Fill your boots with plates of plantain, tender goat curry, fluffy rotis, rice and peas, and salt fish with ice cold beers or whatever you fancy. En savoir plus .
If you’d like to go with a big group, just book ahead and the friendly staff can set aside half the restaurant for you. Make sure to try the Viet-style spring rolls and chilli squid. En savoir plus .
As well as the alcoholic tipple you’ve brought along yourself, get a few jugs of mango lassie – it’s the most exquisitely creamy smoothie you’ll ever taste. En savoir plus .
Unlike its younger siblings, the original Soho outpost of the Breakfast Club is BYOB at dinner time. Although these guys are big on brekkie (natch) there’s also a damn fine supper menu. En savoir plus .
A short walk from Whitechapel station, this is the finest in traditional Punjabi cuisine and so popular, you’re guaranteed a bit of a wait. BYOB, with no corkage fee. Just remember to book. En savoir plus .
The Bonnington Café is maintained by a collective of international cooks and on any given day the menu could offer anything from Japanese to medieval-inspired grub. En savoir plus .
Take a leaf out of their book and start with a mezze platter to share – bread still warm from the oven, garlicky yoghurt and smoked aubergine – before moving on to grilled kebabs. En savoir plus .
What you might not know is that on Mondays, these steakhouses offer BYOB, which goes down well because the prices on its wine list creep well into the hundreds. There’s a generous £5 corkage fee. En savoir plus .
It’s no-frills, café-style eating with all the usual suspects – haddock, cod, plaice and halibut – cooked to golden, crispy perfection. Try the homemade pud – jam sponge and custard. En savoir plus .
This is French chicken – by the quarter, half or whole – roasted in front of your eyes and served with fries or the creamiest gratin dauphinoise or even corn on the cob. BYOB with a £5 corkage. En savoir plus .
