Padella serves brilliant, freshly made pasta at very good prices. If you’re in London Bridge or Borough Market, make this a part of your plan.

Bao Borough is the third outpost of London’s most famous Taiwanese restaurant. The buns are still good, but the smaller plates are even better.

Flor is a tiny restaurant, wine bar, and bakery serving some outstanding small plates in Borough Market.

Gunpowder Tower Bridge serves the same excellent and inventive Indian sharing plates as their original Spitalfields spot.

Elliot’s is a class act, from the drinks and food to the service. Their cheeseburger is also one of the best burgers in London.

Edwins is a brilliant, low-key gem of a restaurant, with great food and a cosy ambience that hits the right spots.

The Breakfast Club, unsurprisingly, does excellent all-day breakfasts.

Hutong is the Shard’s ultra-swish Chinese restaurant, and if we were going to throw down on a pricey dinner with a view, this would be on our list.

Duddell’s is restaurant in a converted church near London Bridge. It’s pricey, but it serves good dim sum, as well as other Cantonese dishes.

As far as Spanish restaurants are concerned, Brindisa is a classic.

Wright Brothers is our favourite spot in Borough market to perch with a beer and a pint of prawns.

Tas has been cooking some of the most reliably good Turkish food in London Bridge for ages.

El Pastor serves Mexico City-style tacos in a former railway arch near Borough Market. While it can be very good, it can also be a disappointment.

Scotchtails is a stall in Borough Market that serves seriously tasty scotch eggs.

Roast To Go at Borough Market is the takeaway spot for Roast, and it’s the pork sandwich that you should be coming here for.

If you’re looking for some great Thai street food at Borough Market, Khanom Krok has got you covered.