People Watching
People Watching
Page 3Sager + Wilde Paradise Row
Sager + Wilde’s Bethnal Green outpost brings good wine and Italian eats, and mixes it with railway arch vibes and plenty of outdoor seats for summer.
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.
Caravan
An Exmouth Market original, New Zealand cafe and restaurant Caravan does great coffee and an excellent brunch.
Beam
This popular Westbourne Grove cafe is serving halal Turkish breakfast, full English, and Nutella-stuffed doughnuts until 6pm everyday.
Sexy Fish
Sexy Fish is a flash seafood place in Mayfair. It’s fairly funny, fairly vulgar, and it serves food that’s rarely anything more than fine.
Cecconi’s
Located in the epic lobby of the new Ned hotel in the City, Cecconi’s is a posh Italian restaurant that has the business lunch crowd locked down.
Dean Street Townhouse
Everyone needs a reliable go-to restaurant in Soho. Dean Street Townhouse covers every occasion, from solo brunch to dinner with the parents.
Brasserie Of Light
Brasserie Of Light is a very shiny restaurant inside Selfridges. It’s got halfway decent people watching potential, but it’s really quite bad at food.
Balans Soho Society
Balans in Soho is a classic modern brasserie with an all-day menu of burgers, pastas, and salads. It’s perfect for brunch and opens til very late.
Barrafina Drury Lane
Barrafina is a legendary tapas restaurant that’s crowded but always worth the wait. The Drury Lane outpost in Covent Garden has a pretty terrace.
Decimo
Decimo is a loud and proud Mexican-inspired spot on the tenth floor of The Standard in King’s Cross.
The Connaught Hotel
The Connaught is a five-star hotel in Mayfair, with an afternoon tea that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Odette’s
Odette’s is a slightly prim and proper restaurant next to Primrose Hill serving up refined takes on British and European classics.
Blandford Comptoir
Blandford Comptoir is a relatively casual spot in Marylebone serving Mediterranean small plates.
Old Spitalfields Market
Old Spitalfields Market has the widest variety of street food and grab and go options in London. And it’s constantly changing.
Sushi Show
Sushi Show is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it sushi spot on Camden Passage in Islington serving some excellent sushi and donburi bowls.
Hovarda
Hovarda is a stunning Aegean (Greek / Turkish) restaurant in Soho with a good party vibe and very expensive OK tasting food.
Serge et le Phoque
Serge et le Phoque is a Fitzrovia outpost of a Hong Kong restaurant where you will have a perfectly pleasant but not very exciting expensive meal.
Casa Brindisa
Casa Brindisa is a good tapas restaurant to escape to after spending time at the museums in South Kensington.
Nobu Shoreditch
London’s third Nobu, hidden away in the basement of their self-named hotel in Shoreditch. The space is impressive and the menu is predictively pricey.
Pavilion Cafe
If you live anywhere near Victoria Park, Pavilion Cafe should be a weekend staple for coffee and pancakes. It’s fantastic during the summer.
Giant Robot
Giant Robot is a street food/bar venue in Canary Wharf, from the same people behind Dinerama. It’s great for post-work drinks and something to eat.
KERB Gherkin
Every Thursday, street food crew KERB set up at the Gherkin, with some of the best street food vendors in London. It’s perfect for lunch.
Grow
Grow is a cafe by the canal in Hackney Wick. Pay a visit for a drink and a snack, and some prime waterside people-watching.
Radio
Depending on how much you enjoy porn star martinis, you’ll either love or hate Radio, the rooftop bar and lounge in the ME London hotel on the Strand.