Just a few minutes away from the bustle of Oxford Circus, the seafood restaurant Cape Town Fish Market offers a variety of seafood and sushi with a South African feel. We marvelled at the live lobster tank as we walked in …
Read more...Finding Indian culture in London for our World in London challenge was never going to be a problem: from the curry houses of Brick Lane to the Asian collections at London museums, India’s influence is seen throughout the capital. But Dishoom in …
Read more...Last night I had my first taste of food from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan at Samarqand restaurant. As it turned out, Central Asian cuisine wasn’t drastically different from anything I’d had before – the menu included dumplings, noodles and kebabs …
Read more...A short walk from Euston station, the Mexican restaurant Mestizo offers a great taste of Mexico without any need to leave NW1. When I visited on Friday, I was greeted by an exquisite, colourful, intricately decorated altar. This Dia de …
Read more...We’ve currently got more than 800 Italian restaurants listed on Visit London: there are probably more. London has long been enamoured with the delicious cuisine that comes from Italy: according to the History of Italian Restaurants in Britain, the first Italian …
Read more...Crack open the champagne as The Savoy hotel re-opens in just three days time (you might have heard us mentioning it once or twice!) We’ve become more and more excited ever since we had a sneaky look round in August. …
Read more...Kilburn High Road’s already home to the Tricycle, the Luminaire and several great pubs. Now the street has added another string to its bow: the quirky Betsy Smith bar. Decorated in a “wonderland” style, the venue is packed with unusual …
Read more...Jenny and I enjoyed a tasty, healthy and – best of all – cheap lunch at Innocent’s pop-up cafe in Shoreditch today. Housed in the historic Tramshed building, the café is decorated with growing lettuces, tomatoes, herbs and strings of …
Read more...From a Spanish roof garden to Spanish art and the best Spanish eateries, Spain in London blogger Jon Yeomans guides us through the perfect Spanish day out in London for our World in London series. The last census recorded around 22,000 …
Read more...Japan is about to become big in London. While Londoners have long enjoyed the taste of Japan at numerous restaurants and sushi bars, we’ve been mostly missing out on the kooky-cool of Japanese pop culture. But that’s all about to …
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