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| Anchor Pub, Bankside, SE1
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This atmospheric pub dates from 1666. It has a terrific riverside terrace and a remarkable history including everyone from Dr. Johnson to Tom
Cruise,
who had a beer here in "Mission Impossible."
| Phone: | 7407.1577 |
| Hours: | 11AM to 11PM Monday through Saturday; noon to 10:30PM Sundays |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, MC, V |
| Meals from: |
5GBP
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| Aubergine, 11 Park Walk, SW1
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When Gordon Ramsey was here, Aubergine -- with just 14 tables -- was the hardest restaurant in London to get into. Much to his credit, new chef
William Drabble stepped right up and Aubergine is as popular as ever. The menu is inventive and sometimes daring. But Drabble always pays it
off. Decor is bright and colorful. And service is just great. A meal here is one of the best dining experiences in town. The fixed price lunch is a
great deal.
| Phone: | 352.3449 Reserve up to 4 weeks in advance |
| Hours: | Noon to 2:30PM Monday through Friday; 6:45PM to 11PM Monday through Saturday |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Two-course lunch from: |
23.50GBP
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| Three-course dinner from: | 39.50GBP |
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| Bidendum, 81 Fulham Road, Chelsea, SW3
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Sir Terence Conran, Britain?s version of Martha Stewart, opened this stylish brasserie in the former headquarters of the Michelin Tire Company
in the early 1990s. The building, which opened in 1909 is spectacular -- equal parts Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Secessionist. And it?s a good a
reason to dine here as any. Bidendum is not as fashioinable as when it first opened, but the French food is just as good. And lovers of fresh
seafood can choose from the freshest lobster, crab, caviar, or oysters. Just so you?ll know, Bibendum is the name of the roly-poly Michelin man.
| Phone: | 7581.5817 |
| Hours: | Noon to 2:30PM and 7PM to 11PM Monday through Friday; 12:30PM to 3PM and 7PM to 11PM Saturdays; 12:30PM to 3PM and
7PM to 10:30PM Sundays |
| Web: |
www.bibendum.co.uk |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
16GBP
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| Three-course lunch from: | 29GBP |
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| Bluebird, 350 King?s Cross Road, Chelsea, SW3
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The enterprising Terence Conran has paid tribute to the markets of France and Italy with this attractive complex set in a former garage. In
addition to the restaurant, which is upstairs, there?s a gourmet shop, a flower stand, a cafe, and a housewares store on the main level. The restaurant
itself is cavernous, but just as stylish as you?d expect. The menu is international with goodies like carpaccio, duck rillettes, and specialties from the
wood-burning oven. As at Bibendum, there?s a huge selection of fresh shellfish. This is a good spot for Sunday brunch.
| Phone: | 7559.1000 Reservations recommended |
| Hours: | Noon to 3PM and 6PM to 11PM Monday through Friday: 11AM to 3:30PM and 6PM to 11PM Saturdays; 11AM to 3:30PM and 6PM
to 10PM Sundays |
| Web: |
www.conran.com |
| Credit cards accepted: | |
| Two-course meals from: |
17GBP
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| Three-course meals from: | 22GBP |
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| Bombay Brasserie, Bailey?s Hotel, SW7
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Since the early 1990s, Bombay Brasserie has been one of the best -- and most popular -- Indian restaurants in a city with hundreds of Indian
restaurants. The lunch buffet is a good deal and a good way to sample lots of dishes. The cooking here is first-rate and they even serve dishes
from Goa, the Portuguese colony on the subcontinent.
| Phone: | 370.4040 Reservations required |
| Hours: | 12:30PM to 3PM and 7:30PM to 11:30PM daily |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
15GBP
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| Lunch buffet: | 16GBP |
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| Bow Wine Vaults, 10 Bow Churchyard, EC4
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Not far from St. Paul?s Cathedral on trendy, pedestrian-only Bow Street, the Bow Street Wine Vaults are a pleasant spot for a glass of wine and a
before-theater snack.
