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Sample moreish Italian and Peruvian dishes at Monmouth Kitchen. Try one of the many excellent seafood dishes on the menu at Westerns Laundry. Best London vegetarian and vegan restaurants. For vegan food that even non-vegetarians will love, go to neon-pink Genesis in Spitalfields. Soak up the cheery community atmosphere and enjoy a variety of cuisines from rotating chefs at Bonnington Cafe. Stuff your face with the much-loved vegan burgers at Mooshies on Brick Lane.

Get dressed up and enjoy inventive vegetarian cooking in a smart setting at Vanilla Black. Marvel at the gloriously pink room at Rasa N16 while tucking into sizzling Indian curries. Fill up on junk food at Temple of Seitan , London's famous vegan fried chicken joint. Sample vegan and vegetarian dishes from around the world at Mildreds , a Soho institution.

Try creative dishes with matched wine pairings from the set vegan menu at The Frog in Hoxton Square. Fun restaurants in London with creative dishes. Head to Pidgin for a changing set menu with unusual flavour combinations such as buttermilk mousse with cornflakes and pepper. Try exciting British-Asian fusion food in Garage , which was once a working garage.

Dine on haute French cuisine at Sketch and marvel at the quirky restaurant 's interiors, including the egg-shaped loos. Best spots for brunch in London.

Indulge in pancakes or get your health kick from superfood salads at Christopher's , a glitzy American restaurant. Enjoy every type of egg imaginable at Balthazar , a grand brasserie near Covent Garden.

Rub shoulders with the stars as you munch on buttermilk pancakes at Chiltern Firehouse. BBQs, grills and kilns. Watch meat roast on an open grill in the middle of Temper. Get all the cuts and share large plates of Canadian beef with friends at Zelman Meats.

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Doubles — curried chickpeas inside two fried baras, one of the most delicious and fortifying customs at breakfast — can be found here, a takeaway on the edge of Clapham Common, and a specialist in Trinidadian roti breads.

To drink? Mauby Fizz and Solo sodas, or sorrel a sweet-spiced hibiscus flower cordial. The age of these oil drums and the time-honoured expertise of chef Murphy Lawrence and his team turn out jerked pork belly, chicken, goat, and even lobster, that is penetrated with smoke, and lifted by allspice, Scotch bonnet, and salt.

Tasty Jerk is a heady, intoxicating, and remarkably good value eating experience. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.

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By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. Lemon tart at Trullo Trullo [Official Photo]. Delhi Grill. Ola Smit. The Laughing Heart. The Laughing Heart [Official Photo]. Roti King. This is from them. Great wine obvs but cracking seafood too. Go for fresh-off-the-day-boat grills or a mix of small plates and snacks, like kick-ass cod roe and the fantastic sea trout tartare.

What to have: The robata-grilled scallops with wasabi cream made it into our Best Dishes in London. If you like Roka, you may like… Chotto Matte , Zuma. Their lamb cutlets with Korean spices rank among the best grilled dishes in London. As well as all things charcoal-cooked, their raw dishes are also worth exploring, like ruby-red tuna sashimi.

Because Cornerstone specialises in taking the fruits of the ocean — those in shells, those that go glub-glub — and elevating them to things of shining, shimmering beauty.

The chef and owner is Tom Brown, who trained under award-winning Cornish seafood maestro Nathan Outlaw, who must be very proud. All in a slick, stylish Hackney space with concrete floors and classy cutlery. When to go: When you and your mates have something to celebrate — even if that something is just a shared love of barbecued meat.

Prepare yourself for moist, smoky meat heaped into a bun and topped with barbecue sauce, bone-marrow butter and pickled chillies. If you like Smokestak, you may like… Temper. That is a very good thing for us food lovers: expect some big, big flavours on your plate, from garlicky mushrooms cooked in bone marrow and served on beef-dripping toast, through house-smoked pastrami with pickled cabbage, to sticky toffee pudding with smoke-tinged ice cream.

What to have: Stand-out veggie dishes include melt-in-the-mouth sweet-miso aubergine, and crunchy broccoli tempura wrapped in black rice and nori.

