What holds these ten together is not one kitchen but one kind of evening: central London rooms you book when there is company involved and the meal itself is the plan. Circolo Popolare and Ave Mario deal in enormous Italian plates meant to be shared, Dishoom runs Bombay food from breakfast through to a late dinner across several neighbourhoods, Casa do Frango builds everything around wood-fired piri-piri chicken, and Fallow puts careful, produce-led modern British cooking at the centre of the table. Bill’s Soho Restaurant and Bill’s Covent Garden Restaurant sit at the easy end, with broad all-day menus that keep a mixed table happy.
Choose by what the evening has to do. For a birthday or a loud group, the two Big Mamma rooms and The Ivy Asia St Paul’s give you generous portions and a dining room with its own momentum; for a dinner where the food is the conversation, Fallow and Tattu London reward the attention. All ten take you into the late evening and all ten work on a Sunday, and the busiest of them ask you to book ahead.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circolo Popolare | ⭐ 9.7 | 39 830 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | Dishoom | ⭐ 9.5 | 29 154 | — |
| 3 | Ave Mario | ⭐ 9.7 | 28 812 | — |
| 4 | Bill's Soho Restaurant | ⭐ 9.3 | 12 402 | — |
| 5 | Fallow | ⭐ 9.5 | 11 928 | — |
| 6 | Casa do Frango | ⭐ 9.5 | 9 565 | — |
| 7 | Bill's Covent Garden Restaurant | ⭐ 9.3 | 9 005 | — |
| 8 | The Ivy Asia St Paul's | ⭐ 9.1 | 7 648 | — |
| 9 | Tattu London | ⭐ 9.5 | 7 444 | — |
| 10 | Vasiniko | ⭐ 9.9 | 6 888 | People's favourite |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Circolo Popolare -
People's favourite:
Vasiniko
Opening hours
Every place in this selection stays open late.
Open early, from 8am or sooner: Dishoom, Bill's Soho Restaurant, Fallow, Bill's Covent Garden Restaurant.
Check the hours before you set out — they shift on holidays and out of season.
Full ranking
1. Circolo Popolare · ⭐ 9.7
(39830 reviews)
+9 photos
40-41 Rathbone Pl, London W1T 1HX, United Kingdom
Cuisine: Italian
Circolo Popolare, from the cult Big Mamma group, is one of London's most photographed Italian restaurants — a Sicilian, Mediterranean trattoria set on Rathbone Square in Fitzrovia, where the food and the room compete for attention. The signature dish is the Gran Carbonara, served from a 4kg wheel of pecorino. Expect also soft Neapolitan pizzas with San Marzano DOP tomatoes, bur…
«I'm here for the second time, the food is top! Carpathians and pizza, delicious! The servi…»
2. Dishoom · ⭐ 9.5
(29154 reviews)
+9 photos
12 Upper St Martin's Ln, London WC2H 9FB, United Kingdom
Cuisine: Indian
Dishoom is one of London's most loved Indian restaurants, a tribute to the old Irani cafés and the food of all Bombay. It has several London locations — Covent Garden, King's Cross, Shoreditch, Carnaby, Kensington and Canary Wharf — each serving the same much-loved menu from breakfast to late-night dinner.
«I had an incredible experience at Dishoom in London. From the very first moment I walked i…»
3. Ave Mario · ⭐ 9.7
(28812 reviews)
+9 photos
15 Henrietta St, London WC2E 8QG, United Kingdom
Cuisine: Italian
Ave Mario is the Big Mamma group's most flamboyant London trattoria, set across three floors in Covent Garden and inspired by a Florentine palazzo with a playful 80s twist downstairs. Led by head chef Gianluigi, the kitchen serves authentic Italian on seasonal ingredients from small producers: crispy Neapolitan pizzas, fresh pasta, antipasti, the signature Gran Carbonara from a…
«A large restaurant with a unique atmosphere and striking interior design that immediately…»
4. Bill's Soho Restaurant · ⭐ 9.3
(12402 reviews)
+9 photos
36-44 Brewer St, London W1F 9TB, United Kingdom
Cuisine: British
Bill's Soho is a lively all-day restaurant in London's West End, open from breakfast through to dinner. The varied menu runs from Bill's fish pie and chargrilled rump steak to burgers and loaded mac and cheese, plus Thai green curry and shawarma. Brunch is a highlight — pancake stacks, full English and a shakshuka bowl — with gluten-free options throughout.
