Restaurants: Eat your art out

The People's Palace

Level 3, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, SE1 (0171-928 9999)

Truly stylish food (with stylish prices) and a great view of the Thames.

October Gallery Cafe

24 Old Gloucester St, WC1 (0171-242 7367)

A good commercial gallery with a big courtyard at the back. Cheap, pleasant food and nice staff.

The Morris Rooms

The V&A Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 (0171-938 8441)

Morris's tiled rooms brought back to their original function as a teashop serving cakes and coffee.

Cafe de Colombia

Museum of Mankind, 6 Burlington Gdns, W1 (0171-287 8148)

Splendid coffee shop sponsored by the Colombian Coffee Federation.

Leith's at the Design Museum

Shad Thames, SE1 (0171-357 8992)

Good for lunch before pondering the purchase of a lovely piece of design from the shop next door.