The very best restaurant deliveries in London right now

Over the lockdown, London's food delivery scene has been improving in leaps and bounds. We've gathered together what we think are the restaurants delivering the most impressive meals right now.

Angelina

Where: 56 Dalston Ln, Dalston, London E8 3AH

In a nutshell: Italian/Japanese mash-up

The seven course delivery menu at Angelina is, they say, "modelled to reflect a traditional dining experience at Angelina, where a surreal exploration of Japanese and Italian cuisines collide." So that means dishes like truffle cured sashimi, unagi and octopus risotto, and matcha panna cotta. It's only available on Friday nights as the restaurant is being used to provide meals for Hackney's most vulnerable community 

Delivery Range: Within 2.5 miles of their restaurant.

How to order: On their website

Follow them on Instagram: @angelina.dalston.

Bocca di Lupo

Where: 12 Archer St, Soho, London W1D 7BB

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 weekly-changing meal, delivered across London, that is a combination of antipasti, mains and BBQ food. Dishes at the time of writing included vitello tonnato, tortellini with cream & nutmeg and grappa panna cotta with strawberries.

Delivery Range: Most inner London postcodes

How to order: On their website

Follow them on Instagram: @bocca_di_lupo

Endo Delivers

Where: 8th Floor, The Helios, Television Centre, 101 Wood Ln, Shepherd's Bush, London W12 7FR

In a nutshell: High-end bento box

The Michelin-starred Endo at the Rotunda was already one of the hardest restaurants to get into in London, with only a few seats. While it's closed, their chef Endo Kazutoshi has started his own delivery service and it looks like his luxury bento boxes are one of the most sought after delivery items too. The first one sold out almost immediately, but keep an eye on Endo's Instagram account for details of the next and swoop in asap. Note - he's also delivering them personally!

Delivery Range: Addresses in W, SW, NW and N (subject to chef availability!)

How to order: Email Endodelivers@gmail.com when you get the go-ahead from Instagram.

Follow them on Instagram: @kazutoshi.endo

Farang

Where: 72 Highbury Park, Highbury East, London N5 2XE

In a nutshell: Thai larder

With just one chef in the kitchen - owner Sebby - Farang has a short menu. But it's a good one and changes regularly. At the time of writing, there were two green curries on offer (one vegan - the other with Swaledale beef) along with Farang's amazing Gai Prik beer-battered chicken in sweet fish sauce glaze.

Delivery Range: Collection only

How to order: Order online

Follow them on Instagram: @farangldn

Gunpowder

Where: 11 White's Row, Spitalfields, London E1 7NF

In a nutshell: City Indian food delivered

Gunpowder's signature dishes have been given something of a twist for their delivery menu. So the Kashmiri lamb chops have been converted into a new curry alongside Karawari Soft Shell Crab. Their Old Monk Rum Pudding makes the list too. 

How to order: Via their website or Deliveroo.

Follow them on Instagram: @gunpowder_london.

Gymkhana

Where: 42 Albemarle St, Mayfair, London W1S 4JH

In a nutshell: Michelin-starred Indian restaurant

Gymkhana literally rose from the ashes in early 2020 as it returned after a big refit following a fire. However, they soon closed again due to the lockdown. Now operating as delivery only, some of the best dishes are available - including their much-lauded Muntjac Biryani. 

How to order: Via Supper

Follow them on Instagram: @GymkhanaLondon

Honey & Spice

Where: 52 Warren St, Bloomsbury, London W1T 5NJ

In a nutshell: Middle Eastern cuisine

As well as opening up this deli for food to go, Honey & Co have put together weekly lockdown meals that you can pick up at the deli. Recent dishes have included pomegranate molasses roasted chicken as well as hummus, baba ganoush, pitta bread and more. 

Delivery Range: Collection only

How to order: Order on their website

Follow them on Instagram: @honeyandco

Hide

Where: 85 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J 7NB

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 - but which suits being sent out. And it's been pretty successful, going by our recent Test Drive. It is one of the pricier food deliveries out there, though.

Delivery Range: 7 miles from the restaurant.

How to order: Order on their website

Follow them on Instagram: @hide_restaurant

Hot 4 U

Where: Hackney

In a nutshell: Two chefs from different restaurants unite to create something new

The lockdown has forced everyone to re-think how they do business - and that's what's brought us this brand new food delivery service. Hot 4 U sees St John and Cub chefs Eddy Tejada and Matthew Scott joining forces to create a highly inventive new menu every week, with dishes like Rabbit glazed in fig leaf and Szechuan daikon & milk tea bun. 

