The West End
It’s only been open for ten years or so, but Bob Bob Ricard, a restaurant that serves outlandishly luxurious takes on British and Russian staples, is…
Must-see restaurants in The West End
The West End
This small, white-tiled cafe has a terrific choice of pies to satisfy all levels of hunger, from careful nibblers to voracious teens. Meat is all free…
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This fun and friendly original branch of The Breakfast Club chain has been successfully frying up since 2005. Full Monty or All American brekkies are the…
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A small and cool ground-floor and basement hideout for the Marylebone hipster set, Monocle Cafe (from the eponymous magazine) is a delightful addition to…
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One of our favourite places for pizza in the very heart of Soho, PP serves 12-inch Neapolitan-style pizzas with delectably crispy crusts. There are a half…
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From its little nook on the top level of cosy Kingly Court, just off Carnaby Street, this diminutive restaurant dishes out gourmet kebabs, open-style pita…
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Bocca radiates elegant sophistication from its dark Soho backstreet setting. The menu has dishes from across Italy (with pointers of what region they’re…
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This expanded cafe in the heart of Covent Garden serves tasty Portuguese dishes, such as feijoada (a bean stew with smoked meat) and bacalhau à brás …
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More than 40 meat-free and vegan dishes inspired by global cuisines are laid out for self-service in this airily designed restaurant that charges by…
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This deli-cafe has bowls of delectable salads, antipasto, peppers and beans scattered about the long communal table. Huge slabs of bread invite you to…
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This branch of a mini-chain specialises in vegetarian dishes from the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It's cheap, filling and of a fine standard. Try…
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A welcome addition to the dining scene in 'Upper Bloomsbury' is this bistro serving Italian-accented food such as tagliattelles aux truffes (pasta with…
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A tarted-up trattoria that has a loyal local following, Il Baretto specialises in good, wood-fired-oven pizza and such simple Italian dishes as penne with…
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It's first come, first served at Franco Manca, which has come a long way since first feeding Brixton on slow-rise sourdough pizzas a decade ago. The six…
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For a bowl of sustaining ramen noodles, you couldn't do better than Bone Daddies on Peter St, the original of an ever-expanding chain. Choose your …
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This is a good choice for cheap, homemade wonton soup and dumplings. And you can be assured of their freshness by looking through the plate-glass window…
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An authentic place in a tourist ghetto, Notes has great Brazilian coffee, tea and wine. Come for the lunchtime range of salads, sandwiches, soups and…
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This pinker-than-pink cafe bedecked with silk flowers, desserts trolleys and pots of Betjeman & Barton tea is a popular lunch venue, but most come for…
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This erstwhile Wolseley car showroom has been transformed into an opulent Viennese-style brasserie, with golden chandeliers and stunning black-and-white…
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Expect dishes such as spicy dan dan noodles and yuxiang rousi (fish-flavoured pork strips) and Mao-era propaganda artwork on the walls. Celebrated Sìchuān…
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It's all change at this wonderfully situated eatery in St James’s Park now that local caterer Benugo has taken charge. It's no longer a cafe-restaurant…
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This cool, bright and casual vegetarian self-service, pay-by-weight restaurant on the corner of Heddon St sees a regular stream of West End grazers. The…
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Since 1977, the North Sea has set out to cook fresh fish and potatoes – a simple ambition in which it succeeds admirably. Jumbo-sized plaice, halibut,…
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Wild Honey receives consistently good reviews for its food and wine, stunning wood-panelled dining room and professional service. The French-slanted menu…
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Calling itself 'London's first temakeria', Yoobi's speciality is fresh and scrummy temaki, sushi rolled up in a crispy nori (seaweed) cone for devouring…
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OK, so the food might not taste like it was just dished from out of a makan cart in Jogjakarta. But when we're in the mood for a bit of Indonesian, we…
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It's the burgers – made from Turner & George of Clerkenwell dry-aged beef – rather than the ambience that's the pull at this hard-to-find branch of the…
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and tiny Ragam hasn't been messing with the fundamentals – affordable, excellent dishes – since 1985. It hardly merits a…
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This large, very central basement eatery just up from Trafalgar Sq represents a new breed of Indian restaurant – all sleek design with a highly inventive…
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This very slick Soho hole-in-the-wall raises the bar on Taiwan food especially gua bao, fluffy white steamed buns filled with confit pork, fried chicken…
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This Japanese restaurant specialises in okonomiyaki, a thick savoury pancake from Osaka consisting of cabbage, egg and flour (plus any of over 20 optional…
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Most people come to Princi by accident rather than design; they were just walking by and suddenly noticed a mouth-watering array of breads and Italian…
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This simple, bustling place just off Piccadilly Circus is one of the most affordable conveyor-belt Japanese places in town. The offerings are pretty…
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We wouldn't normally include what is essentially a fast-foot joint (albeit one with a twist), but this branch of the popular local Pret a Manger chain is…
Dean Street Townhouse Restaurant
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Afternoon tea in the restaurant next door (separate entrance) to the Dean Street Townhouse is olde-worlde cosy, with its velvet-upholstered furniture and…
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London's seemingly insatiable appetite for burgers has taken a slight detour at this branch of an award-winning mini chain. Along with four versions of…
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This spacious place just up from the Royal Opera House is one of the best Indian budget options in London. Thoroughly modern in design, it serves up meals…
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This glatt kosher deli-restaurant on the has all the Ashkenazi favourites: gefilte fish, latkes and the famous salt beef. For more complicated (and…
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Right at the very heart of town, the anchor restaurant at the National Gallery seems to have run out of steam in recent years, offering a filling but…
The West End
An exotic alternative to the ubiquitous coffee chains nearby, Istanbul import Kahve Dünyası brews up authentic Turkish coffee, creamy sahlep (a hot milky…
