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Arlington
Arlington is a European restaurant risen from the ashes of Le Caprice, and it feels like the good times of the 1980s never went away at the St. James's spot.
Lita
Brash, buttery, and for anyone with a bountiful bank balance—Lita is a Mediterranean restaurant in Marylebone that means business.
Darling's Eatery and Studio
Darling's Eatery and Studio, a Hackney Wick pasta restaurant, is a place for seductively twirling a noodle on your fork as your date admires you in the golden hour glow.
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.
Kinkally
Kinkally is a Georgian restaurant in Fitzrovia that could double as a Bond villain’s lair. It’s very cool, very dark, and very photogenic, but the dishes are hit and miss.
Lavo
Lavo is a huge Italian restaurant in Marylebone where the lively atmosphere, date night lighting, and delicious seafood make it perfect for special occasions.
Tom's Pasta
The pasta doesn’t quite live up to the hype, but Tom's Pasta—an Italian restaurant in Hackney Downs—is still a fun place to visit to see and be seen.
Bambi
Bambi in London Fields is fun any night of the week, and serves zippy pickle martinis and tasty modern European small plates.
Tashas
Tashas is a relaxed all-day cafe in Battersea serving some excellent things from a full English, to a moreish chicken pasta.
Bébé Bob
Loud, proud, and serving some of the best rotisserie chicken in town, Bébé Bob is a Soho restaurant that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Ken's
Ken’s occupies a buzzy centre spot on Exmouth Market—and it’s easy to see why the wine bar and European restaurant is always packed out, even if the food is so-so.
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.
Supernova
Supernova is a tiny burger spot in Soho that specialises in the kind of crispy-edged smashburgers that we'd come back for—if we didn't have to queue.
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.
Sonora Taquería
There aren’t many places where we’d happily test our quad strength by squatting in an alley to eat a taco, but Sonora Taquería—a Mexican spot in Stoke Newington—is one of them.
Pavyllon
Modern European restaurant Pavyllon feels like an accessory for people who are more concerned with being seen eating here. But that’s par for the course for a fine dining spot inside Mayfair’s Four Seasons Hotel.
Leo's
Leo's is an effortlessly cool Italian bar, cafe, and restaurant in Clapton that's just as good to eat in as it is to be seen in.
Crisp Pizza W6
Crisp Pizza W6 is an excellent pop-up inside a Hammersmith pub, making some of London’s best pizza.
The Rooftop At One Hundred Shoreditch
We can’t promise the rooftop bar at One Hundred Shoreditch won’t get chaotic, but it’s a sceney Shoreditch spot for spicy margaritas.
Bacchanalia
Bacchanalia is an OTT Roman-themed, Mediterranean spot in Mayfair that's equal parts absurd and entertaining.
Park Chinois
Park Chinois is a David Lynch meets Butlin’s fever dream of a restaurant. It's mostly seedy but some of the food is surprisingly good.
NAC
A popular French-inspired spot in Mayfair serving exciting brunch dishes and a Frosties soft serve dessert with a serious fanbase.
Sparrow Italia
Sparrow Italia is a high-end Italian spot with plenty of truffle, lobster, and other expensive stuff you expect to find in Mayfair.