This dark intimate cave-like bar is romantic, but not cheesy, and is perfect for sharing a bottle. Plus if she drinks enough and your chat’s good, then go for a cheeky fondle in a dark corner. Mehr erfahren.
In this bar there’s a lot to keep you entertained; table football, swinging chairs, some mega guacamole, and London’s biggest collection of tequila. Mehr erfahren.
Hawksmoor Seven Dials is that rarest of things: An instant classic. What a menu, and the staff and atmosphere are a joy. Mehr erfahren.
Bloody marvellous. Great steak, great service, great wine. Plus they play swing music in the background so you feel like you're in an episode of Mad Men... Mehr erfahren.
Go up to the top floor and enjoy the most amazing 360 view of London with a glass of champagne at the Vertigo bar. Mehr erfahren.
Try the fine fish finger butty with sustainable haddock, twice-cooked chips and a side salad (fennel and dill is in season at the moment). Good, as the batter is crisp and not too floury. Mehr erfahren.
Request to dine al fresco on its 250-foot terrace which boasts magnificent views of the City and Embankment. Try modern British cuisine alongside Pan-Asian dishes; mains start from around £21 each. Mehr erfahren.
The Anchor & Hope is wedged on the bottom of a hill, between a housing estate and the River Lea. The lack of impressive decor is more than made up for by the hearty cheer of the red-faced locals.
Dishoom’s a convivial brasserie that loosely styles itself after the ‘Irani’ cafés of Mumbai. What you won’t find in India is such an abundance of bacon and sausage: there’s even a sausage naan roll. Mehr erfahren.
Lantana – a previous winner of our Best New Café award – continues to dish up inventive and exciting brekkie dishes the Aussie way. Mehr erfahren.
This is ‘The Breakfast Club Part Four’ – the all-day diner chain has expanded east with a Spitalfields branch, two years after the third opened up the road in Hoxton. Mehr erfahren.
The winner of the Time Out award for Best Café 2010 is still one of our favourites. It takes a bit of work to seek out, secreted among the houses of Hackney Wick, but it’s well worth the effort. Mehr erfahren.
