We Tried Every Oldest Restaurant in London (Since 1798!)
We’re trying the oldest restaurants in London — from a 1900 East End cafe all the way back to London’s oldest restaurant, open since 1798. Thanks to @GaryEats for joining me!
We’re eating the signature dish at each one, traveling further back in time with every stop: a full English breakfast, my first ever coronation chicken sandwich, London’s original fast food, a legendary seafood spot that only opens for 3 hours a day, and finally the oldest restaurant in London!
The big question: are these historic London restaurants surviving on their history, or do they still serve delicious food? Let’s find out.
🍴 LONDON RESTAURANTS IN THIS VIDEO:
🍴 E Pellicci — London’s Oldest Cafe (1900)
Full English breakfast + lasagne in a beautiful art deco East End cafe.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=E+Pellicci+332+Bethnal+Green+Road+London+E2+0AG
🍴 Paul Rothe & Son — London’s Oldest Delicatessen (1900)
Coronation chicken sandwich, pastrami sandwich + minestrone soup.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Paul+Rothe+%26+Son+35+Marylebone+Lane+London+W1U+2NN
🍴 M. Manze — London’s Oldest Pie and Mash Shop (1892)
Traditional pie and mash + jellied eels — London’s original fast food.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=M.+Manze+87+Tower+Bridge+Road+London+SE1+4TW
🍴 Sweetings — London’s Oldest Seafood Restaurant (1889)
Oysters, fried whitebait, smoked eel, smoked haddock & poached eggs, fish pie, and skate wing with black butter. Open just ~3 hours a day.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sweetings+39+Queen+Victoria+Street+London+EC4N+4SA
🍴 Rules — London’s Oldest Restaurant (1798)
Dorset crab salad, duck rillette, smoked salmon & scrambled eggs, roast duck breast, slow-cooked pork cheeks, steak & kidney pie, and sticky toffee pudding.
📍 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Rules+Restaurant+35+Maiden+Lane+Covent+Garden+London+WC2E+7LB
🔗 WATCH NEXT
Last time I ate at E Pellicci: https://youtu.be/r-mhe8_GnKo
📌 ABOUT THIS VIDEO
This is the ultimate guide to the oldest restaurants in London — a London food tour through centuries of British food history. If you’re planning where to eat in London, looking for traditional British food, historic London restaurants, the best pie and mash in London, or just love food travel and old-school cafes, this London food guide is for you. From classic East End cafe culture to Covent Garden fine dining, these are some of the most historic places to eat in London.
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50 Comments
Oh please stop with the 'arteries clogging up' thing – that's not how it works at all 🤦
Oh dear me @GaryEats danny will be so very jealous 😂😂😂
Oh wow collab with Gary? What a dream.
I've watched Gary from day one. Love the guy
stop eating with mouth open, its disgusting
The food sets a low bar…but fun vlog❤
Two of my all time favorite YouTubers ever….!!! Together….??? Wow….!!! This is for certain one of the best videos ever made….!!! Keep going my friends….!!! Your are great…!!! And greater each day….!!! My best wishes for you always….!!! From Mexico….!!!!
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This gotta be the first time I've seen Mark in a button down shirt😆😆😆
Collab I wasn’t expecting but I’m so happy!!
Would love to see your wifes perspective!!
You know Rules is a classy place, when Mark wears a button down shirt.. French fry? it looked like half a potato! If I won the lottery, I could eat at Rules for about a week and try everything. it all looked good. (For you Brady Bunch fans: "Gary, Gary, Gary!")
Italian cafs were such a part of my landscape growing up in the 80's (my nonno ran one)..
A solid english breakfast and then all of these random italian additions for lunches,unlabled bottles of red wine and a table of old boys noisily playing cards..
I emigrated years ago , was sad to see there wasnt one left when i last returned..
£22 in charges at the fish restaurant , London for you
all I want to know is how to eat and stay slim like Mark Wiens.
Pellicci's cafe on Bethnal Green Road is a real treasure – Of course it's the family that make the magic – I rememeber eating there 40 years ago when I was kid – the place was a real fueling station for the builders back in those days – It's great to see them still thriving and working ever so hard to feed the East End community – It's now also a tourist attraction as it's a go to place for the YouTubers foodies.
Maybe hire someone to vet who you collaborate with?
yooo its gary eats!
I love that Gary is now becoming a UK food icon, love it.
This is my first time watching your videos, thanks to Gary, and I love how descriptive you are. You seem to really enjoy the food and doing reviews. All of them look delicious.
It's "tomah-a"
32:44 🤣🤣🤣
Cheeky little Bugger, good on you for leaving it in 🙂
Had to turn sound off, sorry too chaotic for me.xxxxxxx
The two legends meet .
Please try those Oysters on their own, Weins.
Next time bring Danny
Mark have to say have only recently come across you content but your love of food textures history has earned a subscriber for life. Positive energy and real food knowledge. Great to see you in the UK also 👍
You are eating with the worst youtuber ever he is 100% fake and so bigheaded and obnoxious. He thinks he is some sort of ego ronay. His over the top dramatic arm movements and stupid grins and catch phrase is just pathetic.You dont eat things individually these are meals so you put a bit of everything on your fork and Gary being the pompous big headed person he is will try and take over this video instead of a guest his bighead will take over and he will spoil the whole video.
How are the Italians doing with that bolognese and pesto combo 😂
Mushrooms, bread, black & white pudding should not be deep fried 🤮
Great collaboration!
Best breakfast ever . how perfectly made I ❤ england.from Australia never change a good thing the British got that right
gary trying to be the man but has been now
Garyyyyyy
Coronation chicken has always been one of my Favourites since I was a kid
Wow i have been you mark for years and Gary is lovely i love watching him as well great video thank you ❤
I'm a beef gravy girl
🌞♥️🌞♥️🌞
Loving the video. Two absolute legends, so passionate about the food, people and the industry.
Oh dear , right hand flag upside down
This was the collaboration we all needed! Two of the most humble people i’ve ever had the privilege of watching. Love you both!!! ❤
Que aspecto más repugnante
Wow. I've been watching both of you for over two years and I never knew you knew each other. I reckon you make a good team.
Two amazing legend s eating together fantastic 🤩🤩🤩. Watching from western Australia 🦘🦘 stay well and safe ❤❤
Vente otra vez a comer a España, Italia o Grecia para comer en condiciones
Great to see the two of you together in London. Loved the venues you visited but you really got me with the Pie, Mash & Liquor. An old Londoner now living in Norfolk. God I miss that Pie and Mash that only London can do right. If you know, you know! 🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧
too much over reactions! seems like u are having the best food , which is not true
What a collaboration ❤❤❤
Wowhowdid you eat all that 😂 crumbs I couldn't eat all that but at least it looked freshly cooked and the tea was good fresh ingredients is good to see and good old Gary as well he's a good sort
Loved the video lads. Been a big fan of Mark for years now and love King Gary.
Have to say, I've been to Pellici's twice and enjoyed it both times, but I'm slightly puzzled by all the hype, its a decent full English, don't get me wrong, but there are better spots, not just in London, but in Bethnal Green itself🙅♀️