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Parker bao by Call Suzy, which is popping up for Eat Out to Help Out at Bao Fitzrovia this week
Parker bao by Call Suzy, which is popping up for Eat Out to Help Out at Bao Fitzrovia this week
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30 Brilliant London Restaurants Offering the Eat Out to Help Out Discount, Outside

Here’s the pick of those where it’s possible to eat on the cheap al fresco

by Adam Coghlan and James Hansen Updated
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Parker bao by Call Suzy, which is popping up for Eat Out to Help Out at Bao Fitzrovia this week
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by Adam Coghlan and James Hansen Updated

The government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme has gotten the take-up from plenty of great London restaurants. A third of the city’s Michelin-starred restaurants have signed up, while there are deals to be found now on the city’s best burgers, peerless udon noodles, outstanding liang pi, delicious dal puri roti, hypey plates of fresh pasta, and much more.

The discount, 50 percent off up to the value of £10, applies on food eaten in, cannot be claimed on alcoholic drinks, and can only be used at participating venues on Monday, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in the month of August.

Check the restaurant’s website in case there are any restrictions, or indeed extras attached to its offering this month.

Note: all those included in this guide offer outside seating, because it’s still the surest way to stay safe, and protect those around you, while eating out in the city. Plus, right now, it’s roasting.

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The Red Lion

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The same brilliant pizza as Santa Maria next door, with the bonus of a sprawling outdoor terrace.

13 St Mary's Rd, Greater, Ealing, London W5 5RA, UK
020 8567 2541
020 8567 2541

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Flora

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Chef-restaurateur Stevie Parle — he of Dock Kitchen, Pastaio, and Palatino renown — has teamed up with long-time collaborator, the designer Tom Dixon, for an outdoor only restaurant space in Ladbroke Grove: With dishes like clams, guanciale, fino, and peas; grilled seabass with anchovy and lemon; and American cherry pie with Kentish cherries, it is the epitome of west London summer pleasantness.

344 Ladbroke Grove, Kensal Green, London W10 5BU, UK

Trishna

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Michelin-starred Trishna in Marylebone specialises in the coastal cuisines of India, with a keen focus on seafood. Offering three courses for £20, its Eat Out to Help Out menu shifts from this focus: Aloo chat; dum chicken biryani or wild mushroom pilau, each served with served with dal panchmel, pink peppercorn raita, and bread; rose and pear kulfi falooda. Small number of outside seats are available; scheme applies only on Tuesday and Wednesday, after 6 p.m.

15-17 Blandford St, Marylebone, London W1U 3DG, UK
020 7935 5624
020 7935 5624

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Kiln

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Ben Chapman’s northern Thai-inspired grill restaurant reopened last month with the option to dine outside on Brewer Street — a perk of the new licensing permits granted to businesses in Soho and elsewhere in Westminster this summer. Head chef Meedu Saad’s shorter terrace menu, designed for drinking, sees dishes like fried sour Tamworth pork with honey sweet melon; aged hogget and cumin skewers; and northern Thai herbal sausage, presented on logo-emblazoned brown paper. Enjoy it while it lasts, especially this week (Monday – Wednesday) when there’s 50 percent off, up to the value of £10 per person.

58 Brewer St, West End, London W1F 9TL, UK
(02) 8099 8799
(02) 8099 8799

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Call Suzy at BAO Fitzrovia

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For four days only, Bao and XU’s newest delivery brand Call Suzy, will pop-up at the group’s Fitzrovia location, making use of its front terrace. It promises “a playful, nostalgic twist on a traditional Chinese takeout,” with a menu featuring prawn BAO toasts with mentaiko sour cream; sweet and punchy sanbei chicken wings; beef cheek in black bean bone marrow gravy; and sweet and sour Taiwanese fried chicken with a piece parker bao roll. (Monday 24 – Wednesday 26 August, from 5pm, and on Monday 31 August, from midday.)

