Picadilly Circus, London (UK) » Entertainment » Restaurants

Food has been the connoisseur’s choice and who better than the British to judge it. Piccadilly and the surrounding areas are an established gentleman’s place and the restaurants there reflect it in their food, interiors and service. With the new generation you will get to see a lot of cafes, burger bars and small eating joints sprung up which serve instant on-the-go food. The youngsters appeal with these kind of restaurants more while the elder generation who believe in more of fork and knife kind of eating prefer to tuck in their napkins and carry on their meal for at least two hours. Both these extremes can be experienced in London which is respectable for any foodie.

• Cuisine: Fish

Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill

Bentley’s is an old heritage restaurant dating back to 1916 headed by Chef Richard Corrigan. The cuisine served here is strictly British with emphasis given on sea food. You could try the stuffed baby squid with chorizo & organic feta which will go well with their excellent list of wines.

Address: 11-15 Swallow Street, London W1B 4DG, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: Lunch - 12.00 pm to 3.00 pm, Dinner - 6.00 pm to 11.00 pm, Sunday: Dinner – 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7734 4756

Fax No: +44 20 7758 4140

Website: Bentleys

• Cuisine: Japanese

Yoshino

Located in a street nearby the Piccadilly Circus, Yoshino is a delicate little Japanese restaurant serving fine gourmet dishes. Due to its, sometimes odd location it doesn’t attract many people instantly, but its popularity is defined by word of mouth reviews. Customers prefer the Sashimi, which you could go for if you have haven’t experimented much with Japanese cuisine.

Address: 3 Piccadilly Place, London W1J ODW, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: 12.00 am to 10.00 pm, Closed on Sundays

Tel No: +44 20 7287 6622

Fax No: +44 20 7287 1733

Website: Yoshino

• Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Fakhreldine

Fakhreldine is one of the best Lebanese restaurants in London. Serving some of the most best gastronomical delight with the combination of eye pleasing muted interiors, the restaurant doesn’t fail to impress. Spaced out in two floors, it gives enough privacy for families and couples. Dishes such as mezze dominate the menu, but also worth tasting are deep-fried squid with sesame & pine nut dip or diced potatoes fried with garlic, coriander & chillis. Team it up with wines specially ordered from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and it will be a heavenly experience to remember.

Address: 85 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NB, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: 12.00 am to midnight, Sunday: 12.00 am to 11.00 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7493 3424

Fax No: +44 20 7495 1977

Website: Fakhreldine

• Cuisine: Eclectic

The Wolseley

The Wolseley has been one of those restaurants whose annual turnover has crossed the £10m mark. It’s immensely popular among the Londoners and securing a table needs a quite a practice. It’s advisable to book a table beforehand to avoid disappointment. The breakfast buffet here is more popular than the main cuisine and service is impeccable as always.

Address: 160 Piccadilly, London W1J 9EB, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 7.00 am to midnight, Saturday: 8.00 am to midnight, Sunday: 8.00 am to 11.00 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7499 6996

Fax No: +44 20 7499 6888

Website: The Wolseley

• Cuisine: Steakhouse

Gaucho Piccadilly

A part of Gaucho Group, the dalmatian interiors of the Gaucho Piccadilly give you an instant likeness to the place. Proposing an Argentinean cuisine, the restaurant is widely spaced out over four floors with bars, restaurants and private dining rooms. As expected from Gaucho restaurants, the staff is polite and efficient while the steak food portions are big enough and one is not likely to order anything else. They also sell Argentinean wines on the ground floor, which you can pick up while leaving.

Address: 25 Swallow Street, London W1B 4DJ, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: 12.00 am to midnight, Sunday: 12.00 am to 11.00 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7734 4040

Fax No: +44 20 7734 1076

Website: Gaucho Piccadilly

• Cuisine: Chinese

Baozi Inn

Not faraway from Piccadilly is Chinatown famous for its Chinese specialty restaurants. Those whoever are fed up with dicey Chinese dishes which are not authentic at all then, Baozi Inn is the place to be which serves some really great Sichuanese street food at cheap rates. The quality is good enough to be noted while the portions are big enough to last you till lunch/dinner time.

Address: 25 Newport Court, WC2H 7JS, UK

Tel No: +44 20 7287 6877

• Cuisine: French

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught

The Connaught is an old feather in the cap for the Londoners and still fresh as dew. More of a lah-di-lah restaurant with interiors and prices to match, the service and cuisine is always the best. The place makes you feel homely and main chef after whom the restaurant is named, ‘Hélène Darroze’ cooks some tantalizing French dishes made from fresh quality ingredients.

Address: The Connaught, Carlos Place, Mayfair, W1K 2AL, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: Lunch - 12.00 pm to 2.30 pm, Dinner – 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm, Closed on weekends

Tel No: +44 20 3147 7200, +44 20 7499 7070

• Cuisine: Indian

Cinnamon Club

A restaurant serving ‘Modern Indian’ cuisine, it is a blend of spicy food plus aromatic flavors. The interiors are contemporary which matches the cuisines which are old traditional dishes packaged in a new way to make it appealing for everybody. Delights such as ‘boti kebabs’ and curd rice are a favorite while seafood is exemplary without being too assuming.

