The Magazine
the-list · 2 Jul 2026

Nine Rooms Worth The Taxi

Not the closest. Not the trendiest. Nine dining rooms in London where the taxi home is part of the story.

By About Town, London

The zones-2-and-beyond list. Cabs booked, coats collected, another bottle ordered anyway.

  1. Cornerstone (Hackney Wick) — Tom Brown's seafood counter, still the reason to end up east.
  2. Sabor (Mayfair) — the counter, the octopus, the queue you don't mind.
  3. Chishuru (Fitzrovia) — West African tasting menus that deserve the schlep.

Six more, with the pre-dinner drink and the taxi-friendly closer for each.

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