If you like Uchi, you may like… Koya Bar. The menu, too, is minimalist, with just four cold and three hot main dishes, plus a couple of starters and desserts.

Thankfully, the lack of choice is a case of quality over quantity: each mouthful, from thickly sliced, melt-in-the-mouth tuna sashimi to piping-hot, chilli-licked karaage, and succulent charred pork skewers, is deliciously satisfying — and pretty presentation feeds the eyes as well as the stomach. What to have: Small plates, snacks and sides. But save space for the lamb cutlets, too. Forget everything we ever said about the first Santo Remedio. Do not miss the quesadilla or the guacamole. Grasshoppers optional!

What to have: The potato and roe Smyth is from Northern Ireland: this is her homage. We love Clare Smyth. Not only was she the first female British chef to hold three Michelin stars at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, where she used to run the show , but she has a sense of humour.

Expect potatoes and posh, handmade, artisanal crisps on her menus, as a playful nod to her northern Irish roots. But also go in anticipation of stunning, super-technical plates of food — smoke from under dishes, at-the-table-spritzing — from a kitchen with not one but two well-deserved Michelin stars. The room is swish and stylish rather than formal. Staff are polished but genial. One for the super-foodie in your life. When to go: Breakfast at The Wolseley is arguably the best meal of the day.

What to have: Owner Chris Corbin always orders the pancakes. If you like The Wolseley, you may like… Bellanger. Perhaps this is why not everyone can get a booking, because of the sheer demand.

So a date in the lofty, clattering dining room — with its black marble pillars, geometric tiled floor and imposing chandeliers — is a treat indeed. The eclectic all-day menu takes luxury as its unifying theme: breakfasts of pastries, french toast and eggs benedict segue into fruits de mer, caviar-laced omelettes and cream teas later on in the day — all brought to the table by an army of expertly trained staff.

The food at Murano, which was originally launched by her mentor Gordon Ramsay, but which she bought outright after winning it a Michelin star, is a reflection of her heritage. This is partly the food, and partly the staff, who are a lovely, welcoming bunch.

This is a place to spoil or be spoiled. Hats off to Ms Hartnett. When to go: When your boss is treating your team to a slap-up office lunch and paying. Go on…. If you like Clipstone, you may like… 10 Greek Street , Portland. Restaurateurs Will Lander and Daniel Morgenthau have cornered the market for chic, contemporary small-plates outfits in Fitzrovia via Clipstone and its sibling Portland. What to have: The filleted fish dishes from the main menu are a particular delight.

The setting oozes glamour, from the grand oyster bar a great place to perch and survey the room , to the impeccably groomed clientele and suave staff. Caviar, lobster and dover sole may be pitched at the money-to-burn crowd, but there are also humble sardines and deep-fried haddock complete with mushy peas , plus pretty much every variety of seafood in between.

When to go: For a leisurely lunch — bring your own bottle if you want to make it a boozy affair. Fondly remember sneaking a fag round the back of the school bike sheds? The blond wood tables of the airy dining room are populated by designer, media and arty types all heartily tucking in to the seasonal-ingredients-led menu — on hot, sunny days. Whatever the weather, expect simple, characterful dishes — from rabbit terrine or St John -style anchovy toast, to roast quail with aioli, fennel and lentils, and blood-orange mess.

Never mind the cigarettes — time to break out the after-dinner cigars. Elsewhere, obvs. What to have: The vegetarian dishes are show-stealers who gave broccoli a licence to taste so good? Also: do not leave without ordering the molten spice chocolate cake with masala chai custard. Ex-Tamarind chef Nirmal Save has pulled off a real humdinger of a restaurant here: a hip, no reservations, East End Indian that puts the identikit curry canteens of nearby Brick Lane to complete shame by focusing on styled-up home cooking from all over the subcontinent.

So you want to have a good time? The music is upbeat, the chefs are not just filleting fish, but actually enjoying themselves and will chat to you as they hand over the dishes. The food has fusion-y, fashion-y touches, but it works.

