Set Menus for Lunch and Dinner in London, from £19.50

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 | Indian | 1 Star

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

3-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Early Evening 5.30pm–6.30pm

Kensington | British / French | 1 Star

Kitchen W8 is a Michelin starred neighbourhood restaurant on Abingdon Road in Kensington.

3 courses | Set Menu 12.15pm–1.45pm, 6pm–6.45pm | Sunday 12.15pm–3pm

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

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

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

Fulham | Modern British / Gastropub | 1 Star

The Harwood Arms is a Michelin-starred pub on a residential corner of Fulham, known for game, wild food and a Sunday given over to the roast.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | 12pm–8.15pm

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

Richmond | Modern European | 1 Star

A Michelin-starred restaurant on Petersham Road, between Richmond Park and the Thames.

3-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Dinner 6pm–8.30pm

Clapham | Modern European | 1 Star

Trinity is a Michelin starred institution on The Polygon in Clapham Old Town.

4 courses | Lunch 12.15pm–2pm | Dinner 6pm–8.30pm

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 | Seafood / Italian

Manzi's is an art deco seafood restaurant in Soho, serving nostalgic classics built on British ingredients.

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

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 | 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

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 4pm–6.30pm | Post-Theatre 9.30pm–11pm

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

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

Soho | British

Bill's Soho runs the length of Brewer Street, an all day restaurant with a semi private dining space closed off by sliding doors at the back.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas 12 Nov 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.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

Victoria | British

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

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas 12 Nov 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.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

London Bridge | British

Bill's London Bridge sits on the water at Victor Wharf, on Clink Street between Borough Market and the river.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

Stratford | British

Bill's Stratford is on The Street at Westfield Stratford City, an all day restaurant and bar beside the Olympic Park.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

Greenwich | British

Bill's Greenwich stands on Nelson Road, a few doors from Greenwich Market and the covered stalls behind it.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

Hammersmith | British

Bill's Hammersmith sits on Hammersmith Grove with tables set out on the terrace in front.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

Kingston | British

Bill's Kingston looks onto the Thames from Riverside Walk, beside the bridge at the edge of the town centre.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

Richmond | British

Bill's Richmond takes the corner where Hill Rise climbs away from Richmond Bridge.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

Shepherd's Bush | British

Bill's Westfield White City sits inside the centre on Ariel Way, open from breakfast through the day.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

Wimbledon | British

Bill's Wimbledon is on Hartfield Road, a few minutes from the station in the town centre.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas 12 Nov to 30 Dec

Tower Bridge | British

The Coal Shed cooks over fire at One Tower Bridge, a minute from the river.

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

Barnes | Modern European

Olympic Studios is a cinema and restaurant on Church Road in Barnes, inside the old recording studios.

2-3 courses | Prix Fixe From 11.30am

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

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

St John's Wood | French Bistro

Soutine is a Parisian boulevard cafe on St John's Wood High Street, open from breakfast until late.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner all day

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

Brentford | Modern British

Sam's Waterside looks out over the water at Brentford, a British kitchen built on oysters, shellfish and seafood.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.45pm | Early Dinner 5pm–6.30pm

Borough | Steakhouse

Hawksmoor Borough is a British steakhouse a minute from Borough Market, tucked onto a side street.

1-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Early Evening Mon–Thu 5pm–5.45pm, Fri 5pm, Sat 3.15pm–5pm

Spitalfields | Steakhouse

Hawksmoor Spitalfields is the original of the steakhouses, on Commercial Street a few minutes from Liverpool Street.

1-3 courses | Lunch Wed–Thu 12pm–5.45pm, Fri–Sat 12pm–5pm | Early Evening 5pm–5.45pm

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 | 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

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

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

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

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

Battersea | Seafood

Wright Brothers Battersea is a riverside seafood spot in Battersea Power Station's West Village, built around the oyster counter.

2-3 courses | Prix Fixe 12pm–6pm

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

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

Limehouse | Modern British

Bread Street Kitchen & Bar Limehouse is an all day restaurant in a Grade II listed riverside building on the Thames.

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

Battersea | Modern British

Bread Street Kitchen & Bar Battersea occupies the Turbine Hall of Battersea Power Station, a New York loft dropped onto the riverside.