31 Windmill St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 2JN, UK

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Tōu at 72 Old Compton St

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The creators of London’s most well-known and adored katsu sando are currently offering that, plus an Iberican pork burger from their pop-up location on Soho’s Old Compton Street. Inside a toasted brioche bun, it is topped with melted American cheese, and furnished with kimchi and gherkins. Open from 6 p.m. Monday — Wednesday.

72 Old Compton St, Soho, London W1D 4UN, UK

Quo Vadis

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Chef Jeremy Lee’s seasonal British and Mediterranean menus — spanning pies, salads, and old-fashioned puddings — are the reason to visit this classic Soho restaurant. A handful of outside tables on Dean Street are the way to go.

26-29 Dean St, West End, London W1D 3LL, UK
020 7437 9585
020 7437 9585

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Barrafina

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Michelin-starred tapas plates in Soho, available on a small terrace. Be prepared to queue, but a cold beer or sparkling water ought to be forthcoming.

26-27 Dean St, West End, London W1D 3LL, UK

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Plum Valley | All day Dim Sum | Outdoor Seatings | Reopened

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Chinatown’s Plum Valley is among a host of restaurants in the central London area taking advantage of new outdoor dining permits. Plum Valley might be the pick for dim sum outside in the sun: XO turnip cake, cheung fun, xialongbao, and more with 50 percent off. Available at lunch and dinner Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

20 Gerrard St, West End, London W1D 6JQ, UK
020 7494 4366
020 7494 4366

Koya Soho

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It’s true that the serenity of Koya’s wooden bar is the anchor of its Soho restaurant, but with tables spilling out on to the street, the plain spectacle of its udon noodles is undiminished. A new cumin lamb special, cribbed from its short time at Market Halls, would be a strong order.

50 Frith St, West End, London W1D 4SQ, UK
020 7434 4463
020 7434 4463

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Master Wei Xi'An

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At Master Wei, chef Wei Guirong’s restaurant in Bloomsbury, the focus is on the Xi’an region’s flour-foods, mianshi: peerless biang biang noodle dishes, with vegetables or beef and hot chilli oil; fine liang pi, cold skin noodles with a cool, piquant, umami-rich dressing, and the chef’s inimitable “burgers” with a cumin-spiced beef or pork filling. Plenty of space, to order all of this, on the terrace.

13 Cosmo Pl, Holborn, London WC1N 3AP, UK
020 7209 6888
020 7209 6888

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Garden Museum Cafe

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One of the low-key lunch gems London does so well, book by email to reserve one of the most tranquil tables of them all, for dishes like cuttlefish croquettes with aioli; hake, tomatoes and crab; and a diamond-sharp slice of blackberry and hazelnut tart.

5 Lambeth Palace Rd, South Bank, London SE1 7LB, UK
020 7401 8865
020 7401 8865

Ciao Bella

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It’s practically criminal to visit this Bloomsbury old-timer without ending the meal with a lemon stuffed with its sorbet, heavy as a softball but much less chewy. Before that, grilled sardines, saltimbocca, and whatever spaghetti is on offer are the moves.

86-90 Lamb's Conduit St, Holborn, London WC1N 3LZ, UK
020 7242 4119
020 7242 4119

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Fish, Wings and Tings Brixton

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One of the best places in town to find Trinidadian dal puri roti, filled with curried mutton, or vegetables — pumpkin, string beans, chickpeas and potatoes — and kuchela (a delicious hot, spiced green mango condiment). Elsewhere, there’s Jamaican jerk chicken, stewed oxtail, and coconut curry prawns, served with rice, peas, mango chutney, and coleslaw.

Brixton Village, Granville Arcade, Coldharbour Ln, Coldharbour, London SW9 8PR, UK
020 7737 4888
020 7737 4888

Nasi Economy Rice

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Mandy Yin’s Malaysian restaurant is now serving its range of rice boxes, curries, salads, and potato curry puffs — including nasi goreng: fried rice with cucumber and prawns in tomato sambal — from a new outside terrace. Offering the Eat Out to Help Out discount on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August. (Next-door sister site Sambal Shiok, which specialises in laksa, is also offering the discount on Wednesdays.)

