Lahore is a legendary Pakistani spot in Whitechapel. Come with friends, family, and a big appetite for lamb chops and daal.

Tomi’s is a West African spot near Hackney Central serving moreish plates of jollof rice, efo-riro, and more.

Kurumaya is a tiny restaurant near Smithfield, with small prices, big bowls of katsu curry, and some decent sushi.

Tokyo Pizza is a casual underground pizza spot on Maida Vale, serving Japanese-inspired pizza toppings and some very tasty salads.

Stampa is a straightforward Italian café and restaurant serving good quality and low cost handmade pasta and paninis.

Tibits is a vegetarian and vegan buffet restaurant that’s perfect for a kind of healthy, low-cost, lunch or dinner.

Murger Hanhan is a very useful Mayfair restaurant serving excellent and inexpensive Xi’an specialties like biang biang noodles and murger.

Daddy Bao is a tiny restaurant in Tooting from the same family as Mr Bao in Peckham, and is serving the same great Taiwanese food.

Mio Yatai is a Japanese restaurant at the end of Broadway Market serving decent ramen.

Bento Ramen is a multi-talented Japanese restaurant in Camden. It’s a quick-fire, go-go-go kind of place that will have you seated and fed fast.

MNTD’s second spot is near Victoria Park. It’s walk-in only, it’s great for a casual meal, and you should only be thinking about the dumplings.

Food House is a Sichuan restaurant in Chinatown serving solid chilli oil noodles, platters of dumplings, and more. It’s good for a group, or solo.

Open until 4am every night, Old Town 97 is a super-useful Chinatown spot serving great roasted meats and Cantonese classics.

If you’re looking for some great soup dumplings in Chinatown, head for Beijing Dumpling.

Koya Bar City is laid-back udon spot that you should absolutely be eating in.

Master Bao is a Taiwanese spot inside Westfield London that’s perfect for cheap, quick eats, and excellent bao.