Canary Riverside

Cafe Brera

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

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.

Jamie's

Address: 28 Westferry Circus
E14 8RR
T: 020 7536 2861

Over 50 wines by the glass make a promising start in this riverside bar. It is nicely matched by a rapid tour of the world in food, with choices such as plates of mezze and oriental specialities. Appetites large and small are catered for, and it is pleasing to see that a children's menu is offered. The emphasis is on organic food, with all the lamb and beef supplied by small farms in the Derbyshire Dales. Plenty of chairs outside to enjoy the view over the Thames when the weather allows.

Riverside Cafe

Address: Holmes Place
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
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
E14 8RR
T: 020 7987 9494

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.

Ubon by Nobu

Address: 34 Westferry Circus
E14 8RR
T: 020 7719 7800

The first Nobu opened in New York in 1994, and the first backward-spelt Ubon in Los Angeles in 1999. The parent restaurant made a big impact when it opened in Park Lane in 1997, and Ubon is following suit. This is an education in Japanese cuisine. At lunch, the emphasis is on more speedily manageable food, including Donburi (one pot rice dishes), noodle dishes, bento boxes and sushi. In the evening, Black Cod with Miso and Toro Tartar with Caviar lead the menu. If the food is impressive, so are the views from the fourth floor restaurant, at the top of a striking building which has been compared to a lighthouse. Expect to pay £50 per person, and expect to consider it good value for money. Closed Sundays.

Zizzi

Address: 33 Westferry Circus
E14 8RR
T: 020 7234 3333

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.