Looking for feel-good food in the capital? Here we bring you a round up of the best healthy restaurants in London, plus details on delivery services. Newly launched inside Knightsbridge wellness centre Urban Retreat is Holy Carrot, offering plant-based dishes designed to nourish from the inside out. Everything is free from refined sugar and additives, with the focus being twists on classic dishes.
Founded by sisters Megan and Georgia Salamat, The Acai Girls is a delivery-only health food brand born out of lockdown. All dishes are carefully curated with a whole host of micro-nutritional benefits: think buddha bowls with sweet potato, kale and omega rich seeds, cacao and hazelnut pancakes, and of course refreshing acai bowls topped with fruit, granola, nut butter and more. This is comprised of a deli, event space, photography studio, retail store, and the most recent addition: an all-day restaurant.
When asked what kind of food they cook, Lucy and Jemima simply say they make what they love. Wild by Tart is a farm-to-table style restaurant, with a menu focused around seasonal and local dishes designed to be shared. Expect vibrant colours and big flavours: we particularly loved the grilled halloumi with honey, lime, chilli and coriander; the flamed lamb chops with red curry paste and peanut; and the pumpkin, gorgonzola and pickled chilli flatbread, cooked in the wood oven.
Think bright, colourful plant-powered bowls, with a choice of flavoursome salads or hot dishes, from mushroom ragu to spiced lentils with turmeric roasted cauliflower. Breakfast options, meanwhile, include seasonal porridge, granola, and avo-on-toast. Sustainability is a big part of the atis brand: bowls are available for takeaway in recyclable containers, while all unsold food is rescued by food waste app Karma. Not so much a restaurant as an upmarket deli, Detox Kitchen is one of the best spots in town for a quick, nutritious lunch that will leave you feeling energised.
All their dishes are free from wheat, dairy and refined sugar, and the Soho branch even has a fitness studio downstairs for all-round healthy living. Luckily, they taste pretty good too β especially the superfood salads and build-your-own bowls that are packed with goodness as well as exciting and different flavours. Lovers of a good breakfast will be eternally grateful for the skinny Benedict and Royale β a stroke of genius.
