Kiln is named number one restaurant in the National Restaurant Awards 2018

Kiln, headed up by chef and owner Ben Chapman was last night crowned as the best restaurant in the UK.

• Which restaurant was number one in the National Restaurant Awards 2017 top 100?

The casual Thai restaurant in Soho climbed eight places from last year knocking The Sportsman off the top spot and editor, Stefan Chomka, said: "Kiln is a marvellous restaurant for so many reasons."

Coming in at number two was Sabor followed by A. Wong and Core by Clare Smyth in fourth. In total, London venues take up more than half of the 100 positions on the list and the top restaurant outside London was L'Enclume in Cumbria.

There were a number of new entries including Farang, Barbary, Neo Bistro, Westerns Laundry and Ikoyi.

The Sportman dropped to ninth and following news earlier in the year that Jonny Lake and sommelier Isa Bal have left, the Fat Duck which was 15 last year dropped to 32 this year. 

As well as the top 100 restaurants there were a number of other awards:

Best Restaurant in Northern Ireland: Wine & Brine, Moira

Best restaurant in Wales: Ynyshir

Best restaurant in Scotland: Ondine, Edinburgh

One to Watch: Cornerstone 

Chef to Watch: Tom Brown

Lifetime Achievement Award: Raymond Blanc

Gastropub of the Year: The Sportsman (Seasalter, Kent)

Cocktail List of the Year: Temper

Wine List of the Year: Noble Rot

OpenTable Diners’ Choice ‘Fit for Foodies’: The Chef’s Table, Chester

Chefs’ Chef of the Year: Nieves Barragán Mohacho

Restaurateur of the Year: Karam, Jyotin and Sunaina Sethi, JKS Restaurants

The Service Award: Core by Clare Smyth

Sustainable Restaurant of the Year: ODE true food, Devon

The list is compiled using votes from 150 industry experts, including chefs, restaurateurs, food writers and critics. 

National Restaurant Awards list in full:

1.       Kiln, Soho

2.       Sabor, Mayfair

3.       A Wong, Victoria

4.       Core by Clare Smyth, Notting Hill

5.       L'Enclume, Cumbria

6.       Moor Hall, Lancashire

7.       Lyle's, Shoreditch

8.       Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham

9.       The Sportsman, Kent

10.    Nathan Outlaw, Cornwall

11.    Claude Bosi at Bibendum, Chelsea

12.    The Coach, Marlow

13.    Coombeshead Farm, Cornwall

14.    Brat, Shoreditch

15.    Padella, London Bridge

16.    The Quality Chop House, Clerkenwell

17.    The Ledbury, Notting Hill

18.    Freemasons at Wiswell, Lancashire

19.    Wreckfish, Liverpool

20.    The Black Swan at Oldstead

21.    The River Café, Hammersmith

22.    Indian Accent, Mayfair

23.    Paul Ainsworth at No 6, Padstow

24.    El Pastor,