96 Mediterranean Restaurants in London

In London these days, it's hard not to find restaurants filled with the aromatic smells of Mediterranean herbs and peppery olive oil, gourmet pasta chefs working their magic and fine red wines to help you unwind. In areas like Soho, every street hosts French or Italian eateries. There are acclaimed Spanish restaurants in Borough Market, Exmouth Market and Marylebone, Portuguese places south of the river, high-class Turkish eateries on Green Lanes, and north African couscous restaurants on Edgware Road. From the suburbs to the centre, there's certainly no shortage of Mediterranean restaurants in London near you.

Mediterranean restaurants in London offer a huge spectrum of dishes and ingredients, from the straits of Gibraltar in the west to Turkey and Lebanon in the east. There's Portuguese and Spanish cuisine: heavy on pork dishes, shellfish and rice all with wonderful depths of flavour. There's Provencal cooking from southern France with dishes like seafood stews, or if you fancy of bit of Italian Amore there are plenty of authentic Neapolitan pizzas and the fiery pasta whipped up by Sicilians for you to sample. Turkey and Greece have different kebab-making traditions (equally delicious), while north Africa's couscous and tajines have become a beloved around the world. Then there's the Middle East - the home of household names like hummus and falafel. Mediterranean restaurants in London serve them all, you really are spoiled for choice.