London set menus under £20

Chelsea | French Bistro | Bib Gourmand

Josephine is a Lyonnais bouchon on the Fulham Road in Chelsea, doing terrines, plats du jour and creme caramel.

1 course | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

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

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

King's Cross | Korean

Set lunch | Lunch 12pm–5pm | Festive BBQ 1 Dec to 31 Dec

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

Various London | Asian

BAO runs a handful of Taiwanese counters across London, from Soho and Borough to King's Cross and the City.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm

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

Shoreditch | Italian

A theatrically decorated Italian trattoria on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch.

1-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.45pm

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

Marylebone | French Bistro

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

1 course | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm

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

Shoreditch | Pan-Asian

UBA cooks pan Asian food inside the Hart Shoreditch hotel on Great Eastern Street, a few minutes from Old Street.

4 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

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

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

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

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