The London edit

Good food in London

A first edit of places to eat, with the right branch and booking details.

A first edit of places to eat, with the right branch and booking details. Explore our growing London selection, with checked practical details and official sources.

RestaurantIndian

Dishoom King’s Cross

Bombay-inspired cooking in a former railway transit shed. A King’s Cross meal that can begin with breakfast or stretch into an evening.

Indian££
RestaurantItalian

Padella Borough Market

Fresh pasta on Southwark Street. This branch works with a virtual queue, so keep the rest of your lunch plan flexible.

Italian££
RestaurantBritish

Rules

British cooking on Maiden Lane: game, oysters, pies and puddings, with a dining-room occasion in mind.

British£££
RestaurantBritish

St. JOHN: Smithfield

A Smithfield restaurant with a changing British menu. Choose lunch or supper deliberately: the dining room has separate service windows.

British£££
RestaurantLondon

Wong Kei

A Chinatown restaurant offers a straightforward sit-down meal before a Soho evening.

RestaurantLondon

Bob Bob Ricard, Soho

Booth seating and an elaborate dining room make this Soho restaurant a place to plan the evening around.

RestaurantLondon

Quo Vadis

A Dean Street restaurant gives a Soho day a considered meal in a building with literary associations.

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The Wolseley

A grand former showroom on Piccadilly makes the dining room as much a destination as the meal.

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L'Escargot

French cooking in a Soho townhouse offers a slower dinner amid the neighbourhood's busy streets.

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Tokyo Diner

A Japanese restaurant on the edge of Chinatown makes an easy food stop during a central London wander.

RestaurantLondon

Yauatcha, Soho

Dim sum and a tea-house approach give this Soho address a focused reason to stop for a meal.

RestaurantLondon

Chez Bruce

A restaurant facing Wandsworth Common pairs a destination meal with a walk on the green.

RestaurantLondon

Murano

An Italian restaurant in Mayfair suits an evening centred on the table and the menu.

RestaurantLondon

Pied à Terre

A Fitzrovia dining room offers a tasting-menu destination among the streets north of Soho.

RestaurantLondon

The River Café

Italian cooking beside the Thames makes a Hammersmith riverside walk part of the occasion.

RestaurantLondon

The Ledbury

A Notting Hill restaurant makes a menu-led meal the main event of an evening.

RestaurantLondon

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

Seasonal modern French cooking at Gordon Ramsay’s original Chelsea restaurant on Royal Hospital Road.

RestaurantLondon

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Historical British dishes provide the point of departure for a restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

RestaurantLondon

LIMA, Fitzrovia

Peruvian cooking brings a different menu to an evening in the streets north of Oxford Street.

RestaurantJapanese Contemporary

Kioku by Endo

Build a London day around a meal: Kioku by Endo is an address for Japanese cooking.

Japanese Contemporary££££
RestaurantIndian

Yaatra

International cooking at Yaatra, with the exact address ready for your city route.

Indian£££
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