5 Best Nail Salons in London (2026)

PAINT Nails London on Oxford Street bills itself as a 'nail bar' that combines manicures and pedicures with a working cocktail menu, offering gel manicures, BIAB, nail art and a complimentary repair guarantee if your gel chips or lifts within seven days. It's open late into the evening on weekdays and has become known enough locally to be picked up by ChatGPT recommendations in at least one review here. The salon leans into a social, done-up-for-a-night-out atmosphere rather than a quiet, clinical one.

Nails & Brows Mayfair is a Berkeley Street boutique salon that pairs nail treatments with eyebrow shaping and threading, describing itself as having 'beautified over one million brows' through its signature brow work. It also runs BIAB gel manicures and has a sister skincare store, Beauty Edit Mayfair, next door for facials. The salon serves an international, A-list-adjacent Mayfair clientele according to its own site copy.

Iris Avenue Nail and Beauty Bar in Fitzrovia positions itself around long-lasting BIAB and gel manicures, immaculate cuticle work and a hospitality-led experience that includes a welcome drink and a coffee-and-cocktail bar on site. It's been featured by Harper's Bazaar and Tatler according to its own site, and also offers massage, lash and facial services beyond nails. The salon runs seven days a week with hours stretching to 8pm on Thursdays and Fridays.

Townhouse Nail Salon in Covent Garden is part of the wider Townhouse chain, offering signature manicures, gel work and men's manicures across a calm, clean space in central London. Multiple named technicians appear across reviews, suggesting a larger team than some of the boutique names on this list. It's open seven days a week, including a 9am start most weekdays.

Your Nail Crush Soho operates out of Archer Street inside Vaisu Beauty, run by two named technicians, Maya and Giang, who focus heavily on custom, creative nail art rather than a standard treatment menu. It's a smaller, independent setup compared to the salon chains elsewhere on this list, with booking handled through Treatwell rather than a dedicated site. Hours are shorter than most, closing by 7:30pm on weekdays and 4pm on Saturdays.