• Amaya
• Contemporary Indian
• Knightsbridge
• $$

This with-it Indian eatery sets itself apart with a funky, contemporary twist on grilled street food.

• Barrafina
• Stool-Top Tapas
• Soho
• $$

This gem whips up super fresh tapas for the lucky handful of customers who manage to nab a stool.

• Bocca di Lupo
• Regional Italian
• Soho
• $$$

The authentic Italian vibe and cool open kitchen keep foodies and trendy sophisticates flocking.

• Borough Market
• Foodie Market
• Southwark
• $

This ancient labyrinth of a market under London Bridge offers farm fresh produce and gourmet delights.

• Busaba Eathai
• Quick Thai
• Bloomsbury
• $

Chic Thai for those in a hurry.

• Café Albion
• Cheerful British
• Shoreditch
• $

Airy café serving up well-crafted traditional British "caff" fare.

• Cecconi's
• Classic Italian
• Mayfair
• $$$

Glam yet old-school Italian eatery that draws a well-heeled "beautiful people" crowd.

• Chisou
• Sushi Spot
• Mayfair
• $$

Upscale yet unpretentious Japanese eatery with dreamy sushi and super-friendly service.

• Daylesford Organic
• Posh Organic
• Notting Hill
• $$

Ritzy-rustic farm shop and café peddling hip, ultra-fresh fare and designer organic lifestyles.

• E&O
• Fashionable Asian
• Notting Hill
• $$

Try this seasoned veteran of the hip scene for designer pan-Asian eats and people watching.

• Fernandez & Wells Café
• Artisan Coffee
• Soho
• $

Popular (and crowded) Soho purveyor of hand-crafted coffees, sandwiches, and snacks.

• Gordon Ramsay
• Upscale French
• Chelsea
• $$$$

Gordon may no longer cook here, but this elegant haute cuisine eatery still remains London’s finest.

• Great Queen Street
• Gastropub
• Holborn
• $$

Trendy gastro pub dishing out generous portions of back-to-basics British classics.

• Hakkasan
• Glam Chinese
• Fitzrovia
• $$$

The scene at this hot Chinese eatery is as sexy as they come, and the food’s out of this world, too.

• Harrods Food Halls
• Decadent Delights
• Knightsbridge
• $$

The dazzling treats in this opulent, marble-and-oak space make it the mother of all food halls.

• J Sheekey
• Historic Seafood
• Covent Garden
• $$$

This Victorian landmark has been serving exquisite seafood to well-heeled crowds for 100+ years.

• Jade Garden
• Dim Sum
• Chinatown
• $$

What Jade Garden lacks in ambiance and social graces it more than makes up for with divine dim sum.

• Le Caprice
• Old-School Brasserie
• St. James
• $$$

This glamorous 1940s brasserie draws the upper crust with swell service and a sophisticated vibe.

• Locanda Locatelli
• Sophisticated Italian
• Marylebone
• $$$

Celeb chef Giorgio Locatelli’s sexy eatery has a long waiting list and a hot yet elegant scene.

• Maze Grill
• New French
• Mayfair
• $$

Another Gordon Ramsay eatery, this time with a “tapas” menu, steaks galore, and a glam bar.

• Moro
• Relaxed Maghreb Eats
• Clerkenwell
• $$

Cheery, bustling Moro dishes up tapas and heartier bites of Spanish-Moroccan fare.

• Osteria Basilico
• Rustic Italian
• Notting Hill
• $$

Cozy, always-packed neighborhood favorite dishing up top-notch Italian home cooking.

• Ottolenghi
• Foodie Café
• Notting Hill
• $$

Teeny-tiny, ten-seat gourmet deli café packed with scrumptious treats.

• Princi
• Italian Bakery
• Soho
• $

Bustling London outpost of this boutique Milanese bakery charms with scrumptious oven-baked eats.

• Rock and Sole Plaice
• Fish and Chips
• Covent Garden
• $

Still kicking at 140+ years old, this historic chippie is one of the best in town.

• Royal China
• Chinese Dim Sum
• Marylebone
• $$

At first glance it’s just another nice Chinese resto, but divine dim sum makes Royal China shine.

• Sake no hana
• Hip Japanese
• St. James
• $$$

The scene at this discreet, upscale Japanese spot is as hot as they come, and the eats are fab too.

• Sardo
• Sardinian
• West End
• $$

With hearty hospitality, Sardo welcomes you in and stuffs you full of fabulous Sardinian eats.

• St. John Bar and Restaurant
• New British
• Smithfield
• $$$

Austere Michelin-starred foodie magnet legendary for a “nose-to-tail” approach to British cooking.

• St. John Bread and Wine
• New British
• Spitalfields
• $$

Adventurous, foodie-fave British eats in a laid-back setting.

• Tapa Room
• Pacific Rim Fusion
• Marylebone
• $$

Chilled-out resto swarmed from sunup to well beyond sundown by foodies loving the playful fusion eats.

• Tapas Brindisa
• Relaxed Tapas
• Southwark
• $

Friendly, foodie-fave Borough Market jamonería and tapas bar dishing up fresh-from-Spain eats.

• Tayyabs
• Halal Pakistani
• Whitechapel
• $

East End legend famed for generous portions of cheap, delicious Pakistani eats.

• The Garrison Public House
• Neighborhood Gastropub
• South Bank
• $$

Quirky gastropub near London Bridge that will put a smile on any brunch-a-holic’s face.

• The Ivy
• High-profile International
• Covent Garden
• $$$

Clubby celeb hangout with an elite scene, five-star service, and diverse if underwhelming fare.

• The Square
• New French
• Mayfair
• $$$$

Fine dining retreat favored by the power scene for its brilliant cuisine and subtle sophistication.

• The Thomas Cubitt
• Gastropub
• Belgravia
• $$$

Upscale yet low-key pub serving posh versions of British classics.

• The Wolseley
• Grand European Café
• Piccadilly
• $$$

The Wolseley visually astounds with its fabulous clientele and decadent take on Old World glamour.

• Tom Aikens
• French Nouveau
• Chelsea
• $$$

Elegant Michelin-starred eatery serving decadent fare in a pared-down yet sophisticated setting.

• Tom's Deli
• Hip Deli/Diner
• Notting Hill
• $$

Retro Notting Hill deli and diner beloved for its hearty brunches and dreamy confectionary counter.

• Tom’s Kitchen
• British Brasserie
• Chelsea
• $$

Stylish yet relaxed brasserie in Chelsea serving upscale comfort food.

• Trishna Indian
• Chic Indian
• Marylebone
• $$$

Sophisticated London outpost of the legendary Trishna Mumbai.