London Restaurant Guide

Billed as London's first 'sustainable sushi restaurant', Tsuru (named after Japan's iconic crane) is a cool, clean-cut newcomer on the pedestrian link between Southwark Street and Sumner Street.

4 Canvey Street, Bankside, South East London

A glamorous fixture of Piccadilly's restaurant scene for a good many years, Fakhreldine takes its name from an eighteenth-century Lebanese prince.

85 Piccadilly, Mayfair, West London

Opened to great critical acclaim in 1999, the Light House is everything you could wish for in a modern-day neighbourhood restaurant.

75 - 77 Ridgway, Wimbledon, South West London

An historic pub in the heart of Putney Heath, the Telegraph has been reborn as a stylish contemporary watering hole with a distinct 'country' feel.

Telegraph Road, Putney, South West London

Craig James made his name heading the kitchen at glitzy Quaglino's, but recently decided to go solo with his own self-named Brasserie James on the borders of Clapham and Balham.

47 Balham Hill, Clapham, South West London

A delightful neighbourhood restaurant in the leafy environs of Victoria Park, Blueberries is a godsend for the citizens of Hackney and beyond.

87 Lauriston Road, Victoria Park, East London

Visitors can look forward to an ebullient Sicilian welcome when setting foot in Giovanni Agozzino's charming restaurant in the heart of Wimbledon village.

28 Ridgeway, Wimbledon, South West London

One enthusiastic UK Restaurant Guide reporter from Wimbledon rates Tapanco as his 'favourite local restaurant'. It's a hot, livewire venue handily placed behind the Odeon Cinema and close to the Broadway Centre.

Newport House, Wimbledon, South West London

Built in 1889 as a gentleman's club backing onto the verdant expanses of Hyde Park, this grandiose, five-star international hotel is an enormous, florid confection of brick and Portland stone fashioned in truly palatial style (front and back).

66 Knightsbridge, Knightsbridge, South West London

The restaurant formerly known as Fish Hoek re-opened in 2006 with a slightly adapted name, Fish Hook, a new chef/proprietor and a brand new attitude.

6-8 Elliott Road, Chiswick, West London