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Nopi
Some places make it clear that they intend to impress – from the ritzy Bob Bob Ricard to the elegant Gilbert Scott – and Nopi is right there with them. The way you are greeted warmly at the entrance,...
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Tortilla (Canary Wharf)
There are many things that Mexico means to me – the best ice-cream I ever ate, the longest flight (19h) I ever took, accidentally smuggling weapons inside the country. Having been so inspirational to...
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Tay Do
In truth, the plastic tables, the canteen-like environment and the impersonal feel of the restaurant is exactly like those that you would find in Vietnam. Often, I believe, we try and “construct” how...
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Ranoush Juice
One of the main memories of my trip to Morocco – if I ignore me being engulfed in luxury whilst staying in Fez – was being in the main market of Marrakech, surrounded by dozens of orange juice stalls,...
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Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes
With a psychedelic name like Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, Shoreditch once more makes it clear that it is the central hub for hipster culture. In that regard, it really is a place that one should visit to...
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The Cumberland Arms
Remove the direction from South Kensington and you land with a much less sought-after neighborhood, and as aptly described by others, by a desolation alike that of small parts of the Shire should’ve...
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Damson & Co
From the outside in, with its dimly lit candle light and wooden insides, Damson & Co made me think of that sort of place where secret poet societies go to murmur a few verses to each other....
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Pizza Union
For some reason or other, pizza has become one of those foods that once mentioned seems to get everyone in a trance. Who doesn’t crave pizza every now and then? It’s fascinating whether this is simply...
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The Friendly Society
It has been long overdue that I start reviewing some gay bars – if only in the hope of shepherding all those lost souls to the most appropriate of venues. Considering this, Soho might seem like a...
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Cape
With the joyous season of Christmas comes not just pre-mature advertising and Christmas carols booming everywhere (back in Romania it used to be said that if you sing carols outside of Christmas season...
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Sushino En
The best restaurants, in my view, have the ability to envelop you completely in the culinary journey that they offer. So much so, that they act as a conduit to recollecting past visits to specific...
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Karpo
An empty restaurant has never been a good sign in my book, especially in a busy area like King’s Cross, but Karpo turned out to be a pleasant experience. The mood was set nicely by the low lights (even...
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Scooter Caffe
Lower Marsh Street really is cafe heaven – they jump at you from every corner and crevice of the street! It’s also quite nice that Scooter Caffe stays open until quite late compared to most cafes...
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Dirty Bones (Kensington)
For anyone that knows me, I am not the biggest fan of the US – from its mass shooting to the wonder that is Donald Trump, the land of the free has much to answer to. It’s not all bad tho – despite all...
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Browns
In the same dull way that a clock moves from one hour to the other (languish at times o as to torture us), so does Canary Wharf never stop impressing on me the full extent of how bad restaurants there...
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Ippudo (Bloomsbury)
With my sister coming to town, we were hungry for a good ol’ bowl of ramen, and in London there seems to be no shortage of restaurants offering that. Just across the street from Ippudo – to prove this...
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Lola’s Cupcakes
Lola’s Cupcakes, sat snugly in a little corner near Waitrose, is, admittedly, a sign of the much needed sugar the Wharf requires – more in the idea of energy rather than making up for the general...
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Carluccio’s (Canary Wharf)
I fondly remember the days when Italian restaurants meant romantic dates (yes there was indeed such a sweet, innocent period in my life) and good food. Carluccio’s, if anything, proves once more how...
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Le Pain Quotidien (Waterloo)
I am certain that, somewhere deep within the coding of WordPress, there is a limit to how many times I can complain about Waterloo being the breeding ground of restaurant chain outlets. For once,...
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La Porchetta
La Porchetta has become the go-to post-Sadler’s Wells dinner venue for me for some time, even though most of the time not because of its dazzling interior or divine food, as much as due to proximity...
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