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Where To Eat Dinner In East London (When You Hate East London)
Facing a dinner in East London but dreading the latest hipster food trends? Here’s where to get proper dinner out East without any of the fuss.
The Best Restaurants For British Food In London
Bone marrow, baked beans, and bowls of sponge pudding—this is where to eat the finest British food in London.
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Farm Shop, Mayfair
If your version of the countryside involves glamorous parties on manicured lawns, a distinct lack of bugs, and wifi, you’ll find your people in deli and wine bar Farm Shop, Mayfair.
Core By Clare Smyth
A lot of high-end, fine dining spots are snoozefests, but if you aren't excited by Core By Clare Smyth, a British restaurant in Notting Hill, you need to check your pulse.
Fallow
Fallow is a sleek British restaurant in St James's that serves one of the best breakfasts in London.
Bar Bruno
A classic, cash-only, Britalian Soho cafe, Bar Bruno is a place for sometime actors, wannabe musicians, builders, workers, and anyone who wants a fry-up.
Rowley's Restaurant
If you like period dramas and have an affinity for thin, crispy fries, Rowley’s in St James's—a British restaurant specialising in steaks—is a useful spot to know about.
The Abingdon
The Abingdon is a homely gastropub in Kensington where you'll find as much comfort in the British desserts as you will in the sofas.
Bistro Freddie
A sort of French and sort of British restaurant in Shoreditch, Bistro Freddie is a small, hearty spot for a chic long lunch or date.
Ace Cafe
Ace Cafe is a classic biker hangout off the North Circular near Stonebridge Park that makes perfectly passable caff food.
Maria’s Market Cafe
Maria’s Market Cafe in Borough Market has the feel of an old-school caff—and the hearty, satisfying food to match.
The Rosebery at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
The Rosebery at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is an elegant room inside one of London's most expensive Knightsbridge hotels, and serves an excellent afternoon tea.
Dovetale
Dovetale is a high-end British restaurant in the lobby of a Mayfair hotel, that has none of the usual hotel restaurant stuffiness.
St. John
St. John in Clerkenwell is a special place. It’s often referred to as an institution. And having a meal at this British restaurant is one of the best things you can do.
Rochelle Canteen
Rochelle Canteen is a British restaurant in Shoreditch that’s calm, delicious, and brilliant for any meal. It’s a perfect London escape, in London.
The Golden Chippy
In Greenwich, queues often snake out of the door on the weekend for The Golden Chippy's excellent fish and chips.
Maureen’s Pie & Mash
Maureen's is a 'cockney food bar' in Poplar making arguably London's best traditional pie and mash.
M.Manze
The original M.Manze in Tower Bridge is a cosy spot for traditional pie and mash (and ice cream), if you fancy it.
B.J's Pie & Mash
B.J's is little cash-only pie and mash shop in Plaistow that's full of cheeky character.
Goddards at Greenwich
Goddards is a big, wooden, two-storey pie and mash shop in Greenwich with a menu to satisfy purists and tourists alike.
St. John Bread And Wine
St. John Bread and Wine serves British food from the legendary St. John in Farringdon, but in an informal canteen-style dining room near Spitalfields Market.
Lasdun
Lasdun is a smart British restaurant inside the National Theatre from the same team as The Marksman. Yes, pie is on the menu.
Peter's Fish Factory
Peter’s Fish Factory is right opposite the sea in Margate and the fish and chips is excellent.