Bibo is a buzzing Andalusian restaurant inside the Mondrian hotel in Shoreditch with a lobster paella that we think about every 2.8 seconds.

Not to be confused with Tooting Market, Broadway Market is packed full of great spots for sit-down cheap eats and date-ready drinking dens.

Parrillan is an outdoor King’s Cross grill-it-yourself restaurant that turns DIY into a big old FU.

Morito is an energetic but corridor-like spot on Exmouth Market specialising in north African and Spanish inspired small plates.

Bar Pepito is an intimate (read, small) tapas spot and sherry bar in King’s Cross.

Barrafina is London tapas royalty. And although we wouldn’t class their King’s Cross spot as legendary, there’s still good food to be had.

Copita is a tapas spot in Soho serving well made and reasonably priced plates, perfect both for solo dining, or to share with friends.