Rosi at The Beaumont Mayfair

Push through The Beaumont's art deco doors and you're stepping into one of London's most carefully considered hotel restaurants. Rosi sits within this Balderton Street institution like a jewel—all soft lighting and honest Italian food that doesn't need to shout about itself. You're eating in a room designed for people who actually know their wine, where the clientele includes the sort of regulars who've been coming since opening. The cooking respects ingredients without being precious about it; this is the kind of place where a simple pasta matters because everything behind it has been thought through properly.