Brawn

From the OpenTable editors: Fifteen years on Columbia Road and Brawn still sets the standard by which east London restaurants are measured. Ed Wilson and Josie Stead run a kitchen of quiet conviction, the kind of place where Cantabrian anchovies are a fixture and the pork and pistachio terrine has earned its permanence on the menu through sheer force of quality. Over 300 natural wines and a deft cocktail list—try the blood orange margarita—keep pace with the cooking. The National Restaurant Awards have long championed Brawn as a near-perfect neighbourhood restaurant, and inside, whitewashed brick and a convivial hum bear that out and keep Londoners coming back. London Icons were chosen by a panel of top hospitality critics and industry leaders, appointed by OpenTable, from a pre-selected shortlist.

Executive chef: Ed Wilson