London two-course set menus

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

Peckham | Modern European | Bib Gourmand

Levan is a Bib Gourmand bistro on a side street off Rye Lane in Peckham, natural wine stacked to the ceiling and records behind the pass.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Richmond | French | Bib Gourmand

A Bib Gourmand French bistro on Kew Road in Richmond.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Saturday 12pm–4pm | Sunday 12pm–4pm

Shoreditch | Italian | Bib Gourmand

Manteca is a nose to tail Italian on Curtain Road in Shoreditch, handmaking its pasta and curing its own salumi downstairs.

2-3 courses | Lunch

Maida Vale | British Gastropub | Bib Gourmand

The Hero of Maida is a smart corner pub in Maida Vale and a Top 50 Gastropub, cooking a seasonal menu that turns over often.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Fitzrovia | Regional Indian | Bib Gourmand

Pahli Hill cooks regional Indian food in Fitzrovia and holds a Bib Gourmand, with a cocktail bar hidden in the basement.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5.45pm

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

Wandsworth | Modern French | 1 Star

Chez Bruce looks out over Wandsworth Common from Bellevue Road, a Michelin starred fixture of south London.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2pm

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

Spitalfields | Modern French | 1 Star

Galvin La Chapelle occupies a Grade II listed Victorian school hall on Spital Square, with vaulted ceilings soaring over the tables.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.45am–2.15pm | Festive 9 Nov to 30 Dec

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

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

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

Camden Town | Greek

Andromeda is a warm, traditional Greek Cypriot taverna on Plender Street in Camden Town, doing taramosalata, moussaka and grilled sheftalia.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

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

King's Cross | Italian

Lina Stores King's Cross is on Stable Street beside Coal Drops Yard, a short walk from the station.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

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

Marylebone | Italian

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

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

Clapham | Italian

Lina Stores Clapham sits on The Pavement in Clapham Old Town, handmade pasta a few steps from the Common.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

Kensington | Italian

Lina Stores South Kensington sits on Exhibition Road, opposite the museums, making its pasta by hand.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

Shoreditch | Italian

Lina Stores Shoreditch spreads a restaurant and bar over two floors of Shoreditch High Street.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

City of London | Italian

Lina Stores Broadgate Circle is a step from Liverpool Street, pasta made by hand in the middle of the City.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

Chiswick | French brasserie

High Road Brasserie sits on Chiswick High Road, open from breakfast with tables out on the pavement.

2-3 courses | Weekday lunch 12pm–4pm

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

King's Cross | Modern British

Rotunda is a canalside British grill at Kings Place on York Way, with its own farm in Northumberland supplying the beef.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm

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

Vauxhall | Modern British

Brunswick House is a Georgian mansion stranded at Vauxhall Cross, filled floor to ceiling with antiques for sale.

2-3 courses | Set Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Group Banquet 12pm–2.30pm, 6pm–9.45pm | Sunday Group Banquet 12pm–3.45pm

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

Highgate | British Gastropub

The Flask has stood on Highgate West Hill since 1663, a wood panelled warren of a pub with one of the better terraces in north London.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11am–5pm

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 2 Nov to 30 Dec

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 2 Nov to 30 Dec

Soho | British

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

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Group 11.30am–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | 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.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Group 11.30am–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | 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.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Group 11.30am–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | 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.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Group 11.30am–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec 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 | Group 11.30am–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec 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 | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec 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 | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec 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 Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec 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 Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec 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 | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec 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 | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec 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 Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec to 30 Dec

Fitzrovia | Peruvian

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

1-2 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

Tower Bridge | French

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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 | 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

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

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

Wimbledon Village | French Brasserie

Cote Wimbledon is a French brasserie a couple of minutes from the All England Club, open from early morning through the day.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 11.30am–5pm | Festive 24 Nov to 24 Dec

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

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

Wandsworth | French

Gazette Trinity is a French brasserie in a light conservatory beside Wandsworth Common, with a winter garden terrace.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Christmas 23 Nov to 24 Dec

Putney | French

Gazette Putney is a French brasserie on Upper Richmond Road with a pavement terrace, minutes from East Putney.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Christmas 23 Nov to 24 Dec

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

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

Clapham | British Gastropub

The Abbeville is a neighbourhood pub on Abbeville Road in Clapham, between Clapham Common and Clapham South, with a set lunch every weekday.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Christmas 11 Nov to 24 Dec

Battersea | British Gastropub

The Bolingbroke is a pub on Northcote Road in Battersea, with a set lunch every weekday from noon until 4pm.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm

Fitzrovia | Modern European

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

Stoke Newington | British Gastropub

The Clarence Tavern is a neighbourhood gastropub on Stoke Newington Church Street, cooking from a short menu that changes with the week.

