London set menus under £30

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

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

Marylebone | Indian Coastal | 1 Star

Trishna serves coastal Indian food on Blandford Street in Marylebone, and has held a Michelin star for years.

1-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Weekend Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.15pm

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

Soho | Jerusalem / Mediterranean | Bib Gourmand

The Palomar is a Jerusalem inspired counter on Rupert Street in Soho, best taken at the bar watching the chefs work.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6pm

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

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

Marylebone | Mexican

Santo Remedio is a regional Mexican cantina on Thayer Street in Marylebone, a minute off the high street.

4-5 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Tasting

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

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

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

Canary Wharf | Steak

Hawksmoor Wood Wharf is the largest of the London steak restaurants, set in a floating pavilion that rises and falls with the tide on the Canary Wharf dock, with a waterside bar alongside.

1-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Early Evening 5pm–5.45pm

King's Cross | Steak

1-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Early Evening 5pm–5.45pm | Early Evening 3.15pm–5pm

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

King's Cross | Modern Sri Lankan

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm

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

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

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

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

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

Farringdon | Modern British

Quality Chop House has fed Farringdon from its Grade II listed premises on Farringdon Road since 1869, from famously narrow oak booths.

3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Sunday

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

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)

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

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