Book London's best tables.
48 restaurants we'd send a friend to, from Soho counter seats to Mayfair dining rooms. Pick a time and the table's yours.
Tables tomorrow
Tonight's done; here's tomorrow evening for two. Tap a time and it's yours.
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Lists our editors keep up to date, so you never have to start from a blank search box.
Editors' notes
Rosa, Kwame and Hattie eat out most nights of the week. When they know the table to ask for or the dish to order first, it goes on the restaurant's page.
- Rosa DelgadoEditor
- Kwame AsanteRestaurants editor
- Hattie MossWine and bars
Brat in Shoreditch, £££
“Order the turbot before you sit down. It's for two, but nobody has ever regretted it as a party of one.”
Rosa DelgadoEditor
Kiln in Soho, ££
“Sit at the counter, order the glass noodles and anything from the grill, and ask how hot they're cooking today.”
Kwame AsanteRestaurants editor
The Wolseley in Piccadilly, £££
“Breakfast here on a weekday is the most London thing you can do before 9am.”
Rosa DelgadoEditor
Noble Rot in Lamb's Conduit Street, £££
“Ask what's open by the glass that isn't on the list. There's always something.”
Hattie MossWine and bars
Rochelle Canteen in Arnold Circus, ££
“Ring the bell on the gate. The garden table in September is the best lunch in London.”
Kwame AsanteRestaurants editor
Brawn in Columbia Road, ££
“Tell them what you usually drink and let them pour something else. That's the whole point of Brawn.”
Hattie MossWine and bars
Eat by area
From Redchurch Street to Peckham, the neighbourhoods we know best.
Shoreditch & East13 restaurantsOpen fires, natural wine and the city's best small plates, from Redchurch Street to Dalston.
Clerkenwell & Holborn5 restaurantsExmouth Market, Smithfield and a few dining rooms you'd never find on your own.
Soho10 restaurantsCounter seats, late tables and the most cooking per square foot in London.
Mayfair & Piccadilly7 restaurantsGrand rooms, oyster bars and white tablecloths that still feel like an occasion.
Covent Garden & Strand4 restaurantsTheatre suppers, candlelit conservatories and London's oldest restaurant.
Marylebone & Fitzrovia2 restaurantsQuiet streets, serious kitchens and two of the city's most original tasting menus.
Notting Hill & West3 restaurantsNeighbourhood fine dining and a long lunch by the river.
South of the river4 restaurantsBorough Market's counters and Peckham's best tables.New on Covers
Restaurants that joined in the last few weeks. Tables are open now.
How Covers works
- Step 1
Find a table
Search by area, day and party size, or start from a collection. Every restaurant on Covers is one we'd book ourselves.
- Step 2
Book in two taps
Pick a time and the table's yours. There's no booking fee, and most restaurants don't ask for a card.
- Step 3
Turn up hungry
We'll remind you the day before. If plans change, cancel in the app and the table goes to someone else.
Your table, in your pocket.
Book, move and cancel in the Covers app, keep a list of places to try, and read the editors' notes on the way there.
Free on iOS and Android. Booking on the website works just as well.
