Amex Platinum · UK Dining Credit · 2026

Every London restaurant where the Amex Platinum dining credit works — scored.

UK Amex Platinum cardholders get £400 of dining credit a year — £200 at participating UK restaurants and £200 abroad, released as £100 each half-year. Most of the UK list is in London. Below are the 83 London restaurants on TasteProof where the credit applies, ranked by TasteProof score — so the credit goes on food that’s actually worth it.

Updated 27 August 2026 · Offer runs to 31 December 2026 · TasteProof is not affiliated with American Express

£400

dining credit a year — £200 UK + £200 abroad

£100

per half-year in the UK (Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec)

London restaurants on TasteProof where it applies

of them hold Michelin stars

How the credit works

Save the offer first. In the Amex app, save the UK dining offer to your card before you pay — no enrolment, no credit.
Pay with the primary Platinum card. Supplementary cards don’t trigger the credit.
The credit lands as a statement credit within around 30 days. No minimum spend — several meals can add up to each £100.
It resets twice a year. £100 for January–June, £100 for July–December. Unused credit doesn’t roll over — if you haven’t spent this half’s £100 yet, pick from the list below.

The full London list, ranked.

Every restaurant below takes the credit. The score is the TasteProof score out of 100 — 90+ means exceptional. Price is a typical spend per head with a drink and service.

Restaurant	Area	Cuisine	Score	Price
Akoko ★	Fitzrovia	African	99.0	£210
BiBi	Mayfair	Indian	97.6	£175 / £100 lunch
Frog by Adam Handling ★	City of Westminster	Modern British	95.6	£240
Gymkhana ★★	Mayfair	Indian	94.2	£130 / £107 lunch
Brasserie Zédel	Soho	French	93.6	£35
Forza Wine At The National Theatre	South Bank	Modern European	93.3	£40
Ikoyi ★★	City of Westminster	African	92.5	£460
Dishoom Carnaby	Soho	Indian	91.9	£35
Dishoom King’s Cross	King's Cross	Indian	91.9	£35
Dishoom Kensington	Kensington	Indian	91.9	£35
Dishoom Permit Room Portobello	Notting Hill	Indian	91.9	£40
Dishoom Covent Garden	Covent Garden	Indian	91.9	£35
Dishoom Shoreditch	Shoreditch	Indian	91.9	£35
Sabor ★	Soho	Spanish	91.9	£80
Dishoom	Covent Garden	Indian	91.9	£35
Brigadiers	City of London	Indian	91.1	£90
Berenjak Soho	Soho	Middle Eastern	90.8	£55
Berenjak Borough	Borough	Middle Eastern	90.6	£55
Ambassadors Clubhouse ★	Soho	Indian	90.5	£105 / £65 lunch
Restaurant Story ★★	Southwark	Modern British	89.7	£325
Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill	Soho	Seafood	89.7	£95
Sketch, The Gallery	Mayfair	Modern European	89.4	£110
Hawksmoor Air Street	Mayfair	Steakhouse	89.3	£90
Tattu London	Covent Garden	Chinese	88.6	£90
Fonda	Soho	Mexican	88.6	£70
Smokestak	Shoreditch	BBQ	88.1	£55
Umu ★	Mayfair	Japanese	87.6	£120 tasting
Bread Street Kitchen & Bar - Battersea	Battersea	Modern European	87.1	£55
som saa	Shoreditch	Thai	86.7	£50
Toklas	City of Westminster	Modern European	86.5	£65
Angler ★	City of London	Seafood	86.5	£110 / £65 lunch
The Ninth ★	Fitzrovia	Mediterranean	85.8	£95
Lasdun	South Bank	Modern European	85.8	£60
Chutney Mary	City of Westminster	Indian	85.7	£120 / £80 lunch
Roka	Fitzrovia	Japanese, Sushi	85.5	£95
ROKA Aldwych	Covent Garden	Japanese	85.5	£90
Margot	Covent Garden	Italian	85.1	£90
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught ★★★	Mayfair	French	84.1	£120 tasting
Claro	City of Westminster	Israeli	83.8	£65
Savoy Grill	City of Westminster	British	83.6	£105
Veeraswamy ★	Soho	Indian	83.5	£95
Bar des Prés	Mayfair	Japanese, French	83.5	£90
Sushisamba	City of London	Sushi	82.0	£90
Aqua Shard	Southwark	Modern European	81.4	£60
Aqua Kyoto	Soho	Japanese	81.4	£90
Butlers Wharf Chop House	South Bank	Steakhouse	80.8	£75
La Petite Maison (LPM) London	Mayfair	French	80.7	£145
Kitty Fisher’s	Mayfair	Modern European	80.3	£65
Ochre	City of Westminster	Modern British	79.8	£60
Daffodil Mulligan	Clerkenwell	Bar & Grill	78.3	£55
Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay ★	City of Westminster	French	78.0	£140
Park Chinois	Mayfair	Chinese	78.0	£60
Lucky Cat	City of London	Japanese	78.0	£45
Oblix	South Bank	Bar	78.0	£75
Duck & Waffle	City of London	Modern European, British	78.0	£90
Sartoria	Mayfair	Italian	78.0	£90
Yauatcha Soho	Soho	Chinese	77.8	£90
Yauatcha City	City of London	Chinese	77.8	£90
Lutyens Grill	City of London	Steakhouse	77.7	£65
Amaya ★	City of Westminster	Indian	76.8	£135
Colbert	Belgravia	French	76.5	£65
Balthazar	Covent Garden	French	75.2	£80
Hakkasan Mayfair	Mayfair	Chinese	74.2	£130
Corrigan's Mayfair	Mayfair	Bar & Grill	71.2	£90
Clos Maggiore	City of Westminster	French	71.0	£80
Fischer's	Marylebone	European	70.6	£75 lunch
Elliot's - Borough Market	Borough	Wine Bar	70.4	£65
Quaglino's	City of Westminster	Brunch	70.2	£80
Amazónico	Mayfair	Brazilian	70.2	£55
Le Pont de la Tour	Southwark	French	69.6	£90
The Ivy Chelsea Garden	Chelsea	British	64.2	£75
The Ivy	Covent Garden	British	64.1	£80
The Wolseley	Mayfair	European	63.9	£80
The Ivy Asia	City of London	Breakfast	63.8	£90
Sexy Fish	Mayfair	Japanese	62.3	£130
The Ivy Cafe Marylebone	Marylebone	Breakfast	60.9	£55
Bob Bob Ricard	Soho	British, Russian	60.5	£95
The Ivy Cafe Blackheath	London	Breakfast	60.4	£75
The Ivy Soho Brasserie	Soho	Breakfast	60.1	£90
The Ivy St. John's Wood	St John's Wood	Breakfast	59.4	£75
Fiume	Battersea	Italian	59.2	£65
The Ivy Kensington Brasserie	Kensington	Breakfast	40.4	£65
Hutong	South Bank	Chinese	—	£130

