Best restaurants in London - by type

• 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.  

• The best high-rise restaurants in London, with great views across town

  

   

  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. 

• London's best XXL dishes - supersized servings across the city

  

  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.

• Almost Alfresco - London restaurants and bars with retractable roofs

  

  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.

• London's most beautiful and glamorous restaurants - top places to go for a big night out

  

  When you want to get dressed up and go somewhere glitzy and your neighbourhood hangout just doesn't cut it, here are London's most beautiful restaurants to enjoy a big night out in.

• Fancy dining for fussy people in London's restaurants

   

  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. 

• London's most expensive restaurants

  

  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.

• The most fun restaurants in London

  

  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.  

• London's best hotel restaurants

   

  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.

• The best wine bars in London

  

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

• London’s best street food markets

  

  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. 

• Flaming great - London's best restaurants cooking with live fire

  

  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.

• London's best restaurant trolleys

  

  If you're fed up of queueing in food halls, barbecuing your own meat or having every single small dish you've ordered served up at the same time, then we have the answer. You need a taste of Guéridon service - that's where the waiter brings your chosen dish to the table and finishes it off in a flurry of theatrical activity. We've rounded

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• The best sandwiches in London

  

  Sometimes there really is little better in life than a great sandwich. And, if you know where to look, London has some of the very best examples of putting wonderful things between two slices of bread. Let us guide you to sandwich nirvana. 

• London's best bottomless brunches with free-flowing drinks

  Want a little more than Prosecco from your bottomless bunch? We've picked out some of the best brunches in London where the bottomless option is a little more unique.