Best restaurants in London - by cuisine

• Where to find a great terrine or paté en croute in London

  

  Charcuterie fans have plenty of options in London if they're after a great terrine or paté en croute. Here we highlight some of the best restaurants serving them up.

• The best ice cream in London

  

  Just right when the weather is scorching and maybe even more so on the many, many days it's not - we pick out London's best ice cream and gelato purveyors. 

• The best Spanish restaurants in London for tapas and more

  

  Hankering after a taste of your hols or simply fancy hoovering up some jamon with a lovely glass of Albarino? We pick out London's best Spanish restaurants for you to try.

• London's best steak restaurants

  

  From steak powerhouses like Hawksmoor and Goodman to "steak for a tenner" spots like Flat Iron, there's a huge choice of steakhouses in London. So we've picked some of the restaurants that we think are serving up some of the best steak in town.

• The best potato dishes in London right now

  

  We have nothing but the utmost respect for the late Douglas Adams, but when he wrote “It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.” he couldn’t have been more wrong. As proof, just look at these amazing potato dishes currently on the menus of London restaurants.

• The best tacos in London

  

  The Mexican food scene has never been better in London - which means there are some quite amazing tacos out there. We've rounded up the best places for tacos right now.

• London's best bacon sandwiches

  Sometimes what you want, nay need, right now is a bacon sandwich. Here's our guide to the best bacon sarnies in London right now.

• The best bottomless brunches in London

  

  Bottomless brunches are a very big thing in London. But how can you be sure of a great meal with the bottomless booze? Well, we're here to help you with that.  

• Seven London takes on hummus that you need to try

  Londoners love their hummus. We’re never happier than trying to beat the laws of physics on just how much of the stuff we can scoop up with a bit of pide. We’ve picked out some of the more interesting takes across London. 

• The best breakfasts in London

  

  The most important meal of the day deserves to be more than a hurried, bruised banana between tube stops. Here are London's greatest breakfasts right now. 

• Where to get the best soft serve ice cream in London

  

  Creative flavours, inventive toppings - London's soft serve ice cream options this summer are spot on.

• The best Korean restaurants in London

  

  Food blogger Rollin Lee presents his guide to the best Korean restaurants in London for Hot Dinners readers.  

• Where to get the best French toast in London

  

  In recent years London brunching has been all about avo on toast. But who really wants that, when they could be ordering one of these gorgeous, calorific French toast delights instead?

• Where to find the best plantain being served up in London

  

  If you love plantain,there's no question that London is a great place to find it served in every conceivable way. So we asked Rui Da Silva, author of A Quick Ting on Plantain, to give us his guided tour of London's best places serving up plantain right now.

• The best veggie and vegan burgers in London

  

  Who says meat-eaters have all the fun? London's burger joints are after the vegetarian pound, so if you're in search of more than a bean burger in a soggy bun, here are some of the best veggie burgers in town.