Restaurants, women-led kitchens

RESTAURANTS • The Nines

The Nines are FOUND's distilled lists of London’s best. Additions or subtractions? Hit reply or found@foundldn.com.

• Cavita (Marylebone), vibrant Mexican w/ open-fire kitchen from Adriana Cavita, book

• Firebird (Soho), modern European w/ open-fire cooking from Madina Kazhimona and sommelier Anna Dolgushina, book

• Jikoni (Marylebone), ‘immigrant cuisine’ spanning British, South Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African, from Ravinder Bhogal, book

• Mambow (Clapton), fiery Malaysian in a tiny, casual dining room from Abby Lee, book

• Murano (Mayfair), Italian w/ British ingredients from multi-restaurateur and Dish podcast host Angela Hartnett, book

• Leydi (City, above), Turkish lokanta-style inspired by neighbourhood restaurants of Istanbul, from Oklava chef Selin Kiazim, book

• Rochelle Canteen (Shoreditch), seasonal modern European and British from Margot Henderson and Melanie Arnold, book

• Sabor (Soho), multi-concept Spanish from former Barrafina chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho, book

• Spring (Covent Garden), seasonal produce-driven Italian in elegant Somerset House founded by the late Skye Gyngell, book

See also, our Women-led tasting menus Nines.