Restaurants

Acorn House

Nespole, or loquat, is a summer fruit, when it fruits in the UK at all. The Mediterranean climate is more its thing, so we were puzzled to find it sitting (along with...

King's Cross: 69 Swinton Street, WC1X 9NT

Distance: 0.1 mls

Rasa - Maricham

If you're a fan of the Rasa restaurants, and there are many of you about, or just a fan of Keralan cuisine, then you should make a beeline for Rasa Maricham....

Chancery Lane: 1 Kings Cross Rd , London, WC1X 9HX

Distance: 0.1 mls

Easton

Hearty is the obvious word to use about the Easton’s full-on food. A lamb and rosemary pie with beans, mash and gravy featured deliciously crisp pastry, and could...

Clerkenwell: 22 Easton Street, WC1X 0DS

Distance: 0.2 mls

Chutney Raj

Chutney Raj restaurant in London is the only Central London restaurant specializing in Bengali/Bangladeshi fish dishes. With roopchanda, bowal, ayre and bas flown in...

Bloomsbury: 137 Grays Inn Road , London, WC1X 8TU

Distance: 0.3 mls

Old China Hand

Situated on Tysoe Street in Clerkenwell, the Old China Hand quirkily combines its Irish pub past with its new Eastern personality in a combination of first-rate real...

Islington: 8 Tysoe Street Clerkenwell , London, EC1R 4RQ

Distance: 0.3 mls

Raj Mahal

Raj Mahal restaurant in London’s Islington has been a local favourite for decades, serving divine Indian/Bangladeshi cuisine to discerning palates. That said, it is...

Islington: 3 Penton Street , London, N1 9PT

Distance: 0.3 mls

Strada

Clerkenwell: 8-10 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QA

Distance: 0.3 mls

Dollar Grills & Martinis

Dramatically located in a huge old corner pub, its bare-brick walls covered in eye-catching Vegas imagery beneath almost theatrical lighting, Dollar isn’t really...

Clerkenwell: 2 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4PX

Distance: 0.3 mls

Ambassador

Who needs diplomatic relations with France when the Ambassador creates so well the food we hope to find there? A proper all-day café, with wide-open doors and tables...

Clerkenwell: 55 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QL

Distance: 0.3 mls

Santoré

Located in a dining hotspot, this pizza and pasta joint is competing well. The spacious dining room with large windows has an outdoors-in feel (and can get chilly)....

Clerkenwell: 59-61 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QL

Distance: 0.3 mls

La Porchetta

Farringdon: 84-86 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4QY

Distance: 0.3 mls

Quality Chop House

Quality Chop House currently seems to be on a roll. After the odd menu glitch last year, this time around every dish was worth ordering. Spinach, bacon, avocado and...

Clerkenwell: 92-94 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3EA

Distance: 0.3 mls

Clark's

Few London restaurants can match the city's last remaining pie and mash shops for simple authenticity. Their menu has altered little since the mid 19th century: a...

Clerkenwell: 46 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE

Distance: 0.3 mls

Medcalf

This ex-butcher’s shop has been a big hit since opening, its scruffy-chic looks, robust cooking, relaxed staff and unpretentious vibe attracting steady custom....

Clerkenwell: 38-40 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE

Distance: 0.3 mls

Moro

Now a plucky 11 years old, Moro has an enduring popularity that seems unassailable. It’s fully booked night after night, so phone at least 48 hours ahead if you want...

Clerkenwell: 34-36 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE

Distance: 0.3 mls

Addis

With walls the colour of an African sunset and the sounds of uptempo Ethio-pop mingling with the buzz of expat and local diners, Addis brings more than a ray of light...

King's Cross: 42 Caledonian Road, N1 9DT

Distance: 0.3 mls

The Brill

Simply British

King's Cross: 6-8 Caledonian Road, N1 9DT

Distance: 0.3 mls

Camino

This huge, costly, Spanish-themed bar-restaurant in the heart of the King’s Cross construction zone was a big gamble for owner Richard Bigg. Originally the bar and...

King's Cross: 3 Varnishers Yard, Regents Quarter, N1 9FD

Distance: 0.3 mls

Salaam Namaste

Salaam Namaste restaurant in London’s Bloomsbury is an Indian/Subcontinental restaurant for people who really love food. The décor is charming though modest and...

Bloomsbury: 68 Millman Street Off Guildford Street , Bloomsbury, WC1N 3EF

Distance: 0.3 mls

Cottons

Cottons has long set London’s benchmark for West Indian cooking. Both branches attract a smart set of Caribbean connoisseurs, although it’s this outlet that’s...

Farringdon: 70 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QP

Distance: 0.3 mls

Eagle

The Eagle still doesn’t have a blue plaque outside, but probably merits one, as it is widely credited with being the first London gastropub (opened in its present...

Farringdon: 159 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL

Distance: 0.3 mls

Little Bay

Linda Barker would aspire to produce an interior so inventive, but while there’s no denying the makeshift Changing Roomsvibe here (oh, the crimes that can be...

Farringdon: 171 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL

Distance: 0.3 mls

Aki

Aficionados of Japanese food know that it’s the cooking, not the unassuming and rather worn decor, that counts here. The multitude of small dishes are made to be...

Holborn: 182 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8EW

Distance: 0.4 mls

Kipferl

Holborn: Coram's Fields, 93 Guildford Street, WC1N 1DN

Distance: 0.4 mls

Megaro Restaurant

Seemingly a million mile away from the panicked platforms of St Pancras yet only moments away, Megaro is a beautiful zone one haven. Part of the charm of this...

King's Cross: 23 - 27 Euston Road St Pancras , London, NW1 2SD

Distance: 0.4 mls

Compass

Islington gastropub with good food and drinks

Islington: 58 Penton St, N1 9PZ

Distance: 0.4 mls

Elbow Room

Part of the chain of bar-cum-pool halls, this is a well-designed, welcoming spot. The front third of the long L-shaped space is given over to a bar boasting a mix of...

Islington: 89-91 Chapel Market, N1 9EX

Distance: 0.4 mls

L'Osteria 57

A favourite Italian restaurant with lots of regular clientele in the Gray's Inn Road. Exceptionally friendly staff help to make this a draw for local businessmen,...

Farringdon: 57 Gray's Inn Road Kings Cross , London, WC1X 8PP

Distance: 0.4 mls

North Sea Fish Restaurant

A fish supper on a Friday night is clearly not yet out of fashion. On our visit, the decidedly old-school North Sea was packed with groups of pensioners and tourists...

Bloomsbury: 7-8 Leigh Street, WC1H 9EW

Distance: 0.4 mls