The Nudge | The Definitive Insiders' Guide To London

Osteria Antica Bologna Battersea’s original neighbourhood restaurant, serving bountiful Bologna-style dishes.

8.0

Great

Bars | Dalston

Ridley Road Market Bar Cheap cocktails, live music, and good times in a retro tiki den with disco balls and frozen margs.

8.9

Great

Restaurants | Spitalfields

Gunpowder A Bengali restaurant in Spitalfields serving some of the most delicious Indian cooking in London….

8.0

Great

Restaurants | Bethnal Green

Little Georgia Homely yet ambitious Georgian food amid a simple, tasteful decor of vintage portraits and fairy lights.

8.6

Great

Restaurants | Borough

Padella London’s best-loved hand-made pasta, on the very cusp of Borough Market….

9.0

Amazing

Restaurants | Bloomsbury

Noble Rot A laidback wine bar and restaurant, with a wine list tirelessly devised over the course of two years.

8.8

Great

Restaurants | Soho

Dishoom Carnaby Central London’s ode to the Irani cafés of old-school Bombay.

8.0

Great

Restaurants | Soho

Flat Iron Tottenham Court Road Great steak, at affordable prices, in an exposed-brick eatery on a quiet stretch of Soho.

7.7

Good

Restaurants | Angel

MEATliquor N1 A temple to excess, meat and booze housed in a neon and graffiti-addled former garage.

7.5

Good

Restaurants | Notting Hill

Casa Cruz A bamboozling warren of copper, velvet, and mirrored walls, serving Argentinian dishes.

7.5

Good

Restaurants | Covent Garden

The Black Penny We don’t usually write about coffee shops. Because most of them don’t have food like this….

9.0

Amazing

Restaurants | Bethnal Green

Hill & Szrok A local organic butcher that transforms by night into a cozy, intimate and relaxed restaurant….

8.7

Great

Restaurants | King's Cross

Dishoom King’s Cross A basement cocktail bar, terrace, and restaurant serving some of London’s best-loved Indian food.

8.0

Great

Restaurants | Marylebone

Junsei Beak-to-foot omakase chicken skewers in Marylebone….

Theatre | Waterloo

Vault Festival 2023 Over 500 shows are coming to the subterranean theatre this Spring – and you’re going to want to lock in tickets now.

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8.0

Great

Restaurants | North London

28 Church Row The Spanish and Italian inspired dishes here will genuinely give you something to thank The Big Man / Woman upstairs for.

7.5

Good

Restaurants | West London

Lost Property Office A hidden cocktail oasis in the most unexpected location.

The White Horse A classic neighbourhood pub with the cult Mondo sandwiches in residence….

Peckham Rye A sprawling common featuring a planted garden overflowing with wisteria.

Alkebulan London’s getting an African food hall….

Avora Teleport to another planet and drink extraordinary cocktails….

Hector’s An East London bottleshop that transforms into a wine bar at night….

Osteria Antica Bologna Battersea’s original neighbourhood restaurant, serving bountiful Bologna-style dishes.

Ridley Road Market Bar Cheap cocktails, live music, and good times in a retro tiki den with disco balls and frozen margs.

Gunpowder A Bengali restaurant in Spitalfields serving some of the most delicious Indian cooking in London….

Little Georgia Homely yet ambitious Georgian food amid a simple, tasteful decor of vintage portraits and fairy lights.

Padella London’s best-loved hand-made pasta, on the very cusp of Borough Market….

Noble Rot A laidback wine bar and restaurant, with a wine list tirelessly devised over the course of two years.

Dishoom Carnaby Central London’s ode to the Irani cafés of old-school Bombay.

Flat Iron Tottenham Court Road Great steak, at affordable prices, in an exposed-brick eatery on a quiet stretch of Soho.

MEATliquor N1 A temple to excess, meat and booze housed in a neon and graffiti-addled former garage.

Casa Cruz A bamboozling warren of copper, velvet, and mirrored walls, serving Argentinian dishes.

The Black Penny We don’t usually write about coffee shops. Because most of them don’t have food like this….

Hill & Szrok A local organic butcher that transforms by night into a cozy, intimate and relaxed restaurant….

Dishoom King’s Cross A basement cocktail bar, terrace, and restaurant serving some of London’s best-loved Indian food.

Junsei Beak-to-foot omakase chicken skewers in Marylebone….

Vault Festival 2023 Over 500 shows are coming to the subterranean theatre this Spring – and you’re going to want to lock in tickets now.

28 Church Row The Spanish and Italian inspired dishes here will genuinely give you something to thank The Big Man / Woman upstairs for.

High Road Brasserie A striking all-day brasserie run by the team behind Soho House, with al fresco dining and late-night cocktails.