Manteca is an italian restaurant in Shoreditch, London.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 49-51 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3PT
The Clove Club team's neighbourhood Italian on St John Street in Clerkenwell London, opened 2016, runs British-Italian seasonal cooking in a tiled dining.
OrderParmesan fries with truffle mayo, tagliolini al limone and a Negroni from the bar.
TipSit at the bar for the four-course tasting menu at half the dining-room price. Lunch books at three days, dinner at three weeks.
Fadi Kattan's Palestinian dining room on Uxbridge Street in Notting Hill London, opened 2022, spreads across four floors and runs traditional Palestinian.
OrderWhatever lamb-shoulder course is on, and a glass of arak to open.
TipGround-floor counter takes walk-ins for mezze. Tables upstairs book a fortnight ahead. Brunch service runs Saturday and Sunday.
Nicholas Balfe's small-plates room on Blenheim Grove in Peckham London, opened 2018 and Michelin-recognised, runs Modern European cooking with a long.
OrderSmoked eel with beetroot and creme fraiche, plus whatever's on the wood-fired grill.
TipThe room is small and bookings book a fortnight ahead; bar seats are released for walk-ins from 18:00.
Britain's oldest restaurant on Maiden Lane in Covent Garden London, opened 1798 by Thomas Rule, runs an estate-game-led menu through grouse.
OrderGame pie in season, then steamed steak and kidney pudding with mash.
TipLunch is a third of dinner's price and just as well-staffed. The upstairs cocktail bar runs to 23:00 most nights.
The Caprice Holdings seafood institution on St Martin's Court in Covent Garden London, opened 1896, runs a pre-theatre fish-focused menu with the oyster bar.
OrderSheekey's fish pie and a half-dozen native oysters from the oyster bar list.
TipThe Oyster Bar at no. 28-32 takes walk-ins at the bar; the main dining room books two weeks ahead for evening service.
Chris Corbin and Jeremy King's grand European brasserie on Piccadilly in London, opened 2003 in a former 1921 Wolseley showroom, runs from breakfast.
OrderEggs Benedict and a flat white at breakfast, or the Wiener schnitzel and a glass of riesling at dinner.
TipBreakfast from 07:00 is the un-touristed slot. Pre-theatre dinner from 18:00 books a fortnight ahead.
