London can be overwhelming when it comes to restaurants. There are thousands of places to choose from, new openings every week and plenty of restaurants aimed more at visitors than people who actually live here. So this list focuses on places that are genuinely worth seeking out, from tiny noodle bars and neighbourhood favourites to ambitious tasting menus and special-occasion restaurants. They are grouped roughly by area, so you can easily work them into a day of exploring L

London is a fantastic city for fish and seafood. Whole grilled turbot, buttery Dover sole, soft lobster rolls, giant prawns cooked with garlic and white wine - there is no shortage of places serving excellent fish and seriously fresh seafood. London knows how to treat ingredients from the sea, whether that means cooking fish and prawns over charcoal or keeping things beautifully simple with oysters and ceviche. There is also an extraordinary variety. Alongside familiar favour

Fish and chips is one of Britain’s most famous dishes, and somehow also one of the hardest to get a straight recommendation for. Ask a Londoner where to find the best fish and chips in the city and there’s a good chance you’ll get a lecture about how you really need to go to Yorkshire, Scotland, or some seaside town where the fish practically jumps straight out of the sea and into the fryer. According to the most popular London version of the story, one of the first places in