«Had a fantastic dinner at Bill's. The food was tasty, the atmosphere warm and welcoming, a…»
5. Fallow · ⭐ 9.5
(11928 reviews)
+9 photos
52 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RP, United Kingdom
Cuisine: British
Fallow is one of London's most talked-about modern British restaurants, built around sustainability and zero-waste cooking — a destination for anyone who takes both flavour and provenance seriously. Founded by chefs Jack Croft and Will Murray (ex-Dinner by Heston Blumenthal) with restaurateur James Robson, Fallow turns overlooked ingredients into standout dishes through nose-to…
«We were served by Tomos, who was an absolutely wonderful host. My partner and I have been…»
6. Casa do Frango · ⭐ 9.5
(9565 reviews)
+9 photos
32 Southwark St, London SE1 1TU, United Kingdom
Casa do Frango brings southern Portugal to London, built around its acclaimed piri-piri chicken, with buzzy, energetic rooms in London Bridge, Shoreditch and Mayfair. The restaurant was founded by friends Jake Kasumov and Marco Mendes, inspired by Marco's childhood in the Algarve. It recreates the grillhouses of Guia, where chicken is butterflied and cooked over an open wood fi…
«I had a wonderful dinner here before watching a show at the Menier Chocolate Factory, whic…»
7. Bill's Covent Garden Restaurant · ⭐ 9.3
(9005 reviews)
+9 photos
St Martin's Courtyard, Slingsby Pl, London WC2H 9EF, United Kingdom
Cuisine: British
Bill's Covent Garden is the West End sibling of the popular all-day brand, well placed for a meal around one of London's busiest quarters, serving breakfast through dinner. Bill's started as a greengrocer in Lewes, East Sussex, opened by Bill Collison, before becoming a café and produce store and then the all-day group it is now — a background that still informs its fresh, prod…
«For a traveller with coeliac disease, finding good gluten-free food can sometimes be diffi…»
8. The Ivy Asia St Paul's · ⭐ 9.1
(7648 reviews)
+9 photos
20 New Change, London EC4M 9AG, United Kingdom
Cuisine: Asian
The Ivy Asia St Paul's is one of the City's most glamorous restaurants — an all-day pan-Asian spot moments from St Paul's Cathedral, with floor-to-ceiling windows framing the dome. The pan-Asian menu draws on the chef's travels in Tokyo, Cambodia and Vietnam. Signatures include prawn har gau dumplings, the volcano roll sushi and the miso black cod (48-hour miso-marinated sablef…
«I really enjoyed this place. Simply a gem! The decor and atmosphere are on another level –…»
9. Tattu London · ⭐ 9.5
(7444 reviews)
+9 photos
The Now Building Rooftop, Outernet, Denmark St, London WC2H 0LA, United Kingdom
Cuisine: Asian
Tattu London is a contemporary Chinese restaurant as famous for its looks as its food — a glamorous gastronomic destination where refined cooking meets show-stopping design. Founded in Manchester in 2015 by brothers Adam and Drew Jones, Tattu grew into one of the UK's most distinctive restaurant groups — with sites in Leeds, Birmingham and Edinburgh — before bringing its blend…
«Recently visited Tattu London and had a wonderful experience. The decor is absolutely stun…»
10. Vasiniko · ⭐ 9.9
(6888 reviews)
+9 photos
7-9 Burleigh St, London WC2E 7PW, United Kingdom
Cuisine: Italian
Vasiniko is devoted to authentic Neapolitan pizza, with two central London locations near Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square. The name means "basil" in the Neapolitan dialect, reflecting a focus on fresh, high-quality ingredients. Pizza is the star, true Neapolitan style — go classic with the margherita and its basil-infused tomato sauce, or indulgent with the truffle tartufina…
«A pleasant discovery. The pizza is really tasty. The ingredients are of the highest qualit…»
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Circolo Popolare — score 9.7/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.5/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.
Which place has the most reviews? Circolo Popolare — 39830 visitor reviews.
Practical shortcuts. For a large group, Circolo Popolare, Ave Mario and Casa do Frango are built for sharing, while Bill’s Soho Restaurant has a semi-private room with sliding doors. With children or a mixed-age table, either Bill’s is the safe call: broad menus, generous plates and gluten-free options. Dishoom, Fallow and both Bill’s are open early if the plan starts with breakfast. For late and lively, The Ivy Asia St Paul’s runs DJ nights, and lunch or an early midweek evening is the calmer way in.
Where the list stops. Italian and British dominate, with a single Indian, Portuguese, Chinese and pan-Asian room alongside; French, Spanish, Middle Eastern and Eastern European cooking are absent. So is anything past the centre, apart from the multi-site names that reach Shoreditch, King’s Cross or Canary Wharf. No outdoor tables here, no live music beyond that one DJ, and although every address takes you into the late evening, none of them stays open around the clock.
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