Best Restaurants Open on Monday in London 2026

Why a Monday list matters in London

The reflex assumption, carried over from Paris and much of continental Europe, is that the best rooms close on a Monday. In London that is mostly wrong. The capital is a strong Monday dining city, and the grand institutions, the hotel dining rooms and the all-day cafes treat Monday as ordinary trade. Where London rooms do take a closing day, it is far more often Sunday. The result is that a Monday in London offers more at the top end than almost any other major city, including two starred rooms on this list alone.

The exceptions are worth naming, because they catch people out. A cluster of the city's tasting-menu destinations rest at the start of the week, including The Ledbury, Restaurant Story, Kitchen Table, A. Wong and The Clove Club, so a Monday plan built around any of those will fail. The order below leads with the two-star Ritz and the two-star Gymkhana, moves through the Savoy Grill and the grand cafes, and closes with a Bombay-Irani favourite for a relaxed Monday. A note on the bill: London adds a discretionary service charge of around 12.5 percent, so there is no need to tip on top. Hours were checked against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026. For the rest of the week, start with the London dining guide.

The Monday list

The Ritz Restaurant

British / French haute cuisine · St James's, London · 2 Michelin stars · £130–180 per head

Monday hours: Lunch 12:30–14:00, dinner 18:30–21:00

The Ritz Restaurant is the grandest dining room in London, a gilded Louis XVI hall overlooking Green Park that holds two Michelin stars under chef John Williams. The beef Wellington carved at the table and the crepes Suzette flamed beside it are the order, with a meal from 130 to 180 pounds a head. It opens Monday for both lunch and dinner, and it is one of the few rooms of this rank in Europe to do so. The dress code is strict, jacket and tie required, so plan for it; this is a Monday booking for a real occasion.

Gymkhana

Modern Indian · Mayfair, London · 2 Michelin stars · £80–120 per head

Monday hours: 12:00–14:30, 17:30–22:30

Gymkhana, the JKS group's homage to the colonial-era sporting clubs of India, was promoted to two Michelin stars in the 2026 guide, the high point of London's modern Indian cooking. The wild muntjac biryani, sealed under pastry, and the kid-goat methi keema are the dishes to order, with a meal around 80 to 120 pounds a head. It opens Monday for lunch and dinner on Albemarle Street, and Monday is one of the easier nights to land a table in a room that is otherwise booked solid. It closes Sunday, not Monday, which is exactly the London pattern.

Savoy Grill

British grill / classic · The Strand, London · £70–110 per head

Monday hours: 12:00–15:15, 17:00–24:00

The Savoy Grill is the art-deco room inside the Savoy hotel where Churchill and the West End set have eaten for a century, now run under Gordon Ramsay's group. The beef Wellington and the trolley-carved roasts are the order, with a meal around 70 to 110 pounds a head. It opens Monday for lunch and into the late evening, a grand and reliable Monday booking a step below the Ritz in formality. The room suits a business dinner or a theatre-night supper, given its position on the Strand, and the bar is the easy seat for a solo Monday.

The Wolseley

European grand cafe / all-day · Mayfair, London · £40–70 per head

Monday hours: 07:00–23:00

The Wolseley is the grand all-day cafe in a former Wolseley Motors showroom at 160 Piccadilly, a high-ceilinged room that does breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner with the same Viennese-brasserie polish. The kedgeree at breakfast and the wiener schnitzel at dinner are the orders, with a meal around 40 to 70 pounds a head. Because it runs continuously from seven in the morning, it is the most flexible Monday booking in central London, equally good for an early meeting or a late supper. Walk-ins are taken, but a Monday reservation guarantees the room.

