Set menus in Central London

Marylebone | Indian Coastal | 1 Star

Trishna serves coastal Indian food on Blandford Street in Marylebone, and has held a Michelin star for years.

1-4 courses | Weekday Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Weekend Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.15pm

Soho | Jerusalem / Mediterranean | Bib Gourmand

The Palomar is a Jerusalem inspired counter on Rupert Street in Soho, best taken at the bar watching the chefs work.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6pm

Belgravia | Indian | 1 Star

Amaya is a Michelin starred Indian grill tucked into Halkin Arcade in Belgravia, cooking everything over open fire.

1-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Dinner 5.30pm–10pm

Clerkenwell | Italian | 1 Star

Luca is a Michelin starred Italian on St John Street in Clerkenwell, a few minutes from Farringdon and famous for its pasta.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2pm

Fitzrovia | Mediterranean | 1 Star

The Ninth is a Michelin starred Mediterranean restaurant on Charlotte Street, run with a Soho ease.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Early Dinner 5.30pm–6.15pm

Mayfair | Indian | 1 Star

Veeraswamy is London's oldest surviving Indian restaurant, serving the royal cuisines of India above Regent Street since 1926.

2-4 courses | Pre-Theatre 5.30pm–6.15pm | Weekend Lunch | Lunch & Dinner

St James's | Modern European | 1 Star

Wild Honey St James occupies a Grade II listed former banking hall on Pall Mall, high ceilings and all.

3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.15pm

Marylebone | Modern British | 1 Star

Portland is a Michelin starred restaurant on Great Portland Street in Marylebone, working from a menu rewritten every day.

1-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Early Evening 5.30pm–6.30pm | Dinner 5.30pm–9.30pm

Belgravia | British | 1 Star

The Goring is the Michelin starred restaurant of a family run Belgravia hotel, a few minutes from Buckingham Palace.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 6pm–6.30pm

Mayfair | Indian | 1 Star

Benares is a Michelin starred Indian restaurant on Berkeley Square, a Mayfair institution and a long standing pre theatre favourite.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5.30pm–6.30pm

Mayfair | Modern European | 1 Star

Michelin-starred modern European cooking inside The Stafford, tucked away in St James's.

3-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Fitzrovia | French | 1 Star

64 Goodge Street is a Michelin starred French restaurant in Fitzrovia, cooking classical food with a modern hand.

3 courses | Early Evening 5.30pm–6pm | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm

Fitzrovia | Modern French | 1 Star

Pied à Terre is a Michelin starred French restaurant on Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia, cooking there since 1991.

3 courses | Lunch Wed–Fri 12pm–2pm, Sat 12pm–2.30pm | Dinner 5.30pm–6pm, 8.45pm–9.15pm

Mayfair | Indian | 1 Star

Jamavar cooks a pan Indian royal repertoire on Mount Street in Mayfair.

3-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Whitehall | Modern European | 1 Star

Mauro Colagreco cooks a Cote d'Azur menu in the Old War Office on Whitehall.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2pm

Fitzrovia | West African | 1 Star

Chishuru cooks West African food on Great Titchfield Street in Fitzrovia, earthy and vibrant and Michelin starred.

3-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–2pm | Pre-Theatre 5.30pm–6pm

Mayfair | Italian | 1 Star

Murano is a Michelin starred Italian on Queen Street in Mayfair, elegant and entirely unshowy about it.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Belgravia | Modern European | 1 Star

Cornus is a Michelin starred restaurant a few minutes from Victoria station, with panoramic windows over Belgravia.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Mayfair | Modern French | 1 Star

Pavyllon London is a modern French restaurant within Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane in Mayfair, with a counter overlooking the open kitchen and a terrace beside it.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2pm | Early Dinner 6pm–6.45pm

Smithfield | Modern British | 1 Star

Restaurant St Barts is a Michelin starred kitchen in Smithfield, calm and blond wood lined, a few minutes from Barbican and Farringdon.

Tasting | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Dinner 6pm–10pm

Mayfair | Indian | 2 Stars

Gymkhana is the two Michelin starred Indian restaurant on Albemarle Street, modelled on the members’ clubs of colonial India.

3-4 courses | Festive 12pm–2.30pm

Soho | Italian

Franco Manca Soho is a sourdough pizzeria on Berwick Street, by the Soho market stalls, a short walk from Oxford Street.

1-2 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Christmas 12pm–close

Covent Garden | Italian

Franco Manca Covent Garden is a sourdough pizzeria on Maiden Lane, between the piazza and the Strand theatres.

1-2 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Christmas 12pm–close

Soho | Japanese-Peruvian

Chotto Matte is a Nikkei izakaya on Frith Street in Soho, where Japanese and Peruvian cooking meet over the robata.