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

Stratford | Modern British

Bread Street Kitchen & Bar Stratford sits at Stratford Cross beside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with a rooftop for al fresco drinks.

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

Mayfair | Modern European

Heddon Street Kitchen sits on Heddon Street, moments from Regent Street, open from breakfast through to dinner.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Early Dinner | Until 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

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 £24.50 for two courses.

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

Tower Bridge | Asian

Sticky Mango cooks vibrant Asian food near Tower Bridge, under indoor blossom trees, one of two South Bank sites.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–6pm

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 & Dinner 11.30am–close | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 11.30am–6pm

King's Cross | Italian

Harry's King's Cross is a glossy all day Italian beside the station, open from morning until late.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner 11.30am–close | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 11.30am–6pm

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

Canary Wharf | Australian / Modern European

Caravan Canary Wharf sits on Reuters Plaza, an all day kitchen of small and large plates a step from the Troubadour theatre.

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

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

Spitalfields | Modern Sri Lankan

Kolamba East cooks modern Sri Lankan home food in Spitalfields, from charred coconut chicken to breadfruit curry.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Early Evening | 12pm–3pm (Tue–Sat), 5pm–6pm (Mon–Fri)

Soho | Modern Indian

Gunpowder Soho cooks modern Indian food from family recipes on Denman Street, a minute from Piccadilly Circus.

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

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

East Dulwich | Modern Indian

Kokum cooks modern Indian food on East Dulwich Road, a short walk from Peckham Rye.

3 courses | Lunch & Early Evening | Tues–Fri 12.30pm–6.30pm, Sat 12pm–6.30pm

Old Street | Modern Irish

Daffodil Mulligan is a modern Irish small plates restaurant on City Road in Old Street, spirited and loud in the right way.

2-3 courses | Prix Fixe | Mon 4pm–close, Tues–Sat 12pm–6pm

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

Bermondsey | Italian

Cafe Murano Bermondsey sits on Bermondsey Street, the south London site of the Northern Italian trattorias.

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

Victoria | British

bbar is a bar and restaurant on Buckingham Palace Road in Victoria, with an al fresco terrace underneath London's largest living wall.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | Mon 4pm–7pm, Tue–Sat 12pm–7pm, Sun 12pm–5pm

Belgravia | Italian

il Pampero is the Italian restaurant of The Hari, on Chesham Place in Belgravia. The cacio e pepe is turned through a wheel of pecorino at the table, and the tiramisu is built beside it.

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

Kennington | French

Toulouse Lautrec is a French brasserie and jazz club on Newington Butts in Kennington, with a terrace and a Piano Room for live music.

2-3 courses | Prix Fixe 12pm–6.30pm

Bethnal Green | Modern European

Rogues is a small, ambitious kitchen on Hackney Road in Bethnal Green, where the whole menu is rewritten daily.

5 courses | Saturday Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Dinner

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 | Lunch & Dinner | Mon–Fri 11.30am–10.45pm, Sun 5pm–9.45pm

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 | Dinner 6pm–close | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 11.30am–6pm

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

Hammersmith | Modern British

Sam's Riverside sits right by Hammersmith Bridge, looking straight out at the Thames.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.45pm | Early Dinner 5pm–6.30pm

Islington | French Bistro

Bellanger is a grand Alsace leaning bistro looking onto Islington Green, a few minutes from Angel.

2-3 courses | Prix Fixe Mon–Fri from 11.45am, Sat–Sun after 5pm | Sunday Lunch From 12pm

Covent Garden | British

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

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 11.30am–6pm

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

Olympia | Modern British

Idalia occupies the restored Pillar Hall at Olympia, a Modern British kitchen inside one of west London's grandest halls.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3.30pm | Dinner 5pm–11pm

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 | 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

Leicester Square | Mediterranean

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

2-3 courses | Prix Fixe 12pm–10pm

Knightsbridge | Japanese

CLAP occupies the sixth and seventh floors of the Knightsbridge Estate, serving Japanese food high above Brompton Road.

2 courses | Prix Fixe 12pm–7pm

Paddington | Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian)

Ayllu is a dark, plush Nikkei restaurant at Paddington Central, two minutes from the station.

