BFI Riverfront

You're walking along the South Bank and you've worked up an appetite. BFI Riverfront is exactly where you want to be—right on Belvedere Road with the Thames actually doing something interesting behind you. It's the kind of spot that works equally well for a casual lunch before catching a film upstairs, or a proper dinner date when the light's going golden across the water. The food's contemporary British without the faffiness; mains hover around £14–18 and the wine list knows what it's doing. Benugo's done a solid job here—nothing revolutionary, but the terrace alone makes it feel like a proper find rather than just another South Bank pit stop.