9 Glam Spots For A Sunday Lunch In London

The sister restaurant to super-popular Padella, Trullo’s simple, chic interiors make it an oasis of good taste, but the food is the real star. Expect fresh pasta rolled to order, and the intoxicating smells of fish and meat cooked over burning coals. The menu changes daily, but Sunday lunch could include antipasti of radicchio with fennel, blood orange and pomegranate; trout carpaccio with beetroot and horseradish crème fraiche; and hand-dived scallops with 'nduja and Amalfi lemon. Mains could be beef shin ragu with pappardelle, ravioli with Westcombe ricotta, or lemon sole with clams and vermouth. There’s also a nice wine list featuring bottles from small Italian and European producers.

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We challenge you to find a restaurant offering better value in this part of London. Michelin-starred Claude Bosi’s most personal project to date, Josephine is run with his wife Lucy, and is inspired by his late grandmother and the traditional bouchons he often frequented in his hometown of Lyon. The menu is filled with nostalgic French bistro classics: expect onion soup, cheese souffle, leek vinaigrette and traditional mains like cod in beurre blanc sauce. Two courses will set you back £24.50, while three cost a reasonable £29.50. The wine menu only features pours from the Rhone Valley, including some from Josephine’s own label. In keeping with the classic French feel, this is available in bouchon-style metre wine, where the bottle is left on the table for guests to help themselves to more. Look out for a second outpost in Marylebone later this year.

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Artfarm – the company behind the Fife Arms in Braemar and Roth Bar & Grill in Somerset – opened Mount St Restaurant & Rooms just over two years ago. It quickly became a favourite among the style set and those in the know. Housed in a beautiful building in Mayfair, the restaurant features a collection of four designed spaces that bring together food, drink and world-class modern art – including original pieces by Lucien Freud, Andy Warhol and Henri Matisse. For Sunday lunch, start with oysters and caviar or starters of omelette Arnold Bennett, crab crumpets or beef tartare. Mains might include lobster pie for two, monkfish with mash and lobster peppercorn sauce, and rack of lamb with peas, broad beans and mint jelly. Finish with sticky choux buns or homemade chocolates.

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The newest opening from the team behind Pachamama Marylebone and SL favourite Zēphyr, Bottarga is on the King’s Road and has all the hallmarks of a buzzy restaurant – picture smartly designed menus, lots of stainless steel serveware and eye-catching candlelight on each table. Signature dishes include bluefin tuna ceviche, bottarga orzo with XO oil, grilled prawns and lemon chicken with a thyme emulsion. Not to be missed is the Insta-sensation burnt chocolate cheesecake, which arrives at the table with a jug of salted caramel chocolate sauce.

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Renowned chef Jackson Boxer and the hospitality pioneers behind the Experimental Group recently opened Henri, a Parisian-inspired restaurant. This collaboration follows their success at Cowley Manor Experimental in the Cotswolds and draws on Boxer’s experience from leading London restaurants like Brunswick House. As of last week, the Sunday lunch special features a shared roast duck crown, served with confit duck leg, cassoulet and braised haricot beans with onions. Sides include duck fat fries, mushroom hollandaise for dipping, and a zesty endive and orange salad. An à la carte menu is also available, while the dessert offering features pear tarte tatin and chocolate sabayon cake.

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Applebee’s, a Borough Market institution, recently reopened following a major relaunch for its 25th anniversary. The family run seafood restaurant, led by Jack Applebee and his brothers, continues to champion sustainably sourced British seafood, with a fresh new menu. Highlights include grilled dover sole and a zero-waste bouillabaisse, both showcasing seasonal fish from Brixham Fish Market. For Sunday lunch, options include salmon en croute or whole turbot for sharing, alongside sides of chargrilled cabbage, triple cooked chips and creamed cabbage. Enjoy your meal with one of their coastal-inspired cocktails, all in a revamped setting that celebrates the restaurant’s connection to the Cornish coast.

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The Hero in Maida Vale is a gorgeous four-storey space that makes the most of the building’s 1878 heritage. Guests can sit in the main space, enjoy drinks outside or head up to the first floor to dine in the pub’s elevated restaurant, The Grill. Here, the dining room has chic, minimalist interiors, leather banquette seating and crisp white tablecloths. All the dishes are cooked over an open fire, including starters like guinea fowl with leeks, beef tartare with hash browns, and oysters. Diners can share mains of whole grilled turbot, hogget chop or rib eye with sides like rainbow chard, pink fir potatoes or French fries. 

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