The rise of London’s hyper-luxurious restaurants explained

<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/restaurants-london-prices-increase-hardens-guide-2024-b1118888.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London’s 54 super luxury restaurants are up from 37 last year</a>. The £900 14 oz Tajima beef waygu steak. Restaurant clientele explained: Lambo owners, awkward couples and celebs. <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/author/jonathan-prynn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Business Editor Jonathan Prynn</a> and <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/author/david-ellis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Going Out Editor David Ellis</a> discuss the recent rise in hyper-luxurious restaurants, and how food culture is changing. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>More &amp; more high-end restaurants opening ‘every year’</li><li>Showboating, crowds, and quiet couples&nbsp;</li><li>Why celebs avoid some high-end establishments</li><li>Omakase: the rise in high-end Japanese sushi</li><li>The world’s wealthiest people ‘like to spend time in London’</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on X</a> or<a href="https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Threads</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>