Pubs: Best for Food
Churchill Arms
119 Kensington Church Street, W8 7LN
0171-727 4242
Winston would have liked this pub, very English and distinctly eccentric as it is with its Irish landlord, Thai chef and himself at his most cherubic, beaming down from the pub sign on all who pass that way.

The Cow
89 Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QH
0171 221 0021
The Cow is unobtrusive, gentle and a calm place to spend an evening. The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful with the menu.

Duke of Cambridge, SW11
228 Battersea Bridge Road, SW11 3AA
0171 223 5662
Evening Standard Pub of the Year for 1998, The Duke of Cambridge has some of the best food you'll find in London plus Young's beers.

The Eagle
159 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL
0171 837 1353
Fay Maschler has put the Eagle in her Evening Standard London Restaurant Guide, Egon Ronay gave it a star and Carlton Television voted it the Best Pub Restaurant of 1997.

The Guinea
30 Bruton Place, WC1H 9AH
0171 409 1728
This exclusive little pub tucked down a Mayfair mews is small and dark, richly accoutred and gets packed at lunchtimes. And the likes of Mel Gibson, Frank Sinatra, Sylvester Stallone, Jack Nicklaus and King Hussein have eaten here.

The Ifield
59 Ifield Road, SW10
0171 351 4900

The Ladbroke Arms
54 Ladbroke Road, W11 3NW
0171 727 6648
Bright, friendly staff, tasty food, good cask ales.

One Lombard Street
1 Lombard Street, EC3
0171 929 6611

The Sun & Doves
61-63 Coldharbour Lane, SE5 9NS
0171 733 1525
A bright, cheerful, bohemian pub that proved to be an instant success when it emerged a few years ago.