Blacklock City

Blacklock City at 13 Philpot Lane in the City of London EC3 is the second branch of the acclaimed Soho chophouse, housed in a former electricity substation built on the site of a medieval meat market — ground as steeped in culinary history as any in the Square Mile. The Nudge notes "the subterranean venue feels just as steeped in history as you'd want." Like the Soho original, it serves charcoal-grilled beef, lamb and pork chops from Philip Warren's farm in Cornwall, with vintage cast iron Blacklock presses used to sear the meat. The £27 All In sharing deal — a stack of different meats on herb-flecked chargrilled flatbreads — is the centrepiece. The City location means weekday service from morning through dinner, with the Sunday roast drawing east London residents.

Available for dine-in at 13 Philpot Lane, City of London EC3M. Phone 020 7998 7676. Own website: theblacklock.com.