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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Hannah Twiggs

The Ritz named UK’s best restaurant at National Restaurant Awards 2025

The Ritz in London, crowned Best Restaurant in the UK at the 2025 National Restaurant Awards - (Getty/iStock)

The Ritz has been named the UK’s best restaurant at the 2025 National Restaurant Awards, confirming what most already suspected – that old-school glamour still packs a punch.

It comes just four months after John Williams MBE and his brigade were awarded a second Michelin star to a standing ovation in Glasgow. Now, the chef’s two-decade tenure at the hotel has culminated in a first-place finish at Restaurant magazine’s definitive industry ranking.

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