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Top food to try in London

6 dishes to eat in London, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-08

1. Fish and chips

Fish and chips
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Battered white fish and thick-cut chips, with mushy peas and vinegar. A good independent shop beats every chain.

2. Full English breakfast

Full English breakfast
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Eggs, bacon, sausage, beans, tomato, mushroom and toast. A café version costs a fraction of a hotel one.

3. Curry on Brick Lane and beyond

Curry on Brick Lane and beyond
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Britain's Bangladeshi and Pakistani cooking is a national cuisine in its own right. Tooting and Southall out-cook Brick Lane.

4. Pie and mash with liquor

Pie and mash with liquor
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Minced beef pie, mashed potato and a green parsley sauce — East End working food, in a shrinking number of shops.

5. Salt beef beigel

Salt beef beigel
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Boiled beigels with salt beef and mustard, sold 24 hours at the north end of Brick Lane.

6. Sunday roast Yorkshire pudding

Sunday roast Yorkshire pudding
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Batter baked in hot fat until it rises hollow. In Yorkshire it precedes the meat as its own course.

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