Is Azou Still Open? Best Restaurant Update (London, UK)
Ramsay's Best Restaurant, Season 1 London, London
Current status
As of October 2026, Azou is listed open on opentable.co.uk, reviewed by our team on October 19, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: OpenTable shows diner reviews dated 2026-04-30 and 2026-05-19, and the restaurant's own site read on 2026-10-19 lists Tuesday to Saturday evening hours. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 7
- Aired
- Address 375 King Street, London W6 9NJ
- Website azou.co.uk
- Show map
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What happened after Ramsay's Best Restaurant?
Azou, a small North African restaurant at 375 King Street in Hammersmith, London, was matched against Momo from London's West End in the North African category of Ramsay's Best Restaurant (Channel 4), in the episode "North African Restaurants" aired 2010-10-26. OpenTable lists Azou as serving Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian dishes, and its page, read on 2026-10-19, showed diner reviews dated 2026-04-30 and 2026-05-19, plus an 8.0 rating from The Infatuation dated 2025-05-28. Azou's own website, read the same day, lists dinner Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm to 11pm, names Chris Benarab as chef and patron, describes the cooking as Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian, offers catering for parties of up to 36 diners, and offers takeaway for collection. The site's review section also carries older visits dating back to 2019 and earlier.
The episode
Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : Small outlet, Azou in Hammersmith faces celebrated eaterie, Momo in London's West End in the best North African restaurant category.
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 5 of 16 still open · 2 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 4The Milestone
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Ep 5Mango Tree
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Ep 5Nahm Jim
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Ep 6La Garrigue
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Ep 7Momo
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Ep 8Fino
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Sources we checked
- opentable.co.uk https://www.opentable.co.uk/r/azou-london
- azou.co.uk https://www.azou.co.uk/
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Record rbr-013 · checked by Cal Marchetti.