We know that En Route readers are avid travellers, and with no end to the Strait of Hormuz crisis in sight, the most economical way to buy flights leaving from UK airports is with Avios. So we've compiled a list of all the restaurants that earn you points simply for dining and paying with your usual credit or debit card.
Be sure to complete these steps first:
1) Firstly, you'll need to make sure that you have a British Airways Club number. If you're unsure, just try to sign up using an email address that you've used for British Airways flights in the past.
2) You will need to link your credit and debit cards at Avios.com and then wait at least 24 hours for it to be registered. You only need to do this once.
3) Head out to any of the restaurants below and pay the bill using whichever card you've linked.
Read the full guide on the Avios site.
Not all of the restaurants listed below would be at the top of our list for evenings out, but the OXO Tower, Bar Douro, The Cinnamon Club, and Paladar in London are certainly some of the highlights worth your time.
All the restaurants that earn you Avios:
UK-wide
Bloom Juice Co. · Comptoir Libanais · Gaucho · Gordon Ramsay - Bread Street Kitchen & Bar · Grind Stores · Harvey Nichols · Jerk Junction · Karak Chaii · PAUL · PizzaExpress · PizzaLuxe · Plan Burrito · Shawa Lebanese Grill
London
Abu Zaad · Agrodolce · Aki London · Alfi · Arbour Bar & Foodhall · Ayllu · Bar Arriba · Bar Douro · Berber & Q · Boisdale · Cacciari's Asia · Carmel · The Chesterfield Mayfair · The Cinnamon Club · Cinnamon Kitchen · Colonel Saab · CORD by Le Cordon Bleu · CORD Cafe · Dovetale · The Egerton House Hotel · Erev · Est India · Gilgamesh · Gordon Ramsay - Heddon Street Kitchen · Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill · Gordon Ramsay Plane Food (Heathrow T5) · Grind Stores · Hoppers · Inamo · The Laundry Brixton · Les 110 de Taillevent · Lillie's Wine Bar & Restaurant · Louie · Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay (also Manchester) · Maresco · Market Halls Canary Wharf · Market Halls Victoria · The Milestone Hotel · Miznon · MOI · Montague on the Gardens · Oorja · Oscar Bar & Restaurant · OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar & Brasserie · Paladar · Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay · Pizza East · Players Social · Pyro · Refuel Bar & Restaurant · Restaurant 1890 By Gordon Ramsay · Restaurant Gordon Ramsay · The River Restaurant By Gordon Ramsay · Rococo Chocolates Stores · The Rubens at the Palace · Savoy Grill By Gordon Ramsay · Shawarma Bar · Smith's Bar & Grill · Story Cellar · TING · Town House at The Kensington · Urban Leisure · Vatavaran · Wolves of Tokyo · Yalla Yalla
Bath Brasserie Beau at the Hotel Indigo Bath · The Elder at the Hotel Indigo Bath
Birmingham The Goat King
Chester The Forge at Hotel Indigo Chester
Coventry COGS at Hotel Indigo Coventry
Dornoch The Golden Gorse - Dornoch Hotel
Marlborough & Hungerford The Funghi Club
Newcastle (Northern Ireland) J.J. Farrall's Slieve Donard
North Berwick The Lawn - Marine Hotel North Berwick
Portrush Red Sail Room - Portrush Adelphi Hotel
Stratford-upon-Avon The Woodsman at Hotel Indigo Stratford Upon Avon
Troon The Rabbit - Troon Marine Hotel and Spa
Winchester Kitchen 21 at the Voco Winchester Hotel & Spa
Last updated 1st August 2026.
