Classic Establishment
Classic Establishment
Page 2Mon Plaisir
Enter Mon Plaisir, in the heart of Covent Garden, and prepare to be swept away by the charm of this old-school French spot.
Chez Bruce
Chez Bruce is a classic French restaurant in Clapham, complete with white tablecloths, exquisite desserts, and lovey-dovey couples.
Balady
Balady is a classic Israeli restaurant in Temple Fortune specialising in delicious sabich, legendary falafel and pita to stock your freezer with.
The Wolseley
The Wolseley is a huge, classic all-day brasserie in Mayfair, but it’s the breakfasts here that make it an essential London experience.
Holborn Dining Room
The Holborn Dining Room is a big and grand all-day restaurant inside the Rosewood Hotel, but the only things you should go there for are the pies.
Boisdale Of Belgravia
A pricey Scottish restaurant with a somewhat serious dining room, the real party here is downstairs in their old school jazz bar.
Langan's Brasserie
A Mayfair classic that’s been serving champagne since the eighties, Langan’s is perfect for celebratory breakfasts.
Uncle John's Bakery
An excellent and reliable Ghanaian bakery, Uncle John’s has been serving the people of Tottenham highly-addictive baked goods for over twenty years.
Da Mario
Da Mario is an old-school Italian restaurant in Kensington that has surprisingly small prices, big group potential, and a fun feel.
Wong Kei
Wong Kei is a brilliant Chinatown landmark that’s always there when you need a bowl of wonton soup or a plate of rice and ho-fun. Just bring cash.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis is a timeless Soho institution that matches elegance and comfort with a light touch and enormous amounts of cream.
E. Pellicci
E. Pellicci is an old-school classic in Bethnal Green. It’s warm and welcoming, and if you don’t get a Full English breakfast, you did it wrong.
Ciao Bella
Ciao Bella in Bloomsbury is an old-school Italian restaurant where the spaghetti doesn’t matter as much as the story you’re listening to.
Beigel Bake
Beigel Bake on Brick Lane is a classic East London establishment with excellent bagels to take away, and a great salt beef bagel.
Ikeda
Ikeda is a traditional Japanese restaurant in Mayfair popular with celebrities, chefs, and anyone who likes to eat high-quality fish in a lowkey room.
Sweetings
Sweetings is a classic spot in the City serving seafood lunch and dollops of nostalgia to suited business types.
Hunan
At Hunan, a Chinese restaurant in Victoria, you don’t choose the menu - the menu chooses you. Their ‘trust me’ tasting menu is a classic.
Moro
Moro is a classic and classy restaurant in Exmouth Market, serving seasonal Spanish/Moroccan cuisine.
J Sheekey
J Sheekey is a classic West End post-theatre hang where you might spot a celebrity and will be guaranteed to have a great meal.
Fischer’s
Fischer’s is a Viennese inspired brasserie in Marylebone specialising in Austrian classics like schnitzel and käsespätzle.
Kerridge’s Bar And Grill
Kerridge’s Bar and Grill near Embankment serves tarted up (and expensive) English classics, and nothing about it is hard to get on with.
Boisdale of Mayfair
Boisdale in Mayfair is all about tartan, royal-approved steak, surprisingly affordable burgers, and err, more tartan.
Rules
Old, full of red velvet, and with a taste for custard, Rules is a high-priced, novelty-feeling British restaurant in Covent Garden.
The Guinea Grill
The Guinea Grill is a tiny pub in Mayfair with an old school restaurant specialising in excellent steaks.