London's food delivery scene improved in leaps and bounds. Here are the restaurants delivering the most impressive meals right now. All are either delivered complete or just need a little finishing off before you put them on the table pretending you rustled up dinner yourself.
The Ambassador General Store
In a nutshell: Gymkhana and friends
This delivery store is a Best of... experience, bringing together dishes from Gymkhana, Trishna and Brigadiers. There's a selection of ready to cook family feast experiences and finish-at-home signature dishes. To go with all that, the Daru Shop meets all drinks needs with collaboration beers and wines, as well as ready to drink cocktails, spirits and more. Also, it's worth looking at Cash & Kari - the sister store that looks after Hoppers.
Follow them on Instagram: @ambassadorgeneralstore
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: On their website
BAO/ Rice Error
In a nutshell: BAO buns & more
BAO has a twofold operation going from a delivery perspective. The started with a brand new delivery-only restaurant Rice Error which concentrates on Rice boxes (which are better for delivery) and they also have regular collaborations with guest chefs. They're also delivering their unmatched bao buns in kits nationwide.
Follow them on Instagram: @bao_london
Delivery Range: Nationwide (BAO), London delivery (Rice Error)
How to order: On their website
Bocca di Lupo
In a nutshell: Jacob Kenedy's Soho Italian
Bocca di Lupo is a Soho mainstay and consistently rated as one of the best in the area. They've introduced a monthly-changing menu, each with three new meals, delivered across London. Those meals are a combination of antipasti, mains and pasta. Dishes at the time of writing included Mozzarella in Carozza, Spaghetti alle vongole and Burnt ricotta pie. Vegetarian versions are also available.
Follow them on Instagram: @bocca_di_lupo
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: On their website
Brawn
In a nutshell: TBC
Brawn's online shop features a mix of everything that people love about the restaurant. So there are dishes like spatchcocked poussin, soup, lasagne or potato, leek & Tunworth gratin (pictured) as well as some excellent sandwiches. That's alongside some of the ingredients and produce that they source for their own creations.
Follow them on Instagram: @brawn49
Delivery Range: Collection or E/N London postcodes
How to order: On their website
Comfort & Joy by Jikoni
In a nutshell: Ravinder Bhogal delivers joy to vegetarian Londoners
Ravinder Bhogal's Jikoni has garnered much praise and the same can be said for the restaurant's delivery service, Comfort and Joy. It's all about delivering sustainable, vegetarian meals across London - with meal boxes that change on a bi-weekly basis.
Follow them on Instagram: @comfortandjoybyjikoni
Delivery Range: 5 miles from Marylebone (see here)
How to order: On the website.
Corbin & King at Home
In a nutshell: The best of The Wolseley, Zedel, Soutine and more...
Corbin & King's At Home service is essentially a greatest hits menu, delivering a signature dish or two from all of their restaurants. So you can order schnitzel from The Wolseley and finish off with dessert from Brasserie Zedel. All the profits from the delivery service go to the staff, another good reason to order. Read our Test Drive.
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: On the website
Core by Clare Smyth
In a nutshell: Two-Michelin starred delivery
Clare Smyth's Core is one of London's rare two-Michelin starred restaurants and now they're also in the meal-kit business. Expect an intricate meal (although still easy to plate at home) which features some of the restaurant's classics, like the Core apple and the "Coreteaser".
Follow them on Instagram: @corebyclaresmyth.
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: On the website
Darjeeling Express
In a nutshell: Asma Khan delivers
Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express only managed to open for a couple of weeks before the lockdown hammer came down - but now you can get the Darjeeling Express experience delivered. Chicken or vegan meal kits are available and will let you get a taste of the excellent restaurant at home. If you live close by - the deli is also open for takeaway.
Follow them on Instagram: @darjeelingldn
Delivery Range: Nationwide (and collection)
How to order: On the website.
Dishoom
In a nutshell: Hugely popular Indian street food
If you can't make it to a reopened Dishoom, then they'll bring some of their best dishes to you, via Deliveroo. The menu features curries, biryani, small plates and more. And yes, the famed house black daal is also available. The menu doesn't include the bacon naan, but you can always get that delivered as a DIY kit.
Follow them on Instagram: @dishoom.
Delivery Range: Deliveroo range from restaurants, bacon naan kits deliver nationwide
How to order: On the website.
Galvin at Home
In a nutshell: The Galvin Brothers deliver
Brothers Chris & Jeff are sending out a weekly changing three-course menu - choose a fish, meat or vegetarian option with dishes including lasagne of Dorset crab with beurre Nantais & pea shoots and an apple tart Tatin & Normandy creme fraiche to finish. There are even video tutorials by Jeff Galvin showing how to finish the preparation of the dishes perfectly. Read our Test Drive
Follow them on Instagram: @galvinrestaurants
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: On the website.
