Condé Nast Traveller, the global authority on high-end travel, announced the winners of its second annual UK’s Top New Restaurant Awards, celebrated at an event hosted by Condé Nast Traveller’s global editorial director, Divia Thani, at Ambassadors Clubhouse in London.

Judges including Raymond Blanc OBE, Jackson Boxer and Anna Shaffer formed this year’s distinguished panel, selecting winners who demonstrated culinary flair, creativity and excellence in the kitchen.

Food has an incredible ability to be a gateway into a culture, to bring down walls and to bring people together, which is what we set out to do with our second annual UK’s Top New Restaurant Awards. Gathering the top talent across the nation’s vibrant food scene to celebrate their incredible achievements here tonight has been a privilege.

We want to congratulate all of tonight’s winners and thank our incredible panel of judges who have rightfully recognised some of the best chefs and restaurants in the UK. Divia Thani, global editorial director of Condé Nast Traveller

The UK’s top new restaurants are:

• Albatross Death Cult, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
• Ambassadors Clubhouse, Mayfair, London
• AngloThai, Marylebone, London
• Briar at Number One, Somerset
• Camille, Borough, London
• Canteen, Notting Hill, London
• Fallachan Kitchen, Finnieston, Glasgow
• Fonda, Mayfair, London
• Josephine Bouchon, Chelsea, London
• Lita, Marylebone, London
• The Grain Store, Weybourne, Norfolk
• Miga, Hackney, London
• Nàdair, Marchmont, Edinburgh
• Nest Farmhouse, Docking, Norfolk
• Oma, Borough, London
• Outlier, East End, Glasgow
• Pomus, Margate, Kent
• Riverine Rabbit, Stirchley, Birmingham
• The Shed, Waterfront, Swansea
• Skof, Noma, Manchester
• Tollington’s, Finsbury Park, London

A reader’s choice vote selected Sonnet Restaurant, Alnwick, Northumberland as The Readers’ Favourite Top New Restaurant of 2024.

The judges also selected winners in six bespoke categories:

• The Top New Sustainable Restaurant of 2024 Sponsored by Polestar, Osip, Bruton, Somerse
• The Top New Hotel Restaurant 2024, Briar at Number One Bruton, Somerset
• The Top New Sommelier of 2024 Sponsored by Champagne Laurent-Perrier, Emma Denney, Claridge’s, London
• The Top New Chef of 2024, Kirk Haworth, Plates, London
• The One to Watch 2024, Nathaniel Morley aka Natty Can Cook, The Greyhound, London
• The Lifetime Achievement Award, Fergus Henderson, St. John, London

Winners were presented with a customised magnum of Laurent-Perrier Heritage.

Judges for the UK’s Top New Restaurant Awards are:

