There’s a brand new number one in Time Out’s list of the best London restaurants with views, and it’s a newly-opened joint just by Hyde Park.
Congratulations to Shanghai Me, which opened last year on the 28th floor of the London Hilton on Park Lane. The same address was once home to Galvin at Windows, which closed in 2024 after 18 years of trading.
Our four-star review of the high rise Chinese-Japanese fusion restaurant praised the extensive menu, which features the likes of wagyu dim sum, cod and miso, and black truffle yellowtail.
‘There was a desire to be cynical about Shanghai Me. But it’s actually fun,’ wrote Joe Bishop. ‘The dishes are enjoyable, the people watching is second to none, the view is stunning, the mainly Italian serving staff were jovial and had character. If you’re going for a silly, opulent date night to rub shoulders with London’s anonymous elite, you could do a hell of a lot worse than this.’
The review also mentioned the scale of what you can see from the restaurant windows: ‘Our view was punctuated magically by the fireworks from Wembley Stadium at the end of an Oasis concert’. That’s a solid eight miles away.
Our full list of the 18 best London restaurants with views also includes Forza Wine’s spot on the South Bank, and Tate Modern’s in-house eatery on the 6th floor, which boasts views of St Paul’s Cathedral.
???? London restaurants with the best views, according to Time Out.
Plus: this fancy north London pub has been crowned the third best gastropub in Britain.
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