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London’s best restaurants for fussy eaters

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We all know that person — and if we don’t, probably are that person — who is, for want of a better term, a bit of a fussy eater.

By fussy, I don’t mean difficult dietary requirements — that’s another article for another day. Fussy eaters are those who want unchallenging food they’ll recognise from a menu that doesn’t need explaining. It will need to be something simple and straightforward and ideally something that’s been had before, or a safe variation thereof. If you’re having beers, make theirs a lager. They want the curries to be mild, any sauces set on the side, all fishes to be un-fishy tasting and all garnishes gone. The suggestion of anywhere too fancy likewise tends to elicate a grimace.

More often than not, these people aren’t food-lovers, yet they do occasionally have to dine with people who are — which is where this list comes in, with a rundown of good restaurants and pubs where both the foodies and the fussy eaters will delight. After all, eating simply is no sin — it’s just choosing somewhere mediocre that is.

Kitty Fishers

 (Adrian Lourie)

At first glance, Kitty Fishers looks fancy with a capital F. There are velvet seats and towering candle sticks, and lights suspended in glass vases. What’s more, the restaurant is in London’s most upmarket postcode, W1. Don’t be deceived: may be home to fancy people, but these

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