3-7 courses | Express Lunch 12pm–5pm | Tasting 12pm–5pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.30pm

Soho | Italian

Pastaio is a fresh pasta restaurant on Ganton Street in Soho, two minutes from Oxford Circus, with the pasta made by hand every morning.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–6pm | Festive 12pm–4pm | Festive 12pm–10pm

Soho | Seafood / British

A seafood restaurant on Bateman's Buildings, the alley between Greek and Frith Streets.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm | Pre-Theatre From 5pm | Festive 16 Nov to 24 Dec

Soho | French Brasserie

Brasserie Zedel is a vast Parisian brasserie underneath Sherwood Street, a step off Piccadilly Circus and down a marble staircase.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner

Soho | Italian

Lina Stores Soho is the flagship restaurant behind the Greek Street delicatessen, turning out handmade pasta a few minutes from Cambridge Circus.

2-3 courses | Lunch Mon–Thu 12pm–2.15pm, Fri 12pm–5pm | Christmas

City of London | Italian

Lina Stores sits in the Bloomberg Arcade behind Bank, built for handmade pasta at office speed.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm | Christmas

Marylebone | Italian

Lina Stores Marylebone is tucked onto Marylebone Lane, a few steps off the high street.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm | Christmas

City of London | Italian

Fresh pasta on a terrace in Broadgate Circle, with a private dining room for twelve kept for City lunches that need a screen and a closed door.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm | Christmas

Mayfair | Spanish

El Pirata is a Spanish tapas restaurant on Down Street in Mayfair, open since 1994.

2-3 courses | Express Lunch 12pm–4pm | Saturday Lunch 12pm–4pm | Festive Lunch 16 Nov to 23 Dec | Festive Dinner 16 Nov to 23 Dec

Soho | Regional Italian

Bocca di Lupo is a regional Italian on Archer Street in Soho, best eaten at the marble counter facing the open kitchen.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm–6.30pm

Marylebone | French Bistro

Josephine brings Lyonnais bouchon cooking to Marylebone High Street, terrines and plats du jour and not much fuss.

1 course | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Lunch & Dinner Mon–Sat 12pm–10pm, Sun 12pm–9.30pm

Mayfair | Latin American

Gaucho Piccadilly is an Argentinian steakhouse just off Regent Street, a couple of minutes from Piccadilly Circus.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–6.30pm | Festive

Covent Garden | Latin American

Gaucho Covent Garden is an Argentinian steakhouse on James Street, a few steps from the piazza and the theatres around it.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–6.30pm | Festive

City of London | Latin American

Gaucho Broadgate is an Argentinian steakhouse on Finsbury Avenue, a few minutes from Liverpool Street, cooking its steaks over the parrilla.

2-3 courses | Lunch From 12pm | Festive

City of London | Latin American

Gaucho Chancery Lane is an Argentinian steakhouse between the Inns of Court and the theatres of the West End.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–6.30pm | Festive

City of London | Latin American

Gaucho City is an Argentinian steakhouse tucked into Bell Inn Yard off Gracechurch Street, three minutes from Bank.

2-3 courses | Lunch From 12pm | Festive

Fitzrovia | Peruvian

Lima brought Peruvian cooking to Rathbone Place, a couple of minutes from Tottenham Court Road.

1-2 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

St James's | Mediterranean

Riviera looks out over St James's Street from a dining space of rattan, terracotta and white linen, with a covered terrace and the Amelia lounge alongside.

1-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

Soho | Latin American

Sucre cooks Latin American food in Soho, in one of the most beautiful dining spaces in central London.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–6pm | Post-Theatre 9pm–11pm | Festive Lunch From 16 Nov | Festive Dinner From 16 Nov

Soho | Italian

Mele e Pere is a vegetable led Italian on Brewer Street in Soho, with a vermouth bar in the basement.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm–6pm

Soho | French

Blanchette is a cosy French bistro on D'Arblay Street in Soho, turning tapas sized French plates into a proper menu.

2-3 courses | Prix Fixe 12pm–3pm, 5pm–6pm

Strand | British

Romano's is the all day grand cafe inside the relaunched Simpson's in the Strand, in the middle of Theatreland.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner 11.30am–11.30pm | Post-Theatre 9.45pm–close

Covent Garden | European

The Delaunay is a European café-restaurant at 55 Aldwych, serving Wiener Schnitzel, tartes flambées and Viennese pastries from breakfast through to late, with three set menus running alongside the carte.

1-3 courses | Lunch From 11.30am | Lunch & Dinner From 11.30am | Pre/Post-Theatre 4.30pm–6.30pm & 9pm–close

Soho | French Brasserie

Prix Fixe Brasserie is a candlelit French bistro on Dean Street in Soho, papered wall to wall with vintage posters.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Pre-Theatre Sun–Wed 4pm–6.30pm, Thu–Sat 4pm–6pm | Festive

Marylebone | European / Wine Bar

28-50 is a wine bar and kitchen in Marylebone, where lunch is built around flights pulled from its own list.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

Oxford Circus | French Brasserie

Richoux is a revived brasserie on Regent Street, serving French classics from breakfast onwards.

2 courses | Lunch & Dinner | Tue–Fri from 12pm; Sat from 4pm

Soho | French Brasserie

Côte Soho is a French brasserie on Wardour Street, open from breakfast through to dinner.

2-3 courses | Lunch From 11.30am | Festive 24 Nov to 24 Dec

Covent Garden | French Brasserie

Côte Covent Garden is a French brasserie on Tavistock Street, a short walk from the piazza and the Drury Lane theatres.

