Best Fun Restaurants in Balham

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ItalianSteakhouseJapaneseBritishChineseSpanish

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City of LondonEast LondonNorth LondonSouth East LondonSouth West LondonWest End London

Neighborhoods

BalhamBankBarbicanBayswaterBelgraviaBelsize Park

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CharmingDog-friendlyFancyGood for business mealsGood for groupsGood for special occasions

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Gender-neutral restroomWheelchair access

36 restaurants available nearby

1. Tapajax - Balham

4.3

Awesome(29)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• Spanish • Balham

Booked 16 times today

After working in the restaurant industry for over 10 years, we decided to go out on our own and have created Tapajax, a tapas bar and restaurant. Our number one goal is to provide an authentic Spanish dining experience with the best quality food possible. With our fantastic front of house team, we aim to create an atmosphere that people cherish and return to time and time again.Come dine with us and have a bit of craic.

A photo of FAROS Oxford Circus restaurant

2. FAROS Oxford Circus

4.8

Exceptional(847)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• Italian • Oxford Circus

Booked 60 times today

Located in the heart of London, Faros is a modern, new restaurant with a fresh outtake on a mixture of Mediterranean and Italian cuisines. Our ethos ‘Flavours of the Sun’ sounds as warming as it tastes, and will leave you reminiscing that beautiful Mediterranean island. With our passion for food, filled with colour and culture, we will bring the freshness and quality to your plate.

3. Happy

4.4

Awesome(4505)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• European • Leicester Square

Booked 104 times today

A family-friendly casual dining group with over 40 sites across Europe. Located at the heart of London, you can’t miss our bright and beautiful flagship restaurant in Piccadilly Circus, London. Happy London was proud to win Best Restaurant in London and Best Hospitality Team in the UK at the British Restaurant Awards.For bookings of 6 or more, please email bookings@happyrestaurants.com

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4. Inamo - Covent Garden

4.3

Awesome(2529)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• Asian • Covent Garden

Booked 49 times today

inamo fuses unique interactive table technology & pan-Asian dining in stylish surroundings under 90m from Covent Garden station.Touch your table surface to order your meal, & play an array of fantastic arcade games such as 4-player air hockey, pool, space invaders, & archery. Great games like Frogs keep the kids entertained, you can draw on your table top, & there's a host of puzzles to choose from. All have fun together or divide the table into 4 & do your own thing. The experience at inamo is unlike anywhere else in London or beyond.None of this distracts from the high-quality food. Head Chef Stefan Markov presents sharing dishes from across Japan, China, & Thailand. Favourites include our iconic Dragon Roll sushi & a striking Sashimi Platter. Feast on Asian tapas like Szechuan Chicken, Bang Bang Cauliflower, & many more.The award winning Onyx Room is a unique private dining & bar area, with two 65" screens, PS4

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5. Hachi Japanese BBQ Restaurant

4.7

Exceptional(709)

$$$$Price: Very Expensive

• Japanese • Soho

Booked 21 times today

Casual Japanese BBQ where you can order a selection of meat/seafood/Vegetables and grill it yourself!We use smokeless table grills with smoke extractor which keeps the strong smell of the BBQ off your clothes! Also, the air is circulated by the extractor, it helps to have clean air.We are welcoming all kinds of parties from single customers to group up to 25. As well as our BBQ menu, we have prepared a variety of starters to start off your experience. Visa and Master Card is available.*Please be advised that tables are available for 90min (60min for 1 person) for Lunch time and for Dinner, a maximum of 1 hour for 1 person, 1.5 hours for 2 persons and 2 hours for 3 to 6 persons. If you book for more than 7 people, please contact us directly for your table reservation and tell us how long you would like to enjoy our wonderful meals!***Safety precautions***Cleaning & SanitisingCommon areas deep cleaned dailyContactless payment availableSick staff prohibited in the workplace

6. Orient London

4.3

Awesome(1132)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Chinese • Soho

Booked 4 times today

Orient London is a fun restaurant because it serves delicious, authentic Chinese food in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Reviews rave about the quality and taste of the food, with special mentions of the Dim Sum and seafood dishes. It's also a great place to meet people, especially before theatre shows. The ambiance is praised as comfortable and modern, making it a fantastic place to dine.