Hame by Adam Handling
In a nutshell: Adam Handling signature dishes delivered
Adam Handling has brought much of his signature dishes from The Frog into his delivery service. So the chicken butter and his cheese doughnuts both make an appearance alongside bigger dishes like wellingtons and roasts. Some require more effort than others, but it all hangs together to really bring the restaurant experience home. Some unique cocktails are available too. Read our Test Drive.
Follow them on Instagram: @adamhandling.
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: On their website
Hawksmoor
In a nutshell: Masters of steak
Hawksmoor have two delivery arms. There’s the Hawksmoor At Home meat box, which usually comprises of a cut of steak, sides, cocktails and wine. Plus there’s Hawksmoor At Home Local which is more about dishes to finish off at home - like their roast bone marrow or lobster with garlic butter. They also offer a range of bottled and canned cocktails.
Follow them on Instagram: @hawksmoorrestaurants
Delivery Range: 5 miles from Air St (or nationwide for At Home boxes)
How to order: Order on their website
Hide
In a nutshell: Michelin kitchen does delivery
Hide was one of the first high-end restaurants to deliver during the lockdown, with the Ollie Dabbous-led kitchen aiming to translate the kind of cuisine you'd have in the restaurant into one which suits being sent out. Breakfast, brunch and dinner menus are available and yes, you can order their amazing birch sap croissants. Read our Test Drive
Follow them on Instagram: @hide_restaurant
Delivery Range: 7 miles from the restaurant in Mayfair
How to order: Order on their website
Honey & Co
In a nutshell: Middle Eastern cuisine
Honey & Co have put together weekly meals that you can pick up at their Honey & Spice deli. Recent dishes have included lamb shawarma, chicken tagine and even afternoon tea. The self-saucing chocolate cake sounds like a must too.
Follow them on Instagram: @honeyandco
Delivery Range: Collection or up to 12 miles from Fitzrovia
How to order: Order on their website
Jose Pizarro
In a nutshell: Top-notch tapas
Jose Pizarro's finish-at-home offering allows fans of the chef’s Spanish cooking anywhere in the country a chance to order a finish-at-home menu. We can attest to the greatness of his tapas in an earlier Test Drive. Now he's creating a new Spanish menu every week and you can add on plenty of extras too.
Follow them on Instagram: @jose_pizarro
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: Order online
Joy at Portobello
In a nutshell: Stevie Parle to-go
In addition to being a generally useful grocery service, Joy at Home also delivers the best of FLORA restaurant. Dishes change regularly and they've had meals that include chicken, chorizo and bean stew, apple turnovers and pasta from Stevie Parle's Pastaio too.
Follow them on Instagram: @joy_at_portobello
Delivery Range: 3 miles from Ladbroke Grove
How to order: Order via their website
Kitchen Table (&home by James Knappett)
In a nutshell: Two-Michelin starred delivery
If you're after the finest of fine dining experiences at home, & Home by James Knappett aims to bring his two-Michelin-starred restaurant into your kitchen. The accessible tasting menus are finished by you and consist of monthly changing seven and eleven-course menus. There's also a selection of sommelier-chosen wines and Champagnes. Read our Test Drive
Follow them on Instagram: @kitchentable1
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: Order via their website
Kitty Fishers
In a nutshell: Supper boxes delivered
Having trialled it over the summer, the Kitty Fishers and Cora Pearl teams are now doing restaurant deliveries at home. The two supper boxes are four-course meals with snacks to start and chocolates to finish. They change on a monthly basis and include such delights as Kitty's Smoked Cod’s Roe, Radishes & Crackers and Cora's Banoffee and Almond Pot.
Follow them on Instagram: @kittyfishers
Delivery Range: About 3.5 miles from Mayfair but check website.
How to order: Order via their website
Koya
In a nutshell: Some of the best udon noodles in town
Fans of Koya can opt for two delivery options. Go to Big Night for a range of meals for two - with treats like Creamed Tofu with Jerusalem Artichoke, Chashu Pork and Plaice Sashimi. Alternatively, Deliveroo is sending out their best in class range of udon dishes.
Follow them on Instagram: @koyalondon
Delivery Range: Deliveroo range or circa 5 miles from Soho for the at-home box
How to order: Order online
The Laughing Heart
In a nutshell: Big nights in
The folk at Laughing Heart - Hackney's wine cave and restaurant - say they were "inspired by our passion for Northern Chinese food & our beloved Late Night menu" to come up with their takeaway app Big Night. There's a choice of two menus - one is vegetarian - and the meal for two should be ready in minutes. They also supply wine and 'atmosphere' courtesy of candles, napery and glassware.
