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The Strand, Covent Garden
10 places, all within 10 minutes on foot, from morning coffee to a late drink.
MorningCoffee and breakfast
Get: The bacon naan roll and a chai
Bombay café breakfast, the one London queues for.
Get: A filter coffee and a pastry
The roaster that started London's coffee revolution.
LunchLunch and an afternoon bite
Get: Silk handkerchiefs with walnut butter and confit egg yolk
Fresh pasta at a counter, fast and cheap for the West End.
Get: Tortilla, the specials board, pan con tomate
Spanish counter dining that set the standard in London.
DinnerDinner
Get: Whatever is seasonal on Skye Gyngell's menu
A light, beautiful room next door in Somerset House.
Get: Game in season, steak and kidney pudding
London's oldest restaurant (1798), all red velvet and British classics.
Get: Book the conservatory; the French menu with a wine list to match
Often called London's most romantic room.
Get: The fish pie, or oysters at the bar
The theatreland fish restaurant; the bar takes walk-ins.
A drinkA drink
Get: A glass of sherry and a cheese plate in the vaults
London's oldest wine bar, candlelit cellars since 1890.
LateLate, and something sweet
Get: The burger (it's off the menu, ask)
The after-show hangout, open late, with the famous secret burger.
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