Oh, and there are a lot of blowtorches. Need we say more? What to have: The signature park carbonara: an Asian version of the Italian classic, whose slinky udon are stirred with an umami overload of egg yolk, sea urchin and nori dust.

If you like Park Chinois, you may like Yauatcha , Xu. Have a stiff drink before requesting the bill, and remember: you only live twice. And then it plays hard with the best of the rest come clocking-off time. The main draw, however, is being in the thick of it all. When to go: To bolster your culture-vulture credentials with a sophisticated pre- or post-theatre supper. What to have: The signature fish pie or a plateau de fruits de mer — but new additions such as the lobster-and-shrimp burger are classics in the making.

At J Sheekey and its neighbouring oyster bar, the kitchen buys the cream of the marine crop and serves it in mostly simple styles that do justice to this top-flight produce.

The menu in this lovely, capacious bar differs relatively little from that of the main restaurant; both offer convenience this is the heart of Theatreland, after all and comfort. You can eat quickly to make your curtain, or dawdle if you wish.

A classic. What to have: The deboned and deep-fried lamb ribs are tender and packed with flavour. If you like Hutong, you may like… Hunan. Halfway up The Shard, this glitzy Hong Kong import offers high-end Chinese food with some of the best views of London. The smoulderingly stylish interior, with plenty of dark wood and red lanterns, makes Hutong a sophisticated dining spot for anyone aiming to impress their guests.

Dishes are no less showy, with the likes of deep-fried soft-shell crabs arriving in a huge bowl of fiery red chillies — the latter purely for decoration. Southwestern and Northern Chinese dishes less commonly seen on London menus are the main attraction, but there are also more familiar dishes such as crispy duck, plus steamed dumplings to choose from on the lunchtime dim sum list.

The restaurant has been full from day one because of its sensible prices, artful grub, elbow-to-elbow bonhomie and peerlessly efficient staff. The chalkboard menu majors in boldly flavoured French hits such as fish soup, steak tartare and boeuf bourguignon, plus plenty of wines by the carafe. What to have: One of the classics-with-a-twist starters, such as prawn cocktail with lobster jelly, avocado and crispy shallot.

Or a slice of uber-traditional pork pie with piccalilli, hewn tableside. Be sure to enjoy a cocktail in the Punch Room booking advisable before heading into the glitzy dining room or do away with an Ageing Hipster — a typically inventive riff on an Old Fashioned — from the comfort of your table.

When to go: Special occasions when you feel like flashing your cash on some seriously modern food. What to have: Something raw, something cooked and something sweet. The kitchen is open, but mostly hidden, allowing the two opposing prep stations an icy raw bar and a smouldering wood-fired oven to take centre stage. An unexpectedly pretty assemblage of wild sea bass crudo draped in wisps of lardo and slices of sweet kohlrabi, for example, or nicely charred bavette under a snowdrift of micro-planed bone marrow.

Or even a deconstructed twist on rum baba involving black treacle, bonfire-smoky pineapple and anise-scented ice cream. When to go: When David Beckham asks you out for dinner. Chiltern Firehouse was a restaurant sensation when it opened in , featuring in tabloids weekly as yet another huddle of celebrities was papped leaving the premises. Yet despite the media frenzy, it is an excellent restaurant — in fact, the warm service and unusual modern international combinations from chef Nuno Mendes make it even more memorable than the clientele.

When to go: When your Instagram and Twitter accounts need some attention. A self-consciously hip affair, with a no-choice tasting menu of on-trend ingredients in out-there combinations, The Clove Club unashamedly puts food at the centre of its experience. The stark, Shaker-style dining room with its attractively utilitarian furniture and most open of kitchens feels part pop-up, part school dinner hall, but the food is a major departure from both — seasonal, esoteric ingredients fill the ever-changing menu.

When to go: When you have menu fatigue or need an in-and-out treat. What to have: The burger is undeniably tasty, but the lobster wins in the value stakes. The bijou Mayfair original was promptly packed out, and its resolutely first come, first served policy saw huge queues forming.

So this Soho behemoth was swiftly opened to soak up the lobster-loving overflow. It boasts a huge, lively dining room and lightning-quick service, meaning it easily accommodates bookings and walk-ins alike.

