Here’s my rolling list of all the places that are present in my mind so far. I will update it periodically as I discover new things. It is by no means exhaustive, these are places I have been in the past, and a few of these places, I am a regular at. The list is mainly London, but I’ll include a few things from afar as well. Hope you find it useful.
Last update: 28th Nov 2019*
best of the best, in my book
The Ledbury, Notting Hill
The Greenhouse, Mayfair
Claude Bosi at Bibendum, South Ken
unique cuisine
Endo at Rotunda, White City – Amazing guy, fantastic non-traditionalist Edomae sushi using European fish
Tayer + Elementary (Chef’s table and Bar menu), Old Street
Ikoyi, Piccadilly Circus
Maos, Shoreditch
specialty
The Sea, The Sea, fish shop and seafood bar, Chelsea
Black Axe Mangal, Islington
Max’s sandwich shop, Crouch End
Monty’s Deli, various around London
Goodman Steakhouse, various around London
Homeslice Pizza, various around London
Pizza Pilgrims, various around London
Bleecker Burger, various around London
Tommi’s burger joint, various around London
Burger & Beyond, Shoreditch – Currently my fav burger in town..
Prufrock coffee, Leather Lane
shops
O’Sheas Butchers, Spa Terminus
The Ginger Pig Butchers, various around London
The Chelsea Fishmonger, South Ken
Andrea’s vegetable shop, South Ken
Neal’s Yard, cheese monger, various around London
modern British
Wild Honey, Pall Mall – Anthony D’s relocated classic working wonders
The Clove Club, Hackney
Lyle’s, Shoreditch
Perilla, Stoke Newington
Elystan Street, South Ken
Angler, Moorgate
Lorne Restaurant, Victoria
Six Portland Road, Holland Park
*Orasay, Notting Hill – Jackson Boxer’s latest digs
Brunswick House, Vauxhall
The Ninth, Fitzrovia
Quality Chop House, Farringdon
Anglo, Farringdon
Medlar, Chelsea
Brat, Shoredtich (be mindful of the turbot grilling – its inconsistent)
Trinity, Clapham – Adam Byatt’s classic with a top team performing wonders at the moment.
*Allegra – Paddy Powell and co blazing a trail with modern dishes underpinned by classic technique. Great all-round menu, including a stellar pastry section.
gastropub / wine bar
40 Maltby Street, Bermondsey
Noble Rot, Holborn
Sager & Wilde, Hackney
The Marksman Pub, Hackney
Harwood Arms, Fulham
Holborn Dining Room for Weds Welly, Holborn
Parlour, Kensal Rise
Flor, Borough Market – Lyle’s team new digs, a ‘wine’ bar with Anna’s pastry skills on full display. Love this place.
Middle East
Berber&Q – Shawarma Bar
European
River Cafe, Italian, Hammersmith
Theo Randall at the Intercontinental, Italian, Park Lane
L’Amorosa, Italian, Chiswick
Cambio de Tercio, Spanish, South Ken
Gauthier, French, Soho
Chinese
A.Wong for the ALC dim sum, Victoria
Goldmine for dim sum and siulap , Bayswater
Duddell’s for dinner, London Bridge
Pearl Liang for dinner, Paddington
Yauatcha for dim sum, various around London
Bunhouse for HK bao, Soho
Bao London for gua bao and London variants, various around London
Reindeer Cafe for chicken rice, Wing Yip Cricklewood
Three Uncles, Liverpool Street – quality siu lap here and banging Hainanese Chix rice.
Malaysian
Noodle House, Sutton
Japanese
Umu Restaurant, Mayfair
Yashin, High Street Kensington & Gloucester Road – Pay attention to their lunch deals
Atariya Izakaya, Swiss Cottage
Sushi Tetsu (if you can get in..), Farringdon
Takahashi South Wimbledon
Indian
Dastaan, Ewell West
Korean
Kang Nam (best KFC here), New Malden
Yami, New Malden
outside London
Sorrel Restaurant, Dorking
Tom Kemble at The Pass, Horsham
Matt Worswick at Pennyhill Park, Farnborough
Restaurant Coworth Park, Ascot
The Sportsman, Kent
Fordwich Arms, Kent
The Crown Burchetts Green, Maidenhead
Paris tables
Table d’Aki
Abri
Passage 53
L’Arpege
L’Ambroisie
L’Astrance
L’Inconnu
Clown Bar
Dersou
Boutique yam’Tcha
*Le Clarence, modern, elegant cuisine from Chris Pele, French with flourishes of Asian inspiration.
Paris patisserie and boulangerie
Mori Yoshida
Des Gateaux et du Pain (Claire Damon)
Du pain et des idees
Pierre Herme
Donostia
Etxebarri
Bar Nestor
All pintxos in the old town
Taipei
Yu Ding Xiang roast duck
logy
Yuu Nikkaku
Nomura Sushi
Ice Monster
燈亮有餅-忠誠山東蔥油餅 (amazing Taiwanese flatbread)
Gi Yuan 驥園川菜餐廳
Dong Yi Porkchop 東一排骨 (best porkchop rice in taipei, IMHO)
Shin Tung Nan 新東南海鮮餐廳～松山店
Yang Ming Xi 陽明溪美食館 for poached ‘white-cut’ mountain raised capon
Mitsui 三井 Cuisine M
Shi Yang Shan Fang 食養山房
Here’s my rolling list of all the places that are present in my mind so far. I will update it periodically as I discover new things. It is by no means exhaustive, these are places I have been in the past, and a few of these places, I am a regular at. The list is mainly London, but I’ll include a few things from afar as well. Hope you find it useful.