5 courses | Lunch 12pm–6pm (Business Lunch)

Soho | Japanese

Aqua Kyoto is a sixth floor Japanese restaurant above Argyll Street, with terraces looking over Oxford Circus.

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

Mayfair | Steakhouse

Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill is a Mayfair steakhouse, cooking some of the best steaks in London a step from Regent Street.

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

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

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–2.30pm | Early Dinner 5.30pm–6pm

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

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

Clapham | Modern European

Minnow is a neighbourhood bistro on The Pavement in Clapham Old Town, looking out over the Common.

2-3 courses | Prix Fixe 12pm–6.45pm | Sunday Lunch From 4pm

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

Chelsea | British Gastropub

The Chalk Freehouse is a Michelin recommended gastropub in Chelsea, with a kitchen far more precise than the pub setting lets on.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5.30pm–6.15pm

Swiss Cottage | Modern European

Bradley's has been a Swiss Cottage local since 1992, cooking seasonal produce with fish from Dorset and oysters from West Mersea.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Dinner 5pm–8pm

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

Richmond | Modern British

Riverhouse is the restaurant of a Georgian townhouse hotel on the Thames at Richmond, cooking a zero waste market menu.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–6.30pm

Bellingham | Turkish

Turkuaz has fed Bromley Road in Bellingham for years, a mosaic tiled Turkish restaurant with belly dancing at the weekend and a mixed grill built for two.

Sharing feast | Lunch 12pm–5pm | Dinner 5pm–11pm

South Bank | Modern British

Lasdun is the restaurant inside the National Theatre on the South Bank, brutalist concrete and river light in equal measure.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm–2pm (Wed & Sat) & 4.30pm–6.30pm

Stratford | British

HS&Co is an East End halal steakhouse on Stratford High Street, cooking Irish beef over a Josper grill.

3 courses | Lunch & Dinner

Fitzrovia | Modern European

2-3 courses | Early Evening 5pm–6pm | 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

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

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

Borough Market | Modern British

Roast occupies the Floral Hall above Borough Market, cooking British produce bought from the traders below.

2-3 courses | Market Menu 11.45am–10pm

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

Barnes | Seafood / British

Rick Stein Barnes sits on the river at Barnes, serving timeless seafood cookery with the Thames alongside.

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

Spitalfields | Thai

som saa cooks regional Thai food in a tall old Spitalfields warehouse, with charcoal smoke coming off the grill.

6 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Dinner From 5.45pm

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 12.30pm–2.30pm | Dinner 5.30pm–10pm

London Bridge | Modern British

Aqua Shard cooks modern British food on level 31 of The Shard, above London Bridge, with the river and the City spread out beyond the glass.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Dinner 5pm–9pm

South Kensington | Mediterranean

The Lavery is on the first floor of the Cromwell Place galleries in South Kensington, in a Grade II listed townhouse an Anglo Irish painter once worked in.

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

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

Chelsea | Indian

Kahani is a contemporary Indian restaurant in Chelsea, tucked behind Cadogan Hall, where Michelin-starred Chef Patron Peter Joseph brings his distinctive approach to Indian cooking over charcoal and in the tandoor.

3 courses | Lunch & Early Dinner 12.30pm–6pm | Early Dinner 5pm–6pm

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 | Dinner

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

Canary Wharf | Japanese Robatayaki

Roka Canary Wharf grills over charcoal at Park Pavilion, with a Japanese garden terrace looking on to Canada Square.

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

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 | Lunch & Dinner | 12pm–6.30pm

Croydon | Modern British

Fern sits directly opposite East Croydon station, serving modern British food built around sharing.

5 courses | Lunch & Dinner

Kensington | Modern British

Cheneston's is the restaurant of The Milestone, a five star Victorian townhouse hotel facing Kensington Gardens.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12.30pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5.30pm–6.30pm

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

Chelsea | Modern European

Medlar is a long running neighbourhood restaurant at the quiet end of the King's Road in Chelsea, with a wine list well beyond its postcode.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Dinner 6.30pm–10.30pm | Sunday 12pm–3pm, 6pm–9.30pm

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

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