Restaurants near the Colliseum in London for dinner please, not too touristy if that's even possible!

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Would love your recommendations please!

What's your budget? Any favourites/really can't stands?

Budget is probably up to £50 per head I guess. Looking for somewhere a bit quirky, I hate those sausage factory for the theatre type places. No real dislikes apart from French or Indian - not so keen. ..

Fancy dinner: the Portrait at the National Portrait Gallery, which is about 2 mins walk away, if you are dawdling. www.npg.org.uk/visit/eat-and-drink/portrait-restaurant/

Stupidly cheap and delicious, not fancy at all: Wong Kei in Chinatown. (This is the one furthest away, but still not very far.)

Upscale coffee ship that sells actual nice food and booze: Notes, which is a couple of doors down from the Coliseum.

I’d have a look at Bacone, Barrafina, Din Tai Fung.

Also a place called ‘The Yards’ which has a Burmese place (Lahpet) and new Middle Eastern place (not v authentic but food nice - brother Marcus).

All manageable at £50 a head. Barrafina a bit pricier.

Thank you all so very much!

Eat Tokyo, in the street behind Colliseum is an authentic Japanese cafe food. V cheap but often has queues.

The National Portrait Gallery place is good too

Larry’s is very nice and definitely within your budget https://pepper.dynalinks.app/daisygreen
It is less than a five minute walk away from the Coliseum.

Ave Mario Henrietta St

Omg do not go to Wong kei’s - traditionally the rudest and worst restaurant in China town - if you are happy to walk from there, lots of good alternatives on Newport street.

I have really enjoyed BéBé Bob a couple of times recently but that's no good unless you like chicken! It might also stretch your budget - depending on what you order.

Also second vote for Ave Mario but probably need to book.

Luci
Le Barb
Temper
Della Terra
Thai pot
Bancone i would book
the others I've just turned up and got a table but it depends on time of year.

Brilliant! Thank you soo much everyone

The waiters being rude is one of the traditional attractions of Wong Kei! (They sent their waiters to hospitality school a while back, which disappointed everyone because they were polite for a bit - but happily it wore off soon enough.) Look at it as dinner theatre and its a feature, not a bug. I wouldn't have it any other way.

(But on this occasion I think one of the National Portrait Gallery restaurants is probably the way to go )

Some soho suggestions: Eat Tokyo. Delicious, authentic, affordable sushi, sashami and bento. Big queues so arrive early.

Hoppers - insanely delicious Sri Lankan food. But if you don't like Indian then maybe too similar.

Viet Food on Wardour street. Really good vietnamese. Tasty cocktails. Nice atmosphere.

If you do go to Wong Kei it's cash only.

Lots of Chinatown restaurants are not bookable but that may not be a problem

Not mad on Chinese, absolutely love Thai though , any decent ones nearby?

There is a tiny pub around the corner called the Lemon Tree which also does Thai.
Our favourite pre, interval and post Coliseum

That looks such good value!