L'Opaline Bistrot

L'Opaline Bistrot is run by Eddie Scott, winner of MasterChef: The Professionals in 2022, who cooks a weekly-changing menu of French bistro dishes in a narrow dining room on Highgate. The card leans towards Alsace, with snails in parsley and garlic butter, house terrines and pâtés, steak tartare with frites, and a slow-cooked Baeckeoffe stew simmered in Riesling that customers can pre-order whole. The wine list is entirely French, chosen bottle by bottle rather than built around a single house pour. Scott cooks alongside a small kitchen team, serving dinner from Thursday to Saturday and a Saturday lunch sitting only. The dining room seats a small number of covers, so the kitchen works to one set weekly menu rather than an à la carte card that changes nightly.