London's best restaurants for dining alone

Find excellent eateries for solo diners in the capital

Sushi, burritos or even a kebab - if you're dining solo in the capital there's plenty of fine food to be enjoyed alone. Check out our guide to great restaurants in London where you won't feel awkward requesting a table for one. Do you agree with the choices? Use the comments box below or tweet your suggestions.

Arbutus
Rating: 5/5 63-64 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JW
Dine at the bar in style and enjoy a carafe of wine for one with exquisite British dishes.
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L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Rating: 5/5 13-15 West Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9NE
This hidden restaurant is ideal for covert solo diners; sit at the counter by the open kitchen for culinary fireworks.
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Barrafina
Rating: 5/5 54 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 4SL
With only 23 seats at this superlative tapas bar, loners have the advantage.
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Benito's Hat
Rating: 3/5 56 Goodge Street, Fitzrovia, W1T 4NB
Perch on stools, munch on burritos and watch the world go by outside.
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Cha Cha Moon
Rating: 4/5 15-21 Ganton St, Soho, W1F 9BN
Noodles for one are no problem here; you probably won’t have to queue, either.
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Busaba Eathai
Rating: 4/5 106-110 Wardour Street, Soho, W1F 0TR
The window seats are great for watching the denizens of Soho float by while enjoying the modern Thai dishes.
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Kulu Kulu
Rating: 3/5 51-53 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9HE
Pull up a seat for conveyor-belt sushi, where you can eat as much as you like.
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Princi
Rating: 4/5 135 Wardour St, Soho, W1F 0UF
Alan Yau teams up with a top-notch Italian bakery.
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Ranoush Juice
Rating: 4/5 43 Edgware Road, Edgware Road, W2 2JE
The filled-to-bursting kebabs are a delectable meal for one – and no one has to see what a mess you make.
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Fine... but what if I don't want to eat at the bar, by the kitchen, in the window or at a communal table? So often as a solo female restaurant-goer, I'm shunted off to the smallest table behind the loo door, 'forgotten' by the wait staff, hustled to finish and leave, or simply denied service altogether... probably on the assumption that I won't order anything but a salad and then leave no gratuity. It's tiresome!

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