Where to eat in London
10 guides: what London is known for, the places worth the trip, and what to order when you get there. Researched with AI help, checked by the Bucketdish team.
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Top tables · London
Ten London tables the critics agree on, and what to order at each
The stars, the awards and the big lists overlap on a short run of London rooms, and each one has a plate worth booking for.
Photo: Corina Rainer, Unsplash
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Pints · London
Fourteen London pubs worth crossing town for a pint
London’s best pubs are old riverside taverns, cash-only backstreet locals and a florist in Chislehurst, and these fourteen are the ones to plan a night around.
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Sunday roast · London
Where to eat a Sunday roast in a London pub
The capital’s best roasts come out of pub kitchens, two of them with Michelin stars, and most cost £25–32 a plate before the sharing joints.
Photo: ThermoPro, Unsplash
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Known for · London
Pie, mash and liquor: the plate London made, and where to eat it
London’s own working lunch is a minced beef pie with mash and green parsley liquor, and it still costs £6.55 on Tower Bridge Road.
Photo: Shoeib Abolhassani, Unsplash
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Institutions · London
Seven London dining rooms that have outlasted everyone
London still eats in rooms that opened in 1798, 1828 and 1926, and each of these seven still serves the thing it became known for.
Photo: Sebastian Coman Photography, Unsplash
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Markets · London
Which London food market is worth your Saturday?
Borough Market is still the one to pick for a Saturday, but four other markets each do one thing better, and this guide says what to eat at each.
Photo: Yusheng Deng, Unsplash
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Coffee · London
London coffee, and the pastry to have with it
These eleven London cafes and bakeries are worth a detour for one cup or one bake, and the cheapest cup costs £1.50.
Photo: Nathan Dumlao, Unsplash
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Cheap eats · London
Ten cheap London lunches, and most of them cost under £10
A tantuni wrap for £4.50 and a jianbing for £6 prove you can still eat well in London for the price of a pint.
Photo: Sezenkerem, CC0
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Breakfast · London
Breakfast in London, from a fry-up to a bacon naan roll
London’s best breakfasts come from an East End caff, a Bombay cafe and a park lakeside, and here is what to order at nine of them.
Photo: Ajeet Panesar, Unsplash
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Bib Gourmand · London
London’s Bib Gourmands: ten good-value tables Michelin rates
Michelin’s value award covers 49 London kitchens, and these ten are the ones with a dish worth crossing town for.
Photo: Thavatchai Samui, Unsplash
The photos are stock images that illustrate each guide. They aren’t pictures of the places in it.
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