We’re eating the signature dish at each one, traveling further back in time with every stop: a full English breakfast, my first ever coronation chicken sandwich, London’s original fast food, a legendary seafood spot that only opens for 3 hours a day, and finally the oldest restaurant in London!
The big question: are these historic London restaurants surviving on their history, or do they still serve delicious food? Let’s find out.
🍴 LONDON RESTAURANTS IN THIS VIDEO:
🍴 E Pellicci — London’s Oldest Cafe (1900)
Full English breakfast + lasagne in a beautiful art deco East End cafe.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=E+Pellicci+332+Bethnal+Green+Road+London+E2+0AG
🍴 Paul Rothe & Son — London’s Oldest Delicatessen (1900)
Coronation chicken sandwich, pastrami sandwich + minestrone soup.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Paul+Rothe+%26+Son+35+Marylebone+Lane+London+W1U+2NN
🍴 M. Manze — London’s Oldest Pie and Mash Shop (1892)
Traditional pie and mash + jellied eels — London’s original fast food.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=M.+Manze+87+Tower+Bridge+Road+London+SE1+4TW
🍴 Sweetings — London’s Oldest Seafood Restaurant (1889)
Oysters, fried whitebait, smoked eel, smoked haddock & poached eggs, fish pie, and skate wing with black butter. Open just ~3 hours a day.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sweetings+39+Queen+Victoria+Street+London+EC4N+4SA
🍴 Rules — London’s Oldest Restaurant (1798)
Dorset crab salad, duck rillette, smoked salmon & scrambled eggs, roast duck breast, slow-cooked pork cheeks, steak & kidney pie, and sticky toffee pudding.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Rules+Restaurant+35+Maiden+Lane+Covent+Garden+London+WC2E+7LB
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Last time I ate at E Pellicci: https://youtu.be/r-mhe8_GnKo
📌 ABOUT THIS VIDEO
This is the ultimate guide to the oldest restaurants in London — a London food tour through centuries of British food history. If you’re planning where to eat in London, looking for traditional British food, historic London restaurants, the best pie and mash in London, or just love food travel and old-school cafes, this London food guide is for you. From classic East End cafe culture to Covent Garden fine dining, these are some of the most historic places to eat in London.
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