London Restaurant Guide

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

Set one hundred feet above Kensington High Street in central London, The Roof Gardens and Babylon Restaurant are absolutely amazing, the wow factor alone has to put Babylon on everyone's 'must dine there' list and that's before even thinking about the food.

The Roof Gardens, Kensington, West London

The Old Royal Naval College is one of the great baroque masterpieces of English architecture, set in spectacular landscaped grounds by the River Thames at the heart of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.

10 Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, South East 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

Having established itself as one of the benchmarks for authentic Lebanese cuisine in London, Fakhreldine recently opened a glamorous new eatery called 1001 Nights in the basement of the legendary Piccadilly restaurant.

85 Piccadilly, Mayfair, West London

Situated within easy reach of the Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherd's Bush, Tatra offers an enticing taste of authentic Polish and East European food in stylish contemporary surroundings.

24 Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush, West London

This branch of the Bluu mini-chain does a great job of feeding and watering the City suits and others during the working week, and is handily placed just a stone's throw from Bank and Moorgate tube stations.

4 Moorgate, Moorgate, Central London

The Telegraph Putney Heath, guide entry suspended.

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

In a commanding position on Worple Road, Bar 191 plies its trade in fine wines and tapas, it oozes Mediterranean ambience while a splash of art deco sets the seal on a stylish environment for a very social way of eating.

191-193 Worple Road, Raynes Park, South West London