Still, queues at peak times are inevitable for spontaneous types. The latest one is in West India Quay. When to go: When you want to surprise someone with south-of-the-river sophistication. If you like Artusi, you may like… Padella. This classy venture in Peckham thumbs its nose at run-of-the-mill local Italians.

With its smart looks, daily menu of simple yet accomplished dishes and carefully chosen cellar, it could give the best central London Med joints a run for their money. The minimal interior, complete with communal table and open kitchen in the back room, lets the food do the talking. When to go: Early. At peak times your wait for a table can top two hours although two hours spent in a bar with your mates is never time wasted…. Of course their boho taco joint in Borough Market has been a Beatles-level hit.

What to have: Dinky battered fish and triple cooked chips. And any kind of panna cotta. Trust us. Fun fact: that nice man looking after you is probably co-owner Jimmy Luttman, a one-time fireplace fitter who started up Sea Garden with his chef buddy Stacey Clifton. When to go: When your lunchtime destination needs to feel like a home away from home.

What to have: Plenty of small plates to pick at, plus something sweet — their cakes are too good to pass up. The husband-and-wife team who run the place have impressive credentials as the ex-head-chef at Ottolenghi and executive chef at Nopi. Their idea here is to create dishes inspired by the food they grew up with, everything from what their mums made to the street food of Jerusalem. Just look at The Palomar. In its opening week it was full of homesick Israelis tucking into dishes influenced by the Levant, North Africa and southern Spain.

The downside: tables are now turned every two hours, and service can occasionally feel muddled. When to go: When you want inventive cooking with no affectations. If you like Pidgin, you may like When to go: For a casual first date or a double date if you want to book. Start things off right with exotic cocktails in the stylish drinking den. What to have: Where to start?

Everything is yummy, but unmissable dishes are the pomegranate-studded kid goat raan and the butter crab, packed with garlic and chilli. If you like Kricket, you may like… Hoppers. This Indian small-plates star has knocked Soho for six since it made the move from Brixton shipping container to bricks and mortar. The industrialised decor is familiar: metal ducts and cage lighting dominate the dining room and open kitchen, although softer touches include blush-pink upholstered stools at the shiny L-shaped counter.

The concise menu, however, is no such thing: it offers the likes of bone-marrow kulcha flatbreads, samphire pakoras, and tandoori monkfish with coconut chutney, all delivered in sizes perfect for sharing. Over-order at will, with no regrets. When to go: When you want to show a sceptic how far casual British dining has come. The three brothers behind this jolly venue have filled their rustic dining room with tongue-in-cheek farm references such as reclaimed tractor parts, bright portraits of cows and oil drums for tables.

What to have: Breakfast and brunch are just as appealing as the dinner menu. Chef Anna Hansen used to work with Peter Gordon at The Providores , and stylistically, her eclectic cooking style reflects this shared heritage. A signature dish of sugar-cured New Caledonian prawn omelette with spring onion, coriander and smoked chilli sambal is a winner, and we love the ambition and invention in the likes of baharat-and hazelnut oil-marinated duck breast, with root vegetable rosti, blood orange-glazed carrots and hispi cabbage slaw, or ajowan-flavoured pannacotta with lavender, poppyseed and milk crumb, drizzled with orange sauce.

When to go: If your idea of a good meal out involves chair dancing in a disco-leaning dining room while getting messy with peerless fried chicken. What to have: The Korean-style fried chicken in a bun, topped with crunchy slaw, gochujang mayo and chilli vinegar — paired with a house sour, obviously.

If you like Chick N Sours, you may like… Meatliquor. Badass chef Carl Clarke has followed up his string of celebrated pop-ups with this good-times diner dedicated to gourmet fried chicken, straight-shooting cocktails and fun.

What to have: Swerve familiar options such as Thai fishcakes in favour of inventive curries and salads. The restaurant was brave and bold not only in experimenting with Thai flavours and styles more often found on the streets, but in setting up shop in Peckham before the likes of Artusi and Pedler had helped make this part of town the dining destination it is now.