The Wapping Project

The mod-Euro food here is very good but it’s not the reason to come: the setting, a former hydraulic power station, with abandoned machinery and huge hooks hanging from the ceiling, is. 

thewappingproject.com

Circus

Dinner just isn’t dinner without a contortionist doing backflips around your table, right? Expect circus acts to sporadically burst into life throughout an evening at this Covent Garden eatery, serving Pan Asian grub.  

circus-london.co.uk

Beach Blanket Babylon

Inside an old Georgian mansion in Notting Hill, BBB’s interior is a fairytale-like mix of boho, French country chateau, Baroque and Rococo. Go to brunch for the best value. 

beachblanket.co.uk/nottinghill

Photos: WikiCommons/ Dave Pape