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The London restaurants that are perfect for a meal all to yourself.
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Pistachio & Pickle Dairy is a charming Islington cheese shop which also serves excellent toasties.
It's all about satisfying Cantonese classics at Plum Valley, a long-standing Chinatown spot.
Jupiter Burger is a Netil Market stall from the people behind Dom’s Subs, and they continue to prove how good they are at putting meat between bread.
The London restaurants that are perfect for a meal all to yourself.
Raya Asian Street Food is a low-key Walthamstow spot serving South East Asian food that always leaves us satisfied.
Sometimes you just want to be at your comfiest getting comfortably full. Head to one of these wonderfully non-judgemental restaurants in those times.
The Bermondsey location of La Chingada, a Mexican mini-chain, is the most comfortable of the lot.
Mexican restaurant La Chingada adds colour and micheladas to a drab bit of Euston, and makes some of the best tacos in town.
La Tazza is a no-nonsense all-day cafe in Paddington with a menu that ranges from a full English to penne arrabbiata.
Cafe Mondo, between Peckham and Camberwell, feels like a group of cheffy friends casually knocking up gourmet sandwiches after a big night out.
A popular neighbourhood takeaway spot, Tawa Roti is Clapham's answer to satisfying Trinidadian comfort food.
Come to this Nepali-owned chippy for the usual suspects, but don't leave without the handmade momos.
If you want a quick sit-down salad in Islington, head to Bewliehill and choose from their seasonal bowls.
On a bleak, rainy day, Niu Taiwanese Beef Noodles in Covent Garden is perfect for a 45-minute noodle soup pit stop.
Exciting and totally delicious, Kolae is a southern Thai restaurant in Borough Market that's best enjoyed at the counter.
Tiwa ‘N’ Tiwa makes homely Nigerian food that’s full of flavour and perfect for a casual dinner in or to take away.
Deserted Cactus, tucked away at the end of Peckham's Holdrons Arcade, is a homely spot serving great vegan Caribbean food.
There aren’t many places where we’d happily test our quad strength by squatting in an alley to eat a taco, but Sonora Taquería—a Mexican spot in Stoke Newington—is one of them.
Kaieteur Kitchen is a superb Guyanese restaurant and takeaway in Elephant and Castle, serving flavour-packed food with a side of warming hospitality.
Kiln in Soho doesn't do wishy-washy takes on Thai food. It's brilliant, high-octane, hot stuff, especially when you're in front of open flames at the bar.
Eat Vietnam Bar-B-Grill is a superb neighbourhood Vietnamese restaurant in Deptford offering specialities off the grill, phở, bún, and more for big groups and big appetites.
Kapihan, a Filipino bakery in Battersea, sells handheld happiness in the form of coconut bibingka and fluffy pandesal.
Cravings La Carreta, a laid-back Mexican restaurant, is fine for a quick lunch before hopping on a train—Peckham Rye is next door—or a sizeable solo burrito in a pinch.
Ukiyo Handroll Bar is a Covent Garden temaki bar that serves some excellent hand rolls and nigiri.