King's Cross, Bloomsbury

10 Argyle St, Kings Cross, London WC1H 8EG

At the top of the Standard hotel in King's Cross, Decimo is run by chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias who has two Michelin-starred restaurants in Bristol and features tapas-style food inspired by Mexico and Spain. The views are breathtaking, and you can enjoy pre-dinner drinks at the super glamorous rooftop bar.

Unit 3, 4 Pancras Square, Kings Cross, London N1C 4AG

Hoppers offers dishes inspired by the street food of Sri Lanka and South India. This Pancras Square venue has the biggest bar of all its venues. We can’t get enough of the hot butter squid and creamy bone marrow varuval.

11 Goods Way, Kings Cross, London N1C 4PW

Sushi on Jones started life as a tiny sushi stand in New York and was immediately showered with praise. This is their London outpost, which you'll find inside the Good's Way building. There are a mere eight seats serving up an omakase sushi experience on the hour every hour and it remains one of the more affordable omakase meals in London.

Pancras Rd, London N1C 4TB

Formerly Plum + Spilt Milk, this restaurant and bar on the first floor of the Great Northern Hotel has been completely made over. It now combines the best of French and British influences in its menu and the cross-Channel sourced cheese trolley is a must.

12 Lewis Cubitt Walk, London N1C 4DY

This impressive arts venue, a sibling establishment to The Bridge Theatre, features a cafe and bar run by St John that’s open to all. Enjoy freshly made madeleines and top wines in its modernist setting.

Unit A Gasholder 10, 1 Lewis Cubitt Square, London N1C 4BY

Idris Elba has his very own wine bar in Coal Drops Yard. Wine tasting is available plus a well-thought-out selection of champagne, cocktails and wines by the glass. It’s a sophisticated spot and you never know which A-lister you might bump into!

King's Cross Station London N1C 4AH

Parcel Yard is an all-day Fullers pub inside the station, with a seasonal menu inspired by the best of British. Think dishes like lamb’s liver with bubble & squeak and red wine gravy and they also have a great kids menu. It's perfect for a quick drink before you grab a train.

1 Brunswick Centre, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1BS

Riding House Bloomsbury is a modern brasserie in the Brunswick Centre, where they're aiming for a club-like feeling inside. The modern European menu features brasserie dishes as well as a focus on healthy options, bowls and skewers.

54 Lamb’s Conduit Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3LW

This much-loved restaurant comes from Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich. Originally in Fitzrovia, this Bloomsbury location is a much larger space. The restaurant specialises in Middle Eastern cuisine and even with extra room, it's always worth booking ahead to ensure you get a table.

43 Store Street, London WC1E 7DB

Anna Tobias is an ex-River Cafe and Rochelle Canteen chef and her first solo venture, in Bloomsbury, is backed by the people behind 40 Maltby Street and it's very much about comfort food. Keep an eye on Instagram for the daily changing menu - each one is a masterclass in great menu writing.

Unit 119a Coal Drops Yard, London N1C 4DQ

The FTs ‘How to Spend it’ magazine named Sons + Daughters as one of the top 10 best sandwich shops in the world. And they may well be right, we could eat their tuna melt sarnie on repeat plus they also do delicious soups if you want to change it up.

13 Cosmo Pl, London WC1N 3AP

The chef behind popular Chinese restaurant Xi'an Impression has opened her first solo restaurant. It features some of the favourites from the original restaurant by Arsenal's Emirates stadium as well as more traditional dishes.

Arabica KX, 7 Lewis Cubitt Walk, King's Cross, London N1C 4AD

This all-day restaurant is a Levantine restaurant from the same group as the original London Bridge outpost. Food is consistently delicious, with special cold and hot mezzes, fresh day boat fish, halal steaks and much more.

10 Argyle Street, London WC1H 8EG

The huge Standard hotel comes with not one, but two ground floor drinking spaces. Run by ex-Pachamama chef Adam Rawson, there will be Isla (focusing on British coastal cuisine) and the more British pub/dive bar Double Standard.

200 Pentonville Rd, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP

Amazingly popular vegetarian restaurant, serving up all manner of veggie and vegan dishes. Their burgers are very well regarded and the weekend brunch with scrambled tofu and aubergine bacon, among others, is a big hit.

246-250 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9JY

With no bookings and super-fast Roman pizzas, this is a great spot for a quick dinner with friends. The price point is excellent too, with many pizzas all under a tenner. Don’t forget to order dessert.