Delivery Range: Within the M25

How to order: DM Them on Instagram. Meals sent out Friday & Saturday.

Follow them on Instagram: @hot4u_ldn.

Issho-Ni

Where: 185 Bethnal Green Rd, London E2 6AB

In a nutshell: Japanese izakaya

Expect exquisitely presented sushi with a twist from this Bethnal Green spot which prides itself on providing as much of the restaurant atmosphere as it can muster in a delivery - down to the curated Spotify playlist. 

Delivery Range: They go as far south as Wapping, west to Clerkenwell, north to Stoke Newington and east to Hackney Wick and Mile End. They also do a weekly drop each Saturday to an area outside the delivery zone, which they will post each week on Instagram. 

How to order: Order via Deliveroo

Follow them on Instagram: @isshoni_uk

Read our Test Drive

Jose

Where: 104 Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3UB

In a nutshell: Spanish tapas

For those of you missing Jose Pizarro's excellent tapas bar in Bermondsey, it's currently offering you the next best thing with its tapas delivery service. Now you can have his amazing Presa Iberica sent to you, as well as top-level pan con tomate. All that and it's backed up by wonderful tw2-minute YouTube clips that tell you how to re-heat every dish. 

Delivery Range: 4.5 miles from the restaurant

How to order: Order via their website

Follow them on Instagram: @jose_pizarro

Read our Test Drive

Laughing Heart

Where: 277 Hackney Rd, Haggerston, London E2 8NA

In a nutshell: Weekly feasts

Spotlight is TLH's take on switching to delivery - intended on giving you a regularly changing taster of the Haggerston spot's food and drink. Chef Tom Anglesea's menu is available Thursday to Sunday and changes completely every week. At the time of writing, the next weekend feast features their take on a diner - with burgers, veggie burgers, fries, buffalo wings, a buffet salad and chocolate shake.

Delivery Range: Circa 3.5 miles

How to order: Via their website

Follow them on Instagram: @thelaughingheart_london.

Lyon's

Where: 1 Park Rd, Crouch End, London N8 8TE

In a nutshell: North London seafood spot

Crouch End locals must be giving thanks for the arrival of neighbourhood spot Lyon's which over the lockdown is selling everything from flour to fresh flowers. The food menu changes every couple of days - crispy soft shell crab is a regular and their chip shop chips with curry sauce are unmissable. Also worth noting - they also sell cocktails in a bag from top nearby bar Little Mercies.

Delivery Range: 2-2.5 miles (maybe further with more notice)

How to order: Via their website

Follow them on Instagram: @lyonsseafood

Master Wei

Where: 13 Cosmo Pl, Holborn, London WC1N 3AP

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. 

How to order: Order via Deliveroo

Follow them on Instagram: @master.wei.3150

Naughty Piglets

Where: 28 Brixton Water Ln, Brixton, London SW2 1PE

In a nutshell: Seasonal cuisine

The original team Margaux and Joe are responsible for the takeaway menu here in Brixton while everyone else is furloughed. As Margaux explains: "Joe will be ordering the best produce & cooking tasty home meals whilst you’ll be chatting to me for orders & wine." The weekly-changing menus sound wonderful with dishes like Devon crab with peanut and pickled cabbage or confit duck leg with asparagus, anchovies and braised lentils to enjoy. 

Delivery Range: Collection only

How to order: Call 0796 4538982 Tuesday to Friday, 2-4pm to order

Follow them on Instagram: @naughtypiglets

Orasay

Where: 31 Kensington Park Rd, Notting Hill, London W11 2EU

In a nutshell: Jackson Boxer in Notting Hill

Marina O' Loughlin raved about Orasay's delivery service in The Times, saying it not only made her feel normal but 'human again'. You can order a-la-carte but the set menus are particularly popular and you'll need to order ahead if you want those at the weekend. This is particularly good for plant-based eaters as there's a vegetarian feast for two that sounds amazing. Expect great value wines too.

Delivery Range: TBC

How to order: Via their website

Follow them on Instagram: @orasay.london

See also: The delivery service at Jackson Boxer's Brunswick House in Vauxhall looks just as impressive. 

Oren

Where: 89 Shacklewell Ln, Hackney Downs, London E8 2EB

In a nutshell: "home-style" Eastern-Mediterranean cuisine

You could make your own hummus, but if you live within the catchment area for Oren, why the hell would you? Along with chef Oden Oren's silken version, you can order whole roast cauliflower with pinenuts, Jerusalem mixed grills and more. 

