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

Persepolis is a BYOB deli-cum-café in Peckham serving excellent Persian meze at fantastic prices.

Bombay Bustle is more formal than your local curry house but not at all stuffy, even though it’s in Mayfair.

Set in an old Victorian warehouse, the King’s Cross branch is the brightest and airiest of the Dishoom restaurants.

The Covent Garden location of trendy Indian restaurant Dishoom is the original, and also the smallest.

Thanks to a lovely verandah and excellent views, the Shoreditch branch of modern Indian restaurant Dishoom is one of our favourites.

Mr Bao is a Taiwanese restaurant in Peckham that we challenge anyone not to love. The mushroom bao in particular is worth crossing London for.

Mildred’s is a classic vegetarian restaurant in Soho, with an excellent atmosphere and an even better mushroom pie.

Andina Notting Hill serves Peruvian dishes in a laid back restaurant. It’s perfect for all occasions, from a tasty brunch to a big boozy evening.

Martello Hall is an great bar-meets-pizza restaurant on Mare Street in Hackney. Bring your mates at the weekend, or visit it late night.

Grain Store is an all-day Kings Cross restaurant serving creative European food. It’s particularly good for vegetarians and big groups dinners.

The Peruvian dishes at Andina in Shoreditch cover a ton of situations, and the dining room is a place you’ll want to hang around.

Andu Café is a cash-only, vegan spot in Dalston serving excellent option-free Ethiopian food.

Pizza by the slice in Dalston doesn’t get any better than at Voodoo Rays.

Chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s flagship restaurant serves modern Middle Eastern-sharing plates in a stunning, upscale dining room.

The Gate is a vegetarian spot in Islington that meat-eaters won’t complain about. And if you don’t feel like going healthy, have some cocktails.