In order to fill some time in London before Christmas and to get into the festive mood, I was keen on trying out more of London’s healthy eateries and long on my list was the much-lauded Raw Press. Hidden down a staircase on Mayfair’s Dover Street beneath Wolf & Badger, a trip here is like … Continue reading Raw Press
Month: January 2017
Cojean
Cojean seems to be becoming the all-day café scene for City workers, located fairly close to my offices too. Cojean first opened its doors in Paris in November 2001 and has since expanded with 16 branches in its home capital. The Ludgate Circus branch is Cojean’s first London “restaurant”, bringing what seems to be very … Continue reading Cojean
Sushisamba
Sushisamba is the type of place you’d save for a special occasion. When booking a table for four for a Thursday evening just a couple of weeks before Christmas, the reservationist informed me that it was miraculous that a table had just been cancelled and that I could book the spot for 9.30pm. Apparently, no … Continue reading Sushisamba
Peckham Bazaar
Although originally a pop-up, Peckham Bazaar has - luckily for us - become a permanent fixture. Now they're back and more of my friends are moving to south London, I’m eager to explore neighbourhood restaurants and up-and-coming foodie hotspots; Artusi, Pop Brixton, Ali Baba's Juice, Tooting's Mud, and Streatham's Hood/Brooks & Gao are also on … Continue reading Peckham Bazaar
Jar Kitchen
Jar Kitchen's philosophy is that few things in life beat good food. Although Lucy Brown and Jenny Quintero, who set up the Jar Kitchen, are first time restaurateurs, they seem to know what they're talking about. I’d sadly missed its soft launch, but the Jar Kitchen had been on my "to-go" list since its opening. … Continue reading Jar Kitchen
Polpo
Having read extensive praise of Russell Norman’s, aka the “King of Small Plates”, many restaurants (Spuntino, Polpo Soho, Polpetto, Mishkin’s, and Polpo Covent Garden) and how people wait in line for an hour and half for a seat, I was thrilled to hear that one was opening up in Notting Hill. Hot off the heels … Continue reading Polpo
Tanya’s Café
Tanya’s Café in Chelsea, located a short walk from Sloane Square and South Kensington, had been on my "to-go" list since it opened in August 2014. Run by Tanya Alekseeva, from the Better Raw website, the café promises organic, raw smoothies, tasty but healthy mains and raw cheesecakes. Along with the Good Life Eatery (which … Continue reading Tanya’s Café
Pilpel
Without doubt, Pilpel has to be the best falafel that I’ve tried in London. It’s even on About Time Magazine’s top London falafel (http://www.abouttimemagazine.co.uk/food/top-10-best-falafel-in-london/). Having luncheoned and dined(!) here on numerous occasions, with friends and even Partners at a City law firm, a review is in order. Describing itself as “Fresh, Healthy Food”, Pilpel is … Continue reading Pilpel
Gail’s
Gail’s, probably my favourite café, is an artisan bakery scattered throughout London and closest for me, in charming Dulwich Village. Walking past the piles of cakes and pastries at the coffee-shop entrance to the restaurant requires heroic amounts of self-control. Although it’s usually my go-to coffee jaunt as they serve absolutely top-notch Bonsoy lattes made … Continue reading Gail’s
Brew
For a catch-up with a friend in Wimbledon I chose coffee hot-spot, Brew, in the heart of Wimbledon Village. The Evening Standard rates Brew as one of London’s best independent coffee shops (http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/london-coffee-festival-londons-best-independent-coffee-shops-10218570.html), noting that promise of a glossy (Allpress) flat white should be enough to get you here. And this is coffee which you … Continue reading Brew
Yumtini 