the Michelin Guide does not confer a star rating. It signals that the restaurant has been inspected and deemed worthy of recommendation. The guide’s anonymous inspectors assess food quality, service and ambience, Time Out London explained. Restaurants in the guide may later be considered for Michelin stars, which are awarded separately.
Reservations at all four restaurants are now open to the public. There are no further formal steps required for their inclusion in the guide. The Michelin Guide updates its listings monthly, with new entries published online and in print.
Questions this report answers
+Which London restaurants were added to the Michelin Guide in July 2026?
Aki, Clio, Koyal and Willett’s were added to the Michelin Guide in July 2026, as reported by Time Out London. Aki and Clio are in Marylebone, Koyal is in Surbiton, and Willett’s is in Chelsea. They serve Japanese, Greek, Indian and British cuisine respectively.
+How much does lunch cost at Koyal in Surbiton?
Koyal in Surbiton offers a two-course set menu for £20 per person at lunchtime. The restaurant, led by chef Nand Kishor Semwal, serves Himalayan street food and mains, including pani puri and wild boar vindaloo, Time Out London reported.
+What happens after a restaurant is added to the Michelin Guide?
After inclusion in the Michelin Guide, a restaurant may later be considered for Michelin stars. The guide’s inspectors assess food quality, service and ambience, but inclusion itself does not confer a star. Reservations are open to the public immediately, Time Out London explained.
+Where is Aki restaurant located?
Aki is located at 1 Cavendish Square, W1G 0LA, in Marylebone. The restaurant opened in October 2025 in a Grade II-listed former bank and serves modern Japanese dishes, including caramelised black cod and wagyu gyoza, as reported by Time Out London.
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