London

Afro-Caribbean London

London's African and Caribbean scene at its very best.

10 places

Akoko

£60–£110

Fitzrovia · London

Michelin-recommended West African fine dining that put Nigerian cuisine on London's luxury map.

Chishuru

£65–£120

Borough · London

Michelin-starred Nigerian-inspired restaurant, one of the most important kitchens in London right now.

Akara at Borough Market

£20–£40

Borough Market · London

Michelin Bib Gourmand West African restaurant in Borough Yards — one of London's most exciting dining destinations.

Ma Pétite Jamaica Shoreditch

£30–£55

Shoreditch · London

TikTok-famous Caribbean date-night restaurant in Shoreditch with interiors made for the camera.

Adulis

£12–£28

Brixton · London

Legendary Eritrean restaurant in Brixton, a Reddit favourite and community institution for decades.

Mauby

£30–£55

London · London

Aesthetic Caribbean small plates and cocktails, the kind of intimate restaurant people keep returning to.

Limin

£28–£50

Southbank · London

Trinidadian social dining on the Southbank with front-row Thames views and genuine Caribbean soul.

2210 / Natty Can Cook

£55–£100

London · London

Caribbean fine dining with major online buzz, considered one of the most groundbreaking Black-owned restaurants in London.

Paradise Cove

£25–£50

Battersea · London

Caribbean cocktails and soft-life brunch energy by the river in Battersea, an easy yes.

Roger's Kitchen

£25–£45

South London · London

Modern Jamaican cooking with aesthetic interiors that's earned a loyal South London following.

London's African and Caribbean food scene spans everything from Michelin-starred Nigerian tasting menus to cult jollof spots on Brick Lane, and most of it still flies under the radar of mainstream food media. This collection is the corrective.

From Akoko's West African fine dining to Adulis's legendary Eritrean platters in Brixton, these are the places London's Black communities eat, celebrate, and come back to. Mostly Black-owned. All extraordinary.

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