Follow them on Instagram: @thelaughingheart_london
Delivery Range: About 3.5 miles from Hackney but check website.
How to order: Order via their website
Levan
In a nutshell: Casual Peckham spot with an interesting wine offering
Nicholas Balfe's Peckham restaurant Levan's To Go service brings you a complete three-course 'a la carte' at home with everything from snacks and starters to main courses and desserts. It changes on a monthly basis. There's a vegetarian option and right now the seasonal menu includes a heavenly-sounding potato, oyster mushroom & Vacherin pie. Read our Test Drive
Follow them on Instagram: @levanlondon
Delivery Range: About a 4km radius from Peckham
How to order: Order via their website
Luca
In a nutshell: Italian from the Clove Club
The Clerkenwell Italian from the Clove Club stable has a weekly Feasting Menu featuring both Luca favourites as well as new dishes. There's also a Deli box with a chilled bottle of vintage Prosecco, salumi, bread and more. Order wines by the bottle or case to complete your night in.
Follow them on Instagram: @luca.restaurant
Delivery Range: About a 4km radius from Clerkenwell
How to order: Order via their website
Lyle's
In a nutshell: One of the best restaurants in the world delivers
For the full Lyle’s experience, they have a standard menu as well as a game box with dishes to finish off at home like crab & barley porridge made with Cornish crab meat, ready to be topped with fresh herbs or cep with wild mushrooms. barley, Jerusalem artichokes, vin jaune and milk bread croutons.
Follow them on Instagram: @lyleslondon
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: Order online
Master Wei
In a nutshell: Xi'an cuisine
The first solo venture from Wei Guirong, co-owner of Xi'an Impressions, may be closed to the public, but its delivery arm seems to be working to pretty much the whole restaurant menu. Order the biang biang noodles that Grace Dent described as 'emotionally stirring' or the potsticker dumplings that Giles Coren called "excellent" in his review.
Follow them on Instagram: @master.wei.3150
Delivery Range: Standard Deliveroo range from Bloomsbury
How to order: Order via Deliveroo
Myrtle (Anna's Bistro)
In a nutshell: Anna Haugh's Chelsea home
Chef Anna Haugh has devised a lockdown delivery service, Anna’s Bistro, which features more of a Parisian menu than you’d find in her Irish-influenced King’s Road restaurant. So expect to find dishes like rich beef bourguignon, a Paris burger, pork croquettes and croque monsieur to go.
Follow them on Instagram: @myrtlerestaurant
Delivery Range: About 3.5 miles from Chelsea
How to order: Via Deliveroo, Uber Eats or Supper. Order via their website
Nandine
In a nutshell: Middle-Eastern food in Camberwell
Camberwell cafe Nandine is delivering its Middle Eastern dishes to fans who can’t get into enjoy their mezze in situ. There’s savoury borek, soup, a Kurdish burger and more to choose from and you can add in some baklava for a teatime treat.
Follow them on Instagram: @nandineuk
Delivery Range: Deliveroo range from Camberwell
How to order: Order via Deliveroo
Napoli Gang
In a nutshell: Big Mamma at home
This new delivery-only restaurant from the Big Mamma Group (Gloria/Circolo) serves up amazing pizzas alongside a range of high-quality antipasti, fritti, desserts and more. There’s also a short wine and cocktail list - it’s all on Uber Eats. Read our Test Drive.
Follow them on Instagram: @napoligang.uk
Delivery Range: Deliveroo range from various locations throughout London (check their site for the latest)
How to order: Check their website
Pidgin
In a nutshell: Weekly changing tasting menu delivered
The weekly Homing Pidgin menu for Thurs-Sunday goes live at 9pm on Sundays and is a four-course menu that changes every week (and differs from the eat-in menu) giving an at-home version of the restaurant experience. You'll always get their sourdough and brown butter, with a recent dish including "Panko fried smoked chicken thigh, mornay, broccoli with Shropshire blue & almond crumb, Israeli couscous cake". They'll also pair wines with each dish.
Follow them on Instagram: @pidginlondon
Delivery Range: Collection-only from Hackney
How to order: Via their website
Pied a Terre
In a nutshell: Vegan treats
It’s all about the vegan feast at Pied a Terre. The £50 three course delivery menu is the brainchild of the restaurant’s Head Chef Asimakis Chaniotis and dishes, which change weekly could include Broccoli & Black Garlic Veloute, Gnocchi with Romesco Sauce main or Tahitian Vanilla & Maple Syrup Pannacotta.
Follow them on Instagram: @piedaterrerestaurant
Delivery Range: collect from the restaurant or have it delivered nationwide.
How to order: Order online
Quality Chop House
In a nutshell: The best potatoes in town (and much more).
