The best restaurants with a view in London in 2026 are the three in the Shard — Aqua Shard, Oblix and Hutong — for the highest views, the Sky Garden's restaurants under its glass dome, Duck & Waffle on the 40th floor of 110 Bishopsgate (open 24 hours), Galvin at Windows above Hyde Park, and Madison's rooftop facing St Paul's Cathedral.
London's best views from a dining table cluster around three skyscrapers — the Shard at London Bridge, 110 Bishopsgate in the City and the Walkie-Talkie (Sky Garden) — plus a few rooftops lower down. Book a window table and ask for it specifically; sunset slots go first. Many of these places also have bars where a drink is a cheaper way to get the same view. For drinks, see our rooftop bars guide.
Modern British cooking on level 31 of the Shard.
Aqua Shard serves modern British food in a triple-height dining room on level 31 of the Shard, with floor-to-ceiling windows over the Thames, Tower Bridge and the City.
Weekend brunch and afternoon tea are popular ways to get the view for less than dinner.
Good to know: Request a north-facing window for Tower Bridge and the City.
Level 31, The Shard, 31 St Thomas St, London SE1 9RY
Grill cooking and a bar with live music on level 32.
Oblix, on level 32 of the Shard, has two sides: Oblix West, a grill restaurant, and Oblix East, a more relaxed lounge and bar with live music in the evenings.
A drink at the bar is the easiest way into a Shard view.
Good to know: The bar side takes walk-ins more readily than the restaurant.
Level 32, The Shard, 31 St Thomas St, London SE1 9RY
Northern Chinese cooking on level 33, with red lanterns and huge windows.
Hutong serves northern Chinese dishes, from Peking duck to fiery Sichuan plates, in a dramatic dining room with red lanterns on level 33 of the Shard.
It is the highest of the Shard's restaurants and the most theatrical.
Good to know: The Peking duck is the signature; order ahead if you can.
Level 33, The Shard, 31 St Thomas St, London SE1 9RY
Dine under the glass dome at the top of the Walkie-Talkie.
At the top of 20 Fenchurch Street — the Walkie-Talkie — the Sky Garden is a landscaped indoor garden under a glass dome, with restaurants including Darwin Brasserie and the fine-dining Fenchurch.
The views run across the Thames to the Shard and down to Tower Bridge.
Good to know: A restaurant booking gets you in without a separate free garden ticket.
20 Fenchurch St, London EC3M 8AF
A 40th-floor restaurant that never closes.
Duck & Waffle sits on the 40th floor of 110 Bishopsgate, reached by a glass lift up the outside of the tower, and is open 24 hours a day. Its signature dish is the duck and waffle: a crispy duck leg and fried duck egg on a waffle with mustard maple syrup.
Come for sunrise breakfast, or after midnight when the city is lit up below.
Good to know: Book a sunrise breakfast for the most memorable view.
110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY
Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian cooking on the 38th and 39th floors.
SUSHISAMBA blends Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian cooking on the 38th and 39th floors of 110 Bishopsgate, with outdoor terraces and a buzzy, party atmosphere.
It shares the building and the lifts with Duck & Waffle.
Good to know: Ask for a terrace table in good weather.
110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY
Michelin-starred French cooking above Hyde Park.
Galvin at Windows is on the 28th floor of the London Hilton on Park Lane, looking over Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace's gardens and the West End, with refined modern French cooking.
It is the best view in the West End, and the bar is open to walk-ins.
Good to know: Lunch set menus are the best value.
London Hilton on Park Lane, 22 Park Lane, London W1K 1BE
A rooftop restaurant staring straight at St Paul's dome.
Madison is a rooftop restaurant and bar on top of the One New Change shopping centre, with a terrace that looks directly at the dome of St Paul's Cathedral.
It is lower than the skyscraper restaurants but has one of London's most memorable close-up views.
Good to know: The terrace is the place to be on a warm evening.
Rooftop, One New Change, London EC4M 9AF
A riverside brasserie with huge windows over the Thames.
Skylon occupies a long, glass-walled room on the Thames side of the Royal Festival Hall, looking across the river to Westminster and the City.
It is ideal before a concert at the Southbank Centre.
Good to know: Pre-concert menus are good value.
Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX
Three floors of dining and drinking at the top of a Docklands tower.
Bōkan occupies the top three floors of a tower on Marsh Wall in Canary Wharf, with a restaurant, a bar and a roof terrace looking over the Docklands and back towards the City.
It is the best view in east London away from the City crowds.
Good to know: Go for sunset drinks on the roof terrace first.
40 Marsh Wall, London E14 9TP
The restaurants in the Shard — Aqua Shard on level 31, Oblix on level 32 and Hutong on level 33 — have the highest restaurant views in London, looking over Tower Bridge and the City.
Entry to the Sky Garden's public garden is free but must be booked online in advance. Diners with a reservation at its restaurants don't need a separate garden booking.
Duck & Waffle, on the 40th floor of 110 Bishopsgate, is open 24 hours a day, which makes it popular for sunrise breakfasts and late-night meals.
Have a drink at the bar of one of these restaurants, book a free Sky Garden slot, or visit Madison's terrace at One New Change, which looks straight at St Paul's.
Yes. Window tables are limited and the most requested; ask when you book, and choose a sunset time for the best of both day and night views.