Six by Nico Canary Wharf

You're sat in a sleek, no-nonsense dining room where the real show is the tasting menu in front of you. Six by Nico strips away the theatre—no live cooking stations, no faffing about—and lets the food do the talking instead. Each course plays with a single ingredient or theme, rotating completely every few months so regulars keep coming back. It's polished without being pretentious, which feels almost radical in a neighbourhood full of corporate lunch spots and chain restaurants.