London’s hospitality stars recognised at prestigious AA Hospitality Awards 2026

AA Hotel & Hospitality Services has revealed the winners of its 2026 awards, with some of London’s leading hotels, restaurants and hospitality professionals recognised at a prestigious ceremony in the capital.

Celebrating 70 years of the AA Rosette award, close to 1,000 guests gathered at JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London for one of the most prestigious evenings in the hospitality calendar, recognising the industry's incredible people, finest hotels, restaurants, spas, inns and B&Bs, each setting the standard for hospitality excellence across the sector.

London was well represented among this year’s winners, with AngloThai, The Emory, The Chancery Rosewood, St Ermin’s Hotel and Katarzyna Celinska of The Bloomsbury all taking home awards.

Top London Accolades and Industry Honours

AngloThai was named AA Restaurant of the Year London, taking the top regional restaurant award for the capital.

In the hotel sector, The Emory was named AA Hotel of the Year London, one of four regional hotel awards presented during the evening. The Emory and The Chancery Rosewood were awarded 5 Red Stars, while Holmes Hotel received a new 4 Red Star award, recognising exceptional standards across London’s hotel sector.

The teams behind London’s hotels were also recognised, with St Ermin’s Hotel named AA Large Hotel Team of the Year. There was individual recognition for Katarzyna Celinska of The Bloomsbury, who was named AA Housekeeper of the Year.

The evening also saw leading chef Adam Byatt of Trinity Restaurant voted by his culinary peers as the AA Chefs’ Chef of the Year 2026, sponsored by Woods Foodservice. Through his creativity and innovation, Adam has become known for his classically rooted seasonal cooking, with Trinity serving imaginative food with a focus on bold, honest flavours.

Full List of London Winners and New Rosettes

• AA Chefs’ Chef of the Year: Adam Byatt of Trinity Restaurant

• AA Lifetime Achievement Award: David Morgan-Hewitt of The Goring

• AA Restaurant of the Year – London: AngloThai

• AA Hotel of the Year – London: The Emory

• AA Housekeeper of the Year: Katarzyna Celinska, The Bloomsbury

• AA Large Hotel Team of the Year: St Ermin’s Hotel

• New 4 Rosettes:

  • Ikoyi

  • The Cocochine

  • Frog by Adam Handling

• New 3 Rosettes:

  • St Barts

  • Luna Omakase

  • AngloThai

  • Tom Brown at The Capital

  • Orrery by Pierre Minotti

• New 5 Red Stars:

  • The Emory

  • The Chancery Rosewood

• New 4 Red Stars: Holmes Hotel

• AA Sustainable Award: Malmaison & Hotel du Vin, Nationwide

The full list of this year’s AA Hospitality Awards winners can be found on the AA’s Rated Trips website here.

All of 2026’s restaurant award winners and new Rosette holders feature in the AA Restaurant Guide 2027, a definitive guide showcasing the finest cuisine the UK has to offer.

The AA Hospitality Awards would also like to thank their sponsors; Matthew Clark Bibendum, People 1st, eviivo, IHS & Maes, RAW Charging, The Fork, Taittinger, Cobra, Venners, St Ewes, Johnsons Hotel Linen, RAK, Sky, Sealy, Clockwork Marketing, Taylors of Harrogate, La Bottega collective, Umbrella Training, World Pay, Caterer.com, Woods Foodservice, James Hallam, Chabé.