These 10 on the map
The 10 restaurants on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 25 are on the map in the Whosly app.
10 of the 25
Royal China
MaryleboneCantonese dim sum££The Baker Street dim sum hall that's had a queue outside for decades, with black-and-gold lacquered walls and a long dim sum menu.
Master Wei
BloomsburyXi'an noodles£A casual Bloomsbury restaurant from Xi'an Impression's chef, serving hand-pulled biang biang noodles and Xi'an specialities a few minutes from the British Museum.
Koya Soho
SohoUdon bar££An udon bar on Frith Street since 2010, serving bowls of thick, springy noodles hot or cold, plus excellent small plates.
Sông Quê Café
HoxtonVietnamese restaurant££The big green Vietnamese institution on Kingsland Road's 'Pho Mile', with an aromatic phở that never wavers.
Bao
SohoTaiwanese££The Lexington Street original: a tiny Taiwanese counter that sparked London's gua bao craze. Grab a stool and order the classic pork bun.
Kiln
SohoThai grill££A fiery Brewer Street Thai restaurant where the counter faces the charcoal and clay pots; order the regional curries and grilled dishes.
Roti King
EustonMalaysian roti£The original Roti King, in a basement by Euston, where the queue moves for flaky roti canai with curry and plates of noodles.
Sushi Tetsu
ClerkenwellSushi counter££££Toru Takahashi's seven-seat sushi counter in a Clerkenwell passage, with two sittings a night of exquisite omakase.
Mandarin Kitchen
QueenswayCantonese seafood£££A Queensway institution since 1978, famous for its lobster noodles and Cantonese seafood; expect a busy, no-frills room and a wait at peak times.
Imone
New MaldenKorean home cooking££A family-run spot on New Malden's high street, the heart of London's Koreatown, where the crisp seafood pajeon is a must.
The other 15
The 25 are spread across 19 neighbourhoods. Soho (6) and Highbury (2) have the most; Belgravia, Bloomsbury, Borough, Clerkenwell, Deptford, Euston, Hackney, Hammersmith, Hampstead, Hoxton, King's Cross, Knightsbridge, Marylebone, New Malden, Queensway, Stoke Newington and Walthamstow have one each.
+15 more in the app
A family-run Uyghur kitchen in Walthamstow, a seven-course parade of Taiwanese and Hunanese dishes you don't order, Korean barbecue grilled at your table in Soho, a neo-izakaya counter off Carnaby Street, modern Filipino on Kingly Court, and more.
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All 25, on your own map
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