Amex updates its participating restaurants from time to time — confirm the offer against the venue in your Amex app before you book. ★ = Michelin star(s).

The catch: the best ones are fully booked.

Gymkhana, Ikoyi, Sabor — the strongest tables on this list book out weeks ahead. TasteProof watches them around the clock and pings Pro members the moment a prime-time table opens. Ask the concierge for a table in plain English, and it returns credit-eligible restaurants with live availability for your exact night.

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Questions, answered.

What is the Amex Platinum dining credit?

UK American Express Platinum cardholders get £400 of dining credit a year — £200 at participating UK restaurants and £200 at participating restaurants abroad. Each is released as £100 for January–June and £100 for July–December, applied as a statement credit when you pay at a participating restaurant. The current offer runs to 31 December 2026.

How do I use the Amex Platinum dining credit in London?

Save the UK dining offer to your card in the Amex app before you pay, then settle the bill with your primary Platinum card at a participating restaurant. The credit appears on your statement within around 30 days. Supplementary cards don’t trigger the credit, and there’s no minimum spend — several meals can add up to each £100.

Which London restaurants take the Amex Platinum dining credit?

This page lists 83 London restaurants on TasteProof where the Amex Platinum dining credit applies — including Gymkhana, Ikoyi, BiBi, Akoko, Sabor, Brasserie Zédel and every Dishoom. Amex updates its participating list from time to time, so confirm the offer in your Amex app before you book.

What are the best restaurants that take the Amex dining credit?

Ranked by TasteProof score, the strongest restaurants where the credit applies are Akoko (99.0), BiBi (97.6), Frog by Adam Handling (95.6), Gymkhana (94.2). The full list on this page is ordered by score, so the best places to spend the credit are at the top.

Can I use the Amex dining credit at Michelin-starred restaurants?

Yes. The participating list includes two-star Gymkhana and Ikoyi, and one-star Akoko, Frog by Adam Handling and Sabor — among the hardest reservations in London.

How do I actually get a table at the hardest restaurants on the list?

Several of the best credit-eligible restaurants — Gymkhana, Ikoyi, Sabor — book out weeks ahead. TasteProof’s Live Tables watches them around the clock and pings members the moment a prime-time table opens, so the credit gets spent at the tables everyone else missed.