Dishoom - Covent Garden

Fresh pasta in a small Covent Garden room with no highchairs, suited to kids old enough for an ordinary chair.

A playzone of little trains, boats and a cable car your kid gets to drive, made for under-fives.

Aldwych hotel with an 18m indoor pool cleaned with minerals, baby bath, bottle warmer and steriliser, and cots and extra beds.

Bustling art-deco brasserie with French comfort dishes and a kids' menu of a main plus a dessert.

Fresh pasta in Soho, with a kids' menu of half-size radiatori and soft-serve options.

South Bank observation wheel with slow enclosed pods for spotting landmarks over the river.