London, United Kingdom
Where to eat near Trafalgar Square
10 places within 15 minutes on foot of Trafalgar Square. Start with J Sheekey, 5 min walk: fish pie, or oysters and the tempura.
The trap to skip
The chains on Leicester Square and around the Covent Garden piazza. Chinatown and Soho are a few minutes' walk and much better.
Source: The Infatuation
Coffee and breakfast
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Dishoom Covent Garden
Get: Black daal; the bacon naan roll at breakfast
Bombay café food, and named the most viral restaurant in the world by Tripadvisor in 2026.
From Chef Amazing's lists, Near this hotel
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The Wolseley
Get: Eggs Benedict
London's grand café breakfast under a high, gilded ceiling.
From Chef Amazing's city guide, Near this hotel
A quick bite
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A photo like it
Kanada-Ya
Get: The tonkotsu original, with extra chashu
A Fukuoka ramen shop's London branch, always busy.
From Chef Amazing's lists
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Fallow
Get: Mushroom parfait, a vegetarian take on foie gras made from trimmed market mushrooms, with pickled shallots and sourdough
Mushroom parfait, a vegetarian take on foie gras made from trimmed market mushrooms, with pickled shallots and sourdough
From Chef Amazing's city guide
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Kiln
Get: The clay-pot glass noodles with pork and the Thai sausages, at the counter
A Thai grill counter that's been one of Soho's hardest walk-ins for years.
From Chef Amazing's lists, Near this hotel, Table for one
Sit down for a meal
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J Sheekey
Get: Fish pie, or oysters and the tempura
The actors' fish restaurant in the alley between Wyndham's and the Noël Coward since the 1890s.
From Before the curtain (from Hot Dinners), Near this hotel
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The Devonshire
Get: Rib of beef with creamed leeks
Ed Sheeran visits often and once performed at this pub.
From Chef Amazing's city guide
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Bocca di Lupo
Get: Small plates of regional Italian pasta and fritti. Chefs bring their families here
Jacob Kenedy's seasonal Italian, the Shaftesbury Avenue theatres' favourite. Sit at the counter.
From Before the curtain (from Hot Dinners), Chef Amazing's lists, Near this hotel
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Gymkhana
Get: Tandoori masala lamb chops, kid goat methi keema, wild muntjac biryani
Michelin 2★ (2026) · Indian
From Chef Amazing's city guide, Near this hotel, The Restaurant 100
A drink
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Gordon's Wine Bar
Get: A glass of sherry and a cheese plate in the vaults
London's oldest wine bar, candlelit cellars since 1890.
From Near this hotel
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