CORE by Clare Smyth is modern British cooking with an unusually generous heart. The Notting Hill dining room is elegant, but the food's emotional pull comes from the way it elevates everyday ingredients—potato, carrot, crab, lamb, herbs, coastal produce—without irony. Smyth's cooking is technically immaculate, yet it avoids the stiffness that can haunt luxury restaurants. Dishes feel personal, ingredient-led and quietly proud of Britain, making the meal both polished and more approachable than its status might suggest.