(146 Praed Street in London, United Kingdom)

Brasserie Restaurant in Hilton’s London Paddington Hotel is a prime site for cross-continental nosh ...just a few snappy strides from Paddington’s platforms via the footbridge. Add fifteen minutes and you’re at Heathrow. The sprawling dining room is decorated in modern style with wood flooring, white walls, rust-coloured banquettes and upholstery. The Brasserie Restaurant’s intriguing menu features dishes based in modern European cuisine suffused with the spices and ingredients of the Orient. Start your meal with fried clams with rice noodles and roasted chilli paste, then try baked sea bass with lemongrass mash and steamed green beans. For puds the menu reverts to nursery fare, thank heaven, like orange and ginger hot sponge pudding with syrup. Feeling traditional? Enjoy the carvery buffet instead. Oh, and keep the date: Wednesday night is curry night. Opening hours: Mon - Sun: 6:30am - 11pm Hotel originally designed by Thomas Cubitt, the man who brought you Belgravia. [moreless]

(38a Southwick St, Paddington in London, United Kingdom)

Corny as it may sound, Jamuna’s modern look matches its food. A brightly decorated room provides a m...odern backdrop to an exciting menu on which staple Indian dishes are given a confident – yet never overbearing - innovative twist. For example: monkfish tikka - chunks of monkfish marinated with fresh herbs, cooked in a clay oven, and mussel rasam - mussels delicately simmered in a broth of fresh ginger, coriander and tamarind. Yum. Having said that, if there’s something special you’d like that isn’t on the menu - just ask, and ye shall very probably receive. Good choice of vegetable dishes. A private basement bar provides a secluded place for drinks and super snacks. An extensive wine list starts with a bottle of house wine at £19.00. Please be aware that a credit card is required for all bookings. This is only to confirm your booking and absolutely nothing will be charged to your card unless in the event of a late cancellation. Cancellations less than 24 hours in advance of the booking will be charged £10 per person. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12 - 2.30pm Mon - Sun 6pm - 11pm [moreless]

(26 London Street, Paddington in London, United Kingdom)

For all who love Levant, a second amour awaits in the form of the charming Levantine. The low seatin...g, brass tables, and magically traditional Lebanese artwork all echo Levant, as does the hint of incense in the air, rose petals, and candlelight. Shortlisted as one of the Evening Standard's most affordable restaurants of the year, and we can see why. This is a place for feasting and sharing of many flavours: we can recommend any of the mezze menus, not only for their absurd affordability, but also for the thirty or so wonderful little courses that are brought to you by cheerful, smiling waiting staff. The hammered brass platters make a fine setting for dishes like hommus beiruty, foul moudamas, stuffed vine leaves, octopus salad, spicy Armenian sausages, and on and on. There are terrific choices here for vegetarians, a head-turning cocktail list, and the best of Lebanese wine to complement it all. Please be aware there is a two hour time limit on all bookings. A credit card is required to secure a reservation for groups of 6 persons or more, if there is availability - this is simply to secure your booking, absolutely no money will be charged to the card except in the case of late cancellations. Late cancellations (within 24 hours of the reservation) and no-shows will incur a charge of £15 per person Levantine have a £1.25 cover charge per person for fresh bread, pickles, olives and vegetables. Opening hours: 12noon - 1am [moreless]

(8 Sheldon Square, Paddington Central in London, United Kingdom)

Pearl Liang restaurant is part of the smart new Paddington Waterside development in Paddington Centr...al. This classy, contemporary Chinese restaurant creates an authentically Oriental vibe with water features, bamboo and a room-length painting of Chinese blossom branches. With soft lighting and red seating, it’s a pretty glamorous setting to tuck into soft shell crab with garlic and chilli or to clear your tubes with crispy shredded beef in spicy red hot sauce. And if you’ve gone through life so far without trying Buddha Jump Over The Wall, now’s your chance. Dim sum is served all day, there’s a funky bar and the music is cool. Please note - this restaurant does not take bookings for lunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12pm - 11pm [moreless]

(146 Praed Street in London, United Kingdom)

Paddington’s Hilton Hotel, home to the Steam Bar, couldn’t be more in the centre of happening London... if it tried. Just moments from Paddington Station and a hop, skip and jump from the West End this smart hotel provides a welcome respite from all that’s going on around you. The light and airy Steam Bar has a real buzz thanks to fashionable clientele and a thoroughly contemporary, relaxed interior. Grab a stylish and thirst quenching cocktail from the never ending bar before sinking in to a cushy seat and looking over a menu of light bites to see you through to dinner. The cute Japanese Bento Boxes are a real favourite while finger foods and all day breakfasts are also on offer. Opening hours: Mon - Thurs: 12pm - 12amFri & Sat: 12pm - 3amSun & Bank Holdays: Closed [moreless]

(13 Norfolk Place in London, United Kingdom)

The Frontline restaurant is a welcome haven from the bustling streets of London’s Paddington. The re...staurant is part of the Frontline media club that uniquely combines eating, drinking and thinking. Profits from the restaurant support the charitable work of the Frontline Forum with its weekly programme of cutting edge documentaries and discussions that ensure the world’s causes and crises that fade from the headlines are kept in sharp focus.Food Traditional British cuisine is enhanced by seasonal variations and Frontline signature dishes. The food is sourced from specialist, independent producers and the fish is supplied directly from small boats off England’s east coast. The menu is unpretentious, uncompromising on quality and priced to be easy on the pocket. Starters include Smoked Eel with Beetroot and St Tolas Goats Cheese from the West Country and Potted Duck with Spiced Pickled Damson plums and toast. Mains include comfortable classics like Shepherd’s Pie and succulent Saddle of Welsh Mountain Lamb with Plum and Pistachio Stuffed Belly. Wine Malcolm Gluck, wine author and creator of Superplonk.com, has put together a remarkable wine list for Frontline with even more remarkable prices. "In sourcing the Frontline wine list I was aiming to create something I have been searching for in 30 years of eating out in London and never found: a restaurant with an extraordinary range of delicious wines, many of them unusual and out-of-the-way, all affordable at non-rip-off prices." Malcolm Gluck A credit card is required to reserve a table for six diners and above, if there is availability - this is simply to secure your booking, absolutely no money will be charged to the card except in the case of late cancellations. A fee of £10 per person will be charged for a cancellation within 24 hours or a no show Breakfast is served until 12pm Lunch is followed by an afternoon menu including teas and cakes from 3pm to 6pmDinner is served from 6pm The Frontline Fair Wine policy means great wines at remarkably good prices. Rather than the 300% mark-ups of many restaurants Frontline simply add £10 and VAT to the cost price. So the better the wine the better the deal. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 11pm [moreless]