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7. L'ulivo Villiers Street

4.2

Awesome(1206)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• Italian • Charing Cross

Booked 1 time today

Welcome to L'ulivo Villiers Street!Here at lulivo (pronounced looleevoh) we are passionate about our food and our customers, full stop, that simple.There is no better feeling then delivering a great service and knowing you guys are tucking into a great dish.

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8. Theo Randall at the InterContinental

4.8

Exceptional(5045)

$$$$Price: Very Expensive

• Italian • Mayfair

Theo Randall at the InterContinental has been firmly established on the London dining scene since opening in 2006. Acclaimed Chef Theo Randall (former partner at the River Café) creates award-winning rustic Italian dishes with the very best seasonal ingredients that continue to attract rave reviews.The restaurant is proudly informal and unpretentious, with back-to-basics menu highlights including handmade pasta and wood roasted meat and fish, which in Theo's words is, "A million miles away from the complicated fancy fare you would normally expect to eat in Park Lane".Since its launch, Theo Randall at the InterContinental has won numerous awards including Best Italian Restaurant of The Year from the London Restaurant Awards, Best Italian/ Mediterranean over £50 in Harden’s 2013, and the highest ranked Italian on the Sunday Times Food List 2013.

9. The Palm House

3.1

Good(209)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Latin American • Victoria

Booked 6 times today

The Palm House is a vibrant bar and restaurant in central London, just moments from Victoria Station. Open 7 days a week for after work drinks, delicious pre-theatre dining, post-theatre cocktails, tropical weekend bottomless brunches and a lively Saturday night dinner party.

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10. De Amicis Ristorante Italiano

4.6

Exceptional(355)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Italian • Bayswater

Booked 4 times today

What you love about Italy is here in Notting Hill. This storefront restaurant offers the charm, warmth, and friendliness of the Italians as well as their unsurpassed cuisine in a dining room that is welcoming to all. The menu is classic Italian, with starters of prosciutto and melon, pizzas, pastas like traditional lasagne al forno, main of veal piccata in butter and lemon sauce, and pudding of zabaglione for two. Linger over a bottle of wine and then the superb coffee. The decor is low-key and comfortable and they won't throw you off the table if you're enjoying a long meal.

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Rupert
London •1 review
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Amazing food, great atmosphere. We had a lovely time celebrating a birthday. It’s the perfect place for a special night out or to simply enjoy great food with friends and family!
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Inamo - Covent GardenPrice: Expensive• Asian• Covent Garden
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4.3
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Alex
London •1 review
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
Amazing experience and food, location, people and atmosphere.
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HappyPrice: Moderate• European• Leicester Square
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4.4
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Steve
London •1 review
4.0
Dined 3 days ago
Great experience, lovely food good service. Fun night out for the family and something different to do in London. It’s a little pricey but the food was good and London is pricey.
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Hachi Japanese BBQ RestaurantPrice: Very Expensive• Japanese• Soho
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4.7
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MelissaB
Warwickshire •4 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Wonderful food and great service, it was my first visit and won’t be my last!
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FAROS Oxford CircusPrice: Expensive• Italian• Oxford Circus
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4.8
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Louise
London •1 review
5.0
Dined on Mar 4, 2025
Lovely waitress, just the right amount of attention. Food was tasty and just rhe right amount as advised by staff. Generally we'll.prices but £5 for a few olives is still hard to see! Only a few tables with seats rather than stalls so if you don't like sitting on stalls and it's busy might be worth reconsidering. Overall would definitely recommend
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Tapajax - BalhamPrice: Expensive• Spanish• Balham
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4.3

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