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London is truly an international city when it comes to eating out and together with the growing British restaurant scene it means that the choice has never been better whatever your budget.

London has hundreds of pubs ranging from the character ones with traditional ales or the smartened-up designer places. There is also a great choice of bars from wine to cocktail.

So Bon Appetite, cheers and here’s a few appetisers!

LONDON RESTAURANTS

Prices are per person, exclusive of drinks and are approximate
Bentley’s Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar 11-15 Swallow Street London W1 Tel: 020 7734 4756 U Piccadilly Circus	Established 1916, offers quality seafood dishes ranging from traditional fish ‘n’ chips to lobsters and its speciality of oysters. £10-£30.00+
Bertorelli’s 44a Floral Street London WC2 Tel: 020 7836 3969 U Covent Garden	Quietly chic Italian restaurant. Combines modern Italian dishes with traditional favourites. Downstairs there is an inexpensive café bar serving pizza, pasta etc Café £15.00+, Restaurant £25.00+
Browns 47 Maddox Street London W1 Tel: 020 7491 4565 U Oxford Circus	Attractive converted courthouse with high ceilings and seating for hundreds. Largely British food with a long menu and fittingly the portions are generous. £15.00-£25.00
Café Emm 17 Frith Street London Tel: 020 7437 0723 U Tottenham Court Road	Relaxed atmosphere with big portions, good vegetarian choice and massive plates of pasta in value for money diner. £10.00pp+
Café Pacifico 5 Langley Street London WC2 Tel: 020 7379 7728	Well established Mexican, which offers a mature, relaxed atmosphere as well as plates piled high with wonderful Burrito’s. £15.00pp+
Criterion 224 Piccadilly London W1 Tel: 020 7930 0488 U Piccadilly Circus	A palatial neo-Byzantine mirrored marble hall with a "nouveau Brit" menu including appetisers like grilled squid on spinach with lemon vinaigrette then grilled tuna with mushroom chutney. £20.00+
L’Escargot 48 Greek Street London W1 Tel: 020 7437 2679 U Leicester Square /Tottenham Court Road	Famed French restaurant in Soho for the last 70 years. Modern cuisine without being gimmicky. £17.50+
Fung Shing 15 Lisle Street London WC2 Tel: 020 7437 1539 U Leicester Square	A comfortable Chinese restaurant of good quality which supplements the usual options with some exciting dishes. £20.00-£25.00
Food For Thought 31 Neal Street London Tel: 020 7836 0239 U Covent Garden	Very popular vegetarian seating 50 so gets busy. Menu is freshly made, changes daily and includes stir-fries, casseroles, salads and desserts. No liquor license and closes at 2030. £8.00+
Geales 2 Farmer Street London W8 Tel: 020 7727 7969 U Notting Hill Gate	A popular seafood restaurant being a cut above the traditional British fish and chips. The fish is fresh and the swordfish is a speciality. £7.00+
Hard Rock Café 150 Old Park Lane London W1 Tel: 020 7629 0382 U Hyde Park Corner	The original rock ‘n’ roll American Burger Bar which is hugely popular and continues to load plates with the best of American fayre. £12.00-£20.00
Joe Allen’s 13 Exeter Street London Tel: 020 7836 0651 U Covent Garden	New York Joe’s, London branch with fun California menu. Great juicy steaks and tempting Yankee desserts. £20+
Melati 21 Great Windmill Street London W1 Tel: 020 7437 2745	Popular and busy Chinese with a huge menu and big portions. Tahu telor (bean curd omelette) is a favourite, as are the mee goreng (fried noodles with bits) and sate. £10.00+
Planet Hollywood Trocadero 13 Coventry Street London W1 Tel: 020 7287 1000 U Piccadilly Circus	Celebrity owned restaurant with lots of original movie memorabilia, serving admirable range of Californian cuisine. £15.00-£20.00
Porters English Restaurant 17 Henrietta Street London WC2 Tel: 020 7836 6466 U Covent Garden	Serves traditional English cuisine with a slightly modern slant at very reasonable prices. £10.00-£15.00
Quaglino’s 16 Bury Street London SW1 Tel: 020 7930 6767 U Green Park	One of London’s fashionable restaurants with its marvellous and impressive sunken dining room. £30.00+
Rainforest Café Shaftesbury Avenue London Tel: 020 7434 3111 £15.00+ U Leicester Square	American theme restaurant; feast from a generous and exotic menu whilst surrounded by the sights and sounds of a tropical wonderland.
Red Fort 77 Dean Street London W1 Tel: 020 7437 2525 U Leicester Square	Quality and pleasing Indian restaurant at the cutting edge of Indian cuisine. £25.00+
Simpson’s-on-the-Strand 100 Strand LondonWC2 Tel: 020 7836 9112 U Charing Cross	Established 1828 serves traditional British dishes with roast joints of meat from the trolley in old worlde English surroundings with lots of wood panelling. £20.00+
Sticky Fingers 1a Phillimore Gardens London W8 Tel: 020 7938 5338 U High Street Kensington	Popular American style diner owned by Bill Wyman hence lots Rolling Stones memorabilia. £10.00-£15.00
Wagamama 4 Streatham Street London WC1 Tel: 020 7323 9223 U Tottenham Court Road	London’s trend setter for Japanese noodles which has proved very popular. Choice includes ramen in or out of soup, topped with sliced meats or tempura; or "raw energy" dishes of rice, curries and tofu. £10.00+

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LONDON BARS

Atlantic Bar & Grill
20 Glasshouse Street
London W1
Tel: 020 7734 4888
U Piccadilly Circus Impressive bar’s based on a 1930’s cruise liner with an excellent range of drinks including cocktails which are very popular.

