Bill’s St Albans Restaurant

Walking into Bill's, you're hitting one of those places that's learned how to do comfort food without the wink and the nudge. It's proper British cooking—think generous breakfasts, clever lunches, proper dinners—executed with enough care that you notice the difference. The Chequer Street location puts you right in the heart of things, close enough to the Clock Tower but far enough removed from the touristy bits. It's the kind of place where you'll see locals plotting over coffee at 10am and the same crowd back again for something more ambitious come evening.