Sourdough Pizza at Franco Manca
The puffy, charred cornicione (crust) give way to a paper-thin middle, and the base is chewy and salty, with just the hint of sourness for an added dimension.
Biju Bubble Tea, Soho
Fragrant bursts of cinnamon and cardamom are used to great effect in an iced chai tea, full of festivity and aromatic warmth, with the vital tapioca balls.
Burgers at Bobo Social, Fitzrovia
The burgers are petite and proper, appropriate against the flowery crockery and country-chic interior. Barely fist-sized, the waist conscious will have no guilt at indulging here.
Sushi at Dozo, Soho
Dozos black cod is marinated in saikyomiso for a period not shorter than 24hours, and then grilled. The result; an unbelievably soft fillet, its skin glazed in the miso and blackened with flame.
Halal Lunch at Stax Diner, Soho
Stax is a burger joint styled on Southern American soul food. Named after a Memphis record label, the short menu includes fried green tomatoes, shrimp po’ boys, and a bias toward Cajun spicing.
A stunning dinner at Ink
Ink is a Nordic-inspired restaurant serving aesthetically beautiful food in a minimalist environment. Its head chef, Martyn Meid, works to produce food that ‘connects people with space, plate and emotion’.
Classic French Food at Brasserie Gustave
When in the mood for something continental, head to Brasserie Gustave for all-French classics in a relaxed ambience. This quintessentially French restaurant offers fantastic brasserie classics and is well worth a visit.
Stunning Cakes at La Patisserie des Rêves
I’ve been wanting to visit this Parisian bakery since it opened earlier this year as the branches in France are spoken of highly and its head pâtissier Philippe Conticini is well thought of.
Lunch at GB Pizza Co, Kings Cross
From the clay behemoth of a wood-fired oven comes the most delicious of pizzas. Napoletana bases made from the highest graded 00 flour are elegantly thin with soft centres.
Lunch at The Chancery
A taste of the orient is provided at The Chancery in shiso-dressed raw scallops with cucumber jelly, avocado cream, and sesame filo.
Fish & Chips at Kerbisher & Malt
The menu at the Ealing branch of Kerbisher offers Haddock, Cod, Plaice, Pollack and Coley, with the choice of having the fillet battered, grilled or ‘matzo mealed’.
Dining at The Fable
Created by Drake &Morgan (The Folly, Parlour, Anthologist and Refinery), The Fable bestows a peaceful hearth away from the realities of the outside world, with good food and drink to boot.
A Seafood Lunch at Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers Soho joint is the second branch of their seafood restaurant in London, with a special focus on crustaceans and oysters.
Polenta Galore at La Polenteria
La Polenteria in Soho is a restaurant that focuses on polenta, whcih is served in starters, mains and desserts, some of which are masterpieces in simplicity.
Authentic Indian at Bombay Palace, Marylebone
This Marylebone based curryhouse is on the high end of the spectrum, and its cuisine is Punjabi-led, with regional input from other parts of India.
Lunch at Barnyard, Soho
Ollie Dabbous opens a second restaurant in Fitzrovia, but it has some catching up to do.
Incredible French Tapas at Blanchette
Blanchette is a bistro on the less trodden D’Arblay Street in Soho, but it may as well be a world away. Behind its powder blue walls and misted single-paned windows is a rustic idyll.
Ergon – The Best Greek Restaurant in London?
There’s something brilliant about the idea of Greek food, of sun-drenched Kalamata olives baking under a Mediterranean sky to be picked by lithe, golden-skinned Athenians.
Lunch with a view at City Social
Pearls of white chocolate mousse meet quenelles of salted caramel ice cream and brittle shards of caramel and hazelnut for dessert at City Social
Burgers at MEATmarket
The winning combination of molten cheese and beef patties melded between ample buns is celebrated in all itheir sloppy glory at MeatMarket in Covent Garden.