Delivery Range: 5 miles from the restaurant

How to order: Via their website

Follow them on Instagram: @orenlondon

Padella

Where: 6 Southwark St, London SE1 1TQ

In a nutshell: Top pasta restaurant

Padella has concentrated its delivery service down to two dishes - but they're also Padella classics. Those are the 8-hour pappardelle beef shin ragu alongside the tagliarini with tomato sauce. You'll have to finish off everything at home (pasta's always best cooked fresh), but they'll be some of the best pasta dishes in town. 

Delivery Range: Camden, Westminster, Hackney, Islington

How to order: On their website.

Follow them on Instagram: @padella_pasta.

Pidgin

Where: 52 Wilton Way, Hackney, London E8 1BG

In a nutshell: Tasting menu only - and that means delivery too

The weekly Homing Pidgin menu for Thurs-Sunday goes live at 9pm on Sundays and sells out quickly. Unsurprising when you consider one recent dish was Roasted chicken thigh, miso and sake sauce supreme, asparagus, potato, wild garlic and parsley. They suggest paired wines to accompany each dish so you can really turn it into a special occasion.

Delivery Range: Collection-only

How to order: Via their website 

Follow them on Instagram: @pidginlondon

Quality Chop House and Clipstone

Where: 90 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3EA and 5 Clipstone St, London W1W 6BB

In a nutshell: The Woodhead group do delis, wine sales and top-tier ready meals.

Even before 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 have branched out considerably with regularly changing menus and dishes. There might be a crab salad to start at QCH with monks beard and grated bottarga and Clipstone's launch menu features a must-try Dexter beef, potato and truffle pithivier. 

Delivery Range: 10km from either restaurant

How to order: Order via their website

Follow them on Instagram: @qualitychop

Rice Error

Where: Borough, Fitzrovia (King's Cross, Hackney coming soon)

In a nutshell: BAO does delivery

You wouldn't expect any old delivery option from the folk behind BAO and Rice Error doesn't disappoint. They say it focuses on "takeaway rice boxes using Taiwan’s award-winning Chi Shang Rice, DIY BAO meals and fried chicken. The TV dinners for one are perfect for anyone currently living solo and the sides are every bit as well thought out as the rest of the dishes. 

How to order: On Deliveroo from Borough or Fitzrovia or King's Cross.

Follow them on Instagram: @riceerror.

Singburi

Where: 593 High Rd Leytonstone, Leytonstone, London E11 4PA

In a nutshell: Top Thai

Comfortably one of London's best Thai restaurants, Singburi sees chef Sirichai Kularbwong turning out a combo of the classics this tiny Leyton cafe's fanatical fans are mad for, along with a daily-changing menu - check the Instagram page for details. Clams stir-fried with sweet basil and chili are a recurring dish and a recent larb featured a tartare of Paul Ainsworth beef fillet, maquen spice, Clarence court yolk and lotus crisps. Yes, it's pretty special.

Delivery Range: Collection (and cash) only.

How to order: Call 0208 281 4801

Follow them on Instagram: @singburi_e11

Photo: Clarges

Smokestak/ Manteca

Where: 35 Sclater St, Shoreditch, London E1 6LB

In a nutshell: BBQ and pasta

The sibling restaurants are both serving Saturday feasts from the Smokestak location in Shoreditch. Smokestak has gone back to basics with a menu featuring smoked meats and top sides to go along with. Just order these, bung them on a BBQ and pretend you did all the hard work. Manteca, meanwhile, has some of its key dishes available, with top pasta dishes and their amazing potatoes and smoked cod's roe.

Delivery Range: Check the website for supported postcodes.

How to order: On the Smokestak website or the Manteca Website

Follow them on Instagram: @smokestakUK and @manteca_london.

Top Cuvee

Where: 177B Blackstock Rd, Highbury East, London N5 2LL

In a nutshell: Small plates and natural wine

Top Cuvee emerged from the very beginning of lockdown with a completely changed proposition and they've been evolving ever since. Part bottle shop, part grocery store and part ready-meal provider, they have a changing selection of small plates. At the time of writing, that includes Pork + Fennel Tagliatelle and Burrata with Asparagus Gremolata. They also have set menu options - and they'll even deliver wine to you in a local park. 

Delivery Range: UK-wide delivery

How to order: On their website

Follow them on Instagram: @topcuvee.

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