2-3 courses | Lunch From 11.30am | Festive 24 Nov to 24 Dec

Covent Garden | French Brasserie

Côte St Martin's Lane is a French brasserie in the West End, a minute from the London Coliseum.

2-3 courses | Lunch From 11.30am | Festive 24 Nov to 24 Dec

Marylebone | French Brasserie

Côte St Christopher's Place is a French brasserie on the pedestrian lane off Oxford Street, close to Bond Street.

2-3 courses | Lunch From 11.30am | Festive 24 Nov to 24 Dec

City of London | French Brasserie

Côte St Paul's is a French brasserie on Ludgate Hill, with views up to the cathedral.

2-3 courses | Lunch From 11.30am | Festive 24 Nov to 24 Dec

City of London | French Brasserie

Côte Barbican is a French brasserie on Whitecross Street, a two minute walk from the Barbican Centre.

2-3 courses | Lunch From 11.30am | Festive 24 Nov to 24 Dec

Mayfair | Georgian

DakaDaka is a contemporary Georgian restaurant and natural wine bar on Heddon Street in Mayfair, a minute off Regent Street.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Early Dinner 5.30pm–6pm

Covent Garden | Pan-Asian

Gilgamesh serves Pan-Asian food on Upper St Martin’s Lane, carved Mesopotamian panelling running the length of a restaurant two minutes from Leicester Square.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm

Soho | Steakhouse

Sophie's is a steakhouse on Great Windmill Street in Soho, cooking steaks and prime rib over a fire pit of English oak and birch.

2-3 courses | Lunch, Pre-Theatre & Post-Theatre 12pm–7pm & after 9.30pm | Lunch & Dinner 12pm–close | Group

Fitzrovia | Modern European

Clipstone is a corner restaurant in Fitzrovia with an open kitchen, a bar and a heated terrace, cooking a modern European carte rewritten each day.

2-3 courses | Early Evening 5pm–6pm | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

City of London | European / Wine Bar

Humble Grape Bow Lane pours organic wine from the eleventh century crypt beneath St Mary-le-Bow.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

City of London | European / Wine Bar

Humble Grape Fleet Street is tucked down St Bride's Passage, an organic wine bar built for a fast City lunch.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

City of London | European / Wine Bar

Humble Grape Liverpool Street sits on Devonshire Row, minutes from the station, with 500 organic wines behind the bar.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Covent Garden | Indian

Paro Indian occupies the Lyceum Theatre building on Wellington Street, cooking modern Indian food around a house blend of 48 spices. The Novello is across the street and the Aldwych is two minutes away.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 11.45am–6.30pm

Covent Garden | Indian

Oorja cooks North Indian food on Shaftesbury Avenue, after the street stalls of Delhi and the dhabas around Amritsar's Golden Temple. Cambridge Circus and the Palace Theatre are close by.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–6pm | Group | Festive 15 Nov to 24 Dec

Victoria | British

Browns Victoria is a glass-fronted, split-level British brasserie in Cardinal Place, a short walk from Victoria station, with an outdoor terrace.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Pre-Theatre | Sunday Lunch From 12pm | Christmas | Christmas Early Week

Covent Garden | French

A French brasserie in the heart of Covent Garden, a short walk from every West End stage.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–6.30pm | Christmas 23 Nov to 23 Dec

Somerset House | Chinese

Poon's keeps a Cantonese kitchen beside Somerset House, a minute from the Strand, with the stoves in full view.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre until 6.30pm

Fitzrovia | Modern European

The mural-lined brasserie at the Charlotte Street Hotel, a few minutes from Goodge Street.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm | Festive

Covent Garden | French Bistro

A Covent Garden bistro institution just off Garrick Street, minutes from the theatres.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm–6.30pm & after 10pm

Covent Garden | British

Browns Covent Garden is a British brasserie on St Martin's Lane in Theatreland, set in the Grade II listed former Westminster County Court.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Pre-Theatre | Sunday Lunch From 12pm | Christmas | Christmas Early Week

Covent Garden | French

Boulevard Brasserie sits in the heart of Covent Garden behind a frontage buried under flowers, with more than twenty theatres inside a ten minute walk.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–6.30pm | Christmas 23 Nov to 23 Dec

Victoria | Modern British

The Idler sits in central London between the West End theatres and Victoria station, cooking British seasonal produce with a Mediterranean accent.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm–6.30pm

Pimlico | Georgian

Qarva is a Georgian restaurant on Lupus Street in Pimlico, two minutes from Pimlico station, cooking from traditional family recipes.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm

St Paul's | Pan-Asian

The Ivy Asia sits above St Paul's on a glittering emerald floor, looking straight at the cathedral.

2 courses | Lunch 11.30am–5.30pm | Dinner 5.30pm–close | Festive 11.30am–close

Victoria | Italian

TOZI cooks Venetian cicchetti beside Victoria station, small plates sent out as they come off the pass.

