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Often seen as
the seafood restaurant in London, J Sheekey is a West End establishment which has been around since proprietor Josef Sheekey was given permission to sell seafood in St Martin s Court in 1896 (on the provision he provide dinner for Lord Salisbury and his friends). Skip to 2017 and it is still plying theatre-goers with rich oysters and their gloriously creamy signature fish pie.
28-32 St Martin s Ct, London WC2N 4AL, 020 7240 2565, j-sheekey.co.uk
Westerns Laundry
Now for a notably newer face on the block, from the foodies that bought you North London gem, Primeur. Westerns Laundry s daily changing menu is scrawled on lined notepad paper and uploaded to Instagram. Regular favourites include cuttlefish and ham croquettes, baked lobster with fideo pasta, and squid with lemon sausage.