Sadiq Khan tucked into a Dishoom breakfast on Monday morning to mark the biggest step yet in London’s reopening. Yet in doing so he also signalled something far more important: the return of the great political power lunch.

Here are nine of the best London restaurants for politicos to try, from Westminster institutions to spots with more unexpected political connections. 

Memorably top-notch food is the priority here, so forgive me for leaving out The Red Lion (though I’ve heard the pies are good).

The Cinnamon Club

This refined Indian opened in the old Westminster Library twenty years ago and continues to be a  favourite of MPs and journalists. Surrounded by vast Victorian bookshelves, you’ll feel part of parliamentary history as you schmooze your sources over slow braised lamb leg and watermelon and quinoa salad.

Noble Rot, Soho

The Gay Hussar on Greek Street was a London icon, frequented by politicians from Aneurin Bevan to the Tory ‘wets’ who plotted to overthrow Margaret Thatcher, but its rudimentary Hungarian food was always pretty infamous. That all changed last year when the site was taken over by Noble Rot and transformed into one of the best restaurants in London. Look out for nods to the Hussar’s legacy: art by political cartoonist Martin Rowson adorns the suite upstairs and the menu has a few Hungarian flourishes, including eggs casino and stuffed cabbage.   

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