2 courses | Lunch | Tue–Fri 12pm–9.30pm, Sat 12.30pm–9.30pm

Smithfield | Modern British

Cloth is a wine led modern British bistro beside St Bartholomew the Great in Smithfield, on one of the oldest corners of the City.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.45pm

Mayfair | Modern European

Noble Rot Mayfair is the West End sibling of the Bloomsbury original, a serious cellar attached to a short seasonal menu.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Bloomsbury | Modern European

Noble Rot is the original, a wine stained bistro on Lamb's Conduit Street in Bloomsbury with deep green walls, marble tables and a serious cellar.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Mayfair | British / New England

The MAINE Mayfair occupies a Grade II listed townhouse in the middle of Mayfair, with New England charm carried indoors.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm

Soho | Italian

Bocconcino is an Italian on Great Marlborough Street in Soho, with a Josper grill and a wood fired oven going all day.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4.45pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6pm, Mon–Thu also 9.30pm–10.30pm

Fitzrovia | Modern Mexican

Madera is the rooftop Mexican restaurant at the Treehouse Hotel on Langham Place, level with the top of Broadcasting House.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5.30pm

Mayfair | Steakhouse

Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill is a Mayfair steakhouse, a step from Regent Street.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Early Dinner | Until 6pm

Mayfair | Modern European

Heddon Street Kitchen sits on Heddon Street, moments from Regent Street.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Early Dinner | Until 6pm

Soho | Modern British

A Soho restaurant on Frith Street, cooking produce from the family farm over a grill.

2-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–4.30pm | Pre-Theatre Tue–Sat 12pm–6.30pm, Mon 5pm–10pm | Festive 16 Nov to 29 Dec

City of London | Modern European

Mosaic is the all-day restaurant at The Westin London City on Upper Thames Street, with an open kitchen and views over the City.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 12pm–2pm & 5pm–6.30pm | Festive 19 Nov to 23 Dec

Soho | Greek

The Real Greek Soho is a Greek taverna on Berwick Street, with pavement tables under a striped awning a few minutes from Oxford Street.

4-dish | Lunch & Dinner All day | Christmas 18 Nov to 31 Dec

Covent Garden | Greek

The Real Greek Covent Garden serves meze and souvlaki on Long Acre, between Covent Garden station and the Royal Opera House.

4-dish | Lunch & Dinner All day | Christmas 18 Nov to 31 Dec

Covent Garden | Greek

The Real Greek St Martin's Lane is a Greek taverna among the West End theatres, a short walk from Trafalgar Square.

4-dish | Lunch & Dinner All day | Christmas 18 Nov to 31 Dec

Marylebone | Greek

The Real Greek Marylebone is a Greek taverna on Paddington Street, just off Marylebone High Street.

4-dish | Lunch & Dinner All day | Christmas 18 Nov to 31 Dec

St Paul's | Greek

The Real Greek St Paul's faces the cathedral's west front from St Paul's Churchyard.

4-dish | Lunch & Dinner All day | Christmas 18 Nov to 31 Dec

Soho | Modern British

The Ham Yard Hotel's art-filled dining room, off a tree-lined courtyard in Soho.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–10.30pm | Sunday Lunch 12pm–4.45pm | Festive 23 Nov to 24 Dec

Soho | Modern British

Refuel is the restaurant and bar of The Soho Hotel, tucked between Dean Street and Wardour Street and a short walk from the West End theatres.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–1pm, 4pm–6pm & 9pm–10.30pm | Festive 23 Nov to 24 Dec

Marylebone | Greek

Taverna Ermou is an all day Greek taverna just off James Street in Marylebone, a minute from Bond Street.

2 courses | Lunch From 12pm

Soho | Modern Indian

Gunpowder Soho cooks modern Indian food from family recipes on Greek Street, a few minutes from Tottenham Court Road.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre Tue–Fri 12pm–3pm & 5.30pm–6.30pm, Sat 12pm–6.30pm | Lunch & Dinner Tue–Fri 12pm–3pm & 5.30pm–11.30pm, Sat 12pm–11.30pm

Soho | British Gastropub

The Devonshire is a Soho corner pub off Piccadilly Circus, pouring one of London's most famous pints of Guinness above a serious dining floor.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner all day

Marylebone | Mexican

Santo Remedio is a regional Mexican cantina on Thayer Street in Marylebone, a minute off the high street.

4 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Tasting

St James's | Italian

The original Cafe Murano sits on St James's Street, a Northern Italian a few minutes from Green Park.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm | Post-Theatre 9pm onwards

Covent Garden | Italian

Cafe Murano Covent Garden is a trattoria on Tavistock Street, steps from the Royal Opera House.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm | Post-Theatre 9pm onwards

Marylebone | Italian

Cafe Murano Marylebone is a neighbourhood Italian on Dorset Street, just off the high street.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm | Post-Theatre 9pm onwards

Belgravia | Italian

The Hari's Italian restaurant in Belgravia, where cacio e pepe is finished in a pecorino wheel.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | 12pm–10pm

Clerkenwell | Mediterranean

Morchella occupies a former bank just off Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell, a restaurant and wine bar cooking a modern reading of classical Mediterranean dishes, with a counter onto the kitchen and a terrace outside.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Mayfair | Indian

