Best restaurants in London - by type

• Fancy dining for fussy people at 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. 

• 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.  

• 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).

• 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 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.

• The best London restaurants with set lunch menu deals

  

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

  

  London's bakery scene is better than ever. Whether you're after the best sourdough, sublime pastries or wonderful milk loaves, here are the very best bakeries in town. 

• 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.

• 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.  

• The best dog-friendly restaurants in London

  

  It feels as though almost every Londoner either has a dog, or access to one. But if you're looking for somewhere more elevated than a pub to take them, that can be a bit of a quandary. We've scoured the city for London's best restaurants where dogs are more than welcome inside.

• The best London restaurants for counter dining

  

  If you want to get up close and personal with the chefs or are 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.

• 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.