Set menus that run all weekend in London, from £13.50

Muswell Hill | French Bistro

La Petite Colline is a traditional French neighbourhood restaurant on Muswell Hill Broadway, doing escargots, steak tartare and moules frites seven days a week.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–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

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

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 | Post-Theatre 9.30pm–11pm

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

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

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 | Christmas 23 Nov to 23 Dec

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

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 | 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

Richmond | French

Chez Lindsay is a French restaurant and wine bar on Hill Rise in Richmond, serving the buckwheat galettes of Brittany and a fuller French carte from the same green shopfront since 1988. The set lunch is £24.50 for two courses and £28.50 for three, served from midday until 4pm.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm

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 & Pre-Theatre | Mon–Fri from 12pm, Sat–Sun from 5pm

Covent Garden | Australian / Modern European

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

Southwark | Australian / Modern European

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

Clerkenwell | Australian / Modern European

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

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

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

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

Kennington | French

Toulouse Lautrec Restaurant, Piano Room and Jazz Club is a family-run French restaurant on Newington Butts in Kennington, with a terrace and a Piano Room for live music.

2-3 courses | Prix Fixe 12pm–6.30pm

Kennington | British Gastropub

The Tommyfield is a pub on Kennington Lane, a few minutes from Kennington station, with a weekend set menu and a roast on Sundays.

2-3 courses | Saturday Set 12pm–10pm | Sunday Lunch 12pm–9pm | Christmas 11 Nov to 24 Dec

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

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

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

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

Leicester Square | Mediterranean

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

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner 12pm–10pm | Festive 16 Nov to 23 Dec | Festive Taste 16 Nov to 23 Dec

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

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

Marylebone | Spanish

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

2-3 courses | Dinner 4pm–10pm

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

Southwark | Modern British

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre | Mon–Sat 12pm–2.30pm, 5pm–9.30pm; Sun 12pm–7pm

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

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

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

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

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

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 | Festive 21 Nov to 30 Dec

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

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 12.30pm–2.30pm | Dinner 5.30pm–10pm

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

Mayfair | Modern European

The Glade is the woodland corner of sketch in Mayfair, painted with trees and lit low. It is the quietest part of the building.

2-3 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

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

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

Chelsea | Modern European

Elystan Street is a quiet Chelsea restaurant off the Fulham Road end of Draycott Avenue, cooking seasonal European food across a bright, low-key dining space.

3 courses | Lunch all lunch service | Early Dinner 6pm–6.30pm | Sunday Lunch 12pm–3pm