| Phone: | 248.1121 Reservations recommended |
| Hours: | 11AM to 11PM Monday through Friday |
| Credit cards accepted: | |
| Main courses from: |
7GBP
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| Cantina Vinopolis, 1 Bank End, SE1
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In addition to the restaurant at Vinopolis, there?s a wine bar that serves light meals. Understandably, Cantina Vinopolis has the largest wine list in
the country, and you can try more than 100 wines by the glass in the bar.
| Phone: | 7940.8333 |
| Hours: | Noon to 3PM and 6:30PM to 10:30PM; noon to 4PM Sundays; the bar is open from 11AM to 11PM Monday through Friday and closes
at 9PM Saturdays and Sundays |
| Web: |
www.vinopolis.co.uk |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, MC, V |
| Cheese plate: |
3.25GBP
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| Main courses from: | 8.95GBP |
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| Clarke?s, 124 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, W8
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Each evening, Sally Clarke prepares a different four-course meal based on what?s most appealing at market. There?s no choice, what she creates is
what you get. But few are disappointed because everything that comes out of the kitchen is sensational. She?s one of the best chefs in town.
Clarke cooked in California before coming to London and the influence is apparent -- lots of char-grilled fish and meats, with plenty of herbs and
exotic vegetables. At lunch, there?s a choice of well-priced items. Service is exceptional too.
| Phone: | 7221.9225 |
| Hours: | 12:30PM to 2PM and 7PM to 10PM Monday through Friday |
| Web: |
www.sallyclarke.com |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
24GBP
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| Fixed Price menu from: | 49.50GBP |
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| fish!, Cathedral Street, Borough Market, SE1
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This American style diner serves great seafood. There are now more than one and generally, they?re fun and inviting.
| Phone: | 7836.3236 |
| Hours: | 11:30AM to 2:45PM and 5:30PM to 10:30PM Monday through Saturday; noon to 3:30PM Sundays |
| Web: |
www.fishdiner.co.uk |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
8.50GBP
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| Joe Allen, 13 Exeter Street, WC2
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The London outpost of the New York favorite is a great place for a before- or after-theater dinner. The menu is kind of Italian, kind of
Californian, and not too challenging with barbecued ribs, corn muffins, and black bean soup. The Sunday brunch is very good.
| Phone: | 836.0651 Reservations required |
| Hours: | Noon to 12:45AM Monday through Saturday; noon to midnight on Sundays |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
11GBP
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| Pre-theater dinner from: | 12GBP |
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| L?Oranger, 5 St. James?s Street, SW1
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This sophisticated neighborhood bistro is helmed by Michelin-starred chef Kamel Benamar, who cooked at La Gavroche and in Paris before
landing here. He uses the finest, freshest ingredients to prepare French-Mediterranean dishes like ravioli of lamb and tomato and pan-fried John
Dory. The skylit dining room is lovely and the service is faultless. The conservatory room is a romantic place to dine.
| Phone: | 839.3774 Reservations essential |
| Hours: | Noon to 3PM Monday through Friday; 6PM to 11:15PM Monday through Saturday |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Fixed price lunch from: |
20GBP
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| Fixed price dinner from: | 34GBP |
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| La Gavroche, 43 Upper Brook Street, W1
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This Michelin two-star restaurant serves the finest classical French food in London. Chef Michel Roux, following in his father
Albert?s footsteps, turns out traditional favorites like papillote of smoked salmon and mouselline of lobster. The fixed-price lunch
is a good value and is a good way to dine here if you?re not on an expense account. If money?s no object, the menu exceptionnel gives
everyone at the table the chance to sample four or five courses and a couple of desserts.
| Phone: | 408.0881 Reserve well in advance |
| Hours: | Noon to 2PM and 7PM to 11PM Monday through Friday |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
29GBP
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| Menu exceptionnel: | 78GBP |
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| La Tante Claire, The Berkeley Hotel, Wilton Place, SW1
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Nothing?s changed but the location. It was so hard to get tables before, that Chef Pierre Koffman packed up and moved into The Berkeley. Expect
great food and service. The fixed price lunch is a real bargain.
