144 On The Hill Restaurant and Bar

You're climbing Richmond Hill—properly climbing it—when you spot 144. It's not somewhere you stumble into by accident; this is a destination restaurant that's earned its spot at the top of one of Twickenham's most characterful streets. The dining room feels genuinely grown-up without being stuffy, and the kitchen takes itself seriously without the pretension. Whether you're after a proper dinner or just want to sit with a drink while the light goes golden across the Thames Valley, there's something appealingly unpretentious about how they go about it. It's the kind of place that locals actually recommend to each other.