This blog post has been updated after my visit to London in Sept 2025! If you have anything else to add, please feel free to do so in the comments below
So many new places and little time to explore, however, here’s what I liked:
Breakfast
- Café Murano Marylebone (Angela Hartnett)
- The Laundry
- White Mulberries
- Sudu (Malaysian Eatery)
- Dudley’s (Speciality Coffee & Brunch) – No bookings
- Imad’s Syrian Kitchen
- Hoko (Hong Kong Cafe)
- Holy Carrot Restaurant (Weekend Brunch)
- BlueBird Chelsea
- The Good Egg
- Farm Girl Soho (or South Kensington)
- Monmouth Coffee Company
- Ozone Coffee Roasters
- The Modern Pantry
- Hubbard & Bell at the Hoxton Hotel
- The Providores
- Granger & Co
- Cafe 202
- Elancafe
- Granger and Co.
- Nopi
- The Black Penny
- Bill’s (Weekend brunches)
- Ottolenghi (Islington)
- Chiltern Firehouse
- Honey & Co.
- Opso
- Trade
- The Woleseley
- The Riding House Cafe
- Scott’s
- The Buttery at Limetree Hotel
- Duck and Waffle
- Friends of Ours
- Where The Pancakes Are (London Bridge & Battersea Power Station)
Tip: Call and check what time breakfast starts and ends before you go.
Italian
- Barbarella (Canary Wharf)
- Ave Mario
- Circolo Popolare, Fitzrovia
- L’Anima
- Cafe Murano Marylebone
- ll Baretto
- C London (Cipriani)
- The River Cafe
- Assunta Madre
- Daphne’s
- Novikov
- Cecconi’s
- Babbo (Mayfair)
- Ziani
- Sale E Pepe
- IL PIZZAIOLO (Mayfair)
- Locatelli at National Gallery
Burgers
- Meatliquor
- Black Bear Burger (Brixton / Exmouth Market / Shoreditch)
- Ferdi
- Mother Flipper
- Spuntino
- Patty & Bun
- Burger and Lobster
- Bleecker St
- Stax Diner
- Boom Burger (Notting Hill)
- Smokestak (Shoreditch)
- Four Legs at The Compton Arms (Islington)
Steakhouse
- Gaucho (Piccadilly / Tower Bridge / Canary Wharf)
- Smith & Wollensky (Aldwych)
- Temper (Soho / Covent Garden / City
- Lurra (Marylebone)
- Casa do Frango (London Bridge / Shoreditch)
- Beast
- Shackfuyu (Asian Steaks in Soho)
- Hawksmoore
- MASH
- CUT at 45 Park Lane
- Zilmerman Meats
- Goodman’s
- Macellaio RC (South Kensington / Union Street)
Mexican
- Fonda (Soho)
- Wahaca (Tapas, casual and fun atmosphere)
- Mestizo (Soho)
- Little Fires (Shoreditch)
- El Camion (Soho)
- KOL (Marylebone)
- Zapote (Shoreditch)
Indian
- Amaya – Modern Indian
- Tandoor Chop House
- Hoppers (Sri Lankan in Soho)
- Veeraswamy
- Gymkhana
- Trishna
- Dishoom
Chinese
- Joy Ting (Soho)
- Mimi Meifair
- Yautcha (dim sum – mushroom spring roll with black truffle, say, or scallop and edamame crystal dumplings)
- Hakkasan (expensive, high end dining, maybe loud music)
- Hunan
- Park Chinoit
- Kai
- China Tang
- Duck and Rice
- Min Jiang
- Myanmar Bun (Hackney)
French
- La Petite Maison
- Clos Maggiore
- Le Gavroche
- L’Atelier De Joel Robuchon
- The Greenhouse
Thai
- AngloThai (Marylebone)
- Singburi (Shoreditch)
- Som Saa (Shoreditch)
- Busaba
- Rosa’s Thai Cafe
Pizza
- Napoli on the Road
- Breadstall (Soho)
- Pizzeria at Harrods
- Made in Italy
- The Oak
- Pizza Pilgrims
- Franco Manca
- Mayfair Pizza co.
- Saproitalia
- Pizza East
- Spring St Pizza, Borough
Japanese
- Sexy Fish (Seafood & Japanese)
- Nobu
- The Collection
- Circus
- Roka
- Dinings
- INKO NITO
- Sumosan
- Flesh and Buns
- Zuma
- Umu
- Sake no Hana
Others
- Amazonico (Latin American)
Dessert, Cafe and Ice Cream
- L’eto
- Ottelegnghi (cafe, lunch)
- Aubaine (cafe, lunch)
- Rococo Chocolates Café (Multiple Locations)
- Chin Chin Labs (Soho, Camden)
- Milk Train (Covent Garden)
- Dominique Ansel Bakery (Belgravia)
- Amorino
Tea/Coffee:
- Dominique Ansel
- Hotel Chocolat
- Peggy Porschen Cakes
- Claridges Hotel
- Sketch
- One Aldwych
- Langham Hotel
- The Berkeley Hotel
- ME Hotel Rooftop
Markets & Other Areas worth seeing:
- Go to Borough Market – (Gourmet Food Market that consists of up to 70 stalls and stands, fish , meat, vegetables, cheese, coffee etc) – opens Wednesdays to Saturdays.
- Leadenhall Market
- Boxpark
- Regents Park
- Kyoto Garden (Holland Park)
- Carnaby Street
- Covent Garden
- Maltby Street Market
- Southbank Centre
- Kew Gardens
- Primrose Hill
- Little Venice
- Portobello Market
- Sky Garden
- King’s Road
- Exmouth Market
Finally, I recently got to experience and stumble upon awesome hotels. Here are some of them:
- Shangri La Shard
- Milestone Hotel
- Fourseasons Park Lane
- Mandrake
- Nomad London
Bon Voyage!
Hello965 Team
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