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Maitre Choux
South Kensington is not foreign to French delicatessens, with La Patisserie des Reves just around the corner. It is rather fitting with the area, which has a certain appeal towards sophistication and...
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On Cafe
In our increasingly interconnected and multi-cultural society, it shouldn’t be a surprise to see a restaurant that promotes itself with “modern dim-sum and patisserie”. The purist inside me looked at...
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Four Winters
The seasons have always been not just an inspiration for the culinary world, but an “internal clock” that sets the tone of daily dishes with the availability of seasonal products. In a way, it’s...
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The Dairy
London has no shortage of areas that are a marvel to wonder around yet have been completely neglected by its inhabitants who seem to only know of Soho and other zone 1 areas – and Clapham is certainly...
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Byron (Canary Wharf)
The Wharf really is modelled for industrial type efficiency – restaurants are not just built to enable a strange sort of fitting as many people in while also giving the superficial appearance that...
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Chai Ki
My memories of India are ones of sensory overload – from the hustle and bustle of the cities, to the aromas that completely overwhelm you, this was not a country that did subtlety. There was always a...
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Brickwood
As the last days of English summer arrive, it would be a shame not to kick back and relax somewhere with a nice terrace; soak up the sun and that Vitamin D while you still can! Luckily Clapham is a...
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Dstrkt
The inconspicuous entrance of Dstrkt is oddly reminiscent of places I would expect to be frequented by Russian gangsters; sleek, hidden, with a hint of modern and glamour. The sakura (cherry-blossom)...
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Wahaca Mexican Street Kitchen
In all honesty, I would expect that if I was in Mexico, calling something “street kitchen” meant that I had a 50-50 change of either having the meal of my life or getting some exotic kind of bowel...
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Pizza Pilgrims
One would hazard to think that with a name of Pizza Pilgrims, it would indicate a place for whom aficionados of the dish would travel extensive journeys to come here and eat. But in all honesty if...
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The Latchmere
Despite the fact that the Sunday roast is inspired by church going, I have always enjoyed this staple British dish. Maybe it was because it does, in a way, make me think of my own family Sunday...
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PizzaBuzz
If you have ever gone to Covent Garden and never gone inside the Build-a-bear shop, you have wasted your life, my friend. There is just a certain excitement about creating something. About mixing and...
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Shoreditch Grind
It is appropriate that Shoreditch Grind has a name reminiscent of “the daily grind”, as that is what it ultimately seems to be. Just like its apparent sister, London Grind, the place entices you with...
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Rum & Sugar
The West India Quay side of the Wharf tends to be one of the go-to locations for after-work drinks, so it was high time to explore what the area offers in terms of lunches. Rum & Sugar makes me...
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Osteria dell’Arte
As we sat towards the back of Osteria dell’Arte, the skylight at the center of the roof gave way to warm sunshine. The waiters would chatter away in Italian, soft whispers among the wooden tables and...
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UBEReats (and Mendoza Square)
In a world of disruptive technologies such as Airbnb, UBER and now even UBEReats it’s such a great time to be a consumer. Not such a great time for your wallet, mind you, but hey let the shopping spree...
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Mama Lan (Clapham)
For all the excitement that Clapham has become to me (especially given my previous stint in Island Gardens), I must admit that it doesn’t do amazingly in terms of diversity for food. There’s the odd...
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Esca
Fluffy pancakes doused with maple syrup, scrumptious eggs on toasts, a delicious floral Earl Grey to go with them all – this is what breakfast dreams are made of. The reality is that most breakfast...
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The Gun
Looking back at the traditions of especially posh Britain, hunting used to be something that was quite important – even if it has now decreased quite considerably. The London food scene has certainly...
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The Camden Assembly
Camden has always been a vibrant area full of bars and pubs attracting quite a lot of younger people (and it also has the Irish Centre where I went to see some blue collar boxing matches). With the...
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