Bar des Amis
11-14 Hanover Place
London WC2
Tel: 020 7379 3444
U Covent Garden First-class drinks list from this basement wine bar, supported by an impressive cheeseboard.

Bar Zola’s
33-35 Wellington Street
London WC2
Tel: 020 7836 0038
U Covent Garden Popular spot in Covent Garden with range of shooters, cocktails, beers and wines.

Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart Yard
off Greville Street
London EC1
Tel: 020 7242 8238
U Chancery Lane
U/T Farringdon Busy and popular wine bar with an extensive list of over 400 bottles, although the shortened version of 50 wines under £15.00 provide excellent choice and value.

Cork & Bottle
44-46 Cranbourn Street
London WC2
Tel: 020 7734 7807
U Leicester Square Very popular and busy basement wine bar with a superb wine list and good food.

Detroit
35 Earlham Street
London WC2
Tel: 020 7240 2662
U Covent Garden House speciality are the superb cocktails in this Flintstones-style décor underground bar.

El Vino
47 Fleet Street
London EC4
Tel: 020 7353 6786
U Chancery Lane/Blackfriars Some great wines from the wide ranging wine list. Very formal:men must wear jackets and ties, and no trousers for women.

Freud
198 Shaftesbury Avenue
London WC2
Tel: 020 7240 9933
U Covent Garden Good selection of cocktails and bottled beers in this interesting basement bar which is enhanced by huge candlesticks.

Long Island Iced Tea Shop
1 Upper St Martins Lane
London WC2
Tel: 020 7240 3734
U Leicester Square American style cocktail bar with impressive list of cocktails, including house speciality, Long Island Iced Tea.

Pimlico Wine Vaults
19-22 Upper Tachbrook St.
London SW1
Tel: 020 7834 7429
U Pimlico
U/T Victoria For those who love fine wine it is a great place, with over 30 available by the glass. Tends to attract a more middle-aged clientele.

Pitcher and Piano
40 William IV Street
London WC2
Tel: 020 7240 6180
U Charing Cross Very popular with great atmosphere. Big open space with a de-emphasised bar, some sofas, a glass conservatory roof and a baby grand piano in the middle.

Truckles of Pied Bull Yard
off Bury Place
London WC1
Tel: 020 7404 5338
U Holborn Tube Boasts a spacious two floor interior and an appealing paved courtyard. Sells all the classic bottles from claret to sherry to port.

Vats
51 Lamb’s Conduit Street
London WC1
Tel: 020 7242 8963
U Holborn/Russell Square An old fashioned type of wine bar with a traditional wine list, a long dark bar, a wood panelled interior and customers who prefer suits.

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LONDON PUBS

Bunch of Grapes
207 Brompton Road
London SW3
Tel: 020 7589 4944
U South Kensington Close to Harrods this early Victorian building retains many of its original features which help to give it a friendly traditional pub atmosphere.

Cheers
72 Regent Street
London W1
Tel: 020 7494 3322
U Piccadilly Circus Named and themed after the US TV sitcom it is American stylewith big TV screens and offers a very friendly atmosphere.

Coach & Horses
29 Greek Street
London W1
Tel: 020 7437 5920
U Tottenham Court Road Famous of all Soho pubs due partly to its journalistic associations and supposedly the rudest landlord in London.

Dog & Duck
18 Bateman Street
London W1
Tel: 020 7437 4447
U Tottenham Court Road Cosy, old-fashioned pub with a splendid Edwardian interior featuring engraved mirrors and green and orange tilework.

Guinea
30 Bruton Place
London W1
Tel: 020 7499 1210
U Green Park/Bond Street Popular traditional pub dating back to the 17th century it is right in the heart of Mayfair. The L-shaped bar is simply furnished and has a friendly atmosphere.

Jack Horner
236 Tottenham Court Road
London W1
Tel: 020 7636 2868
U Tottenham Court Road A Fuller’s Ale and Pie House specialising in serving excellent real ales and good traditional value for money food.

Lamb and Flag
33 Rose Street
London WC2
Tel: 020 7497 9504
U Covent Garden A well known London pub, which although small is very charming. Wooden fronted, wood panelling and bare pine floor and at 300 years the oldest in Covent Garden.

Nag’s Head
53 Kinnerton Street
London SW1
Tel: 020 7235 1135
U Hyde Park Corner/Knightsbridge A charming cosy pub close to Knightsbridge it is friendly with a welcoming atmosphere. Features wooden floors, panelled walls and an oak fireplace.

Orange Brewery
37 Pimlico Road
London SW1
Tel: 020 7730 5984
U Sloane Square A traditional and fine four-storey Victorian pub it makes its own ale directly underneath the bar in a brewhouse. Other offerings include seasonal beers and special one-offs.

Princess Louise
208 High Holborn
London WC2
Tel: 020 7
U Holborn A big historical and traditional pub which is a testament to fine Victorian craftsmanship including the finest cut and guilt mirrors and richly ornate plasterwork.

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