Although TopJaw began 9 years ago, the pair landed on their now-signature quick-fire format in 2022. “People don’t hold back,” says Warr, explaining the secret to TopJaw’s success. “It’s honest recommendations in a fresh format – I think we all want to know where chefs really go to eat.” The pair’s first viral video involved Marcus Wareing admitting a love of Pizza Express, and their clips regularly receive upwards of 500k views each on Instagram.

What we’ve been left curious about, though, is: which restaurants do the brains behind this series consider as serving the best food in London? And, having absorbed countless restaurant recommendations from the people most in-the-know, which picks have made it into their own mental rolodex of favourites? In the interests of making our dinner-out decisions a little easier, we quizzed the series’ host, Jesse Burgess, on exactly this. Whether you’re looking for the best sandwich in London or the pizza place that’s really worth the queue, here’s Burgess’s ultimate guide to his top picks in London…

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