169 Holloway Rd, London N7 8LX, UK
020 7700 6008
020 7700 6008

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Westerns Laundry

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Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim and David Gingell’s beautiful Holloway restaurant is offering a selection of “courtyard plates”, available with the 50 percent discount on Wednesdays only. The small terrace offers a concise menu edit which recently included cured ham, salted sardines, olives, almonds, beef croquettes, and braised chard on toast.

34 Drayton Park, Highbury East, London N5 1PB, UK
020 7700 3700
020 7700 3700

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Llewelyn's

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Low-key, one of London’s best modern European neighbourhood spots. Llewelyn’s spills out on to Railton Road and offers plenty of outdoor seating: The perfect place to enjoy the likes of deep-fried rabbit with mustard mayonnaise; sardines with green tomato, chilli, and coriander; and cavatelli with artichoke, walnut, and summer truffle.

293-295 Railton Rd, Herne Hill, London SE24 0JP, UK
020 7733 6676
020 7733 6676

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Zeret Kitchen

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Having served Camberwell its outstanding lentil dishes and Ethiopian stews through lockdown for takeaway, it has now reopened, in limited capacity, for dine-in, with a smattering of outdoor tables.

216-218 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell, London SE5 0ED, UK
020 7701 8587
020 7701 8587

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Elliot's

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Anchovies on toast with the correct — absurd — amount of butter, outdoor tables across the road, and low-key excellent pizza make this another solid Borough Market choice.

12 Stoney St, London SE1 9AD, UK
020 7403 7436
020 7403 7436

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Padella

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The acclaimed fresh pasta slinger has taken over some outdoor space behind its Borough Market restaurant, with no change to its lineup of cacio e pepe, fettucine with ‘nduja and marscapone, and pappardelle with beef shin ragù.

6 Southwark St, London SE1 1TQ, UK

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ASAP Pizza

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This New York-ish pizza spin-off from Borough Market’s Flor has outdoor tables, solid pizza, and swirls of not-your-average soft serve; get the latter two for £10 with the discount.

1 Bedale St, London SE1 9AL, UK
020 3967 5418
020 3967 5418

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Casse-Croûte

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Bermondsey Street’s very-French French bistro is brimful of character and charme, offering guests the choice of three starters, mains, and desserts from a menu du jour written only a blackboard, lifted and taken to each table. It lists the likes of a salad of roquefort and lardons; beef en-croute with green beans; and a pistachio crème brulée. Just a couple of outside tables are available to take in the experience a la terrace.

109 Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3XB, UK
020 7407 2140
020 7407 2140

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Pique-Nique

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One of the best blackboards in London with coveted outdoor tables, offering either a cobbled together share of classic French simplicity, or a centrepiece dish like whole turbot, veal t-bone, or corn-fed roast chicken.

Tanner St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3LD, UK
020 7403 9549
020 7403 9549

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Casa do Frango Shoreditch

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Casa do Frango make peerless Algarvian-style piri piri chicken, serves it with excellent fries, and a good crunchy, green pepper, tomato, and oregano salad. Close your eyes and, honestly... it will not feel anything like being on the Algarve. Such is the cruel reality of being on the edge of a Shoreditch new-build. But it will still be extremely satisfying.

2 King John Ct, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3EZ, UK
020 7654 3020
020 7654 3020

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Dumpling Shack

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... John and Yee Li’s shengianbao slinging counter, where the soup dumplings are best served alongside a shatteringly flaky cong yoo bing, green spring onion laced into the dough.

Old Spitalfields Market, Brushfield St, Spitalfields, London E1 6BG, UK

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Bleecker Spitalfields

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Sort-of outdoor, the best burger in the city — and its new vegetarian counterpart from Symplicity Meats — are still the key move at Old Spitalfields Market, alongside...

