Restaurants

Asadal

Korean food and romantic dining rarely go hand in hand, so this elegant basement restaurant next to Holborn tube is something to be treasured. The dining room is dark...

Holborn: 227 High Holborn, WC1V 7DA

Ba Shan

Bite-sized Chinese in Soho

Soho: 24 Romilly Street, W1D 5AH

Barshu

Just reopened

Soho: 28 Frith Street, W1D 5LF

Busaba Eathai

Busaba Eathai is in danger of being a bit too cool for school. Incense wafts as you enter the dark wood-lined dining room. Wood so pleased the designers that benches,...

Marylebone: 8-13 Bird Street, W1U 1BU

Busaba Eathai

Fitzrovia: 22 Store Street, WC1E 7DS

Cah Chi

Families love Cah Chi. It may have something to do with the bright, friendly decor and the children’s drawings plastered all over the walls, or the way the waiters...

Raynes Park: 34 Durham Road, SW20 0TW

Cah Chi

Korean in Earlsfield

Earlsfield: 394 Garratt Lane, SW18 4HP

Chaopraya Eat-Thai

Unlike the hectic Bangkok river after which it is named, Chaopraya Eat-Thai is a peaceful dining oasis: an intimate space that mixes trendy western wallpaper with Thai...

Marylebone: 22 St Christopher's Place, W1U 1NP

China Palace

Formerly known as Superstar, this popular establishment has reinvented itself with a new management and new chefs – but thankfully the food is as good as its...

Docklands: 2 Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock North, E16 1DR

Chino Latino

Located inside a nondescript hotel on a nondescript swathe of waterfront, this restaurant looks more like a pit-stop for business travellers than a gourmet dining...

Vauxhall: Riverbank Park Plaza Hotel, 18 Albert Embankment, SE1 7TJ

Chutney Mary

When Chutney Mary opened in 1991 it was the smartest and most ambitious Indian restaurant in the UK, serving proper regional cooking from across India. It continues to...

Chelsea: 535 King's Road, SW10 0SZ

Cinnamon Club

Housed in a former Victorian library, the Cinnamon Club is a grand affair with high ceilings, a gallery of bookshelves and elegant leather chairs, which all help...

Westminster: The Old Westminster Library, 30-32 Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BU

Dragon Castle

Ever since it opened in the unpromising surroundings of the Walworth Road in 2006, this smart restaurant has been wowing the critics and delighting its customers. The...

Elephant & Castle: 100 Walworth Road, SE17 1JL

Five Hot Chillies

If you can’t grab the attention of one of the friendly but busy waiters, simply walk up to the counter of this clean, no-frills café to place your order. Contrary...

Sudbury: 875 Harrow Road, Sudbury, Middx, HA0 2RH

Gold Mine

Your table may not be ready when you arrive at Gold Mine – the latest addition to Queensway’s clutch of reliable workaday Chinese restaurants – but you won’t...

Bayswater: 102 Queensway, W2 3RR

Green Papaya

It’s refreshing to see a Vietnamese restaurant that proudly highlights its specials. At Green Papaya, dishes of the day are cheerfully splashed across a blackboard...

Hackney: 191 Mare Street, E8 3QE

Hakkasan

Hakkasan was sold to an Abu Dhabi-based company by Alan Yau in January 2008, but so far, it seems it's business as usual; Mr Yau is still involved in the day-to-day...

Fitzrovia: 8 Hanway Place, Fitzrovia, W1T 1HD

Imli

Indian tapas is the hook here, but Imli is no passing fad. Cut-price brethren of the classy Tamarind, this vibrant restaurant has culinary zip aplenty. Deep orange and...

Soho: 167-169 Wardour Street, W1F 8WR

Khoai Café

This outpost of the original Khoai Café in Crouch End is the kind of place that effortlessly brightens up a neighbourhood. The spacious, airy interior is sleek, but...

Finchley: 362 Ballards Lane, N12 0EE

Mandarin Palace

You’re in for a nice surprise if you assumed a 30-year-old Chinese restaurant on a busy roundabout next to Gants Hill tube would be a desolate takeaway joint with...

Ilford: 559-561 Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, Ilford, Essex, IG2 6JZ

Masala Zone

Soho: 9 Marshall Street, W1F 7ER

Moti Mahal

The London branch of Delhi’s long-standing Moti Mahal chain sighs with restrained elegance. Its interior is furnished in muted colours, with dimmed lighting and...

Covent Garden: 45 Great Queen Street, WC2B 5AA

Nahm

Truly exceptional food is produced in the chic Halkin Hotel dining room known as Nahm – but at seriously high prices, which limits many fans’ visits to special...

Belgravia: The Halkin, Halkin Street, SW1X 7DJ

New Asian Tandoori Centre (Roxy)

This Southall institution has been a family-run business for more than 30 years. Over time it has expanded from takeaway joint to an expansive ‘tandoori centre’....

Southall: 114-118 The Green, Southall, Middx, UB2 4BQ

Patara

This international chain of Thai restaurants has proved popular in London where it has four swanky outposts. The sleek interior, good service, relaxed atmosphere and...

Mayfair: 3&7 Maddox Street, W1S 2QB

Roka

Roka, sister to Zuma , is where to come for restaurant theatre at its best. Smack-bang in the middle of the dining room is the sushi bar and robata grill, putting the...

Fitzrovia: 37 Charlotte Street, W1T 1RR

Rosa's

Good-looking, low-budget Thai

Brick Lane: 12 Hanbury Street, E1 6QR

Royal China Club

This sleek establishment may be part of the popular Royal China chain, but the word ‘club’ – added to imply exclusivity (though membership is not required) –...

Marylebone: 40-42 Baker Street, W1U 7AJ

Sagar

One of the few restaurants in London to serve Udupi vegetarian dishes from Karnataka, Sagar now has three branches stretching from the West End to Twickenham. This...

Hammersmith: 157 King Street, W6 9JT