Address: The Old Westminster Library, 30-32 Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BU, UK

Opening Hours: Breakfast: Weekdays – 7.30 am to 9.30 am, Lunch: Monday – Saturday: 12.00 am to 2.45 pm, Dinner: Monday – Saturday: 6.00 pm to 10.45 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7222 2555

Fax No: +44 20 7222 1333

Website: Cinnamon Club

• Cuisine: Italian

Alloro

An Italian restaurant that serves its customers with a difference is what describes Alloro. Even if termed as Italian, it is a multi-cuisine restaurant with French and British influences sometimes strongly overpowering the menu. But the taste is simply irresistible to give the restaurant a miss. Starters such as taglierini with tender calamari and sweet chilli and ravioli dishes have their own class of fans.

Address: 19-20 Dover Street, Mayfair, W1S 4LU, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: Lunch – noon to 2.30 pm, Dinner – 7.00 pm to 10.30 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7495 4768

Website: Alloro

• Cuisine: Vegetarian

Beatroot

If you are born veggie or a converted one, Beatroot can be an eye opener for you. Finding a complete vegetarian restaurant in European countries can sometimes be tedious but the journey can end at Beatroot. The salads, sandwiches or hot dished can either be savored at the café itself embedded with bright surroundings or as a takeaway if you are in a hurry.

Address: 92 Berwick Street, Soho, W1F 0QD, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: 9.15 am to 9.00 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7437 8591

• Cuisine: Thai

Busaba Eathai

Founded by Alan Yau, Busaba is an authentic Thai restaurant tucked away in Bird Street. The dimly lit interiors give away a Buddhist temple feeling which raises your comfort level. The delicacies are authentic with high quality standards maintained.

Address: 8-13 Bird Street, Marylebone, W1U 1BU, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday: 12.00 am to 11.00 pm, Friday – Saturday: 12.00 am to 11.30 pm, Sunday: 12.00 am to 10.00 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7518 8080

Website: Busaba Eathai

• Cuisine: Spanish

Barrafina

A Tapa’s serving Spanish restaurant, one could expect only the best and variety in Tapas here and the Hart brothers don’t disappoint. A small place which doesn’t take reservations, you might even have to twiddle your thumbs to taste the best Tapas in town. So its better you arrive on time and try out their varieties like plancha-fried chorizo and Coca Mallorquin. Group it up with Spanish Sherries and you will be enticed to try more.

Address: 54 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 4SL, UK

Opening Hours: Tapas served: Monday – Saturday: 12.00 am to 3.00 pm, 5.00 pm to 11.00 pm, Sunday: 12.00 am to 3.30 pm, 5.30 pm to 10.30 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7440 1463

Website: Barrafina

• Cuisine: American

Bodean's

An American cuisine restaurant divided into two floors: Upstairs is the high bar stools and tables decorated ‘deli’ and take away centre while downstairs is the dining room. Tried and tested trick of large LCD screen playing American soccer works rightaway as you gorge on sandwiches, steaks, burgers and beers. Meat is the highlight at this restaurant, and not recommended for veggies.

Address: 10 Poland Street, Soho, W1F 8PZ, UK

Opening Hours: Hot Deli & Take Away: Monday – Saturday: Noon to 11.00 pm, Sunday: Noon to 10.30 pm, Dining Room: Monday – Friday: Noon to 3.00 pm and 5.30 pm to 11.00 pm, Saturday: Noon to 11.00 pm, Sunday: Noon to 10.30 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7287 7575

Fax No: +44 20 7287 4342

Website: Bodean’s

• Cuisine: International

The Giaconda Dining Room

Attractively dressed restaurant with impressive dishes behind the blinds is the unexpected turn with the Giaconda Dining Room. The dishes are tossed by Chef Paul Merrony who owns the place along with his wife Tracey and together they serve some amazing variants of omelet’s and sea food. The wine list is good at fairly cheap prices and with comfy interiors to match eating here is a pleasure.

Address: 9 Denmark St, Soho, WC2H 8LS, UK

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: Lunch- Noon to 2.15 pm, Dinner- 6.00 pm to 9.30 pm

Tel No: +44 20 7240 3334

Website: Giaconda Dining

• Cuisine: Pizza & Pasta

Giusto

When it’s an Italian restaurant specializing in pastas and pizzas forget about the diet for that moment. For you will need to gorge on some amazingly appetizing dishes like Allegro, calzone, bright salads with a generous dressing of olive oil and some great pasta and lasagna. The bar cum take-away restaurant is a favorite among Italian cuisine fans and the friendly service plus great food makes it a top notch pizzeria.

Address: 43 Blandford Street, Marylebone, W1U 7HF, UK

Tel No: +44 20 7486 7340

Fax No: +44 20 7486 7343