London Takeaways

42 North Audley Street Mayfair, London, West London, W1K 6ZE

BiBi at 42 North Audley Street in Mayfair W1 is a modern Indian restaurant from chef Chet Sharma, former development chef at JKS Restaurants (Gymkhana, Trishna, Brigadiers). The Infatuation gives it a strong review, describing BiBi as "small but significant, with a set menu of incredibly designed Indian dishes" — calling out the raw Devon scallop in a tangy lemonade dressing and grilled chicken in a cashew and yoghurt whey sauce. The name BiBi means grandmother in several South Asian languages, and the restaurant's ethos centres on the matriarchs of the Indian kitchen, the women who have always cooked with intuition and care rather than ego. The format is a set tasting menu with optional drink pairings, served at the counter or at tables. Hidden just off Oxford Street at the Mayfair end of North Audley Street.

Available for dine-in at 42 North Audley Street, Mayfair W1K. Book ahead. Own website: bibirestaurant.com.

Carlos Place Mayfair, London, West London, W1K 2AL

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught on Carlos Place in Mayfair W1 is a three Michelin star restaurant by Basque-born French chef Hélène Darroze, operating within the landmark Connaught hotel. It is one of only a handful of three-Michelin-star restaurants in London, and among the very few run by a woman. Darroze's cooking is rooted in the Basque-Gascony tradition but interprets it through the finest seasonal produce from Britain, France and Spain. The experience is deeply personalised: guests indicate their preferences and the menu is built around them, with a signature baba au rhum trolley at the end. Hardens describes it as "an incredibly personalised experience — one of London's great gastronomic destinations." The Connaught hotel has stood on Carlos Place since 1897, and the dining room is one of London's most beautiful.

Available for dine-in at The Connaught, Carlos Place, Mayfair W1K. Phone 020 3147 7200. Book well ahead. Own website: the-connaught.co.uk.

20 Mount Street Mayfair, London, West London, W1K 2HE

Scott's at 20 Mount Street in Mayfair W1 is one of London's most storied seafood restaurants, trading since 1851 — originally as a shell fish warehouse in the Haymarket, then on Mount Street since 1967 under Richard Caring's ownership. Hardens describes it as "an old-school seafood institution that has thrived under Richard Caring." The oyster bar at the front is one of London's great informal pleasures: a glass of champagne and a half-dozen native oysters shucked to order. The menu covers the full British and European seafood repertoire: Dover sole, lobster, turbot, whole plaice, native lobster. The celebrity clientele — famously including James Bond author Ian Fleming, who would have his Vesper martini here — gives Scott's a glamour that has never diminished. The Art Deco interior with its mosaic floors and dark wood panelling is one of Mayfair's finest.

Available for dine-in and oyster bar at 20 Mount Street, Mayfair W1K. Phone 020 7495 7309. Own website: scotts-restaurant.com.