London Restaurants

  1. Dragon Castle

    It's hard to imagine that what just might be the best non-chain Chinese restaurant in London is hidden within one of the brutalist buildings of deepest, darkest Kennington. But it's true and even the incomparable food critic Fay Maschler of the Evening Standard concurs. The duck, pork and seafood (deep fried crispy oysters, crab with black bean) are renowned but come instead for the dim sum (from around £2 to £4 ), especially at weekend lunch.

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  2. Wong Kei

    This place is legendary for the rudeness of its waiters, although they're really not that bad (or good, depending on what you're after). It's more just a pantomime these days. The Cantonese food is cheap and a little stodgy but as good value as you'll find on a (plastic) plate and the communal table is good for making friends.

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  3. Yauatcha

    This most glamorous of dim sum restaurants housed in the award-winning Ingeni building is divided into two parts. The upstairs tea room offers an exquisite blue-bathed oasis of calm from the chaos of Berwick St Market as well as some of the most arrestingly beautiful cakes we've ever seen.

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