Rovi is a restaurant for the future. It serves excellent middle-eastern inspired sharing plates in a beautiful room in Fitzrovia.

P Franco is a Clapton wine shop that hosts guest chefs who serve stunning small plates to neighbourhood regulars. You want to be a regular.

Barrafina is a legendary Soho tapas restaurant that’s always crowded but always worth the wait.

Barrafina Adelaide Street is just as good as the Soho location, and just a little bit less crowded. Get your tapas fix.

Sit at the bar at The Palomar, this Israeli small plates restaurant in Chinatown, and you’re guaranteed a good time.

When you eat at The Barbary in Covent Garden, everyone sits at the bar and everyone has a great time, while eating brilliant Middle Eastern food.

Brat is a cool feeling spot in Shoreditch, serving small plates and huge pieces of fish and meat cooked on their wood fired grill.

The bao are what makes this Taiwanese joint legendary, but the small plates are even better. The queues at Bao are an official Soho landmark.

Clipstone in Fitzrovia serves creative small plates and is a great place for anyone looking to dip their toes into fine dining.

Scully serves fantastically OTT food in a sober St James’s setting. The flavours are a slap around the face, in a good way.

The restaurant group that bought London Roka, Coya, and Zuma (for better or worse) have opened a Greek restaurant in Fitzrovia. And it’s fantastic.

Ikoyi is a casual fine dining restaurant in St James Market serving a Modern European take on West African cuisine.

Leg’s is a restaurant in Hackney Central serving a small Mediterranean inspired menu of excellent seasonal small plates.

Pizarro is a Spanish restaurant in Bermondsey with excellent wine and tapas. Get the Iberico Presa and croquetas.

You’re going to want a lot on the Turkish menu at Oklava, so hit up the Shoreditch spot for a small group dinner.

Peckham Bazaar is a laid back restaurant in Peckham serving Mediterranean small plates. You’ll want to spend a lot of time here.