"It only feels right that a Hackney restaurant should hold top spot given that east London was incorrectly branded ground zero for this epidemic of sharing however many years ago. Brawn is the clear standout. Candles, stinky wine, collaborations with The Four Horsemen in New York, and £5 ramekins of nocellara olives. It’s perfect." - jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna