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Kolae

“4.6 across 1.2k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by World's 50 Best and National Restaurant Awards.”

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Kolae

thai · London SE1 9AB

Bib GourmandWorld's 50 Best

4.6 across 1.2k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by World's 50 Best and National Restaurant Awards.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
$$ · ClosedToday · 12:00 — 21:00G4.6TY4.7MS
Score breakdown

Sources used

Google4.6 ★1.2k reviews
Yelp4.7 ★3 reviews

Signal confidence

85%Strong · 2 sources

The star

Harry's own 1 H Star. Scored 88, clearing the 1★ bar (score ≥ 88).

Held since 21 July 2026.

Is Kolae worth it?

Smart Spend. Harry scores Kolae 88/100 for quality and 79/100 on the Worth It scale for London. No paid placements, no affiliate links — just the arithmetic.

Kolae has the credentials of a place worth crossing town for: a Bib Gourmand, a National Restaurant Awards slot, a 50 Best Discovery nod. What's notable is how little daylight there is between that critical praise and the crowd — 4.6 across nearly 1,200 Google reviews is a genuine consensus, not a split between insiders and the public. Yelp's 4.7 is meaningless at three reviews, so lean on the Google number and the awards together; both point the same direction, which is rarer than it sounds for a Bib Gourmand pick.

One card, one verdict. Pulled from current data, not a stale snapshot. Want the methodology? How Harry scores.

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