B, Old Spitalfields Market, Lamb St, Spitalfields, London E1 6EA, UK
020 7998 8650
020 7998 8650

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Forza Wine

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Easygoing Italian drinking food, frozen drinks, and soft serve with a sweeping terrace. A simple sell.

The rooftop, 133 Rye Ln, Peckham, London SE15 4BQ, UK
020 7732 7500
020 7732 7500

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E5 Bakehouse

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One of London’s most renowned modern bakeries is offering 50 percent off non-alcoholic drinks, pastries, breakfast, and lunch. Bread and groceries are not included in the scheme. Plenty of space to sit outside on Mentmore Terrace before a walk through London Fields.

395 Mentmore Terrace, Hackney, London E8 3PH, UK
020 8525 2890
020 8525 2890

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Bright

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London Fields’ first-class restaurant and wine bar returns with an expanded number of tables outside, which are kept for walk-ins only. Chefs Will Gleave and Pepe Belvedere are offering a “bar menu” for those guests, which includes the likes of a pizza fritta, pork sandwich, grilled sweetcorn, and grilled sardines, plus strawberries, smoked chilli, and salt for dessert.

1 Westgate St, Hackney, London E8 3RL, UK
020 3095 9407
020 3095 9407

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OMBRA

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Chef Mitshel Ibrahim’s Ombra showed great dexterity under lockdown with its fresh pasta kits, wine, and grocery offer, and it’s doing the same upon reopening, with a set menu at £39 per person joining the loosely Venetian rank of dishes that regulars will recognise. A fine terrace has ample space, and features a half-decent rain covering for if and when this glorious sunshine toddles off.

1 Vyner St, London E2 9DG, UK
020 8981 5150
020 8981 5150

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The Red Lion

13 St Mary's Rd, Greater, Ealing, London W5 5RA, UK

The same brilliant pizza as Santa Maria next door, with the bonus of a sprawling outdoor terrace.

13 St Mary's Rd, Greater, Ealing, London W5 5RA, UK
020 8567 2541
020 8567 2541

Flora

344 Ladbroke Grove, Kensal Green, London W10 5BU, UK

Chef-restaurateur Stevie Parle — he of Dock Kitchen, Pastaio, and Palatino renown — has teamed up with long-time collaborator, the designer Tom Dixon, for an outdoor only restaurant space in Ladbroke Grove: With dishes like clams, guanciale, fino, and peas; grilled seabass with anchovy and lemon; and American cherry pie with Kentish cherries, it is the epitome of west London summer pleasantness.

344 Ladbroke Grove, Kensal Green, London W10 5BU, UK

Trishna

15-17 Blandford St, Marylebone, London W1U 3DG, UK

Michelin-starred Trishna in Marylebone specialises in the coastal cuisines of India, with a keen focus on seafood. Offering three courses for £20, its Eat Out to Help Out menu shifts from this focus: Aloo chat; dum chicken biryani or wild mushroom pilau, each served with served with dal panchmel, pink peppercorn raita, and bread; rose and pear kulfi falooda. Small number of outside seats are available; scheme applies only on Tuesday and Wednesday, after 6 p.m.

15-17 Blandford St, Marylebone, London W1U 3DG, UK
020 7935 5624
020 7935 5624

Kiln

58 Brewer St, West End, London W1F 9TL, UK

Ben Chapman’s northern Thai-inspired grill restaurant reopened last month with the option to dine outside on Brewer Street — a perk of the new licensing permits granted to businesses in Soho and elsewhere in Westminster this summer. Head chef Meedu Saad’s shorter terrace menu, designed for drinking, sees dishes like fried sour Tamworth pork with honey sweet melon; aged hogget and cumin skewers; and northern Thai herbal sausage, presented on logo-emblazoned brown paper. Enjoy it while it lasts, especially this week (Monday – Wednesday) when there’s 50 percent off, up to the value of £10 per person.