Tamarind is a North Indian restaurant on Queen Street in Mayfair, cooking from the tandoor since 1994 and among the first Indian kitchens anywhere to hold a Michelin star.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Covent Garden | Italian

Harry's Covent Garden is an all day Italian on the piazza, Venetian in look and open from morning until late.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–5.30pm | Dinner 5.30pm–close | Festive 11.30am–close (weekends from 11am)

Covent Garden | Modern British

Jamie Oliver Catherine St sits a step from Theatre Royal Drury Lane, cooking modern British food all day long.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm–5.30pm

Strand | Mediterranean

Toklas sits between the Strand and the Thames, with art on the walls and one of the best terraces in central London.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5.30pm–6.30pm

Soho | British

The Ivy Soho Brasserie is on Broadwick Street, in the middle of the Soho streets that shaped London’s music, film and fashion.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–5.30pm | Dinner 6pm–close | Festive 11.30am–close (weekends from 11am)

Covent Garden | British

The Ivy Market Grill overlooks the Covent Garden Piazza from the corner of Henrietta Street, a few minutes from the Royal Opera House.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–5.30pm | Dinner 6pm–close | Festive 11.30am–close (weekends from 11am)

Victoria | British

The Ivy Victoria Brasserie is on Victoria Street, between Westminster and the station, a short walk from the Victoria Palace Theatre.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–5.30pm | Dinner 6pm–close | Festive 11.30am–close (weekends from 11am)

Marylebone | British

The Ivy Café Marylebone is on Marylebone Lane, among the Georgian streets and independent shops of the village.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–5.30pm | Dinner 6pm–close | Festive 11.30am–close (weekends from 11am)

City of London | British

The Ivy City Garden is a British brasserie in Dashwood House on Old Broad Street, a minute from Liverpool Street.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–5.30pm | Dinner 6pm–close | Festive 11.30am–close (weekends from 11am)

Soho | French

L'Escargot has been a French restaurant at 48 Greek Street in Soho since 1927, a few minutes from the theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.15pm | Post-Theatre 9pm–10.15pm | Sunday Lunch 12pm–3.30pm

Soho | Spanish

Aqua Nueva cooks modern Spanish food on the fifth floor of 240 Regent Street, with a rooftop terrace above Oxford Circus.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | Mon from 5pm, Tue–Fri from 12pm

Soho | Modern American

Rita's has been an independent Soho favourite since 2012, where modern American cooking meets British and European produce.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Covent Garden | French Brasserie

Balthazar is a grand Parisian style brasserie on Russell Street in Covent Garden, in the middle of Theatreland.

2-3 courses | Festive 12pm–7pm

Covent Garden | French

Cassette is a French bistrot à vins on Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, cooking modern bistro dishes rooted in classical French technique.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre

Westminster | Italian

Osteria Dell'Angolo cooks regional Italian food on Marsham Street, a few minutes from the Houses of Parliament, with pasta rolled in the kitchen.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Marylebone | Mediterranean

Kitchen at Holmes is the restaurant of the Holmes Hotel on Baker Street in Marylebone, cooking Mediterranean dishes in a dining space set around an open-plan kitchen.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Fitzrovia | Sicilian

Norma occupies a three storey Charlotte Street townhouse, cooking Sicilian food with Moorish influences under Moroccan tiles.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre

Covent Garden | Italian

Wolfox Savoy is an Italian restaurant and café on Savoy Court, steps from the Savoy Theatre on the Strand.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm

Covent Garden | British

The Ivy has stood on West Street since 1917, a Theatreland fixture behind its famous stained glass.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner 11.30am–close | Festive

Marylebone | Modern European

Brasserie of Light is the glittering brasserie inside Selfridges on Oxford Street, under a giant crystal Pegasus.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner 11.30am–close | Festive 11.30am–close

St James's | Modern British

Brumus is the restaurant and bar of the Haymarket Hotel, a British brasserie on Suffolk Place in the heart of the theatre district, moments from Trafalgar Square.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–10.45pm | Weekend Lunch 12pm–10.45pm | Festive 23 Nov to 24 Dec

Fitzrovia | Eastern Mediterranean

A dining room off the courtyard at The Mandrake, the hotel on Newman Street in Fitzrovia.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Mayfair | Mediterranean

A Mediterranean dining room on Bruton Place, a cobbled mews behind Berkeley Square.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Mayfair | Modern Chinese

Hakkasan Mayfair serves refined Cantonese food from a low lit basement on Bruton Street.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–4.30pm | Lunch & Dinner Mon–Fri from 12pm, Sun from 4.30pm

Covent Garden | Modern British

TOWN is a Modern British restaurant on Drury Lane in Covent Garden, with a quick set lunch and a quick early dinner either side of the à la carte.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.45pm | Early Dinner 5pm–6pm

Covent Garden | French Bistro

Henri is a Parisian inspired bistro inside The Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden, a godsend before a curtain up.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6pm

Farringdon | Modern British

Quality Chop House has fed Farringdon from its Grade II listed premises on Farringdon Road since 1869, from famously narrow oak booths.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Sunday