| Phone: | 7823.2003 Reserve well in advance |
| Hours: | 12:30PM to 2PM and 7PM to 11PM Monday through Friday; 7PM to 11PM Saturdays |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
25GBP
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| Le Pont de la Tour, 36D Shad Thames, Butler?s Wharf, SE1
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Right on the Thames River next to the Tower Bridge, Le Pont de la Tour is the most formal of Terence Conrad?s restaurants. Sea Bream, Duck
Breast, and Lamb are all winners here. And there?s the requisite shellfish. Those who?d like to spend less time -- and money -- may dine in the
Bar & Grill. The views of bustling Thames riverlife are terrific and there?s a pre- and post-dinner menu. On a fine day, the outside tables are
heavenly.
| Phone: | 403.8403 Reservations essential |
| Hours: | Noon to 3PM Monday through Friday; 6PM to 11:30PM Monday through Saturday; 12:30PM to 3PM and 6PM to 11PM
Sundays; bar and grill are open from 11:30AM to midnight daily |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
18.50GBP
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| Three-course lunch from: | 28.50GBP |
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| Mirabelle, 56 Curzon Street, W1
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Since taking the helm, Marco Pierre White has transformed Mirabelle and it?s once again one of the best restaurants in the city. The Art Deco dining
room is lavish. And the French food, with Italian influences, is consistently great. Expect some surprises -- like steak and snails and pork cheeks with
ginger -- and some traditional favorites.
| Phone: | 7499.4636 |
| Hours: | Noon to 2:30PM and 6PM to midnight daily |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
15GBP
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| Fixed price lunch: | 16GBP |
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| Museum Tavern, 49 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, WC1
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Good Ploughman?s Lunch and other cold fare at this pub that dates from 1703. Popular with students and researchers from the British Museum,
across the street.
| Phone: | 7242.8987 |
| Hours: | 1AM to 11PM Monday through Saturday; noon to 10:30PM Sundays |
| Credit cards accepted: | |
| Meals from: |
5GBP
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| North Sea Fish Restaurant, 7-8 Leigh Street, Bloomsbury, WC1
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| Phone: | 7387.5892 |
| Hours: | Noon to 2:30PM and 5:30PM to 10:30PM Monday through Saturday |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Dinners from: |
8GBP
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| Portrait?s Restaurant, National Portrait Gallery, WC2
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This restaurant on the top floor of the National Portrait Gallery offers some of the most glorious views in London. You?ll look out over Trafalgar
Square and see the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, and the London Eye. The menu includes char-grilled meats.
| Phone: | 7306.0055 |
| Hours: | 11:45AM to 2:45PM Saturday to Wednesday; 5:30PM to 8:30PM Thursdays and Fridays |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, MC, V |
| Main Courses from: |
10.75GBP
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| Quaglino?s, 16 Bury Street, St. James?s, SW1
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The original Quaglino?s opened in 1929 and catered to European swells for decades. Terence Conran bought the place in 1993 and completely
transformed it. It?s huge and dramatic, with staircases at either end and the ceiling supported by eight columns painted by different artists. The
menu has everything from fish and chips to braised lamb. But no one comes here for the food -- unless its the ubiquitous Conran crustaceans,
which are displayed here on an "altar." It's loud, packed, and a fun place to ogle.
| Phone: | 7930.6767 |
| Hours: | Noon to 2:30PM and 5:30PM to midnight Monday though Thursday; noon to 2:30PM and 5:30PM to 1AM Fridays and Saturdays;
noon to 2:30PM and 5:30PM to 11PM Sundays; bar open open from 11:30AM until late daily |
| Web: |
www.conran.com |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
14GBP
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| Three-course meals from: | 15GBP |
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| Red Lion Pub, 48 Parliament Street
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The original pub, which was mentioned in Dicken?s "David Copperfiled," was built in 1733. This one dates from 1899 and it?s popular
with Members of Parliament.
| Phone: | 7930.5826 |
| Hours: | 11AM to 11PM Monday through Saturday; noon to 10:30 Sundays |
| Credit cards accepted: | MC, V |
| Meals from: |
5GBP
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| Ship Hispaniola, Victoria Embankment, WC2
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Docked at Victoria Embankment, the Hispaniola offers some of the best views of the Thames in London. You can sit outside in the Upper Deck
Bar where tapas are served, or in the nicely decorated dining room. The food?s actually better than you?d expect.
