Stoke Newington · Turkish

No-nonsense Adana-style grill plates for smoky Turkish meat when you want something properly hearty.

Shoreditch · Vietnamese

A side character restaurant just trying to serve their unfussy pho & bahn mi – neither will win awards, but you'll leave pleasantly satiated

City · British

One of London's best free rooftops, adorned with a restobar that sells you nothing special for the kind of price you'd appreciate if they'd walked the ingredients up to the 40th floor (spoiler alert, they didn't)

Peckham · West African

Ghanaian auntie meets South London swag, with all you can eat traditional brunch on Sundays

Fitzrovia · French

Yet another French bistro by a British chef who was trained when anything but French was uncool – if you go for anything other than the £60 lunch menu you've wasted your time

Islington

The self-proclaimed nameless bar that serves a decent cocktail – so long as it falls in the list of what they wrote down in your menu that night

Hyde Park +2 · West African

Enish's better competitor, but lack of consistency or service continues the question – why is good African food so expensive in London

Balham · Mexican

The Mexican place worth travelling to Balham for, serving up flavourful tacos – but only if you catch em on a good day

Brockwell · Caribbean

A beautiful story that started in HMP Brixton, Natty can indeed cook you a creative spin on his grandma's Caribbean classics, with a bit of British OG mixed in

Pimlico

Andrew Wong's magical tour of China in a 30 dish tasting menu, from Dim Sum to Peking Duck to Fermented Seafood & everything in between – let's just say I'd rather be here than at an Omakase restaurant

Dalston · European

Fire-forward cooking, where the vegetables stand up just as much as the meat

Earls Court · Thai

Unapologetic Thai eatery serving food their way – from pork neck to lamb's liver – for record prices that would envy the Jollibee's across the road

Acton

Borough · West African · Brazilian

Akoko's little sister restaurant – which once specialised in yakitori-style stewered & coal cooked food – confusingly now serves more Brazilian "greats" than its origins in experimental Nigerian food. Worth a visit, but not more than one

Islington · Japanese

High Street Kensington · Japanese

Fitzrovia · West African

The first true African Michelin star anywhere in the globe – Akoko takes the inspiration of traditional dishes & twists them to the fine dining, mouth watering standards

Whitechapel · Somali

Tender lamb & juicy chicken served on a huge bed of rice & spaghetti – best consumed with a banana & nothing but Allah's cutley, your hands

Shoreditch

Stratford · British

High Street Kensington

Vintage class meets modern mixology – this dark, modern bar exemplifies bittersweet & herbal throughout their menu

Belgravia · Indian

Self proclaimed "unconventional" Michelin restaurant serving Indian tapas from the tawa (griddle), sigri (grill) & tandoor

Mayfair · Indian

Hackney +1 · Italian · Japanese

Steeped in the concept of Kondate, this fusion of Italian & Japanese culinary wisdom produces

Greenwich · West African

Marylebone · Thai

A truly odd place influenced by Thai-British heritage where a hippie cooks some of the best food you've ever had in your life – and it just works

Covent Garden · International

Mayfair · British

Fitzrovia

Mayfair · Japanese

Mayfair · Japanese

Fitzrovia · International

Fitzrovia · Spanish

Barnes

Soho · Korean

Angel · Scottish

Shoreditch

Paddington · Peruvian

A confused restaurant in the substrate of a shit bar, that serves pretty decent Peruvian food on the pretty canals of Paddington – and brunch there is much worse & less inviting

Hammersmith · North African

Notting Hill · Mediterranean

Covent Garden +2 · Italian · American

Former Uni society turned pizza bros cooking up NY & Neo-Neapolitan pies with a creative flair

Southwark · Israeli

Hackney · Mediterranean

Covent Garden +3 · Italian

Honestly the best pasta in London – Padella can suck a fat tagliatelle

Camden +1

Soho

Knightsbridge · French