Even before the lockdown, you could buy QCH's confit potatoes to go in their Farringdon deli - but the delivery arm for both that and their Fitzrovia restaurant Clipstone has branched out considerably with regularly changing menus and dishes. Most importantly, the confit potatoes, smoked cod's roe, Dexter mince and other signatures are all available. Look out for special meal boxes from time to time too.
Follow them on Instagram: @qualitychop
Delivery Range: 10km from Clerkenwell
How to order: Order via their website
Quo Vadis
In a nutshell: Jeremy Lee's Soho home
Think regional and seasonal for Quo Vadis’s finish-at-home offering. They’re serving up cocktails - including the club’s great martini - and a range of dishes, including one of chef Jeremy Lee’s legendary pies. Pair that with wine chosen by Robin Hart.
Follow them on Instagram: @quovadissoho
Delivery Range: About 5 miles from Soho
How to order: Order via their website
River Cafe
In a nutshell: High-end Italian
The River Cafe’s online shop has a small, but - as you might imagine - gloriously-curated selection of antipasti on offer, along with the ingredients and sauces to make some of their pasta dishes too. You can shop for their oils, cookbooks and meat, cheeses and more from their super suppliers.
Follow them on Instagram: @therivercafelondon
Delivery Range: Within the M25
How to order: On their website
Sabor
In a nutshell: Nieves Barragan delivers top Basque tapas
Nieves Barragan's Sabor is one of our personal favourites, serving up excellent Basque cuisine in a counter setting. But while you can't currently sit around the counter, they have an inventive delivery menu that lets you get a taste of the food at home. Sabor classics are on the menu, and there's everything you need to create one of their heavenly tortillas. Read our Test Drive.
Follow them on Instagram: @sabor_ldn.
Delivery Range: Nationwide for Sabor En Casa (and see spinoff Rico Rico for local delivery)
How to order: Via their website.
Santo Remedio
In a nutshell: Mexican excellence
If you’re in the London Bridge area, Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes have thrown open their hatch for takeaways of their amazing guac and grasshoppers, short rib tacos and more. Further afield you can avail yourselves of their Remedy Kits - choose from Duck Carnitas, Bone-In Short Rib and Slow-Cooked Lamb Shank with all the dips and sides you need.
Follow them on Instagram: @santoremedio_uk
Delivery Range: Nationwide
How to order: Via their website.
Smokestak
In a nutshell: Ultimate BBQ action
East Londoners can now order from SMOKESTAK’s weekend delivery and collection menu which includes (in addition to all the smoked meats) dishes like smoked cod roe and potato skins; crispy ox cheek with anchovy mayo; salt baked beetroot, goat cheese and hazelnut and their amazing sticky toffee pudding with clotted ice cream. They also do SMOKESTAK at Home smoked meats and DIY bun kits for a nationwide delivery.
Follow them on Instagram: @smokestakUK
Delivery Range: Local (East, North London) and Nationwide
How to order: Via their website.
St John
In a nutshell: Fergus Henderson pies
While the restaurant remains closed, the chefs at Fergus Henderson's St John are spending their time creating pies that would make people cross London for (if they were allowed to). Locals can collect a new pie every week - recent pies being a game pie or a spinach and Graceburn pie.
Delivery Range: Click & Collect only
Follow them on Instagram: @st.john.restaurant
How to order: Via their website
Taka
In a nutshell: Japanese tapas
Another new opening that closed almost as quickly as it opened - Taka moved to Marylebone and that's where their delivery operation runs now. The slightly adjusted -for-delivery menu features set menus (including a vegan option) and a huge range of sushi. And yes, they are delivering their wagyu sando.
Follow them on Instagram: @takarestaurants
How to order: Via their website.
Top Cuvee
In a nutshell: Highbury master of all trades
Top Cuvée were one of the first to embrace collection and delivery - and their own offering changes from time to time. So expect full meals on the menu and - and the time of writing there's a simple meat or veg comfort food selection. The natural wine list is well worth a peruse too.
Follow them on Instagram: @topcuvee
How to order: Via their website.
Also see....
Musette - Tom Aikens delivers a finish-at-home take on his cooking.
Townsend - AKA "Town Send", delivers something that's closer to recipe boxes, but a lot of hard work is done already
And if you're looking for something specific...
More food and drink delivered...
And for even more delivery ideas (including shops, coffee, booze, bakeries and more), check out our Staying in section.
Food delivery in London, by area...
North: Islington, Highbury, Stoke Newington | King's Cross, Camden & Clerkenwell
South: Borough, London Bridge, Bermondsey | Clapham, Brixton | Peckham, Camberwell, Dulwich
East: Hackney | Shoreditch and Spitalfields | Walthamstow and Leyton
West: Chelsea, Kensington & Belgravia | White City and Notting Hill
Central: Central London restaurant deliveries
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