GB · Lunch
The 10 best lunch spots in London.
A good lunch gets two hours of your afternoon back. A bad one costs three and you spend it wishing you'd eaten at your desk. Harry has done the triage: only places that are actually open at lunchtime, ranked by Harry Score.
How Harry ranks lunch
A great dinner restaurant is not automatically a great lunch.| Weekday lunch | Open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays, going by the listed hours. A dinner room that opens at six doesn't qualify, however good it is. |
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| Harry Score 70+ | The same composite as everywhere else, from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor and critic signals, adjusted for tourist skew. Seventy is the floor. |
| Lunch prices | Top-price-tier rooms, tasting menus, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Lunch shouldn't cost dinner prices. |
Harry's ten — London
Ranked by Harry Score.- 01Tania's Of Hampstead
cafe · bakery — 28, College Cres
4.9 across 315 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
Smart SpendHarry
95
Worth It
83
- 02Namaste Village Twickenham
indian · vegan — 27 York St, Twickenham TW1 3JZ
4.9 across 990 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendHarry
94
Worth It
82
- 03Brother Marcus Covent Garden
23 Slingsby Pl, London WC2E 9AB
4.9 across 5.7k Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
Smart SpendHarry
93
Worth It
81
- 04Kub Kao Thai
thai — 85 Falcon Rd, London SW11 2PF
5.0 across 420 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendHarry
93
Worth It
81
- 05Rústic Food & Good
vegan · vegetarian — 48 Rye Ln, London SE15 5BY
5.0 across 215 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendHarry
93
Worth It
81
- 06215 Hackney | Cafe & Brunch
middle-eastern · cafe — 215 Stoke Newington High St, London N16 0LH
4.9 across 1.7k Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; compact, relaxed cafe serving locally sourced Middle Eastern cuisine, plus coffee & cakes.
Harry
93
Worth It
80
- 0764 Goodge Street
french — 64 Goodge St, London W1T 4NF
4.8 across 280 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; one Michelin star.
Smart SpendHarry
92
Worth It
81
- 08Corimint - Bethnal Green
indian — Under Railway Arches, Arch 3 Gales Gardens
5.0 across 156 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
Smart SpendHarry
92
Worth It
81
- 09Faraya Restaurant
55 Old Brompton Rd, South Kensington
4.9 across 1.5k Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
Smart SpendHarry
92
Worth It
81
- 10Intervallo
cafe — 205 Deptford High St, London SE8 3NT
5.0 across 137 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendHarry
92
Worth It
81
How this list is built Places across London with a Harry Score of 70 or more that serve weekday lunch: on their listed hours they're open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays. Tasting-menu rooms, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Harry Score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .