Restaurants near Leicester Square

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What's your favourite place to eat near Leicester Square? There are so many places to eat in Soho I'm overwhelmed by choice...

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[ceb.livejournal.com]

http://www.chowki.com/

[hughe.livejournal.com]

i'm boring so i just eat in wagamamas or one of the Ed's dinnars... mmm malts

[some-fox.livejournal.com]

I recommend Tokyo Diner for magnificant Bento boxes and really close to Leic Square

[juliet]

Hong Kong Diner. http://www.london-eating.co.uk/4013.htm

Does excellent salt & pepper tofu! And I gather the meat stuff is good as well. My default choice for Leicester Sq.

[swiftangel.livejournal.com]

Belgo in Covent Garden is a good one... fantastic beer. :)

[rasilon-x.livejournal.com]

If it's still there, then Italian Graffiti, on Wardour Street, if that's near enough.

[purplerabbits.livejournal.com]

It used to be Pollo - but I have no idea if it's still there. I also loved the Chinese next to Murder One...

[aster13.livejournal.com]

I used to like Tokyo Diner but i think it's gone downhill.

I prefer Taro now.

[kake]

I like Chuen Cheng Ku, Tokyo Diner, and Zipangu.

I've heard good things about the hand-made noodles at Jen Cafe; see e.g. Tamarind and Thyme blog post.

[bileandvitriol.livejournal.com]

The Gay Hussar, on Greek Street off Soho Square.

[ladycat.livejournal.com]

Salvador and Amanda
Gorgeous tapas in an underground heaven
http://www.salvadorandamanda.com/main.html

Imli
Indian tapas
http://www.imli.co.uk

Piccolo Diavolo
Divine Italian with good wine, fish and pasta
http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/restaurants/restaurant-862.php

Balans
Wonderfully stranded in 80's cuisine with adorable charming waiters
http://www.balans.co.uk

Any use?

[battlekitty.livejournal.com]

Just for something different... Crispy Duck (Whitcombe St). It doesn't look like much, but their Crispy Duck is the best that I've had. They're open until stupidly late apparently, too. Tokyo Diner is also good.

Oh, and there's a good Malaysian restaurant down the alley down the side of Crispy Duck, but I don't know what it's called.

[barking-watcher.livejournal.com]

I know it's in Soho but Hummus Brothers is my favourite, with First Out a close 2nd

[webcowgirl.livejournal.com]

Inn Noodle is number one, second is Paul. Also really like Wahaca but it's Mexican and the lines are huge. And Galileo is a solid pre-theater choice.

[adjectivemarcus.livejournal.com]

For sheer proximity to L Square, I'd say Wagamama.

[hairyears.livejournal.com]

Livebait's sister restaurant, Fish on Rupert Street appears to have closed*, so my best recommendation is Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill on Swallow Street.

Be warned, there are no independent restaurant review on the web: all of them appear to be rented space for chains like Chez Gerard.



* the original Livebait's still going, 21 Wellington Street, far side of Covent Garden. Well worth the walk from Leicester Square.

[nisaba.livejournal.com]

If you fancy Chinese, Joy King Lau. Best crispy duck ever (everything else I've had is pretty damned good too. And I'm not generally a big fan of chinese).

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

My favourite traditional chinese restaurant is London Hong Kong. I also like HK Diner for eating with veggies.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

For good, quick and cheap, there's always the Wong Kei on Wardour Street.