Cheap Restaurants

Naamyaa
This modern Bangkok cafe does something quite unlike 95% of London's Thai restaurants - it surprises with its menu. Authentic dishes such as Naamyaa goong, a fiery seafood curry that you pour over noodles, and pan-fried turnip cakes are highlights, while the colourful decor and buzzy atmosphere provide a welcome change from the usual bamboo and lacquered-wood style of such eateries.

Address: Angel Building, 407 St John Street | Telephone: 020 3122 0988 |

Affordable Restaurants

Meat Mission
The latest offering from the team that gave us Meat Wagon, Meat Liquor and Meat Market is similarly not for the health-conscious (or weak hearted). This grungy pit off Hoxton Market slaps out messy trays of beefburgers, pork frank and battered chicken piled high with more meat, cheese, sauce, and perhaps a vegetable or two (of the fried variety of course). Try the Garbage Plate or the chain's new signature patty, The Dead Hippie.

Address: 14-15 Hoxton Market | Telephone: 020 7739 8212 |

Good Quality Restaurants

Sophie's Steakhouse and Bar
The original Sophie's in Fulham made its name when a good steak was pretty hard to come by in London. Today, such grillhouses are ten-a-penny, but the new West End branch still shines thanks to its simple ethos of great meat, properly cooked. Rib-eye, fillet or sirloin; the choices are as attractive as the cosily dark decor with its myriad hanging light bulbs.

Address: 29-31 Wellington Street | Telephone: 020 7836 8836 |

Fine Dining Restaurants

Chrysan
Once you've discovered this exquisite Japanese treat tucked off Snowden Street, there'll be no forgetting it. Renowned chef Yoshihiro Murata boldly infuses traditional sweet, soy and miso flavours with the finest Western ingredients before expertly sculpting each dish into a delicate display so beautiful you are hesitant to disturb it. With waiters performing final touches at the table, such as setting alight "candy floss" atop the beef sukiyaki to caramelise the tender meat, the evening is a remarkable experience as well as a scrumptious meal out.

Address: Broadgate West, 1 Snowden Street | Telephone: 020 3657 4777 |