Last update: 28th Nov 2019*
best of the best, in my book
The Ledbury, Notting Hill
The Greenhouse, Mayfair
Claude Bosi at Bibendum, South Ken
unique cuisine
Endo at Rotunda, White City – Amazing guy, fantastic non-traditionalist Edomae sushi using European fish
Tayer + Elementary (Chef’s table and Bar menu), Old Street
Ikoyi, Piccadilly Circus
Maos, Shoreditch
specialty
The Sea, The Sea, fish shop and seafood bar, Chelsea
Black Axe Mangal, Islington
Max’s sandwich shop, Crouch End
Monty’s Deli, various around London
Goodman Steakhouse, various around London
Homeslice Pizza, various around London
Pizza Pilgrims, various around London
Bleecker Burger, various around London
Tommi’s burger joint, various around London
Burger & Beyond, Shoreditch – Currently my fav burger in town..
Prufrock coffee, Leather Lane
shops
O’Sheas Butchers, Spa Terminus
The Ginger Pig Butchers, various around London
The Chelsea Fishmonger, South Ken
Andrea’s vegetable shop, South Ken
Neal’s Yard, cheese monger, various around London
modern British
Wild Honey, Pall Mall – Anthony D’s relocated classic working wonders
The Clove Club, Hackney
Lyle’s, Shoreditch
Perilla, Stoke Newington
Elystan Street, South Ken
Angler, Moorgate
Lorne Restaurant, Victoria
Six Portland Road, Holland Park
*Orasay, Notting Hill – Jackson Boxer’s latest digs
Brunswick House, Vauxhall
The Ninth, Fitzrovia
Quality Chop House, Farringdon
Anglo, Farringdon
Medlar, Chelsea
Brat, Shoredtich (be mindful of the turbot grilling – its inconsistent)
Trinity, Clapham – Adam Byatt’s classic with a top team performing wonders at the moment.
*Allegra – Paddy Powell and co blazing a trail with modern dishes underpinned by classic technique. Great all-round menu, including a stellar pastry section.
gastropub / wine bar
40 Maltby Street, Bermondsey
Noble Rot, Holborn
Sager & Wilde, Hackney
The Marksman Pub, Hackney
Harwood Arms, Fulham
Holborn Dining Room for Weds Welly, Holborn
Parlour, Kensal Rise
Flor, Borough Market – Lyle’s team new digs, a ‘wine’ bar with Anna’s pastry skills on full display. Love this place.
Middle East
Berber&Q – Shawarma Bar
European
River Cafe, Italian, Hammersmith
Theo Randall at the Intercontinental, Italian, Park Lane
L’Amorosa, Italian, Chiswick
Cambio de Tercio, Spanish, South Ken
Gauthier, French, Soho
Chinese
A.Wong for the ALC dim sum, Victoria
Goldmine for dim sum and siulap , Bayswater
Duddell’s for dinner, London Bridge
Pearl Liang for dinner, Paddington
Yauatcha for dim sum, various around London
Bunhouse for HK bao, Soho
Bao London for gua bao and London variants, various around London
Reindeer Cafe for chicken rice, Wing Yip Cricklewood
Three Uncles, Liverpool Street – quality siu lap here and banging Hainanese Chix rice.
Malaysian
Noodle House, Sutton
Japanese
Umu Restaurant, Mayfair
Yashin, High Street Kensington & Gloucester Road – Pay attention to their lunch deals
Atariya Izakaya, Swiss Cottage
Sushi Tetsu (if you can get in..), Farringdon
Takahashi South Wimbledon
Indian
Dastaan, Ewell West
Korean
Kang Nam (best KFC here), New Malden
Yami, New Malden
outside London
Sorrel Restaurant, Dorking
Tom Kemble at The Pass, Horsham
Matt Worswick at Pennyhill Park, Farnborough
Restaurant Coworth Park, Ascot
The Sportsman, Kent
Fordwich Arms, Kent
The Crown Burchetts Green, Maidenhead
Paris tables
Table d’Aki
Abri
Passage 53
L’Arpege
L’Ambroisie
L’Astrance
L’Inconnu
Clown Bar
Dersou
Boutique yam’Tcha
*Le Clarence, modern, elegant cuisine from Chris Pele, French with flourishes of Asian inspiration.
Paris patisserie and boulangerie
Mori Yoshida
Des Gateaux et du Pain (Claire Damon)
Du pain et des idees
Pierre Herme
Donostia
Etxebarri
Bar Nestor
All pintxos in the old town
Lisbon
Prado
Ramiro
A Taberna da Rua das Flores
Tokyo
Sushi Saito
Sushi Ishiyama
Florilege
AlterEgo
Abysse
Pizza Studio Tamaki
Tonkatsu Hinata
Tonkatsu Tonta
Tonkatsu Narikura
Menya Abumi, Chigasaki, Kanagawa
Shima
Ramen Yoshimaru, Takadanobaba, Tokyo
黑5 Yakiku Kitchen Stadium Kurogo
Taipei
Yu Ding Xiang roast duck
logy
Yuu Nikkaku
Nomura Sushi
Ice Monster
燈亮有餅-忠誠山東蔥油餅 (amazing Taiwanese flatbread)
Gi Yuan 驥園川菜餐廳
Dong Yi Porkchop 東一排骨 (best porkchop rice in taipei, IMHO)
Shin Tung Nan 新東南海鮮餐廳～松山店
Yang Ming Xi 陽明溪美食館 for poached ‘white-cut’ mountain raised capon
Mitsui 三井 Cuisine M
Shi Yang Shan Fang 食養山房
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