Chelsea & South Kensington Restaurant Guide

Buona Sera

For an inexpensive and fun filled evening try a trip to Buona Sera At The Jam on the King's Road. Seating is at booth style tables that are arranged in a somewhat bizarre two-tiered system so diners have to climb a ladder to reach the top dining section.

• Address: 289a King's Road, London, SW3 5EW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Busabong Too

• Address: 1a Langton Street, London, SW10 0JL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Thai
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £34.00

Cafe Creperie de Hampstead

• Address: 2 Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2HF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Café, Creperie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £23.00

Cafe Rouge - Knightsbridge

Café Rouge has around one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France.

• Address: 27-31 Basil Street, London, SW3 1BB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Café
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £26.00

Capital Restaurant, The

David Levin, proprietor of The Capital Hotel & Restaurant and his son Joseph Levin, Managing Director seem to have a talent for spotting future culinary stars. David Levin started in 1971 with Richard Shepherd (Langans Brasserie) adding Brian Turner - of TV fame - as his sous, and the tradition has been continued via Gary Rhodes to current Head Chef, Eric Chavot.

• Address: 22 Basil Street, Knightsbridge, London, SW3 1AT (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £45.00, Dinner: £79.00

Caravela

• Address: 39 Beauchamp Place, London, SW3 1NX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Portuguese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £20.00

Carluccio's - Fulham Road

Carluccio's was started by Antonio and Priscilla Carluccio as a small café and shop stocking Italian food and ingredients in 1991, and grew into a restaurant serving authentic cuisine at sensible prices in 1999.

• Address: 236 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £28.00

Carluccio's - South Kensington

Carluccio's was started by Antonio and Priscilla Carluccio as a small café and shop stocking Italian food and ingredients in 1991, and grew into a restaurant serving authentic cuisine at sensible prices in 1999.

• Address: One Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3HZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £28.00

Carpaccio

Owner Adrian de Ferranti has worked tirelessly to bring about Carpaccio, his dream of the idyllic modern Italian restaurant and with many regulars he is certainly doing plenty right. The classic lasagne and cannelloni type dishes are given a miss here in favour of some altogether more sophisticated pasta dishes, yet they are every bit as unctuous.

• Address: 4 Sydney Street, London, SW3 6PP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £51.00

Cedar Lounge

More than a touch of Tuscany to this trattoria where there always seems to be a party going on and the atmosphere is buzzy. The cuisine is robust Italian with a typical dish such as mixed grill fish with parsley and gratin tomatoes as fairly standard.

• Address: Granville House, 2a Pond Place, London, SW3 6QJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £55.00