Best Casual Restaurants in London

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1. Bocconcino Soho

4.4

Price: Expensive

• Italian • Soho

Booked 61 times today

Nestled in the heart of Soho's bustling streets, Bocconcino offers an exquisite blend of traditional Italian gastronomy and contemporary London dining. Our restaurant showcases modern Italian elegance, with interiors featuring warm tones and marble accents. Our menu celebrates Italy's culinary heritage, marking us a standout Italian restaurant in Soho.Recognised by Conde Nast Traveller as a top 'Italian Restaurant in London' and nominated for 'Best Luxury Restaurant' and 'Best London Restaurant' at the 2023 British Restaurant Awards, Bocconcino sets the standard for Italian dining.Every Friday and Saturday, and for Saturday brunch, our restaurant with a DJ comes alive. Our ground floor vibrates with energy from live DJs, making Bocconcino the prime choice for a bottomless brunch or fine dining in Soho.

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2. Dean Street Townhouse

4.6

Exceptional(4542)

Price: Expensive

• British • Soho

Booked 153 times today

Located in the heart of London’s Soho, Dean Street Townhouse is set inside two Georgian buildings and offers an all-day menu with a focus on British classics, including a traditional Sunday roast, English breakfast and afternoon tea. The dining room and bar feature vintage armchairs, contemporary British art, wooden floors, and an open fire in the parlour, while the front terrace offers views of Soho. For tables of up to 14, The Snug offers semi-private dining, or take over the parlour for standing events of up to 40. For more information, please contact privateevents.centrallondon@sohohouse.com.

3. Forty Dean Street

4.6

Exceptional(3752)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • Soho

Booked 22 times today

Forty Dean Street is the pinnacle of affordable Italian cuisine in busy Soho. We are a small, family run restaurant dedicated to providing incredible food at incredible prices. Our set menu boasts a variety of sensational dishes built around fresh, seasonal produce and has customers coming back on a daily basis. Our à la carte menu is a favourite with our regulars, the media crowd and tourists alike.Italian food has been served at Forty Dean Street for more than 17 years, so we like to think there’s nothing we haven’t mastered. So pop in for an Aperol Spritz!We are fully Covid-19 certified by Food Alert.

4. SOLA SOHO

4.5

Awesome(393)

Price: Very Expensive

• Californian • Soho

Booked 13 times today

1 Michelin Star, creative Californian cooking by Victor Garvey - in an elegant, intimate dining room in the heart of Soho, where abundant plants and sculptural lighting evoke the lush greenery and sunshine of The Golden State. SOLA celebrates the modern cuisine of America's Pacific West Coast, bringing a taste of California to Soho, via LA. Private dining room available;Lunch menu: £74, wine pairing £59;Pre-theatre menu: £74Tasting menu: £159, wine pairing £199;* Please note we can accommodate most dietary requirements with enough notice.

5. Happy

4.3

Awesome(4249)

Price: Moderate

• European • Leicester Square

Booked 114 times today

A family-friendly casual dining group with over 40 sites across Europe. Located at the heart of London, you can’t miss our bright and beautiful flagship restaurant in Piccadilly Circus, London. Happy London was proud to win Best Restaurant in London and Best Hospitality Team in the UK at the British Restaurant Awards.For bookings of 6 or more, please email bookings@happyrestaurants.com

6. Mele E Pere

4.4

Awesome(1800)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Soho

Booked 10 times today

Independent and family-run, we opened Mele e Pere in the heart of Soho in February 2012. We are three brothers and a friend who set out on a journey to create a genuine neighbourhood Trattoria reminiscent of the fabulous family-run places of northern Italy, where we all grew up.You should feel just as comfortable popping in for a glass of home-made vermouth and some sharing plates at the bar as you should taking your time to work through the menu in the dining room.We cook our seasonal and daily-changing menu with British produce and exceptional Italian ingredients. All of our pasta, desserts and ice-creams are made in our kitchen fresh every day. We have London’s largest selection of Vermouths behind our bar and our exclusively Italian wine list has loads of options for you available by the glass and carafe.

7. Andrew Edmunds

4.7

Exceptional(2046)

Price: Expensive

• Modern European • Soho

Booked 24 times today

Established in 1985, Andrew Edmunds is considered one of the last bastions of 'old Soho'. This 18th century town house has, for more than thirty years, attracted many loyal customers. A relaxed atmosphere, seasonal menu and famous but reasonably priced wine list have ensured our enduring popularity.