Covent Garden | Italian

Cicoria sits on the fifth floor of the Royal Opera House, looking out over Covent Garden.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Soho | Japanese

Aqua Kyoto is a sixth floor Japanese restaurant above Argyll Street, with terraces looking over Oxford Circus. Crystal sushi and robata dishes come from the kitchen, and the Aqua Spirit bar pours Japanese cocktails and sake.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | 12pm–9.45pm

Victoria | British

The panelled dining room of The Rubens at the Palace, a few steps from the Royal Mews.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12.30pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5.30pm–7pm | Festive 12.30pm–2.30pm

Mayfair | Steakhouse

JW Steakhouse is an American steakhouse inside the Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, serving USDA prime cuts off the grill alongside a bourbon list running past five hundred bottles.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

Marylebone | Spanish

Lírica is a Spanish tapas restaurant and wine bar inside the Cumberland at Marble Arch.

2-3 courses | Dinner 4pm–10pm

Soho | Modern British

An all day restaurant on the second floor of Liberty, cooking modern British plates.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 4pm–6.30pm

Leicester Square | Mediterranean

Whitcomb's is the Mediterranean restaurant inside The Londoner on Leicester Square.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 12pm–10pm | Festive 16 Nov to 23 Dec | Festive Taste 16 Nov to 23 Dec | Group | Festive Group 16 Nov to 23 Dec

Covent Garden | Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian

SUSHISAMBA Covent Garden sits on the piazza, crossing Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian cooking on one menu.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–6pm | Dinner 9pm–close

Covent Garden | French

The Covent Garden restaurant with the blossom covered conservatory.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Weekend Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–5.45pm

Farringdon | French Bistro

Bleeding Heart Bistro is a candlelit French bistro in Bleeding Heart Yard, the cobbled court off Greville Street in Farringdon, going since 1983.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Dinner 5pm–9pm

Mayfair | Indian

Kanishka is an Indian restaurant on Maddox Street in Mayfair, cooking dishes from across the country with a particular eye on its north-eastern states.

2-3 courses | Lunch Mon–Thu 12pm–2.30pm; Fri–Sat 12pm–2.15pm | Early Dinner 5pm–6.30pm | Christmas

Soho | Modern British

Old Compton Brasserie sits on Old Compton Street in the middle of Soho, doing brasserie glamour for tables of up to eight.

3 courses | Lunch & Dinner Mon–Thu all day, Fri 12pm–5pm, Sun from 5pm | Christmas 23 Nov to 23 Dec

Mayfair | European

The Wolseley is the grand café on Piccadilly, set in a former 1920s car showroom a minute from Green Park.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–3pm | Dinner 5.30pm–10pm | Dinner 5.30pm–11pm

Soho | British

An all day restaurant on Brewer Street, with a semi private dining room behind sliding doors.

3 courses | Christmas Early Bird 11.30am–close | Christmas 1 Dec to 30 Dec

Covent Garden | British

Bill's Covent Garden sits in St Martin's Courtyard, a few steps off the piazza and the theatres around it.

3 courses | Christmas Early Bird 11.30am–close | Christmas 1 Dec to 30 Dec

Victoria | British

Bill's Victoria occupies a corner of Cathedral Walk in Cardinal Place, a minute from the station concourse.

3 courses | Christmas Early Bird 11.30am–close | Christmas 1 Dec to 30 Dec

Marylebone | British

Bill's Baker Street keeps an orange awning over the pavement at the Marylebone end, serving from breakfast through to dinner.

3 courses | Christmas Early Bird 11.30am–close | Christmas 1 Dec to 30 Dec

Fitzrovia | Modern European

Brasserie Angelica is the all day brasserie of The Newman hotel on Newman Street, in the middle of Fitzrovia.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | 11.30am–6.30pm

Farringdon | Modern European

Quality Wines is a wine bar and kitchen on Farringdon Road, cooking well beyond what the price would suggest.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm

Mayfair | Italian-Japanese

May Fair Kitchen is the intimate Italian and Japanese izakaya inside The May Fair Hotel, a step from Green Park.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | Festive 16 Nov to 23 Dec | Festive Taste 16 Nov to 23 Dec | Group | Festive Group 16 Nov to 23 Dec

Mayfair | Mediterranean

Lanes of London is the restaurant and bar of the London Marriott Hotel Park Lane, at the Marble Arch end of Park Lane, looking out over Hyde Park.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | 12pm–10pm

Mayfair | Indian

3-4 courses | Lunch 12.30pm–4pm

Marylebone | Modern European / South African

Kudu brings a South African accent to Marylebone, with peri peri pork and confit sea trout among the plates.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Mayfair | Italian

Novikov runs two restaurants under one roof on Berkeley Street, one Italian and one Asian, a minute from Green Park.

2-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–5.30pm | Lunch 12pm–4pm

Whitehall | Italian

Mezzogiorno is the southern Italian restaurant at the Corinthia on Whitehall Place, a few minutes from Embankment.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Mayfair | Seafood / British

Lilibet's is a glamorous art deco seafood restaurant on Bruton Street in Mayfair, a minute from Berkeley Square.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Mayfair | Italian

Il Gattopardo is a polished Italian on Albemarle Street in Mayfair, a short walk from the Royal Academy.

2-3 courses | Lunch Lunch | Early Dinner 5pm–6.45pm

Fitzrovia | Modern British

Berners Tavern is the grand restaurant inside The London EDITION on Berners Street.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Dinner 5pm–9.45pm

Mayfair | Latin American

Amazónico brings Latin American cooking, threaded with Asian and Mediterranean influences, to Berkeley Square in Mayfair.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Mayfair | Italian

Nipotina is a neighbourhood Italian restaurant on South Audley Street in Mayfair, open right through the day, where handmade pasta and seasonal produce sit behind an all-day set menu at £34 for two courses.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | Mon–Sat 12pm–10.15pm; Sun 12pm–9pm

Soho | Pan-Asian

Tattu Soho is a Pan-Asian restaurant on the rooftop of Outernet's Now Building, above Tottenham Court Road station.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4.45pm | Lunch From 1 Jan | Christmas

Holborn | Indian

Colonel Saab occupies the former Holborn Town Hall on High Holborn, lavishly decorated and cooking right across the Subcontinent.

2-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Set £65 6pm–10pm | Set £85 6pm–10pm

Covent Garden | Latin American

Crudo is the Seven Dials site on Monmouth Street, sending out ceviche, tiradito and Latin American small plates for the whole table.

5-6 courses | All Day All day | Pre/Post-Theatre Until 6pm & after 9pm | Festive

Covent Garden | French Brasserie

Brasserie Max is the brasserie inside the Covent Garden Hotel, a few streets from the West End stages.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–6pm & 9pm–10.30pm | Festive 23 Nov to 24 Dec

Mayfair | Modern European

A Mayfair townhouse restaurant on Bruton Place, with a menu rewritten every fortnight.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Mayfair | British / French

Langan's Brasserie is a Mayfair institution on Stratton Street, just off Piccadilly, revived with the swagger of its heyday.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–6.30pm | Dinner from 9pm

Bank | Modern French

Coq d'Argent is the City's original rooftop restaurant, above No. 1 Poultry with terraces over the Bank of England.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Festive From 17 Nov

Victoria | British

The Cavalry Bar, formerly The New York Bar, is the lacquered red cocktail bar at The Rubens at the Palace in Victoria, serving a full menu through the afternoon and evening.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 4pm–6.45pm

Bloomsbury | Modern British

The Blue Door Bistro is the restaurant of The Montague on the Gardens in Bloomsbury, doing informal dining right by the British Museum.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner 12.30pm–2.30pm, 5.30pm–10pm | Festive 25 Dec

Mayfair | Seafood / British

Bentley's is an oyster bar and seafood restaurant on Swallow Street in Mayfair, the short lane that links Regent Street to Piccadilly.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Pre-Theatre 4.30pm–6pm

Fitzrovia | Modern European

74 Charlotte Street by Ben Murphy cooks a short modern European menu over two floors of a Fitzrovia townhouse, with a bar at street level and the kitchen sending to a narrow dining space above.

2-3 courses | Festive 12pm–2.30pm; dinner Tue–Thu 5pm–9.30pm, Fri–Sat 5pm–7pm

Marylebone | Japanese

Aki London occupies a Grade II listed former banking hall on Cavendish Square, the sushi counter and robata grill working under the original plasterwork and chandeliers.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

City of London | Italian

Larch is the Italian restaurant inside Sky Garden, under the Walkie Talkie's panoramic glass dome.

2 courses | Prix Fixe 12pm–8pm

Westminster | Modern Indian

The Cinnamon Club occupies the old Westminster Library on Great Smith Street, cooking inventive modern Indian food minutes from Parliament.

3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6pm | Post-Theatre 9pm–close

Marylebone | Modern British

108 Brasserie is the all-day restaurant of The Marylebone hotel, set on the cobbles of Marylebone Lane with a terrace and a cocktail bar alongside.

2-3 courses | Sunday Lunch 12pm–5pm

St James's | Indian

Chutney Mary has been cooking multi-regional Indian food since 1990, now settled in an elegant St James's Street home with the Pukka Bar at its front.

2-7 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Weekend Lunch 12pm–2.45pm | Pre-Theatre & Dinner Mon–Sat 5.30pm–6.15pm, Sun 6pm–6.15pm & daily 9.15pm–10pm | Thanksgiving 23 Nov to 28 Nov

Fitzrovia | Japanese Robatayaki

Roka is a robatayaki on Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia, built around the grill counter at its centre.

5-6 courses | Classic 12pm–3pm, from 5pm | Premium 12pm–3pm, from 5pm

Mayfair | Japanese Robatayaki

Roka Mayfair cooks over the robata on North Audley Street, minutes from Oxford Street, with a terrace open all day.

6 courses | Classic From 12pm | Premium From 12pm

Covent Garden | Japanese Robatayaki

Roka Aldwych sets its robata grill down the middle of the restaurant, a few minutes from Covent Garden and the Strand theatres.

