For the best brunch in Putney, or anywhere in the area, the New Zealand-themed Tried and True café has an impressive reputation. They’re rightly proud of their pulled pork Benedict (“award-winning,” no less), but the Portobello pesto mushrooms, complete with poached egg, are fairly stunning, too.

An almost defiantly old-school Putney steakhouse, this features a menu bereft of starters or frills; one comes here for the Aberdeen Angus beef, sold by size and cut, and it’s exceptionally good. The wine list, meanwhile, is heavy on the kind of strong claret that leads to flushed faces and jovial, sometimes witty conversation.

Over the river in Putney proper, Bosa is a local landmark. From groaning mezze platters to Beiruti hummus, pickled and stuffed baby aubergines, homemade spicy sausages, koftas straight from the grill and slow-cooked lamb stew, this is unquestionably some of the finest Lebanese cooking in south-west London.

Upper Richmond Road’s good-looking, family-run tapas restaurant is one of Putney’s friendliest spots. Calamari, patatas bravas, padron peppers and Spanish cheese plates are all present and correct, along with delightfully wobbly-centred tortilla.

It’s something of a relief to visit somewhere as profoundly unpretentious as Nayaab, which has the décor and ambience of many of London’s time-honoured curry houses. There’s nothing old-fashioned about the predominantly organic food, though, especially the excellent slow-cooked lamb shank and very fine monkfish methi.

This high-end Japanese in Parson’s Green has chefs who have worked at the likes of Nobu and Uni, so it’s no surprise that the dishes are ambitious (and pricey); particular praise has gone to the wild pink prawn tempura and some of the finest gyoza to be had anywhere in London.

A bit of a beacon in an area light on quality coffee, the original District site was envisioned as a takeaway only space and quickly became an essential one through lockdown and beyond.

London’s only Michelin-starred pub, the Harwood occupies a snug niche between destination restaurant and neighbourhood boozer. One can enjoy dishes such as grilled haunch of deer and fig leaf and honey pudding, but it’s also possible to sit at the bar with a pint and the legendary Scotch egg, and only spend a tenner. The Sunday roast here — served for sharing, piled on a board — is among London’s best.

The original in Ealing is considered by many to be the best pizzeria in London, and at this Fulham offshoot, the owners have not lowered the quality at all. Top-end, reliable Neapolitan pizzas with classic (Santa Bufalina) and unusual toppings (think rare breed Yorkshire sausage and wild broccoli) are served at very reasonable prices.

From the team behind Nest in Hackney, Fenn replaces Harlequin, the South African-adjacent restaurant that closed in 2020. It follows its E8 sibling in taking familiar assemblies and asking if they can be a little more interesting, adding fermented chilli powder to beef tartare and piling fried dumplings into a pyramid with a snow of Lincolnshire poacher. But, it’ll also do a beetroot goat’s curd walnut salad. FULHAM! There’s also a set menu, following on from chef Joe Laker’s formula at Anglo in Farringdon.