58 Brewer St, West End, London W1F 9TL, UK
(02) 8099 8799
(02) 8099 8799

Call Suzy at BAO Fitzrovia

31 Windmill St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 2JN, UK

For four days only, Bao and XU’s newest delivery brand Call Suzy, will pop-up at the group’s Fitzrovia location, making use of its front terrace. It promises “a playful, nostalgic twist on a traditional Chinese takeout,” with a menu featuring prawn BAO toasts with mentaiko sour cream; sweet and punchy sanbei chicken wings; beef cheek in black bean bone marrow gravy; and sweet and sour Taiwanese fried chicken with a piece parker bao roll. (Monday 24 – Wednesday 26 August, from 5pm, and on Monday 31 August, from midday.)

31 Windmill St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 2JN, UK

Tōu at 72 Old Compton St

72 Old Compton St, Soho, London W1D 4UN, UK

The creators of London’s most well-known and adored katsu sando are currently offering that, plus an Iberican pork burger from their pop-up location on Soho’s Old Compton Street. Inside a toasted brioche bun, it is topped with melted American cheese, and furnished with kimchi and gherkins. Open from 6 p.m. Monday — Wednesday.

72 Old Compton St, Soho, London W1D 4UN, UK

Quo Vadis

26-29 Dean St, West End, London W1D 3LL, UK

Chef Jeremy Lee’s seasonal British and Mediterranean menus — spanning pies, salads, and old-fashioned puddings — are the reason to visit this classic Soho restaurant. A handful of outside tables on Dean Street are the way to go.

26-29 Dean St, West End, London W1D 3LL, UK
020 7437 9585
020 7437 9585

Barrafina

26-27 Dean St, West End, London W1D 3LL, UK

Michelin-starred tapas plates in Soho, available on a small terrace. Be prepared to queue, but a cold beer or sparkling water ought to be forthcoming.

26-27 Dean St, West End, London W1D 3LL, UK

Plum Valley | All day Dim Sum | Outdoor Seatings | Reopened

20 Gerrard St, West End, London W1D 6JQ, UK

Chinatown’s Plum Valley is among a host of restaurants in the central London area taking advantage of new outdoor dining permits. Plum Valley might be the pick for dim sum outside in the sun: XO turnip cake, cheung fun, xialongbao, and more with 50 percent off. Available at lunch and dinner Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

20 Gerrard St, West End, London W1D 6JQ, UK
020 7494 4366
020 7494 4366

Koya Soho

50 Frith St, West End, London W1D 4SQ, UK

It’s true that the serenity of Koya’s wooden bar is the anchor of its Soho restaurant, but with tables spilling out on to the street, the plain spectacle of its udon noodles is undiminished. A new cumin lamb special, cribbed from its short time at Market Halls, would be a strong order.

50 Frith St, West End, London W1D 4SQ, UK
020 7434 4463
020 7434 4463

Master Wei Xi'An

13 Cosmo Pl, Holborn, London WC1N 3AP, UK

At Master Wei, chef Wei Guirong’s restaurant in Bloomsbury, the focus is on the Xi’an region’s flour-foods, mianshi: peerless biang biang noodle dishes, with vegetables or beef and hot chilli oil; fine liang pi, cold skin noodles with a cool, piquant, umami-rich dressing, and the chef’s inimitable “burgers” with a cumin-spiced beef or pork filling. Plenty of space, to order all of this, on the terrace.

13 Cosmo Pl, Holborn, London WC1N 3AP, UK
020 7209 6888
020 7209 6888

Garden Museum Cafe

5 Lambeth Palace Rd, South Bank, London SE1 7LB, UK

One of the low-key lunch gems London does so well, book by email to reserve one of the most tranquil tables of them all, for dishes like cuttlefish croquettes with aioli; hake, tomatoes and crab; and a diamond-sharp slice of blackberry and hazelnut tart.

