Chelsea, International Restaurant Guide

“Any food stall here will satisfy” in the dedicated street-food zone that has taken over the old car park at Borough Market, which is invariably “busy” at lunchtimes. The competition between stalls means the quality is high – it’s “streets ahead” of similar markets elsewhere [geddit?].

In the traditional heart of posh Chelsea, this Sloaney backstreet boozer is nowadays part of Butcombe Inns, whose four siblings in the capital likewise occupy nice properties in expensive postcodes. With its small garden and cute dining room with retractable roof, it wins solid ratings but nothing like the attention it once enjoyed, and is primarily recommendable as a relatively affordable fallback in this pricey bit of town.

“A must for weekend brunch” in the summertime if you have a taste for people-watching – this prominently situated venue, just off the King’s Road, occupies a dramatic modern pavilion with a large outdoor terrace on Chelsea’s Duke of York Square. Taking its name from the Romany travelling wagon, it is part of the Caravan chain, whose menu of global hit dishes it shares (edamame, salt and pepper squid, sourdough pizza, caesar salad, schnitzel, tiramisu and so on).