Restaurants

Tokyo Diner

A corner of Chinatown that’s been Japanese since 1992, Tokyo Diner may not be the trend-setter it once was, but it has acquired a patina of homely authenticity. The...

Chinatown: 2 Newport Place, WC2H 7JP

Distance: 0 mls

Baozi Inn

Street food of Sichuan and Beijing

Chinatown: 25 Newport Court, WC2H 7JS

Distance: 0 mls

Canton

Canton isn’t much of a looker. The rack of glistening poultry, slabs of pork belly and neon-orange squid hanging in the window obscures the legion of sated diners...

Chinatown: 11 Newport Place, WC2H 7JR

Distance: 0 mls

Zipangu

A tiny, intimate spot with caring staff and keen prices. Tempting set meals include a generous, nicely cooked tempura featuring three large prawns and a mix of...

Chinatown: 8 Little Newport Street, WC2H 7JJ

Distance: 0 mls

Hing Loon

The two-course set lunch at this tiny, two-floor caff is a bargain at £4.50, but dishes lean towards Anglo-Chinese favourites such as sweet-and-sour pork and...

Chinatown: 25 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA

Distance: 0 mls

Imperial China

Visitors to this regal-looking restaurant must first negotiate a curved red wooden footbridge at the front entrance. Thereafter, hospitable staff lead you to tables in...

Chinatown: White Bear Yard, 25A Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA

Distance: 0 mls

Mr Kong

Re-opened in January 2008 after a refurbishment (the second in two years, following a kitchen fire), the long-established Mr Kong now looks spick and span, with yellow...

Chinatown: 21 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA

Distance: 0 mls

Harbour City

Despite a menu and furnishings that have changed very little over the years, the standards at Harbour City remain reliably high. Try to get a table on the airy first...

Chinatown: 46 Gerrard Street, W1D 5QH

Distance: 0 mls

Corean Chilli

Corean Chilli looks like the kind of place where the teenage heroes of Korean martial arts cartoons hang out. The ceilings are low, the walls are covered in chipped...

Chinatown: 51 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0NE

Distance: 0 mls

Malaysia Kopi Tiam

Malaysian fare in Chinatown

Chinatown: 67 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0NE

Distance: 0 mls

Red 'N' Hot

This new Sichuanese adjacent to tacky Chinatown market seems to have an outdated view of non-Chinese diners. Rather than explain and celebrate the more earthy dishes...

Chinatown: 59 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0NE

Distance: 0 mls

Café de Hong Kong

Cheesy Cantonese pop blares constantly, the lighting’s garish and the plastic booths can get uncomfortable, but the food here is anything but cringeworthy. All the...

Chinatown: 47-49 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0AN

Distance: 0 mls

Crispy Duck

Chinatown: 7 Gerrard Street, W1D 5PH

Distance: 0.1 mls

Feng Shui Inn

Right in the heart of Chinatown, Feng Shui Inn has its interior brightly decked out in shades of red, hung with festive decorations and furnished with faux Ming...

Chinatown: 4-6 Gerrard Street, W1D 5PG

Distance: 0.1 mls

Haozhan

Haozhan brought a flash of glamour to Chinatown, with its modern decor and its fusion cuisine inspired by Hakkasan . On our early visits we were impressed by the...

Chinatown: 8 Gerrard Street, W1D 5PJ

Distance: 0.1 mls

New World

Time hasn’t left this vast dim sum parlour entirely unchanged. The dumplings are now served into the night and, come Chinese New Year, red tassels adorn the...

Chinatown: 1 Gerrard Place, W1D 5PA

Distance: 0.1 mls

Metra

Take a Soho club, relocate it to a central Leicester Square location, add terrific decor and an eclectic mix of music and voila! It's Metra, a brilliant place to meet,...

Covent Garden: 14 Leicester Square , London, WC2H 7NG

Distance: 0.1 mls

New Fook Lam Moon

Roast meats hang in the window of this titchy restaurant, which is indistinguishable from many in Chinatown, but New Fook Lam Moon is notable for offering a dozen...

Soho: 10 Gerrard Street, W1D 5PW

Distance: 0.1 mls

Kam Tong

South East Asian flavours

Chinatown: 14 Lisle St, WC2H 7BE

Distance: 3563.1 mls

Abeno Too

Okonomiyaki (hearty pancakes with nuggets of veg, seafood, pork and other titbits) are cooked to order on hot-plates set into Abeno’s tables and counter. Don’t...

Covent Garden: 17-18 Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JE

Distance: 0.1 mls

Salvador and Amanda

Neighbour to The Photographers Gallery on the cusp of Covent Garden and Soho, Salvador and Amanda is the latest blissed-out bar from the reliably funky Breakfast...

Leicester Square: 8 Great Newport Street , London, WC2H 7JA

Distance: 0.1 mls

Konditor & Cook

Soho: Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5DY

Distance: 0.1 mls

Stanza

On paper, the address seems a plum one: yards from Cambridge Circus, on the cusp of Soho, perfect for a working lunch or a pre-theatre dinner. The reality is...

Soho: 93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5DY

Distance: 0.1 mls

Ruby Blue

The Ruby Blue Bar in Leicester Square offers three nights in one, with its vibrant bar, restaurant and club. Enjoy Happy Hour (5 -7 pm), followed by dishes from the...

Leicester Square: 1 Leicester Place Leicester Square , London, WC2H 7BP

Distance: 0.1 mls

Wagamama

Leicester Square: 14 Irving Street, WC2H 7AB

Distance: 0.1 mls

Souk Bazaar

It must be those of us who are too young to hit the hippy trail have a secret hankering to get away from it all in a kaftan. However, instead of jumping on a ferry...

Leicester Square: 27 Litchfield Street Leicester Square , London, WC2H 9NJ

Distance: 0.1 mls

Yming

Shaftesbury Avenue has always been a gulf wider than the Yangtze, as far as Yming is concerned. To the south is Cantonese Chinatown with all its bustle. Here, all is...

Soho: 35-36 Greek Street, W1D 5DL

Distance: 0.1 mls

Golden Pagoda

Eating in Chinatown can be a frustrating experience: cramped tables, smoky surroundings, abrupt service, hackneyed menus and rushed cooking. Proprietors argue that...

Chinatown: 15a Gerrard St, W1D 6JD

Distance: 0.1 mls

Pizza Express

Covent Garden: 80-81 St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4AA

Distance: 0.1 mls