Five restaurants handy for Trafalgar Square on New Year's Eve

Mexican wave: celebrate New Year at Wahaca
10 April 2012

Planning on spending New Years eve in Trafalgar Square? Here's our top five restaurants close to the action, so you can welcome in the new year the right way (with a full stomach).

Wahaca
66 Chandos Place, WC2 (020 7240 1883, wahaca.co.uk) If you're seeking dinner before welcoming in the New Year in Trafalgar Square, this large and ebullient Mexican restaurant is very handy. No reservations are taken but the queue moves briskly and the friendly staff are unfazed by crowds and parties. Good, unfussy "Mexican market cooking", plus a large enough range of tequilas to kick off any evening.

Canton
11 Newport Place, WC2 (020 7437 6220) Somewhat seedy Chinese restaurant that offers very sound food at very reasonable prices. Duck rice or a bowl of noodle soup are good quick options. Either would make a perfect
pit stop — and you'll be spending less than a tenner.

Chowki
2 Denman Street, W1 (020 7439 1330, chowki.com) A "concept" Indian restaurant tucked away off Piccadilly Circus. The menu features regional cooking and a good and filling "feast" for under £20 a head. Modern decor and slick service.

Stockpot
38 Panton Street, SW1 (020 7839 5142, stockpotlondon.co.uk) This place seems to have been biffing out simple dishes at remarkably low prices for an aeon. On Fridays the menu features main courses such as eggs Florentine, beef Burgundy, or chicken hotpot — each for under £6. A new link in this old-time mini-chain is promised for Charlotte Street in the New Year.

Dishoom
12 Upper Saint Martin's Lane, WC2 (020 7420 9320, dishoom.com) Dishoom has been described as a "Bombay Café" and the long menu has plenty of snacky delights. Look out for the calamari (whole baby squids), spicy lamb chops or a chicken berry biryani. Prices are wallet-friendly, the staff are attentive and Dishoom is just north on St Martin's Lane from the revelry in the Square.

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