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This bastion of Belgian beer and bangers (sausages) is one of the best dining deals in London You take a freight elevator down to the basement eatery, where rows of communal bench-lined tables fill room after room, the waiters dress as monks, the Belgian grub (pots of mussels, wild boar sausages, and roast chickens) is excellently prepared, and the beer flows freely The restaurant offers several bargain meals, including a lunch menu from noon to 5 pm, 595 ($11) buys you a basic dish plus beer (from 5:30 to 7 pm, you pay whatever the clock shows at the time you order) Plus, two kids eat free with each paying adult See map p 136 50 Earlham St (3 blocks north of the Covent Garden Piazza, off Shaftesbury Avenue) % 020-7813-2233 wwwbelgo-restaurantscom Tube: Covent Garden Main courses: 595 13 ($11 $22); fixed-price menus from 595 ($11) AE, DC, MC, V Open: Lunch and dinner daily

Don t let the atmosphere fool you The restaurant is a large, Victorian Hall without any style or character, but the Indian cuisine is some of the best in London The owner, who hails from the Indian island of Goa, has added specialties from his own land (try the three-alarm sorpotel pork), but you

also taste Thai, Malay, Sri Lankan, and Singaporian influences The daily specials are usually a sure thing, or try the complex chicken curry dish of galinha xacutti See map p #136 16 Prescott St (between Mansell and Leman streets) % 020-74889242 Reservations recommended Tube: Tower Hill or Aldgate Main courses: 995 16 ($18 $29) AE, DC, MC, V Open: Lunch Mon Fri, dinner Mon Sat

This Soho standby is a perennial favorite of left-wing politicians and paprika lovers The Hungarian grub is outstanding, and the wood-paneled interior with deep red velvet-cushioned benches and bow-tied service is a comfortable throwback to an earlier era Try the veal goulash with thimble egg dumplings after a bowl of the soup of the day, perhaps cold wild cherry or a light lemon and chicken See map p 136 2 Greek St (1 block off Soho Square, 1 block west of Charing Cross Road) % 020-7437-0973 wwwsimplyrestaurantscom/thegayhussar Reservations recommended Tube: Tottenham Court Road Main courses: 950 17 ($17 $30); fixed-price lunch menus: 16 19 ($28 $33) AE, MC, V Open: Lunch and dinner Mon Sat

Gordon Ramsay is the hottest chef in London today and his flavorful yet light, inventive cooking needs to answer to no one, save the palates of an appreciative and fashionable clientele The menu changes frequently, but try the filets of baby red mullet on a juniper-flavored sauerkraut or the breast and confit leg of guinea fowl with vegetables and foie gras The three-course lunch and early supper menu (until 6:45 pm Monday to Satruday) are steals at 30 ($54) for either See map p ### Brook Street, W1 % 020-7499-0099 wwwgordonramsaycom Reservations required as far in advance as possible Tube: Bond Street Fixed-price meals 30 65 ($54 $117) AE, DC, MC, V Open: Lunch and dinner daily

The owner comes from the southern Indian province of Kerala, spice capital of the subcontinent and a region renowned for its cuisine The subdued d cor may not be as funky as Chor Bizarre (see the following section), but the cooking is perhaps a notch or two better and is surprisingly well-priced See map p 136 107 Great Russell St (1 block off New Oxford Street, near the British Museum) % 020-7580-5230 Reservations recommended Tube: Tottenham Court Road Main courses: 350 11 ($6 $20) AE, MC, V Open: Lunch and dinner daily

With so many pricey traditional restaurants in London, the Earl of Bradford took a gamble that the city had room for reasonably priced, well-prepared British cuisine His instinct was correct and Porters has become popular with people looking for the tastes they remember from old-fashioned family dinners The meat pies and puddings are particularly good; try the unusually flavored lamb and apricot pie with mint and Lady Bradford s famous banana and ginger steamed pudding See map p 136 17 Henrietta St (1 2 block off the Covent Garden square) % 020-78366466 wwwportersukcom Reservations highly recommended Tube: Covent Garden Main courses: 895 13 ($16 $23); fixed-price menu (not available before 9:30 pm): 10 ($18) AE, DC, MC, V Open: Lunch and dinner daily