| Phone: | 839.3011 Reservations recommended |
| Hours: | Noon to 2:30PM and 6:30PM to 11PM Monday through Thursday; open Fridays and Saturdays until 11:30PM; 12:30PM to 3PM and
6:30PM to 10PM Sundays in summer |
| Web: |
www.hispaniola.co.uk |
| Credit cards accepted: | |
| Main courses from: |
11.90GBP
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| Three-course dinner from: | 24.75GBP |
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| Sugar Club, 21 Warwick Street, Soho, W1
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Fabulous food drawing inspiration from everywhere to create taste-bud busting flavors. Sugar Club migrated here from Wellington, NZ and it
brought many elements along for the ride -- notably the Kiwis? penchant for combining Asian, Indian, and Mediterranean influences. If you like
ethnic food and exotic flavors, you?ll love it here. The ambience is very appealing, and there are lots of goodies for vegetarians.
| Phone: | 7437.7776 |
| Hours: | Noon to 3PM and 6PM to 10:30PM Monday through Saturday; 12:30PM to 3PM and 6PM to 10PM Sundays |
| Web: |
www.thesugarclub.co.uk |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
14GBP
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| The Admiralty Restaurant, Somerset House, The Strand, WC2
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At the top of recently restored 18th-century Somerset House, Admiralty is the latest venture of star restaurateaur Oliver Peyton. The cuisine is
French rustic. The decor is colorful and striking and the views of the Thames -- particularly from the boffo river terrace -- make dining here
especially memorable.
| Phone: | 7845.4646 |
| Hours: | Noon to 3PM and 6PM to 11PM Monday through Saturday; noon to 3PM Sundays; river terrace open noon to midnight during summer |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
15GBP
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| Fixed price menu from: | 17GBP |
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| The Anchor, 34 Park Street, SE1
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This pub was rebuilt in 1676 after being destroyed in the Great Fire. Dr. Johnson was a regular and Tom Cruise had a beer here in Mission
Impossible. Great views from the riverside terrace.
| Phone: | 7407.1577 |
| Hours: | 11 AM to 11PM Monday through Saturday; noon to 10:30PM Sundays |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, MC, V |
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| The Ivy, 1 West Street, Covent Garden, WC2
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One of the most popular restaurants in the theatre district, this West End favorite has been going strong since 1911. The decor is actually rather
glamorous. And the food is very nicely prepared, though a little pedestrian with dishes like corned beef hash and fish cakes. The English desserts,
notably puddings, are wonderful. A great spot for an after-theatre dinner.
| Phone: | 7836.4751 Reserve well in advance |
| Hours: | Noon to 3PM and 5:30PM to midnight Monday through Saturday; Noon to 3:30PM and 5:30PM to midnight Sundays
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| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
11GBP
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| Three-course lunch: | 15GBP |
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| Wagamama, 101 A Wigmore Street, Marylebone, W1
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This noodle house has outposts in London, Dublin, and Amsterdam. It?s wildly popular and consequently, there?s usually a queue. But if you have a
jones for gyoza (dumplings), katsu prawns, skewers of char-grilled chicken on a bowl of ramen, or noodle-based salads, this is the place. Great for
vegetarians and good value for money.
| Phone: | 7409.0111 |
| Hours: | Noon to 11PM Monday through Saturday; 12:30PM to 10PM Sundays |
| Web: |
www.wagamama.com |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Main courses from: |
5GBP
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| Zafferano, 15 Lowndes Street, Belgravia, SW1
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Zafferano?s is the place in London for sophisticated, impeccably prepared Italian food. Service is first-rate and the wine list is terrific, especially
the Italian selections.
| Phone: | 7235.5800 Reservations required |
| Hours: | Noon to 2:30PM and 7PM to 11PM Monday through Saturday; noon to 2:30PM and 7PM to 10:30PM Sundays |
| Credit cards accepted: | AE, DC, MC, V |
| Two-course lunch from: |
18.50GBP
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| Three-course dinner from: | 35.50GBP |
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