• Raymond Blanc OBE: A culinary icon renowned for his exceptional talent, innovation, and unwavering dedication to the art of French cuisine.
• Gizzi Erskine: A chef and award winning food writer who has a column on food sub culture and women’s issues in the I-paper.
• Notorious Foodie: One of the most influential content creators in the UK, Notorious Foodie is a self-taught home cook from London. Whether it’s indulgent home cooking using the very best ingredients or fine dining at the most talked about restaurants, you’ll find this and everything in between on his channels that have amassed over 14 million followers (@Notorious_Foodie).
• Anna Shaffer: Anna’s breakout role came as Romilda Vane in the widely acclaimed Harry Potter films. She later captivated audiences as Triss Merigold, the enigmatic sorceress in Netflix’s fantasy series The Witcher, a role she has played since the first season, with the fourth set to air in 2025. On stage, Anna delivered a standout performance in the UK premiere of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play at The Lyric Theatre, bringing Ericka Boafo to life in a critically acclaimed, joy-filled, and sold-out run. In 2019 her husband opened popular neighbourhood wine bar Hector’s in De Beauvoir, where she can be found on Friday’s arranging the flowers and most Saturday’s propping up the bar.
• Poppy O’Toole: Poppy O’Toole is the self-titled ‘Potato Queen’ of the internet, where she has amassed over 5.5 million followers. She can often be seen on TV as a judge on ITV’s Cooking With The Stars or BBC Three’s Young Masterchef. She’s also the bestselling author of three books, with her most recent, The Actually Delicious Slowcooker Book, hitting #1 on the Sunday Times bestselling charts.
• Jackson Boxer: Jackson Boxer is a renowned London chef working across institutions including Brunswick House and Orasay where he is chef proprietor, Cowley Manor, Jackson Boxer at The Corner and most recently, Henri at Henrietta Experimental. He occasionally puts pen to paper for various publications. 
• Julie Lin: A Malaysian-Scottish chef, writer, TV presenter and restaurateur. Julie has a successful restaurant in Glasgow, GaGa, Michelin recommended and named Best Restaurant in Scotland in 2022. Some of her recent work includes regular appearances on Saturday Kitchen, featuring on The Hairy Bikers Go Local and hugely popular Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil, as well as cooking for Judi Dench on Country File.
• Jackson Mclarty: The founder of Black Eats LDN, the UK’s largest Black-owned food and culture platform. Recognised as a trailblazer, McLarty was named to GUAP’s 30 Under 30 list in 2021. Under his leadership, Mclarty has directly supported over 500 Black-owned businesses and collaborated with prestigious festivals including Wireless and Cross the Tracks.
• Tom Parker Bowles: A contributing editor to Conde Nast Traveller, as well as Restaurant Critic for The Mail on Sunday and Food Editor of Esquire, as well as writing a monthly column for County Life. He is a regular judge on BBC’s Masterchef, and is the author of eight books. His new one, Cooking and The Crown, is out in September.
• Sarah Allard: Digital director at Condé Nast Traveller. Sarah lives in east London and is travel and food obsessed – if she’s not eating out at one of the newest spots in the city, then you’ll find her battling to stuff as much as she can into a carry-on and heading to the airport.

About Polestar

Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) is the Swedish electric performance car brand determined to improve society by using design and technology to accelerate the shift to sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, its cars are available online in 27 markets globally across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

In the UK, Polestar is based in Bicester, Oxfordshire. A total of eight retail locations, known as Polestar Spaces, are available for customers to physically engage with non-commissioned Polestar Specialists and arrange test drives.

Polestar plans to have a line-up of five performance EVs by 2026. Polestar 2, the electric performance fastback, launched in 2019. Polestar 3, the SUV for the electric age, launched in late 2022 and Polestar 4, the SUV coupé transformed, launched earlier in 2024. Polestar 5, an electric four-door GT and Polestar 6, an electric roadster – both engineered in the UK – are coming soon.

The Polestar 0 project supports the company’s ambitious goal of creating a truly climate-neutral production car by 2030. The research initiative also aims to create a sense of urgency to act on the climate crisis, by challenging employees, suppliers and the wider automotive industry, to drive towards zero.

About Champagne Laurent-Perrier

Founded in 1812, Laurent-Perrier is one of the most distinguished, family-owned Champagne Houses. Based right in the heart of the Champagne region in Tours-sur-Marne, Laurent-Perrier has a pedigree for innovation, handcrafting elegant champagnes using traditional, time-honoured methods.

The House was acquired by the Nonancourt family in 1939 and for 50 years Bernard de Nonancourt dedicated his life to innovating and perfecting Laurent-Perrier champagne. Today, with Bernard’s daughters Alexandra and Stéphanie on the Management Board, the House of Laurent-Perrier is one of the great success stories in Champagne, and is the largest independent champagne brand worldwide.

As a recognition of quality and environmental responsibility, Laurent-Perrier was first awarded the Royal Warrant of HRH The Prince of Wales in 1998 and in 2024 is the only champagne house to be granted the prestigious Royal Warrant by King Charles III.

About Condé Nast Traveler

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