5 Lambeth Palace Rd, South Bank, London SE1 7LB, UK
020 7401 8865
020 7401 8865

Ciao Bella

86-90 Lamb's Conduit St, Holborn, London WC1N 3LZ, UK

It’s practically criminal to visit this Bloomsbury old-timer without ending the meal with a lemon stuffed with its sorbet, heavy as a softball but much less chewy. Before that, grilled sardines, saltimbocca, and whatever spaghetti is on offer are the moves.

86-90 Lamb's Conduit St, Holborn, London WC1N 3LZ, UK
020 7242 4119
020 7242 4119

Fish, Wings and Tings Brixton

Brixton Village, Granville Arcade, Coldharbour Ln, Coldharbour, London SW9 8PR, UK

One of the best places in town to find Trinidadian dal puri roti, filled with curried mutton, or vegetables — pumpkin, string beans, chickpeas and potatoes — and kuchela (a delicious hot, spiced green mango condiment). Elsewhere, there’s Jamaican jerk chicken, stewed oxtail, and coconut curry prawns, served with rice, peas, mango chutney, and coleslaw.

Brixton Village, Granville Arcade, Coldharbour Ln, Coldharbour, London SW9 8PR, UK
020 7737 4888
020 7737 4888

Nasi Economy Rice

169 Holloway Rd, London N7 8LX, UK

Mandy Yin’s Malaysian restaurant is now serving its range of rice boxes, curries, salads, and potato curry puffs — including nasi goreng: fried rice with cucumber and prawns in tomato sambal — from a new outside terrace. Offering the Eat Out to Help Out discount on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August. (Next-door sister site Sambal Shiok, which specialises in laksa, is also offering the discount on Wednesdays.)

169 Holloway Rd, London N7 8LX, UK
020 7700 6008
020 7700 6008

Westerns Laundry

34 Drayton Park, Highbury East, London N5 1PB, UK

Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim and David Gingell’s beautiful Holloway restaurant is offering a selection of “courtyard plates”, available with the 50 percent discount on Wednesdays only. The small terrace offers a concise menu edit which recently included cured ham, salted sardines, olives, almonds, beef croquettes, and braised chard on toast.

34 Drayton Park, Highbury East, London N5 1PB, UK
020 7700 3700
020 7700 3700

Llewelyn's

293-295 Railton Rd, Herne Hill, London SE24 0JP, UK

Low-key, one of London’s best modern European neighbourhood spots. Llewelyn’s spills out on to Railton Road and offers plenty of outdoor seating: The perfect place to enjoy the likes of deep-fried rabbit with mustard mayonnaise; sardines with green tomato, chilli, and coriander; and cavatelli with artichoke, walnut, and summer truffle.

293-295 Railton Rd, Herne Hill, London SE24 0JP, UK
020 7733 6676
020 7733 6676

Zeret Kitchen

216-218 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell, London SE5 0ED, UK

Having served Camberwell its outstanding lentil dishes and Ethiopian stews through lockdown for takeaway, it has now reopened, in limited capacity, for dine-in, with a smattering of outdoor tables.

216-218 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell, London SE5 0ED, UK
020 7701 8587
020 7701 8587

Elliot's

12 Stoney St, London SE1 9AD, UK

Anchovies on toast with the correct — absurd — amount of butter, outdoor tables across the road, and low-key excellent pizza make this another solid Borough Market choice.

12 Stoney St, London SE1 9AD, UK
020 7403 7436
020 7403 7436

Padella

6 Southwark St, London SE1 1TQ, UK

The acclaimed fresh pasta slinger has taken over some outdoor space behind its Borough Market restaurant, with no change to its lineup of cacio e pepe, fettucine with ‘nduja and marscapone, and pappardelle with beef shin ragù.

6 Southwark St, London SE1 1TQ, UK

ASAP Pizza

1 Bedale St, London SE1 9AL, UK

This New York-ish pizza spin-off from Borough Market’s Flor has outdoor tables, solid pizza, and swirls of not-your-average soft serve; get the latter two for £10 with the discount.

