London

Dinner is a brilliant restaurant, one that embodies Blumenthal's mixture of deep technical craft, ingenious feeling for theatre and astute sense of how to turn a meal into a story. — The Guardian

Try a dinner of mackerel with smoked eel, mustard and shiso, or foie gras terrine with apples in sake, followed by sea bass with confit squid, buckwheat and nasturtium. — Gayot

Foodies travel the globe for pioneering chef Fergus Henderson's ultra-British nose-to-tail cooking. — Fodor's

Roux's mastery of technically-precise and classical French cuisine hypnotizes all-comers. — Fodor's

"If you're in the mood for seafood" this Covent Garden eatery.... is "still the standard". — Zagat

Chicken butter masala had a brilliantly smoked quality – the result, apparently, of charcoaling tomatoes in the tandoor before putting them in the sauce. — Independent

Seriously, the best (and hippest) place for tapas. — Not For Tourists

If you haven’t been to London’s best regional Italian restaurant yet, then you might feel a little out of the Lupo — The Nudge

You’ll have to book one to six months ahead to enjoy the innovative modern British cuisine at this favourite hangout of London celebrities. — Lonely Planet

This is French haute cuisine, but with a nod towards London's more relaxed style. — Frommer's

The decor is glamorous, with chandeliers hanging from lofty ceilings, and the atmosphere always buzzing. — DK Eyewitness

You'll "never be able to eat shop-bought Scotch eggs again" after sampling the "triumphant" versions whipped up at this "next-level" Fulham gastropub. — Zagat

Where the trendies go for their curry fix. — Not For Tourists

Consistent, classy, and somewhere I always love to return to—quintessentially London in a rather smart but delicious way. — Condé Nast Traveler

Worth its fancy-pants (read Michelin) star. — Not For Tourists

In 2012 Jeremy King and Chris Corbin, who did the acclaimed Wolseley, opened another pitch-perfect evocation of a Continental cafe from a lost age. — Frommer's

The service is as well-mannered as the cooking, while sauces and syrups poured at the table add some va-va-voom. But the real showstopper here is the view. — Time Out

Fine dining slouching in skinny jeans. — Bon Appétit

The venue is elegant, with a welcome terrace for summer dining and a dining room with windows looking out on to the Thames and floodlit Tower Bridge. — Gayot

Great food? Tick. Cheap wine? Tick. Excellent service? Tick. Good prices? Tick. Buzz? Tick. — Fodor's