The best spots for salad in London

During the warmer months, lighter dinners take centre stage.

Cue the humble salad. Whether it’s an indulgent caprese salad drizzled in balsamic glaze or quinoa with crunchy rainbow vegetables, London has a great selection of fresh salads to tickle any fancy.

The city’s eateries prove salads are far from boring. These are the best spots to grab a bite at.

Located just seconds from South Kensington tube station this venue offers fresh seasonal salads made daily. The menu boasts signature dishes (called Treehouse favourites) including a Thai-inspired salad and a Cobb salad as well as grain bowls and seasonal specials. The majority of the salads are gluten-free and dairy-free too. With Hyde Park just a short walk away, get one to take away and head there for a picnic.

11 Harrington Rd, SW7 3ES, wearesquirrel.com

Meat-free is this haunt’s speciality. It boasts a selection of options in a self-service style so guests can create their own plateful of salad and pay based on the weight of their food. Cold salad plates include butternut squash with spinach and feta, roasted cauliflower with toasted chickpeas and a vegan slaw. There’s a variety of hot vegetable dishes too as well as dips to go alongside. The venue also has a beautiful dining area with marble-topped tables and trees dotted around the restaurant, making it the perfect spot for a post-work summer dinner.

48 Eastcastle St, W1W 8DX, ethosfoods.com

This London salad chain specialises in wholesome salads that pack a punch. The colourful (and very Instagrammable) Goodness Bowl with tomato chickpeas, roasted quinoa falafels and a pea and kale dip is definitely one to try. Other menu highlights include the Mexican-inspired Me Gusta Ensalada which has jerk chicken, gem lettuce, kale, sweetcorn, tomato, black beans, and avocado as well as its vegetarian counterpart the Me Gusta Veggie Ensalada. They’ve also got a selection of warm salad bowls for those colder summer evenings. With branches in Chelsea, Belgravia, Marylebone and St John’s Wood this place is the perfect weekend lunch spot.

69 Marylebone Ln, W1U 2PH, goodlifeeatery.com

This vegetarian eatery offers a salad buffet with a variety of food boats on the counter. In true build your own style, it's pay by weight, so guests can opt for as much (or little) as they want. The menu changes with the seasons to ensure the best produce is used in the dishes and they go fully vegan on Tuesdays. Salad options include a Peruvian quinoa, a raw pad Thai vegetable and a dried bean.

12-14 Heddon St, W1B 4DA, tibits.co.uk

For a quick pit stop, this street food franchise has stalls at Berwick Street, Strutton Ground and Flat Iron Square. It was originally set up by an Italian chef and a restaurant owner who wanted to create a street food stand that offered fresh, healthy salad dishes. Together they bring innovative salads that change on a weekly basis. They’re open seven days a week at Flat Iron Square and Monday-Friday at Berwick Street Market and Strutton Ground.

Berwick St, W1F 8HT, savagesalads.co.uk

Ottolenghi’s restaurants have a reputation for their salads, and rightly so. With a counter packed full of brimming plates, this spot blows the term ‘dull salad’ out of the park. These Middle-Eastern-inspired salads change on rotation, but expect dishes like roasted aubergines with feta and roasted sweet potato with red onion jam.

50 Artillery Ln, E1 7LJ, ottolenghi.co.uk