Bellazul Restaurant & Bar

You'll find Bellazul tucked away on Blandford Street in Marylebone, far enough from the tourist crush of Oxford Street but close enough that you can actually get there. It's the kind of place that doesn't shout about itself: neutral-toned room, proper lighting that doesn't make you squint, and staff who know their menu inside out. The Mediterranean cooking is straightforward and confident—think perfectly grilled fish, vegetables that taste like themselves because they've been charred properly, and the kind of simple plates that reveal whether a kitchen actually knows what it's doing. It's become a proper local favourite, the sort of place you end up recommending to mates because you actually want to go back.