The River Café
Restaurant · Hammersmith
Riverside Italian restaurant serving seasonal dishes in a light-filled space with tables overlooking the water.
Best Restaurants in Hammersmith (2026): Tables Worth the Wait
Hammersmith is good for the river, the River Cafe and a theatre or two, and the restaurants people save most are The River Café, Salt And Plum and Khun Pakin Thai. Ranked from 8 places we track here, creator picks first.
Updated · 8 places we track in Hammersmith, all first recorded in March 2026
Hammersmith is a riverside walk with restaurants attached. The River Cafe is the famous one and priced accordingly, Riverside Studios does cinema and theatre in the same building, and the Chancellors is the pub for afterwards. The stretch of Thames path towards Chiswick is the actual reason to come.
How we chose
We track 8 places in Hammersmith filed under restaurants. The rest runs on a broader popularity signal from our wider place index, so the tail of this list moves less than the top does. Last added to in March 2026.
Ranked restaurants in Hammersmith
Salt And Plum
Restaurant · Hammersmith
Friendly Turkish restaurant serving up genuine Aegean dishes with a contemporary twist in London.
Khun Pakin Thai
Restaurant · Hammersmith
Thai restaurant tucked inside a traditional English pub, complete with a lovely beer garden out back.
Pentolina
Restaurant · Hammersmith
Italian restaurant where you can dine in a charming underground cave setting with rustic warmth.
The Gate Hammersmith
Restaurant · Hammersmith
Lovely vegetarian spot in Hammersmith with airy rooms and natural light throughout.
Eat Tokyo
Restaurant · Hammersmith
Japanese restaurant serving fresh sushi, bento boxes, and dishes perfect for sharing with friends.
Mahdi Restaurant
Restaurant · Hammersmith
Intimate Persian restaurant where carved wood and embroidered textiles create an enchanting atmosphere around a gentle water feature.
Master Wei Xi'An
Restaurant · Hammersmith
You get authentic Xi'an noodles and steamed buns here, served simply and honestly.
Where this data comes from
Spillist pulls places out of TikToks and Reels and keeps track of what people save. The counts on this page cover the 8 places we hold in the Hammersmith neighbourhood. Spot something wrong or closed? Tell us.