Restaurants

Each £ denote £10, and the pricing is for ONE person. Price guide does not include drinks.

Stars ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ are out of 10 and is rated for taste. Stars rating does not take ££ rating into account. Value for money is roughly rating divided by cost.

Ones with a 🥬 have decent vegan options

Ones with 🍱 are cheap and cheerful / budget favourites

Northern Chinese

★★★★★★★★☆☆Master Wei – Russell Square – 🍱
★★★★★★★★☆☆ My Old Place – Liverpool Street – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Tofu Vegan – Islington – £££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Kaki – King’s Cross – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Baozi Inn – Chinatown – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Murger Han – Euston – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Lanzhou Noodle House – Chinatown – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Yi Pin – Angel – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Chang’s Noodles – Holborn – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Tian Fu Bu Yi – Shepherd’s Bush – £££ (Hot Pot)
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ San Xia Ren Jia – Goodge Street – ££

Southern Chinese

Dim Sum :
★★★★★★★★★☆ Pearl Liang – Paddington – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Lido – Chinatown – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ China Palace – Excel Centre – £££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Dumpling Legend – Chinatown – ££ (for Xiao Long Bao)
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Dragon Castle – Elephant & Castle – £££ (have a look at their stone lions!)
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Imperial China – Chinatown – £££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Royal China – Queensway – ££

Roast Meats :
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Gold Mine – Queensway – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Four Seasons – Queensway & Chinatown – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ New Fortune Cookie – Queensway ££

Other Dishes:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Cafe TPT – Chinatown – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Old Town 97 – Chinatown – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Young Cheng – Chinatown – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ HaoZhan – Chinatown – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 🥬Pot and Rice – Elephant & Castle (Claypot rice & cheung fun) – £££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Far East Restaurant – Chinatown
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ Wong Kei – Chinatown
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ East Pan Asian – Alperton – £££

Phillipino

★★★★★★★★★☆ 🥬Romulo Café – High Street Kensington – ££££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Spoon & Rice – Queensway – ££

Korean

BBQ :
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Han Kang – Oxford Street – £££ (bbq n fried chicken)
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Sula – New Malden – £££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Koba – Fitzrovia – £££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Arirang – Holborn – £££
Other Dishes :
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Duri Mart – Ealing – 🍱
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Tohbang – Clerkenwell – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Hozi – Holborn – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Bi Won – Holborn – ££
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 🥬Bibimbap – Soho – 🍱
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ Jinjuu – Soho – £££
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ Wing Wing – Russel Square – 🍱

Italian

★★★★★★★★★★ Al Boccon di’Vino – Richmond – £££££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Fumo – Covent Garden – £££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Saponara – Islington – £££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Sicily – Victoria – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Nonna Rosa – Uxbridge – ££

Japanese

Sushi :
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Eat Tokyo – Hammersmith/Central – £££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Kiraku – Ealing – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Asakusa – Camden – £££

Pancakes :
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Abeno – Holborn/Soho – £££

Noodles :
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Ippudo – TCR – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Kanada-Ya – TCR – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Yamagoya – Waterloo 🍱

Izakaya :
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Machiya – Soho – ££ –
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Tanakatsu – Angel – ££

BBQ :
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Kintan – Holborn – £££

Spanish

★★★★★★★★★★ Barrafina – Covent Garden – ££££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Andalucia – Piccadilly – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Meson Don Filipe – Waterloo – £££

Vietnamese

★★★★★★★★☆☆ Cay Tre – Hoxton, NOT SOHO!! – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Com Viet – Covent Garden
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Pho Ta – Finchley Road – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Long Que – Hoxton
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 🥬Nem Nem Nem – Hoxton & Islington
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Viet Eat – Holborn
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Viet Grill – Hoxton – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Sen Viet – King’s Cross
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Banh Mi Bay – Holborn – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Viet Food – Soho – £££
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ Bang Bang Vietnamese Canteen – Fitzrovia

Persian

★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Abu Zaad – Edgeware Road – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 🥬Hafez – North Kensington – ££

Mexican

★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Meztizio – Islington – £££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Taqueria – Westbourne Grove – ££

