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10 Greek Street: the blueprint for a great neighbourhood restaurant
Fresh, seasonal ingredients. Bold, comforting flavours. An ambience that’s understated yet buzzing. And great value for money. If there was a blueprint for that neighbourhood restaurant I wish was in my neighbourhood, Soho’s 10 Greek Street would be it. The bare, stripped back interior may appear somewhat spartan to some. And yes, they’ve crammed a […]
Yauatcha: Posh Dim Sum does exist after all
September 18, 2011
For many years, I had procrastinated from Dim Sum at Yauatcha. Call it a mixture of skepticism and stubbornness, but I had never bought into the idea of ‘Posh’, Michelin starred Dim sum (… well until now that is). When I think Dim Sum, I think of a budget meal with friends & family round […]
Waiting for Gauthier
August 14, 2011
When I book a 9pm table at what is supposedly a 1 Michelin star establishment, I expect to have a table waiting for us at 9pm. NOT to be sent back outside into the rain and told to come back at 915 because our table wasn’t ready and they didn’t have anywhere for us to […]
Candy Cafe
July 3, 2011
I find that few places in Chinatown do decent Asian desserts which is ironic because its exactly after the usual hyper-tasty, MSG-packed Chinese meal where one tends to need and crave dessert more than ever. This little first-floor cafe hidden just off the main stretch on Macclesfield Street though is seeking to stir-up an oriental […]
Bob Bob Ricard
March 10, 2011
If I had all the money in the world, I would install one of Bob Bob Ricard’s infamous gold-plated “Press for Champagne” SOS buttons smack beside my living room couch. Fine, its a little outrageous and bordering on ostentatious… but absolute genius and a whole lot of fun at the same time. I was extremely curious […]
Baozi Inn.
May 31, 2010
25 Newport Court, WC2H 7JS | ingested Sunday 23rd May 2010 Another one of China Town’s newer breed which only opened more recently in the past couple of years, Baozi Inn’s claim to fame is its regional Sichuanese street food. A warning: for those unfamiliar with Sichuan cuisine, its a far-cry from your generic Roast […]
Leong’s Legends.
April 6, 2010
4 Macclesfield Street, Chinatown W1D | Brunched Sat Apr 2nd ’10 Chinatown has seen a revival over the past couple of years, with a flourish of new eateries that do more than just archetypal Dim-Sum and Cantonese-style Roast Duck. There’s Baozi Inn which has brought in good Sichuanese… Rasa Sayang that has brought in authentic Malaysian […]
Arbutus.
March 17, 2010
63-64 Frith Street, Soho W1| arbutusrestaurant.co.uk | forgotten shortly after Oct ’09 If the mother is ever in town and you were thinking of treating her to one of London’s many 1-Michelin-starred eateries, don’t make the mistake of picking Arbutus. If the 5 months its taken me to write this review is anything to go […]
QuoVadis.
October 15, 2009
26-29 Dean Street, Soho W1 | http://www.quovadissoho.co.uk | ingested Friday Oct 9th ’09 Traipsing along Dean Street, its impossible to miss this timeless Soho landmark – still accessorized in its classic, vintage neon sign and original stained glass windows. Splendidly restored by the Hart brothers last year (who also happen to be the brainchild behind […]
SpaccaNapoli.
October 11, 2009
(**unfortunately, since writing this post, SpaccaNapoli has since closed down) 101 Dean Street, Soho W1 | http://www.spaccanapoli.co.uk | ingested twice in ’09 A stone’s throw off the chaos of Oxford Street, it would be easy to write-off this Soho Trattoria given its prime tourist-trap location. But this isn’t your average high-street Pizza Express. Spacca Napoli’s […]
January 25, 2013
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