Core by Clare Smyth

London, UK

• World’s Best Female Chef 2018

With its cloud-like colour palette and polished marble detailing, Core is a fine-dining restaurant for modern times. It's the first solo venture from Clare Smyth, winner of The World's Best Female Chef Award 2018 – and famously the first female chef in the UK to hold and retain three Michelin Guide stars at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Smyth is evangelical about sustainable British ingredients and artisan food producers, building relationships with farmers, fishers and cheesemakers to ensure every element on the plate is seasonal and traceable. While Smyth's technique is rooted firmly in classical French cooking, Core's menu is filled with charming British flourishes, from roast cod scattered with Morecambe Bay shrimps to the playful Core-teser, a sophisticated, gourmet reinterpretation of a Malteser chocolate. Each dish balances precision and imagination, reflecting Smyth's ethos of creating food that's as thoughtful and memorable as it is beautifully executed.

Key Information

• Average price per person $300
• Tasting menu from $340
• Lunch: Thurs – Sat Dinner: Tues – Sat
• 44 20 3937 5086
• Visit Core by Clare Smyth's Website

Location

 92 Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill, London, W11 2PN