7 Restaurants You Need to Try in London, According to Yotam Ottolenghi

Any Londoner who appreciates good food has heard of Yotam Ottolenghi. The Israeli-born British chef's color-flecked recipes, rife with fresh ingredients and Middle Eastern flavors, have made him into a local culinary legend--with an incredible success story to boot. Ten years ago, his weekly food column for The Guardian single-handedly made vegetables cool again, and since then he's published four best-selling veggie-centric cookbooks and opened six cafes and restaurants, including the buzzy Nopi brasserie in the city's Soho neighborhood. Considering the restaurateur's distinctive palate, we asked for his top seven go-to places to eat. Scroll through below to see his picks.