Best restaurants in London - by type

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

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.

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.

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.  

Along with having some of the best restaurants in the world, we think London's also blessed with some of the best high-rise dining options too. Here's a run-down of some of the best out there. 

We're not talking food-eating competitions territory, but if you crave a bit of a challenge, these supersized dishes and desserts across London aim to put amateur eaters to the test.

Londoners know the drill. It may technically be summer, but you should be prepared for anything the British weather throws at you.  We've drawn up a shortlist of restaurants and bars with retractable roofs so they're great come rain or shine.

Here's our run-down of notably glam restaurants in London where the fussiest of eaters can find something they'll like, and you'll have a great meal too. 

We all know London isn’t a cheap city to live in. But while there are plenty of cheap-ish eats to enjoy, there are also plenty of places that’ll stretch even the most flexible of budgets. Here’s our pick of London restaurants where you might need a shot of something strong before you look at the bill.

When you’re going out to dinner to celebrate your 21st birthday for the umpteenth time or your mate breaking up from that guy you all hated, it’s not all about what’s on the plate – you need a restaurant that does fun with a capital F. From Shanghai cabaret nights to fire-breathing grill restaurants via the Italian trattoria of your lucid dreams, here’s where to find London restaurants that always bring the vibes.  

You don’t have to be a visitor to London to take advantage of the city’s great hotel restaurants. Check out our pick of the best places to eat, that happen to be inside London’s hotels.

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

There are few better ways to spend a day in London than to stroll leisurely through a local food market; often it’s as much a feast for the eyes as it is for the stomach. Regardless of where you are in London, there’s one that’s perfect for you. We asked one of London’s best-known foodies, Kar-Shing Tong (better known as KS) to give us his top tips on where to go along with what to order. 

From barbecue to the mangal grill via the braai, London's love of open fire cooking shows no signs of slowing down. Here we've brought together the best of the bunch from chefs taking their cues from their childhood family dishes to those freshly inspired by the challenge of cooking over an open flame.