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L’Anima £££
Italian Map 7 C5
1 Snowden Street EC2A 2DQ
Tel 020 7422 7000 Closed Sat & Sun
The food served at L'Anima is as
elegant as the simple setting.
Stunning recipes inspired by
cuisine from southern Italy.
The Boundary £££
French Map 8 D4
2 Boundary Street E2 7DD
Tel 020 7729 1051
Faultless modern versions of
traditional recipes are served at
style guru Terence Conran’s sexy,
subterranean hideout.
Impressive view of St Paul’s Cathedral from the OXO Tower Restaurant
Club Gascon £££
French Map 14 F1 Champor-Champor ££ seats, at the bar or in the
57 West Smithfield EC1A 9DS Fusion Map 15 C4 comfortable, rustically-styled
Tel 020 7600 6144 Closed Sun 62–4 Weston Street SE1 3QJ main restaurant at the back.
Dinner here is an experience. Try Tel 020 7403 4600
the creamy signature foie gras, The name means “mix and match” Tapas Brindisa ££
paired with a recommended wine. – a perfect description of its exotic, Spanish Map 15 B4
yet wacky decoration, and 18–20 Southwark Street SE1 1TJ
Galvin La Chapelle £££ Malaysian-Thai cuisine. Tel 020 7357 8880
French Map 8 D5 Hearty flavours steal the show at
35 Spital Square E1 6DY Dim T ££ this animated tapas bar. Fantastic
Tel 020 7299 0400 Asian fusion Map 16 D4 Serrano hams, Cantabrian
Once a school and parish hall, 2 More London Place, Tooley Street anchovies and piquillo peppers.
this converted mansion now SE1 2DB
houses an impressive restaurant. Tel 020 7403 7000 Tito’s Peruvian Restaurant ££
Be creative by choosing from a Peruvian Map 15 B4
Goodman Steakhouse £££ range of noodles, toppings and 4–6 London Bridge Street
Steakhouse Map 15 B1 sauces to make your own dish. SE1 9SG
11 Old Jewry EC2R 8DU Spectacular river views. Tel 020 7407 7787
Tel 020 7600 8220 Closed Sat & Sun Refresh yourself with a pisco sour
Melt-in-the-mouth steaks are the José ££ while you wait for robust and
staple at this all-American steak- Spanish Map 15 C4 spicy regional dishes, many
house. You can see the meat dry- 104 Bermondsey Street SE1 3UB meat-based, at this brightly lit
ageing in the kitchen. Tel 020 7403 4902 local favourite.
Team excellent Barcelona-style
DK Choice tapas with a choice from the Wright Brothers Oyster and ££
Porter House
varied list of sherries and wines.
Hawksmoor £££ An authentic experience. Seafood Map 15 B3
Steakhouse Map 16 E1 11 Stoney Street SE1 9AD
157 Commercial Street E1 6BJ The Laughing Gravy ££ Tel 020 7403 9554
Tel 020 7426 4850 British Map 14 F3 Fast food with a difference:
Hailed as serving the best steak 154–156 Blackfriars Road SE1 8EN market-fresh fish and shellfish
in the country, this is one of a Tel 020 7998 1707 from Cornwall. The oysters are
handful of branches around the A laid-back restaurant, with a sublime. Very informal.
city and a must-visit for ardent more lively bar, housed in an old
carnivores. Patrons dine on foundry building. A well-chosen DK Choice
dictionary-thick steaks, produced wine list complements the menu
from traditionally reared of modern British cuisine. OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar
Longhorn cattle, dry-aged and and Brasserie £££
cooked simply on a charcoal Ping Pong ££ European Map 14 E3
grill – scrumptious. Chinese Map 14 D4 Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House
Festival Terrace, Southbank Centre Street SE1 9GY
SE1 8XX Tel 020 7803 3888
Tel 020 7960 4160 Whether you’re lunching or
A cool, contemporary restaurant dining, the eighth-floor view will
Southwark and the serving dim sum close to the take your breath away; colourful
South Bank South Bank. There’s a huge selec- by day, glittering by night.
tion of cocktails too. Eat on the terrace in summer,
Anchor and Hope ££ but when it’s cold, the picture
British Map 14 E4 Pizarro ££ windows bring the out side in.
36 The Cut SE1 8LP Spanish Map 15 C5 Choose between the relaxed
Tel 020 7928 9898 Closed Sun pm 194 Bermondsey Street SE1 3TQ brasserie and the sophisticated
Large portions of such gutsy fare Tel 020 7378 9455 restaurant, both serving modern
as calves’ brains, pumpkin risotto Enjoy classy tapas and flavour- British classics.
and braised venison. heavy Spanish mains on window
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