Maggie Jones’s is a romantic, character-filled restaurant off Kensington High Street, serving a menu of excellent quality British food.

Quality Chip House is an excellent British restaurant in Clerkenwell that understands what makes a meal pleasurable.

Hawksmoor restaurants are some of the best places to get a steak in London. The Seven Dials location is a big, lively basement room.

Brawn in Shoreditch might be one of the city’s best neighbourhood restaurants. One that might even make you want to change neighbourhoods.

Smokehouse in Islington serves some of the best meats in London. Make sure to go for the lamb shoulder. And wash it down with a beer.

Marksman is a pub/restaurant with excellent, elevated British food in Shoreditch. It’s good anytime, but don’t miss the Sunday roast.

Foxlow Chiswick is one of those spots that would win a “best all-around” award. It’s a reliable, crowd-pleasing spot at all times of the day.

Princess of Shoreditch is a trendy pub with a great Sunday roast and a short but reliable beer selection.

Beagle is a cool British restaurant in Shoreditch that’s great for brunch, roasts, and sitting outside with a group of mates.

Junction Tavern is a Kentish Town gastropub that takes both the gastro and the pub parts of the label seriously.

The Queen Adelaide is a beautiful, retro pub in Shepherd’s Bush with an all-day menu, a big fireplace, and an even bigger portrait of Queen Adelaide.

Rotorino is a solid and comfortable Italian restaurant that’s worth going to if you’re in and around Dalston.

Pedler is a relaxed but still lively restaurant in Peckham serving Mediterranean and American style sharing plates.

Coal Room is a reliable, and reliably tasty train station restaurant attached to Peckham Rye station.

The Montpelier is a well located pub with outside seating just a few steps from Peckham Rye station. It also has a cinema room at the back.

The Builder’s Arms is a great pub on a backstreet in Kensington, serving pretty good food and snacks.