6 courses | Classic 12pm–3.30pm, from 5pm | Premium 12pm–3.30pm, from 5pm

Strand | Steakhouse

STK Strand is the modern steakhouse inside ME London on the Strand, a few minutes from the Covent Garden theatres.

3 courses | Dinner Evening service | Festive

Somerset House | Modern British

Spring occupies the New Wing of Somerset House, and its Scratch menu is cooked entirely from produce that would otherwise be thrown away.

3 courses | Early Dinner 5.30pm–6.15pm

Whitehall | French Brasserie

Saison is a French brasserie under a winter garden roof in the Old War Office, Whitehall.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–6pm

Bloomsbury | Modern British

Fitz’s Brasserie sits beneath the plaster cherubs and chandeliers of the Kimpton Fitzroy on Russell Square, serving traditional British plates through a modern lens. The set lunch runs Monday to Saturday, £41 for two courses and £48 for three.

2-3 courses | Set Lunch 12pm–6.30pm | Festive Lunch 16 Nov to 4 Jan | Festive Dinner 16 Nov to 4 Jan

Covent Garden | Modern British

Indigo is the signature restaurant at One Aldwych, London's cultured independent hotel in the heart of Covent Garden. With London's best culture and theatres on the doorstep, Indigo is perfectly placed for pre-theatre dining.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.30pm | Festive Lunch Wed–Fri 12pm–2.30pm; Sat 12.30pm–2.30pm | Festive Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.30pm

Mayfair | Indian

Trèsind Mayfair is a progressive Indian restaurant on Hanover Street, a few minutes' walk from Oxford Circus.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Mayfair | Modern British

Corrigan's Mayfair sits off Grosvenor Square, built on British and Irish produce and game.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Early Dinner 5pm–6.45pm

Victoria | Indian

The Curry Room is the Indian restaurant at The Rubens at the Palace in Victoria, opposite the Royal Mews, cooking curries from Punjab to Bengal and Goa.

2-3 courses | Dinner 5.30pm–10pm | Festive 31 Dec

City of London | Modern French

CORD is the Fleet Street restaurant of the Le Cordon Bleu culinary institute, occupying a grade II listed Lutyens designed building in the City.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Early Dinner 5.30pm–6.30pm

Marylebone | Modern British

The Winter Garden is the restaurant of The Landmark London on Marylebone Road, its tables set among palm trees beneath an eight-storey glass atrium.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Dinner 6.30pm–10pm

Covent Garden | Japanese

Sticks'n'Sushi Covent Garden is a Japanese restaurant on Henrietta Street, a short walk from the piazza and the theatres of the West End.

Sharing | Lunch & Dinner

Soho | Japanese

Sticks'n'Sushi Soho is a Japanese restaurant on Beak Street, beside Carnaby Street.

Sharing | Lunch & Dinner

Victoria | Japanese

Sticks'n'Sushi Victoria is a Japanese restaurant in Nova, close to Victoria station and the Victoria Palace and Apollo theatres.

Sharing | Lunch & Dinner

St James's | Modern British

A sustainability minded restaurant in St James's Market, near Piccadilly Circus.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

Mayfair | Modern British

34 Mayfair is a restaurant on South Audley Street at the corner of Grosvenor Square, its frontage dressed each Christmas as a festive installation.

2-3 courses | Festive 12pm–5pm

City of London | Modern British

Fenchurch is a restaurant on the 37th floor of Sky Garden in the City, with views across London and cooking that brings Caribbean flavour to British produce.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

Smithfield | French

Le Cafe du Marche is a converted warehouse down a cobbled mews off Charterhouse Square, unchanged in the best way since 1986.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Dinner 6pm–9.30pm

City of London | Modern British

Darwin Brasserie sits at the top of the Walkie Talkie inside Sky Garden, with the widest view in the City.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | 3pm–10.30pm

City of London | Turkish

Leydi brings Istanbul cooking to a City hotel, with meze, lahmacun and kebabs sent out for the whole table.

Sharing feast | Lunch & Dinner Mon–Fri 12pm–10pm, Sat 3pm–10pm | Festive

City of London | Modern British

Duck & Waffle sits high in Heron Tower on Bishopsgate, a kitchen that never closes, with the City and the towers around Liverpool Street below the windows.

3 courses | Sunday Lunch 11.30am–3.30pm

Covent Garden | New Zealand

Caravan Covent Garden is the New Zealand-born all day restaurant on Drury Lane, next door to the Gillian Lynne Theatre.

3 courses | Lunch & Dinner

Clerkenwell | New Zealand

Caravan Exmouth Market is where the New Zealand-born group began, on a corner of the Clerkenwell market street.

3 courses | Lunch & Dinner

City of London | New Zealand

Caravan City sits inside Bloomberg Arcade off Queen Victoria Street, a few minutes from Bank and Cannon Street.

3 courses | Lunch & Dinner

Fitzrovia | New Zealand

Caravan Fitzrovia fills the former BBC Radio 1 headquarters on Great Portland Street.

3 courses | Lunch & Dinner

Strand | British

Savoy Grill is the art deco grill inside The Savoy, a few minutes from the Strand theatres.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–5.45pm | Festive 16 Nov to 4 Jan