Kiln

Kiln at 58 Brewer Street in Soho W1 is one of London's most celebrated Thai restaurants — a walk-in-only, no-reservations Thai grill where bar seating overlooks an open kitchen of wood-burning kilns, charcoal grills and clay pots. The Infatuation calls it "not just the best Thai restaurant in London, it's one of the best restaurants in London, full stop." Time Out lists it in the top 50 London restaurants. The menu changes constantly and is sourced with remarkable precision: fish comes daily from Cornish fishing boats, vegetables from heritage growers. The cooking draws from the border cuisines of Northern Thailand where Thailand meets Myanmar, Laos and Yunnan — jungle curries, clay pot baked glass noodles, raw beef laab, smoked kipper with spiced chilli. Hardens has praised it consistently since opening in 2016 for owner Ben Chapman (of Smoking Goat). The restaurant is owned by JKS Restaurants, the group behind Gymkhana and Trishna.

Available for walk-in dine-in at 58 Brewer Street, Soho W1F. No reservations. Open Monday to Saturday noon to 11pm, Sunday noon to 9pm. Own website: kilnsoho.com.