Introduction

You like good food and cheap drink? You’ll love this blog.

If, like us, you enjoy eating well (whenever circumstances, waistlines and bank balances allow) there is only one thing better than going out for a great meal – going out for a great meal and not paying stupid prices for the drinks to go with it.

That’s where this blog steps in as your new best friend, well if you’re into cyber friends, that is. Otherwise, we’ll just call it a useful companion. We aim to road test, and then write about, the best (and occasionally some slightly less good) restaurants in London that let you bring your own alcohol.

There are plenty of ‘bring your own’ (BYO) restaurants in our fabulous city – more than you might imagine, actually. And they all run on a concept that is very straightforward. You turn up, bring your own bottles, eat lots and have a pretty good time (well hopefully) without the irritation of shelling out for overpriced, often overrated (and sometimes unpalatable) alcohol.  

If you're new to BYO, or even if you're not, this blog is here to help. To give you our no-nonsense, no-frills reviews of London's BYOs.

And if you have any comments or suggestions of places we should try, tweet us at @BYOLondon or send us an email to BYOLondon@gmail.com