Dip & Flip, Battersea
One day we’ll look back and remember the great burger craze of the 2010s. When there was hardly a Londoner who didn’t have an opinion on brioche buns. Our passion […]
Kricket, Brixton
Despite the stone-hearted developers gradually turning its most charming bits into too many Costas, Brixton is still home to a lot of lovely independent restaurants. Pop Brixton, a pile of […]
Black Penny, Holborn
Despite being overrun with London’s two main tribes of lunch buyers – tourists and office workers – Covent Garden doesn’t do well at propping up lovely little cafes. It might […]
NY Fold, Soho
I’m not a fan of NY Fold’s ‘pizza like it oughta be’ slogan, because anybody who’s sampled Italian(/American) pie from anywhere beyond the freezer aisle will know that there are […]
The Prince of Wales Feathers, Fitzrovia
A good pub doesn’t have to offer good food, and lord knows a good pub in central London doesn’t have to – even the ones where the house wine tastes […]
Engawa, Soho
When course one of eight arrives on a block of ice that’s bigger than a tub of Häagen-Dazs you know you’re in for a classy meal. And from its serene Soho […]
Max’s Sandwich Shop, Crouch Hill
Sandwiches are just brilliant, aren’t they? All hail the meal that comes with comforting carbohydrate walls. Max clearly likes a sandwich, because apart from a great selection of booze and a […]
Mamuśka, Elephant and Castle
Given that our favourite vegetable is probably chips, Britons can always appreciate a plate of stodge. Dishes that go well with drizzle are particularly welcome, even if they don’t taste […]
Vincent Rooms, Westminster
Just as it takes practice and determination to get good at music, or medicine or anything else which might one day pay your rent, getting good at restaurants is hard. […]
KaoSarn, Brixton
Thai food was a culinary pop hit in the nineties, but those who first tucked into it during its bland, claggy ‘Best Of’ phase can be forgiven for considering it […]
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