2-3 courses | 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

Docklands | European / Wine Bar

Humble Grape Canary Wharf is a waterside wine bar on Mackenzie Walk, looking out over the dock.

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 | 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

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

Oscar is the restaurant and bar of the Charlotte Street Hotel, a bright Fitzrovia address hung with Bloomsbury Group art. Goodge Street is three minutes away.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm | Festive 2 Nov to 24 Dec

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

Docklands | British Gastropub

The Gun is a historic riverside pub in Docklands, looking straight across the Thames at the O2.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Victoria | Italian

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

Chelsea | Modern British

A farm to fork British bistro on the King's Road, cooking produce from the family farm.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

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, cooking some of the best steaks in London 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, open from breakfast through to dinner.

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

Islington | British Gastropub

The Pig and Butcher is a gastropub on Liverpool Road in Islington, with a weekday set lunch of two or three courses.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

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

Notting Hill | Greek

Mazi is a long standing modern Greek on Hillgate Street, a minute off Notting Hill Gate.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

Dalston | Turkish

Mangal 2 sits on the Dalston strip, an ocakbasi institution that grew into a modern Turkish kitchen. Everything still passes over the charcoal at the front.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.45pm

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

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

City of London | Australian / Modern European

2-3 courses | Lunch Lunch

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

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

Hackney | Modern British

Sune is a sunlit neighbourhood restaurant near Broadway Market in Hackney, cooking comfort food with more invention than the price suggests.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.45pm

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

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

Chelsea | Modern Mexican

Ixchel is a modern Mexican restaurant and tequila bar on the King’s Road in Chelsea.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

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

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

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

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

Paddington | Modern British

Smith's Bar & Grill is a Modern British grill at Paddington Central, two minutes from the station.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm

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

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

Knightsbridge | Italian

San Carlo Knightsbridge is a glamorous Italian just off Brompton Road, a short walk from Harrods.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm

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

Islington | European / Wine Bar

Humble Grape Islington is a wine bar on Theberton Street, a minute from the Almeida.

2 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.30pm

Westminster | Italian

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

Notting Hill | Mediterranean

The Barbary Notting Hill cooks North African, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food on Westbourne Grove.

2 courses | Lunch

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 | Festive 4 Nov to 29 Dec

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

Knightsbridge | Italian

SETTE is the contemporary Italian inside the Bvlgari Hotel in Knightsbridge, a minute from Hyde Park.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

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 | Mediterranean

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

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.45pm

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

Fitzrovia | Spanish

Arros QD cooks Valencian rice over an open wood fire on Eastcastle Street in Fitzrovia.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

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

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

King's Cross | Mediterranean

Coal Office sits canalside at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross, cooking Jerusalem food in a space designed to the inch.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

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

Paddington | Asian

CE LA VI occupies the seventeenth and eighteenth floors of Paddington Square, the highest rooftop in west London.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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 | 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

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

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

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

Southwark | Modern British

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

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

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

Islington | Modern European

Frederick's has been a family run fixture of Camden Passage in Islington since 1969, tucked off the antiques market.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

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

Chelsea | Modern British

No. Fifty Cheyne is a restaurant on Cheyne Walk in Old Chelsea, a short walk from Albert Bridge, with an open grill at the centre of the kitchen.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Early Evening 5.30pm–6.30pm

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

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

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 | Italian

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

2-3 courses | Lunch Lunch

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

Islington | Modern European

A modern European neighbourhood restaurant on Essex Road in Islington.

2-3 courses | Weekend Lunch 12pm–4pm

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 | Dinner

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

Hackney | Modern British / Gastropub

The Marksman is a Hackney Road pub with a serious kitchen behind it, and a former Pub of the Year.

2-3 courses | Sunday Lunch 12pm–4pm

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

Tower Bridge | Steakhouse

Cooper's Cut is the steakhouse inside the Four Seasons at Ten Trinity Square, two minutes from Fenchurch Street and Tower Hill.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2pm

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

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

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