Observed arrival · 2026-10-21
Napkin: London restaurant scores, gathered in one place
Napkin helps people find London restaurants by combining published critics’ scores with filters for area, cuisine, budget and vibe.
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- People choosing where to eat in London
- Worth noticing
- It leaves recommended dishes blank when reviews do not name them, rather than filling the gap with guesses.
Field notes
Napkin says it converts scores from named critics and publications to a five-point scale, then averages them; the site describes a receipt listing the component scores. It marks new openings without published scores as Unrated and says recommended dishes appear only when reviews name them. Its privacy copy says saved places, notes and view preferences stay on the device, while location is used for sorting when Near is tapped.
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