Restaurants

The Ivy

That the Ivy continues to be a celeb-magnet is no doubt partly down to the herd mentality of the famous, but also to the fact that it gives them just what they want....

Covent Garden: 1 West Street, WC2H 9NQ

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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

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Rossopomodoro

Covent Garden: 50-52 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9EP

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Med Kitchen - Cambridge Circus

Med Kitchen in London’s Cambridge Circus is a relaxed, all-day brasserie where you can drop in for breakfast, a quick drink, a leisurely dinner or pretty much...

Covent Garden: 24 Cambridge Circus , London, WC2H 8AA

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Bali Bali

Don't be fooled by the conventional Chinese restaurant decor. Bali Bali is an Indonesian / Malaysian restaurant with distinctive cooking and friendly, helpful staff....

Covent Garden: 150 Shaftesbury Avenue Soho , London, WC2H 8HL

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Mela

There’s a pleasing bustle here, helped along by the troupe of tandoori chefs in the open kitchen, plentiful and efficient, prompt waiting staff, cool background...

Covent Garden: 152-156 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8HL

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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

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Malaysia Kopi Tiam

Malaysian fare in Chinatown

Chinatown: 67 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0NE

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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This new Sichuanese adjacent to tacky Chinatown market seems to have an outdated view of non-Chinese diners.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

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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

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Maison Bertaux

Oozing arty charm, this café dates back to 1871 when Soho was London’s little piece of the Continent. Battered old bentwood tables and chairs add to the feeling of...

Soho: 28 Greek Street, W1D 5DQ

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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

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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

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Baozi Inn

Street food of Sichuan and Beijing

Chinatown: 25 Newport Court, WC2H 7JS

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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

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Piccolo Diavolo

'Little devil' – an appropriate name for a central Soho restaurant, don't you think? Like several of its sister restaurants in the popular Biagio chain, Piccolo...

Leicester Square: 8 Old Compton Street , London, W1D 4TE

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Stringfellows - Gentleman's Club and Restaurant

Many restaurants in London offer tableside dancing, but let me assure you that the only one that does it in style is Stringfellow's. Opened over twenty years ago,...

Covent Garden: 16/19 Upper St. Martins Lane Covent Garden , London, WC2H 9EF

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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

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Jen Café

Not the fanciest of caffs, but Jen is certainly homely. There’s always at least one nimble-fingered woman manipulating dough by the window to draw in punters, who...

Chinatown: 4-8 Newport Place, WC2H 7JP

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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

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Taro

A pinewood basement refectory with entertaining views through the street-level window of legs walking past. Taro’s menu is at the cheaper end of the canteen...

Soho: 10 Old Compton Street, W1D 4TF

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Salsa!

There’s rarely a quiet night at Salsa!, a restaurant, café, bar and dance club all rolled in to one. Dance classes suitable for complete beginners through to salsa...

Covent Garden: 96 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0JG

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Wagamama

Leicester Square: 14 Irving Street, WC2H 7AB

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Konditor & Cook

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

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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

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Amato

This old-school Italian caff is brimming with charm and character. Colourful art deco posters of dancers adorn the walls, and the tables and chairs are made of a dark,...

Soho: 14 Old Compton Street, W1D 4TH

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Stockpot

The menu at this delightful Soho institution has barely changed since the 1960s. Pasta dishes and Anglo-Continental dishes are the mainstay, from spag bol to...

Soho: 18 Old Compton Street, W1D 4TN

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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

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Bincho

Specialist in grilled skewers

Soho: 16 Old Compton Street, W1D 4TL

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