The best set dinner menus in London

Wanstead | French | Bib Gourmand

Provender is a French café bistro on Wanstead High Street, where the kitchen cooks escargots, French onion soup and steak frites with Béarnaise.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Dinner 4pm–9.30pm

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

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

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

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

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

Battersea | Italian

Fiume is a riverside Italian at Circus West Village beneath Battersea Power Station, with a terrace on the Thames.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner | Mon–Thu all day, Fri 12pm–5pm

Nunhead | British Gastropub

The Waverley Arms is a neighbourhood pub in Nunhead, running date nights, steak nights and Fish Fridays through the week.

2-3 courses | Dinner | Tuesday evenings

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 | 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

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

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

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

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

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 | Dinner 4pm–10pm

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

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

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–Thu 11.30am–10.45pm, Fri 12pm–6pm, 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

Primrose Hill | Greek

Lemonia has been a Primrose Hill institution on Regent's Park Road for decades, all mezze, grilled fish and baklava. The summit of Primrose Hill is a short walk from the door.

3 courses | Dinner 5.30pm–10pm

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 2 Nov to 29 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bethnal Green | French Bistro

Bistrotheque hides up a warehouse staircase on Wadeson Street in Bethnal Green, an east London institution for warehouse chic dining and camp piano brunches.

2-5 courses | Dinner 6pm–10pm

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 | 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

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

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 | 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

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

Fitzrovia | Modern European

74 Charlotte Street 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 | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Dinner 5pm–9.30pm | Festive 1 Dec to 31 Dec

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 | Festive Lunch & Early Evening 1 Dec to 31 Dec

Spitalfields | Middle Eastern (Vegetarian)

Bubala cooks vegetarian Middle Eastern small plates on Commercial Street in Spitalfields, all of it built for sharing.

Tasting | Dinner | From 5.30pm (Sat 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 | 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mayfair | Modern European

The Gallery is the pink walled restaurant at sketch on Conduit Street, as much an art installation as a place to eat.

3 courses | Dinner 5.30pm–close

Croydon | Modern British

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

5 courses | Lunch & Dinner

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

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

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

Tooting | Modern British (tasting)

Smoke & Salt is a Michelin listed tasting menu restaurant in Tooting, with dishes that turn over with the season.

Tasting | Craft 6pm–6.30pm | Culture 6pm–10pm

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

Battersea | Portuguese / Iberian

JOIA is a Portuguese and Iberian restaurant on the upper floors of a Battersea hotel, looking out over the river and the Power Station.

3 courses | Dinner 6pm–6.30pm seating