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The rise of London’s hyper-luxurious restaurants explained

The rise of London’s hyper-luxurious restaurants explained

Could you pay £900 for a steak?

The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

November 8, 202313m 58s

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Show Notes

London’s 54 super luxury restaurants are up from 37 last year. The £900 14 oz Tajima beef waygu steak. Restaurant clientele explained: Lambo owners, awkward couples and celebs. Business Editor Jonathan Prynn and Going Out Editor David Ellis discuss the recent rise in hyper-luxurious restaurants, and how food culture is changing. In this episode:


  • More & more high-end restaurants opening ‘every year’
  • Showboating, crowds, and quiet couples 
  • Why celebs avoid some high-end establishments
  • Omakase: the rise in high-end Japanese sushi
  • The world’s wealthiest people ‘like to spend time in London’


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