Restaurants

It ain't pretty, but for generously proportioned well-made sushi at a streetwise price, Ten Ten Tei is hard to beat. This Soho stalwart has the look of a back-lane noodle bar and the bustle of a British caff, with its plain wooden tables ready- loaded with napkins, chopsticks, toothpicks, pepper pots, chilli pepper sprinkles, soy and tonkatsu sauce. Some dishes may lack finesse, but they're great value. Crisp-skinned grilled mackerel (packed with omega-3) was a treat; salt-grilled squid legs were chewy but clean-tasting. But the best order here is the sushi of tuna, salmon, red snapper, scallop and mirin-sweetened omelette.

Time Out Cheap Eats in London Guide 2007