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Where To Eat When You're Visiting London
Coming to London for the first time is exciting and intimidating. Let us take some of the pressure off by suggesting where to eat.
London Restaurants To Take Tourists That Won’t Make You Hate Yourself
These are the spots that will make tourists happy, and you’ll have a good time too.
London's Best Basement Restaurants And Bars For When You're Feeling Moody
10 spots to have your main character moment.
Where To Take People Who Think They Hate London
Everyone knows, or is related to someone who’s convinced they hate London. These 18 spots will make them think otherwise.
The Best Restaurants Near London Tourist Attractions
Whether you’re doing it for out-of-towners, to see a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, or for the gram—make your trip to London’s tourist attractions bearable with a stop-off at one of these restaurants.
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Josephine Bouchon
If Josephine, a French restaurant in Chelsea, was an actual person her goal in life would be to make you fall completely and hopelessly in love with her. And she'd succeed every time.
Lita
Brash, buttery, and for anyone with a bountiful bank balance—Lita is a Mediterranean restaurant in Marylebone that means business.
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.
Sessions Arts Club
Glamorous, grandiose, and guaranteed to make you feel special, Sessions Arts Club is a restaurant in Clerkenwell where the feeling takes priority over the modern European food.
The Waterman’s Arms
The Waterman's Arms is a riverside pub in Barnes that serves great modern European food and even better Sunday roasts.
Where To Eat When You're Visiting London
Coming to London for the first time is exciting and intimidating. Let us take some of the pressure off by suggesting where to eat.
Piazza
There’s a European-leaning menu at Piazza, on the rooftop of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, but it’s so tranquil up here that it’s a pleasant spot just for a glass of wine.
The Dover
The Dover is a moody Italian restaurant in Mayfair where the lighting is dim and the bowls of great pasta are huge.
Alley Cats Pizza
Alley Cats Pizza is a New York-style pizza spot in Soho that’s truly like a slice of Brooklyn in Marylebone.
Bocca Di Lupo
A classic Soho restaurant for almost any occasion, Bocca Di Lupo makes wonderful regional Italian food in a room you'll want to settle down in.
The Devonshire
The Devonshire is a handsome Soho pub with flawless British dishes and a crowded bar that feels very Dickens-meets-Guy Ritchie.
Kricket Soho
A sceney spot in Soho that’s always buzzing, Kricket serves exciting takes on Indian classics in a moody basement.
The French House
A legendary Soho institution for thesps, drunks, and gourmands alike, The French House is as good a French restaurant as it is a pub.
The Tamil Crown
The Tamil Crown in Angel is an excellent pub and Indian restaurant, made for moody date nights.
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.
Chung’dam
Chung’dam is a high-end Korean spot in Soho with fancy interiors and pillowy pajeon you should always order.
Gothic Bar
Gothic Bar in King's Cross is the kind of bar where you could find a supermodel and a vampire cosied up on one of the velvet green sofas, drinking champagne together.
Sweeties
Sweeties is not a casual bar. This King's Cross spot is somewhere to go big during happy hour and celebrate a special occasion with tasty, creative cocktails.
Atelier Coupette
Atelier Coupette is a small Soho bar ideal for trying several cocktails without bankrupting yourself in the process.
Pollini at Ladbroke Hall
If you can embrace the slightly cold, museum-like feel of this Italian restaurant in Notting Hill, Pollini at Ladbroke Hall is an impressive place to eat.
Carlotta
Carlotta in Marylebone is unapologetically over the top. Big booths, big ego, big diva energy. It’s a fun spot even if the Italian food is pretty average.
The Best Restaurants Near London Tourist Attractions
Whether you’re doing it for out-of-towners, to see a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, or for the gram—make your trip to London’s tourist attractions bearable with a stop-off at one of these restaurants.
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.
Chishuru
A modern West African restaurant that doles out thrills, comfort, and chilli in equal measure—Chishuru isn't just one of Fitzrovia's must-visit restaurants, it's one of London's.
Da Terra
Set within the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green, Da Terra is elegant in a very minimalist east London way. Although it serves fancy takes on Brazilian food, the vibe is casual.
