1901 Arts Club
Restaurant · Waterloo
Victorian townhouse hosting refined dinners and live music performances in central London.
Best Restaurants in Waterloo (2026): Tables Worth the Wait
Waterloo is good for the South Bank, a graffiti tunnel and a speakeasy in the station, and the restaurants people save most are 1901 Arts Club, Maries Thai Cafe and South Bank. Ranked from 9 places we track here, creator picks first.
Updated · 9 places we track in Waterloo, all first recorded in March 2026
Everyone walks the South Bank and almost nobody turns left into Leake Street, where the graffiti tunnel gets repainted most weeks. The BFI mediatheque is free and nearly empty, Forza Wine's terrace at the National Theatre has one of the better river views, and the Lost Property Office pours drinks inside the station itself. Twenty minutes off the main drag changes the whole day.
How we chose
We track 9 places in Waterloo filed under restaurants. The rest runs on a broader popularity signal from our wider place index, so the tail of this list moves less than the top does. Last added to in March 2026.
Ranked restaurants in Waterloo
Maries Thai Cafe
Restaurant · Waterloo
Marie's transforms from a breakfast haven into a Thai kitchen as the sun sets, all within one welcoming space.
South Bank
Restaurant · Waterloo
Donabe Hannah
Restaurant · Waterloo
Japanese restaurant serving excellent sashimi and wagyu through a intimate tasting menu experience.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK)
Restaurant · Waterloo
Cozy wooden spot where they craft seriously good burgers and shakes.
Lucky's Hot Chicken | The Understudy
Restaurant · Waterloo
Grab crispy fried chicken sandwiches and spicy buffalo fries in a buzzing food hall atmosphere.
Mulberry Bush
Restaurant · Waterloo
Warm neighborhood pub serving traditional British food in a charmingly cluttered space.
Southbank (River Thames South) Walkpath.
Restaurant · Waterloo
Stroll along the Thames with great food stops and views of London's famous landmarks.
La Gamba - Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Restaurant · Waterloo
Vibrant Spanish restaurant serving tapas in a welcoming, beautifully decorated setting.
More in Waterloo
Where this data comes from
Spillist pulls places out of TikToks and Reels and keeps track of what people save. The counts on this page cover the 9 places we hold in the Waterloo neighbourhood. Spot something wrong or closed? Tell us.