Kingston has a wide range of cafés, hotels, pubs, and bars to match every mood. If you’re looking for a delicious breakfast, fast and tasty after-work snacks or pre-theater meals, we are certain to have something to tickle your palate.
We choose 10 of the best restaurants, in no specific order …
The French Table
St Mark’s, Kingston upon Thames
French family-owned restaurant with a list of wines and a tasting menu. They also provide cooking classes.
The husband and his wife operate this vibrant restaurant; he does the cooking while she leads the team of helpful staff. Expect savory and fulfilling French-Mediterranean food as well as delicious bread as they run the next-door bakery too.
Las Iguanas
The Malthouse, 25-29 High Street, KT1 1LL Kingston upon Thames
Cachaça, Las Iguanas Restaurant and Bar, famous for its Latin American cuisine and for making and selling its version of Brazil’s national spirit, is situated on High Street, opposite the Rose Theater.
Foodies should look forward to tucking into a varied menu influenced by authentic Argentine, Mexican and Brazilian regional specialties. Sizzling Fajitas, Enchilada’s and Moqueca (light coconut curry) are favorites. Las Iguanas often offer light Latin meals, children’s inventive meals and they also have a delicious range of tapas.
Woody’s Bar & Kitchen
5 Rams Passage, Kingston
Woody’s is a riverside bar and restaurant offering finely crafted fresh food, specially selected craft beers, wines, and world-class cocktails.
Woody’s has a comfortable vibe and it’s the best place to catch up on good beer and grub with family and friends.
Pho Restaurant
6 Eden St, Kingston upon Thames
Have your Vietnamese fix here in Kingston!
Pho is a balanced and healthy Vietnamese diner on Eden Street. Specializing in tasty and nutritious pho noodle soups, along with fragrant curries, wok-fried noodles, spicy greens, and fun cocktails.
They also have tasty herbal teas, Vietnamese coffee drinks, and freshly squeezed juices from fruits and veggies. Much of their selection is gluten-free (Coeliac UK certified) and has loads of options for vegetarians & vegans.
Henry’s Cafe & Bar
Charter Quay22–28 High St., KT1 1HL Kingston, Kingston Upon Thames
Henry’s Cafe & Bar is situated on the banks of the Thames River, a 10-minute walk from the shops and railway station in Kingston-Upon-Thames town center.
The popular ‘ on-trend ‘ dining area offers a new menu of fantastic value amazing food that fits all dietary needs including burgers, barbecues, salads and pasta dishes, as well as a wide selection of meals for kids.
Also, offering a wide selection of beers, ciders, cask ales, wines and many more.
fish! Kitchen
58 Coombe Rd, Kingston upon Thames
Kingston’s finest seafood paradise promises a range of tasty food to eat; from roast hake fillet and Cornish turbot to wild sea trout, mackerel, and lemon sole, there’s something on the list to conform to all the fishy palates.
fish! Kitchen, there is no question that they serve the best fish and chips cut by hand in South West London.
Al Forno
1, Townsend Parade, High St, Kingston upon Thames
Al Forno is an Italian family-run restaurant serving a wide, award-winning menu. It features rustic settings and is set in a riverfront area that offers exceptional water views. Al Forno is renowned for its traditional Neapolitan pizza. Check this out for yourself!
Busaba Eathai
4 Riverside Walk, Kingston-Upon-Thames
Busaba Eathai-a contemporary Thai restaurant offering a trendy and exclusive food experience. The carefully designed and varied menu provides a flavourful range of Thai curries, noodles, salads, and stir-fries, with an emphasis on authenticity and quality ingredients.
Chakra Indian Restaurant
1 Riverside Walk, Kingston upon Thames
Chakra offers you an exquisitely sophisticated Indian dining experience. Their name has many levels of meaning and secret complexity that go beyond the tasty cuisine we offer.
Their menu, created by a highly talented team of chefs, highlights North Indian cuisine with Punjabi influence with an emphasis on tandoor-cooked dishes as well as a cherry-picked range of mouth-watering dishes from other regions of the subcontinent.
Comptoir Libanais
2A Riverside Walk, Kingston upon Thames
Natural, healthy and authentic Lebanese and Middle Eastern food brought to you in comfortable environments by professional team members. Comptoir Libanais is situated on the Riverside Walk of Kingston and provides an all-day food experience.
The menu includes a large selection of items such as halloumi croissants and breakfast sumac dusted scrambled egg on toast. They also offer falafel, lamb or chicken kofta wraps and healthy salads for a light meal and mana’esh for any period of the day.