Malaysian, Singaporean & Indonesian

★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Mamak Don – Camden – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Satay House – Paddington – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Roti King – Euston – 🍱
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Laksa Mania – Fitzrovia – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Rasa Sayang – Chinatown – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ C&R – Chinatown – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 🥬Bugis Street – Gloucester Square – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Putera Puteri – Bayswater – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 🥬Hare & Tortoise – Various Places – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 🥬Old Chang Kee – Goodge Street – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Ekachai – Various Places

Thai

★★★★★★★★☆☆ The Great Thai Restaurant (Great Portland Street) – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Mum Likes Thai Food – (Roman Road) 🍱

South Asian

★★★★★★★★★☆ 🥬Punjab – Covent Garden – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Chettinad – Goodge Street – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Dishoom – Covent Garden – £££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 🥬Diwana Bhel Puri House – Euston – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Bombay Flame – Kensal – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Tandoor Chop House – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Ragam – Fitzrovia – 🍱
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Desi Dhaba – Alperton – 🍱

Cake / Tea / Ice Cream

★★★★★★★★★☆ Maison Bertaux – Soho
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Cafe in the Garden – Russel Sq
★★★★★★★★★☆ 🥬Olivogelo – Victoria

Other places I like

★★★★★★★★★☆ Ceviche – Peruvian, Soho – ££££
★★★★★★★★★☆ Flat Iron – Steak, Soho – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Barraco (Now Kaipiras) – Brazilian, Kilburn – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 🥬Kojo – Vegan gluten free, Hampstead – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Big Easy – American – £££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Burger & Lobster – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Herman ze German – Bratwurst
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Absurd Bird – Fried Chicken & cocktails, Soho – ££
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Geomos– Georgian – ££ (🥬 ish)
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Guanabana – Carribean, Kentish Town – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ Gallipoli Cafe – Turkish, Angel – ££
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ Lemongrass – Cambodian, Camden – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ The Grange – Gastropub, Battersea – ££
★★★★★★★★☆☆ DF Tacos – TCR – 🍱
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Icco Pizza – Pizza – 🍱

As yet unvisited… but would like to try

101 Thai Kitchen (Ravenscourt Park)
3 uncles (liverpool st)
Andu Cafe
A toca (Lambeth)
Anima e cuore (Kentish Town)
Arabica bar & kitchen (Borough)
Ariana II
Baltic bar & restaurant (Waterloo)
Berber & Q (Haggerston, Grill House)
Bocco di Lupo (Soho, Italian)
Brasserie Zedel
Bin bin Q (Euston)
Boqueria Tapas (Brixton, Spanish)
Brazilian gourmet (Cleveland St, Brazillian)
Cafe Amisha (Battersea)
Café East (Surrey Quays)
Casa de Frango
Centro Gallego De Londres (Kensal, Spanish)
Chongqing Cuisine
Cocoro
Copita (Soho, Spanish)
Daebak (Vauxhall)
Del 74 (Dalston)
Dotori
Fez Mangal
Gökyüzü
Hoppers (Soho, Indian) 🥬
Inko Nito
Lahore Kebab House (Whitechapel)
Lao Ma (King’s Cross)
Le Rif (Finsbury Park)
Ma Petite Jamaica
Mother Mash
Naru (Korean, Holborn)
Nipa Thai (Queensway)
Patara
Pho Thuy Tay Cafe
Pix
Roti Chai Street Kitchen
Silk Road
Sticks & Sushi
Taro
Temper
The Khas Tandoor
The Stoke House (Westminster)
Tortellini Cup (Finchley Road)
Trullo (Islington, Italian)
Turpan Uyghur Restaurant
Union Viet (Southwark)
Xi’an Impression
Yalla Yalla
Yasmina
Zima (Soho)

Places I won’t go back to! (for food anyway)

The Salt Quay
The 5th View
K Place
Asadal
Champor-Champor (Decoration & service good, food not so good)
Aqua Shard
Leong’s Legend
Sushi Mania
Busaba
Feng Sushi
La Pastaia
Slim Chickens
Pak Awie / Tuk Din (homophobic as hell)

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