Brother Hubbard
Brother Hubbard's fusion brunch items are an absolute must if you live in Dublin. James Boland and Garrett Fitzgerald opened their Middle Eastern café in 2012 on Chapel Street. Channeling Middle Eastern and Scandinavian inspiration, the frequently-changing menu filled with seasonal ingredients offers a global selection of dishes with excellent coffee, baked treats, flavorsome omelets, pancakes, a popular pulled pork sandwich and their signature Middle Eastern Breakfast Plate and Turkish Eggs Menemen. The specialty features eggs scrambled with tomato and roast peppers, topped with fresh herbs, chilli and onion alongside a light feta and black olive yogurt served on sourdough toast with spinach. Pro tip: Add pan-fried chorizo for €2.95. Best yet, it's available all day.

The Fumbally
Luca D’Alfonso and Aisling Rogerson’s community cafe on the corner of Fumbally Lane and New Street features unique food with the freshest ingredients. Opened in a previously derelict industrial space just a stone's throw from St. Patrick's Cathedral, The Fumbally is bright, airy and decorated with mismatched furniture and communal wooden tables scattered with cookbooks and magazines. The menu is equally eclectic, featuring street foods from around the world along with health conscious dishes and locally roasted coffee. A house specialty, the Gubbeen eggs is their take on a Spanish huevos revuelto. Scrambled with olive oil, garlic and Gubbeen cheese, the eggs are served on a brioche with fresh tomatoes. Other house favorites include avocado on toast, falafel and the slow-roasted porchetta sandwich.

Yauatcha City
I love yum cha and have a whole list of favorite restaurants. But when it comes to pure quality and variety, no place does it better than Yauatcha. This self-styled tea house in Broadgate Circle serves exquisite all-day dim sum and the combination of flavors and inventiveness always keeps me guessing. Definitely order the Bean Curd Cheung Fun. Fresh steamed rice noodles are stuffed and served in salty, sweet soy sauce.

Silk Road
Once an unknown gem in South London, this northern Chinese restaurant has become an institution. Big portions, bold flavors and low prices make this an attractive night out. The Medium Chicken dish with thick belt noodles keeps me coming back for more. The rich, star anise and chilli-flavored broth is hearty with poultry and potatoes. Near the bottom of the serving bowl, the waiter will bring handmade noodles to soak up the rest of the rich broth.

Min Jiang Restaurant
Forget the dry and stringy take-away duck you're used to. West London's Min Jiang roasts their fowl in a wood oven, which produces a stunningly aromatic and juicy bird. There may be some stiff competition for the crown of best roast duck in London, but combined with the stunning view east across Kensington Gardens, this is unbeatable.

Goodman
People always ask me where to get the best steak in London and in six years I have never changed my answer. Goodman steakhouse is the pinnacle of the industry. Although they have a wide range of USDA beef on the menu, ensure you order the British-bred steaks off the blackboards. Dry aged for 40+ days, these are the Rolls Royce of beef. Don’t expect a cheap meal but it’s so, so worth it. Pro tip: Always order your rib-eye medium, trust me. And get the truffle mac ‘n’ cheese. Cracking wine list, too.

Restaurant Story
Chef Tom Sellers' novel approach to British classics gained Restaurant Story its first Michelin star only five months after opening. One of the more affordable tasting menus in London, the quality here is incredible from dish one through to 25. That's right, The Full Story, an “eight-course tasting menu," is 25 dishes strong. In line with the story theme, diners are asked to leave a book behind for the library, and each dish comes with its own tale.

Granger & Co.
At his airy, no-reservations dining hall in Notting Hill, Chef Bill Granger is famous for his Ricotta Hotcakes. Served with honeycomb butter, bananas and maple syrup, the hotcakes are fluffy beyond belief. Each mouthful is like biting into clouds – delicious, sweet and rich clouds. Your day deserves this.

London Grind
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that's even truer when bacon, sausage, a fried duck egg, smoked mozzarella and rocket greens sandwiched in toasted rosemary focaccia with aioli is involved. For a taste of this mouthwatering mouthful, breakfast fans head for London Grind, a riverside espresso bar, cocktail bar and restaurant housed in a former bank above Borough Market.

Vit Goal Tofu Restaurant
In a strip mall off Highway 54 and right next to a Korean supermarket, this restaurant is the perfect place for a rice bowl or Korean BBQ-style lunch. The menu is focused heavily on hot pot: a large soup with noodles, a variety of meats, tofu and vegetables. All entrees come with a selection of pickled sides including kimchi, pickled vegetables and very spicy sauces made with chilies and garlic. I love their bibimbap, essentially a rice bowl with meat or tofu, shredded vegetables and a fried egg on top. Add all the pickled condiments and sauces for a delicious treat.There have a lunch special menu that is primarily a number of bento boxes with BBQ, salad, and a dumpling. All boxes are about $12. Fun for a quick lunch or casual dinner spot.