Annie’s restaurant in the western London suburb of Chiswick is the kind of local gem that gourmets in every neighbourhood dream of. This home-away-from-home restaurant serving modern European cuisine has become a local institution, a spot-on place for Sunday brunch as for romantic dinners. Annie’s is a stone’s throw from the Thames, and its cosy rooms are an eclectic mix of exposed brick, richly-coloured cushions, rococo mirrors and chandeliers. It’s a quirky little house filled with pretty things. And the menu is the kind that makes you sob with gratitude, filled with dishes that you’d cook for yourself at home if you could be bothered. Start with a salad of halloumi, roast squash, fig and caramelised shallot, then savour the slow roast pork belly with white bean and chorizo cassoulet. Afterwards, a stroll by the river might round off your meal. Warm, welcoming and satisfying, Annie’s restaurant will send you home smiling.