What is the true taste of London? The capital’s food scene is delightfully varied and seems to become more so every year, with old faithfuls – St John, Quo Vadis – standing proudly alongside new arrivals serving everything from Filipino cooking to Antipodean small plates and Nigerian tapas . Still, there are some iconic that best represent the London culinary scene – dishes that have influenced young chefs, blazed a trail for a new type of dining, or become a bucket list item for foodies across the world. Below, we round up the dishes that everyone should try at least once.

More than half come in at under £10, while a few are more fine-dining than street snacks. These dishes sum up why the best restaurants in London are also some of the best restaurants in the world . They range from Malaysian street food staples to breakfast dishes served in skyscrapers, pasta worth queuing for and puddings to save room for.

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