Best restaurants in London - by type

• The very best restaurants in London for eating alfresco

  

  For days of glorious spring sunshine, knowing a good alfresco place to eat is invaluable. Here's our guide to London's loveliest spots for outdoor dining (including options for if the weather's not all that reliable).

• The best London restaurants open on Monday

  

  If you've been working over the weekend, fancy taking advantage of hard-to-get restaurant availability or simply want to start the week strong, here's our pick of where to go.  

• Best London restaurants with pre and post theatre menus and deals

  

  We gather together some of the best restaurants in London offering pre and post-theatre menus.

• London's best riverside restaurants and pubs

  

  From the elegant gardens running down to the Thames of The River Cafe to restaurants right on the canal in King's Cross, we pick some of London's loveliest waterside gems to dine at.

• The London taprooms, breweries and distilleries serving up great food

   

  London’s brewery scene is insane with around 100 in the city right now. And where there are breweries, there are taprooms, many of which also serve up amazing food, from tacos and pizza to BBQ and Sunday roasts. Here’s our guide to some of the best taproom food to be found in London.

• London's best rooftop bars and restaurants

  

  London's rooftop spaces are open for an alfresco season like no other. Here's where you can dine outside and get a great view at the same time. 

• The best London restaurants for counter dining

  

  If your idea of the perfect restaurant visit is being up close and personal with the chefs or if you're looking for the perfect place for a solo lunch or supper, then counter dining is the way to go. Here's our guide to the best restaurants in London for grabbing a stool up at the counter.

• The best wine bars in East London

  

  Here's our list of the best places to drink wine in East London

• The best wine bars in Central London

  

  The coolest wine bars might be predominantly found in East London, but central London has plenty to offer the discerning oenophile. Here's our pick of the best new wave and old school places to drink wine in the middle of town. 

• London's best bakeries - where to buy bread, pastries, buns and more...

  

  London's bakery scene is as hot as its ovens. Whether you're after the best sourdough, seasonal patisserie or inspired cakes and pies, here's our pick of the very best independent bakeries in town. 

• London's best gastropubs - the city's best pubs for food

  

  Some of London's best food can be found in its greatest pubs. We've rounded them all up from those serving amazing scotch eggs to top steak and Michelin-starred pub food.

• The best set menu lunch deals in London restaurants

  

  Hot Dinners rounds up some of the best-value set lunch deals in London's top restaurants.

• London restaurants with real fires - keeping warm in winter

  

  We've come up with a list of places in London that will warm the very cockles of your heart, not to mention your extremities.

• The best restaurants in London for star spotting

  

  There's nothing quite like the extra frisson of excitement you get when you realise that a serious celebrity is dining at the same restaurant you are. To help improve your odds on seeing an A-lister, here's our guide to London's best restaurants for star-spotting.

• How to dine out in London like it’s the 90s

   

  If you’re loving the whole 90s retro thing right now and want to rediscover the city’s restaurants that best represent that period, let us be your guide.