Lussmanns Sustainable Kitchen is Highgate's answer to casual, crowd-pleasing Mediterranean dining. Nothing here is revolutionary, but it's a safe bet for family meals.

A supremely wholesome bakery and cafe in Belsize Village, Roni's Bakery is a great spot for a cosy moment with a croissant or for a grab-and-go bread run.

The Italian Bakery is a warm, friendly neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Walthamstow where we pop in for some TLC and bubbling lasagne after a bad day.

With 'global food dining', Wondertree is one of the best places to have breakfast in Gatwick Airport's South Terminal thanks to the runway views and fluffy pancakes.

Café Britaly is a restaurant and wine bar in Peckham, that pays homage to London's British-Italian caffs, and serves tasty, comforting food.

Beaten By A Whisker, a small-batch Walthamstow bakery, is a proper community spot and has one of the best cookies in London.

Queues around Baker Street rarely feel worthwhile but it's always worth making an exception for Royal China's legendary dim sum.

Sakonis is a comfortable vegetarian Indian spot in Wembley, best-known for its big spread buffet.

Knoops is a cafe close to Richmond Park specialising in delicious chocolate drinks for control freaks.

Solis is a bustling restaurant inside Battersea’s shiny, industrial-looking Power Station and serves perfectly good meat, well-seasoned fries, and South American-leaning starters.

Casual neighbourhood spot The Hill, in Greenwich, serves broadly Mediterranean food plus South American dishes which are the star attraction.

Even on a grey day, pizza spot Four Hundred Rabbits at Brockwell Lido has the feel of a holiday resort where best friends take hot dog leg selfies and cackle over frozen margaritas.

Walthamstow spot Slowburn isn’t one at all—it’s a love at first sight situation where you’ll be left wondering how soon you can call again for its great, globally-inspired dishes.

Costa Azul is a lively Ecuadorian restaurant in Elephant and Castle serving hearty parihuela, steaks, and more.

Olby's Soul Cafe is a rootin' tootin' restaurant and venue in Margate, making popular Caribbean-influenced Sunday roasts.

We don’t know who Bob is, but his cafe has got what the Muswell Hill crowds want.

Banner's is a homely, local's favourite in Crouch End with satisfying roti and a great banoffee pie.

The London spots where crying, cooing, and catatonic snoozing are accepted by servers and diners alike.

Din Tai Fung in Covent Garden serves excellent xiao long bao and fluffy pork buns. It’s great for a snappy lunch or solo visit.

The food hall we all deserve, Arcade on New Oxford Street serves everything from hefty sandwiches, to merry little momos, to unmissable North Indian food.

A Mediterranean restaurant in Queen's Park with a cosy vibe and fantastic flatbreads, Carmel is an all-day spot you could easily spend all day in.

Most meals at South Indian restaurant Hyderabadi Spice, located in East Ham, start with ordering the excellent, generous biryani and end with spooning leftovers into foil containers.

Oi Vita is a cosy and casual pizzeria in Newington Green.

A charming Italian restaurant in Fulham serving terrific Apulian classics in a casual dining room.

The Dusty Knuckle is probably the best bakery in north London and their Green Lanes location only affirms that. Come for their bread, stay for a sandwich, and book for a pizza dinner.