This Victorian fish and oyster bar has been serving prawn cocktails and lobster bisques since 1889. And while restaurants all over the city are concocting brunch menus to entice more customers through the doors, Sweetings continues to open for just three and a half hours (11.30am-3pm), Monday to Friday. The homemade gravlax might come with sliced brown bread we’re pretty sure is straight out of a packet, but this is a charming microcosm of London’s financial district that feels like stepping back in time.


