Travel Agony Aunt received the following question from a traveler in agony:

Dear Travel Agony Aunt,
I am traveling to London next weekend. And I am looking for a good restaurant (cooking fish) in the center of London. Could you recommend one? Best Regards.
David, age 32, from France

Dear David,

Though London city center is filled with great dining venues, it is not so easy to find cheap seafood restaurants. So if you are traveling on a tight budget, a traditional fish and chips may be the best solution. Located on 47 Endell St (Covent Garden), Rock and Sole Plaice is London’s oldest fish & chip shop. It has a restaurant area and a menu which includes classic cod and chips, tuna, and Dover sole.

However, if you are looking for fine dining options, there are also a couple of seafood restaurants (more on the pricey side) that my dear old London-born-and-bred friends recommend:

- Green’s (St. James): Situated on 36 Duke Street, Green’s offers traditional British cuisine and serves fresh seafood dishes, including salmon fishcake, smoked eel, oysters, lobster salad, and crab bisque.

- Pescatori (Mayfair): Pescatori is an Italian-style restaurant on 11 Dover St, close to Piccadilly Circus. Perfect for sampling a range of Mediterranean dishes and seafood specialties, such as lobster spaghetti, octopus cooked in olive oil, cod with caramelized lemon risotto, or char-grilled sardines. There is another branch of the Pescatori restaurant on 57 Charlotte Street.

If you are planning a longer stay in London and want to get off the beaten path, take time to visit the Billingsgate Fish Market area in Poplar, London East End. There are plenty of popular restaurants - some of them with fantastic views of the river Thames - offering excellent fish menus and fresh seafood dishes.

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