8. Inamo - Soho

4.1

Excellent(7286)

Price: Expensive

• Japanese • Soho

Booked 26 times today

inamo fuses contemporary pan-Asian dining and the world’s 1st interactive restaurant table technology.Touch your table to order your meal, engage in epic 4-player air hockey matches, show your skills on the pool table, defend against aliens in Space Invaders, & enjoy over 20 more games, including Frogs for (big & little) kids. Unleash your creativity as you draw on your tabletop, and all play together or divide the table into 4 & do your own thing. The table experience at inamo is unlike anywhere else.None of this distracts from the high-quality food, with sharing dishes from across Japan, China, & Thailand. Favourites include iconic Dragon Roll sushi & a striking Sashimi Platter. Feast on Asian tapas like Szechuan Chicken, Bang Bang Cauliflower, & many more.The award winning Games Room is a unique private dining & bar area. Double wall projections span 150+ inches with 150+ games on PS5, Wii & an arcade table, &

9. Imperial Treasure

4.6

Exceptional(1063)

Price: Very Expensive

• Chinese • Piccadilly

Booked 41 times today

Since the establishment of our first restaurant in 2003, Imperial Treasure Restaurant Group has won the hearts of gourmands and casual diners alike. Today, the Group has about 24 restaurants under its name, as well as over 50 accolades.The 140-seat restaurant opens in a Grade II-listed building, serving the finest and most authentic iteration of the iconic dish and preserving the centuries-old methods of the Emperor’s imperial kitchen. It harbours an extensive list of well-curated wines, champagnes and sake. A cocktail bar will offer a list of Asian-inspired cocktails and a whisky collection.

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10. Hachi Japanese BBQ Restaurant

4.7

Exceptional(687)

Price: Very Expensive

• Japanese • Soho

Booked 23 times today

Casual Japanese BBQ where you can order a selection of meat/seafood/Vegetables and grill it yourself!We use smokeless table grills with smoke extractor which keeps the strong smell of the BBQ off your clothes! Also, the air is circulated by the extractor, it helps to have clean air.We are welcoming all kinds of parties from single customers to group up to 25. As well as our BBQ menu, we have prepared a variety of starters to start off your experience. Visa and Master Card is available.*Please be advised that tables are available for 90min (60min for 1 person) for Lunch time and for Dinner, a maximum of 1 hour for 1 person, 1.5 hours for 2 persons and 2 hours for 3 to 6 persons. If you book for more than 7 people, please contact us directly for your table reservation and tell us how long you would like to enjoy our wonderful meals!***Safety precautions***Cleaning & SanitisingCommon areas deep cleaned dailyContactless payment availableSick staff prohibited in the workplace

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Bella
London •1 review
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Wonderful evening, service was attentive and kind, food was delicious, however our Bruschetta bread was burnt on the bottom but all other food was delicious!
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Forty Dean StreetPrice: Expensive• Italian• Soho
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4.6
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Tyeda
Chicago / Illinois •2 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
We went for a late afternoon tea. It was such a great value for the food that was presented.
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Dean Street TownhousePrice: Expensive• British• Soho
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4.6
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Alan
London •1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Cannot complain about any aspect of the experience, already booked out next visit
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HappyPrice: Moderate• European• Leicester Square
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4.3
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TIM
London •2 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Arrived at this beautiful restaurant with a booking and even though they were incredibly busy the lovely lady at reception find us a wonderful table close to the fantastic DJ, the service was attentive but not intrusive just as we like it to be, the food was amazing and can definitely recommend the lobster Pasta in particular, excellent value for money too, we will definitely be returning on our next trip and thank you for a wonderful evening xx
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Bocconcino SohoPrice: Expensive• Italian• Soho
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4.4
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Carynvip
London •37 reviews
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
Good meal Wine list had about 8 bottles of white and 8 bottles of red which was very strange. After eliminating the bottles that cost over 500 gbp, very limited choice. Otherwise nice meal.
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SOLA SOHOPrice: Very Expensive• Californian• Soho
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4.5

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490 restaurants available nearby

1. Bocconcino Soho

2. Dean Street Townhouse

3. Forty Dean Street

4. SOLA SOHO

5. Happy

6. Mele E Pere

7. Andrew Edmunds

8. Inamo - Soho

9. Imperial Treasure

10. Hachi Japanese BBQ Restaurant

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