The Delaunay

Central European grand cafe · Aldwych, London · £40–70 per head

Monday hours: 08:00–23:00

The Delaunay is The Wolseley's Aldwych sibling, a wood-panelled grand cafe inspired by the coffee houses of Vienna and Mitteleuropa, and like its sibling it opens Monday from breakfast straight through. The schnitzel, the wieners and the Viennese pastries are the order, with a meal around 40 to 70 pounds a head. It sits between Covent Garden and the City, which makes it a strong Monday choice before or after a show at one of the Aldwych theatres. The all-day format means a Monday table is available across the whole day rather than just at peak.

Dishoom Covent Garden

Bombay-Irani cafe · Covent Garden, London · £25–40 per head

Monday hours: 08:00–23:00

Dishoom recreates the old Irani cafes of Bombay, and the Covent Garden original on Upper St Martin's Lane is the one that started the queues. The house black daal, slow-cooked overnight, and the bacon naan roll are the orders, with a meal around 25 to 40 pounds a head, the best value on this list. It opens Monday from breakfast to eleven at night, takes walk-ins, and books larger groups direct. It is the relaxed Monday choice when the grand rooms feel like too much, and the chai and the room are worth the trip alone.

How to book a Monday table in London

London rewards a forward booking even on a Monday, because the best rooms stay busy at the start of the week. The Ritz takes reservations well ahead and enforces jacket and tie, so book early and dress for it. Gymkhana, run by the JKS group, books through SevenRooms, and Monday is one of its easier nights, which makes it the smart Monday choice for a serious meal. The Savoy Grill and the two grand cafes, The Wolseley and The Delaunay, all take OpenTable bookings and hold space for walk-ins. Dishoom takes walk-ins and direct bookings, and a solo Monday at its counter is a fine solo-dining move. Avoid building a Monday around the tasting-menu rooms that close early in the week, and plan the rest of the trip with the London dining guide.

Frequently asked questions

Which Michelin restaurants are open on Monday in London?

Several, which sets London apart from Paris. The Ritz Restaurant holds two Michelin stars and opens Monday for lunch and dinner, and Gymkhana, promoted to two stars in the 2026 guide, serves Monday too. The pattern in London is that many top rooms take Sunday rather than Monday as their dark day. The rooms to avoid for a Monday are the tasting-menu destinations that close at the start of the week, including The Ledbury, Kitchen Table and The Clove Club.

Is The Wolseley open on Monday?

Yes. The Wolseley opens Monday from 7am, the grand all-day cafe in a former car showroom at 160 Piccadilly, running breakfast through to dinner. The kedgeree, the wiener schnitzel and the afternoon tea are the orders, with a meal landing around 40 to 70 pounds a head. Because it serves continuously from breakfast, it is the most flexible Monday booking in central London, good for an early meeting, a long lunch or a late supper. Its Aldwych sibling, The Delaunay, keeps the same pattern.

Is Gymkhana open on Monday in London?

Yes. Gymkhana on Albemarle Street in Mayfair opens Monday from noon, and it was promoted to two Michelin stars in the 2026 guide, the high point of London's modern Indian cooking. The wild muntjac biryani and the kid-goat methi keema are the dishes to order, with a meal around 80 to 120 pounds a head. Monday is one of the easier nights to book a table here, so it is a strong Monday choice for a serious meal. It closes Sunday instead.

Do London restaurants close on Mondays?

Far fewer than in Paris. London is a strong Monday dining city: the grand hotel rooms, the big Mayfair Indians and the all-day grand cafes all trade Monday, and many top kitchens take Sunday as their closing day instead. The exceptions are a cluster of tasting-menu destinations that rest early in the week, such as The Ledbury, Restaurant Story, Kitchen Table, A. Wong and The Clove Club, so check those before you plan a Monday around them.

Do I need to tip at restaurants in London?

Not in the American sense. Most London restaurants add a discretionary service charge of around 12.5 percent to the bill, which covers the tip; it is optional and can be removed if service was poor, and there is no need to add more on top. The grand rooms like The Ritz enforce a dress code, with jacket and tie required, so factor that into a Monday booking. Reserve via the restaurant direct, SevenRooms or OpenTable depending on the room.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.