Food & Drink
The best food & drink in London (2026)
Where to eat and drink in London — proper pubs, Sunday roasts, afternoon tea, fish and chips, and the restaurants worth planning a trip around.
We publish 22 food & drink guides for London, including area guides for Soho & the West End, South Bank & Borough, Shoreditch & East London. Every guide is hand-picked and written up with what each place is good at, where it is and what to know before you go.
The 9 Best Restaurants in South Bank & Borough (2026)
The best restaurants on the South Bank in 2026 are Padella for cheap, superb fresh pasta at Borough Market, José for tapas on Bermondsey Street, Huton…
Read the list Shoreditch & East London · RestaurantsThe 10 Best Restaurants in Shoreditch & East London (2026)
The best restaurants in East London in 2026 are Brat in Shoreditch for wood-fired fish, The Clove Club for a tasting-menu splurge, Smoking Goat for Th…
Read the list London · RestaurantsThe 12 Best Restaurants in London (2026)
The best restaurants in London in 2026 are St. JOHN for British nose-to-tail cooking, the River Café for Italian, Brat for wood-fired Basque-style foo…
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