1 Bedale St, London SE1 9AL, UK
020 3967 5418
020 3967 5418

Casse-Croûte

109 Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3XB, UK

Bermondsey Street’s very-French French bistro is brimful of character and charme, offering guests the choice of three starters, mains, and desserts from a menu du jour written only a blackboard, lifted and taken to each table. It lists the likes of a salad of roquefort and lardons; beef en-croute with green beans; and a pistachio crème brulée. Just a couple of outside tables are available to take in the experience a la terrace.

109 Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3XB, UK
020 7407 2140
020 7407 2140

Pique-Nique

Tanner St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3LD, UK

One of the best blackboards in London with coveted outdoor tables, offering either a cobbled together share of classic French simplicity, or a centrepiece dish like whole turbot, veal t-bone, or corn-fed roast chicken.

Tanner St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3LD, UK
020 7403 9549
020 7403 9549

Casa do Frango Shoreditch

2 King John Ct, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3EZ, UK

Casa do Frango make peerless Algarvian-style piri piri chicken, serves it with excellent fries, and a good crunchy, green pepper, tomato, and oregano salad. Close your eyes and, honestly... it will not feel anything like being on the Algarve. Such is the cruel reality of being on the edge of a Shoreditch new-build. But it will still be extremely satisfying.

2 King John Ct, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3EZ, UK
020 7654 3020
020 7654 3020

Dumpling Shack

Old Spitalfields Market, Brushfield St, Spitalfields, London E1 6BG, UK

... John and Yee Li’s shengianbao slinging counter, where the soup dumplings are best served alongside a shatteringly flaky cong yoo bing, green spring onion laced into the dough.

Old Spitalfields Market, Brushfield St, Spitalfields, London E1 6BG, UK

Bleecker Spitalfields

B, Old Spitalfields Market, Lamb St, Spitalfields, London E1 6EA, UK

Sort-of outdoor, the best burger in the city — and its new vegetarian counterpart from Symplicity Meats — are still the key move at Old Spitalfields Market, alongside...

B, Old Spitalfields Market, Lamb St, Spitalfields, London E1 6EA, UK
020 7998 8650
020 7998 8650

Forza Wine

The rooftop, 133 Rye Ln, Peckham, London SE15 4BQ, UK

Easygoing Italian drinking food, frozen drinks, and soft serve with a sweeping terrace. A simple sell.

The rooftop, 133 Rye Ln, Peckham, London SE15 4BQ, UK
020 7732 7500
020 7732 7500

E5 Bakehouse

395 Mentmore Terrace, Hackney, London E8 3PH, UK

One of London’s most renowned modern bakeries is offering 50 percent off non-alcoholic drinks, pastries, breakfast, and lunch. Bread and groceries are not included in the scheme. Plenty of space to sit outside on Mentmore Terrace before a walk through London Fields.

395 Mentmore Terrace, Hackney, London E8 3PH, UK
020 8525 2890
020 8525 2890

Bright

1 Westgate St, Hackney, London E8 3RL, UK

London Fields’ first-class restaurant and wine bar returns with an expanded number of tables outside, which are kept for walk-ins only. Chefs Will Gleave and Pepe Belvedere are offering a “bar menu” for those guests, which includes the likes of a pizza fritta, pork sandwich, grilled sweetcorn, and grilled sardines, plus strawberries, smoked chilli, and salt for dessert.

1 Westgate St, Hackney, London E8 3RL, UK
020 3095 9407
020 3095 9407

OMBRA

1 Vyner St, London E2 9DG, UK

Chef Mitshel Ibrahim’s Ombra showed great dexterity under lockdown with its fresh pasta kits, wine, and grocery offer, and it’s doing the same upon reopening, with a set menu at £39 per person joining the loosely Venetian rank of dishes that regulars will recognise. A fine terrace has ample space, and features a half-decent rain covering for if and when this glorious sunshine toddles off.

1 Vyner St, London E2 9DG, UK
020 8981 5150
020 8981 5150