Areas
Eight parts of London and the restaurants in each that we'd cross town for.
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.