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Canary Riverside

Chic waterside restaurant after chic waterside restaurant, Canary Riverside is the favoured destination of foodies in search of anything from an organic sandwich to black cod and caviar.

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Cafe Brera

Address: 31 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf
E14 8RR
T: 020 7512 9575

E: admin@cafebrera.com

Views across the Thames and towards the City from this popular and sophisticated café. Swift service with all the expected varieties of coffee, focaccias, ciabattas, salads and other good, quick dishes, plus an ever-changing menu of hot food. There is also an elevated terrace. About £10 a head for food, house wines at £10.50 the bottle or £2.50 the glass, plus (if you are in celebratory mood) champagne at very competitive prices.
Four Seasons Hotel

Address: 46 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf
E14 8RS
T: 020 7510 1999

When it opened, The Four Seasons put Canary Wharf in the five star hotel league. By the same token, the Quadrato puts the Four Seasons firmly in the Northern Italian quality restaurant league. At lunchtime, you can create your own meal, choosing any two courses for £24.50 and adding a third course for £3. Alternative, healthier dishes are marked with an asterisk. The wine list is perhaps London's most comprehensive selection of Italian wines, and there is even a choice of seven grappas to end with. On Sundays there is a Tuscan brunch for £29.50 a head, including a glass of Ferrari sparkling wine on arrival.
Riverside Cafe

Address: Holmes Place, 34 Westferry Circus
E14 8RR
T: 020 7718 5560

A good example of the attractive kind of waterside bar / restaurant which London Docklands has inspired. People come here for everything from breakfast meetings to quick, modestly priced sandwiches to more leisurely main meals, all the way through to celebrations. The short wine list reflects this, packing in every level of choice from house wines from South West France at £3.20 the glass, to Cristal Roederer vintage champagne at £160 the bottle. There is a terrace.
Royal China

Address: 30 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf
E14 8RR
T: 020 7719 0888

This part of Canary Riverside is unique in London in offering restaurant after restaurant next to each other. It is doubtless invidious to choose between them, but for those with a liking for Chinese food, whether from Canton, Peking or Szechuan, the Royal China makes a very acceptable stopping-off point. It may not be the cheapest, with average food prices at £20-25 per person, but satisfaction levels remain high.
The Gaucho Grill

Address: 29 Westferry Circus, Canary Riverside
E14 8RR
T: 020 7987 9494

E: canary@gauchorestaurants.com

Argentina comes to Canary Riverside at The Gaucho Grill, and does so in a spectacular manner. The service is helpful and the Argentine steaks wonderful. They are offered in two sizes which should suit most appetites, but the really hungry can specify an even bigger plate-overlapping steak. Even the vegetables are grilled, and the hand-cut chips have attracted much attention. The wine list provides a good introduction to Argentina's increasingly popular reds and whites.
Zizzi

Address: 33 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf
E14 8RR
T: 0207 512 9257

Zizzi is the latest addition to the gastronomic enclave facing Canary Wharf Pier. Specialities are pasta or pizza in a wide selection. Plenty of salads for those preferring something cold in Summer. Good house wine by the glass or bottle. Short but sensible wine list with some excellent Italian varieties. Beer and soft drinks too.