Anyone who says that finding a good place to eat in London is difficult or expensive probably hasn’t visited in the last seven years. It’s impossible to keep up with all the new top-quality affordable restaurants.
Here’s a quick guide to some of the best places to start your research:
How to find a restaurants, cafe or takeaway
Time Out website
The Time Out website is one of the best places for a restaurant, cafe or takeaway recommendation. Narrow your search by area, cuisine and select the ‘Critics Choice’ option for their top recommendations.
If you want to browse a list of some of the best, you can’t go wrong with their list of London’s 100 best cheap eats or top 100 restaurants.
The Evening Standard
The website of London’s free evening newspaper, The Evening Standard, has regular features on places to eat and reviews of new openings.
New restaurant openings
Hot Dinners and London Eater are the best places to find out about new restaurants in London and general information about the London food scene.
Pubs
The quality of food in London pubs varies and a good pub might not be the best place to eat. Time Out has a decent guide to gastropubs.
If you’re more interested in the beer, try CAMRA for reviews and recommendations.