Restaurants in Central London

London's heartland has been home to all manner of restaurants for as long as anyone can remember. The City has breathed new life into the gastronomic scene, but other areas are still as colourful as ever.

Covent Garden was once renowned for its market; these days it's a cultural and gastronomic melting pot of bars, clubs and global eating places.

Nearby, Chinatown is still the place to go for authentic food and exotic provisions, although it's now on every tourist's 'must visit' list as well.

MFG RESTAURANT LOCAT@R Try this on your mobile in Central London: Every time you log onto the MFG mobile home page, your approximate location will be detected and your five nearest restaurants will be shown. It's amazing!

Vivat Bacchus - Holborn Lovers of fine wine and fine food (especially cheese) should set a course for this oenophile's Mecca just off Holborn Viaduct. There a five dedicated cellars containing some 18,000 bottles with 250 labels

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - Covent Garden Crowned 'chef of the century' in his home country, Joël Robuchon is the latest big name to join the French invasion of London. The real 'action' happens on the ground floor...

Admiralty Restaurant - Strand On the site of the original Tudor palace that bears its name, Somerset House is a grand neo-classical edifice between the Strand and the river and home to the magnificently appointed Admiralty restaurant