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Beigel Bake (159 Brick Lane), plain bagel 25p salt beef bagel £3.50, 4/5 Beigel Shop (155 Brick Lane), plain bagel 25p salt beef bagel £3.40, 3/5 The first Jewish area in London wasn’t Golders Green, Stoke Newington or Hendon but Brick Lane. As a self-confessed bagel addict with an average bagel consumption rate of 15/week, […]
January 23, 2011
I’ve finally begun my quest for the holey grail that is London’s best bagel. First destination – Golders Green. (I plan to do Brick Lane when it’s warmer.) Having been to secondary school in a Jewish area, I feel that I’m a perfectly qualified critic of authentic bagels. Here, I focus on the plain bagel. […]
October 2, 2010
Thai restaurant, Food 4/5, Price ~£8.50 for two courses, Waiting time about 5 to 10 mins/course, Atmosphere 3/5, 227 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0EA With good Thai food at rock bottom prices, Krung Tap might just be the best value eatery on Old Brompton Road. Often, Tourists and chichi locals flock to £20+ Balans and Italian restaurants, when Krung […]
September 25, 2010
Indian chain, Food 3/5, Price ~£10.00 for a main, Waiting time about 5 mins, Atmosphere 4/5, website A safe choice for a quick Indian meal. The service was very good on this visit. We were seated and served very quickly, despite showing up in a group of 7 on a Friday evening at 9pm. It […]
September 15, 2010
This shop is now reported to be closed. For cream puffs nearby, head to Princi on Wardour St. Choux bun cafe and shop, Food 3/5, Price £1.40/bun, Waiting time <5 mins, Atmosphere 2/5 website Beard Papa’s is a decent Choux-bun specialist with a branch conveniently located on Oxford street, as well as all over the […]
September 10, 2010
Japanese restaurant, Price ~£10 to 20 for a meal, Address: 50 Topsfield Parade, Crouch End, London N8 8PT, website Nakama is a wallet friendly Japanese restaurant that serves seriously fresh sushi, Japanese hot food, such as tempura and katsu curry, and specially selected healthy Japanese temple food. It’s located a stone’s throw away from the […]
September 9, 2010
Burger restaurant chain, Food 5/5, Price about £15 for a burger, beer and side, Waiting time 20 to30 mins, Atmosphere 3/5, website Byron does superb burgers, so it’s a bit of a shame about the service. It’s not everywhere in London you can get a proper medium-rare burger – my reasoning is that they’re fresh […]
September 5, 2010
Mexican fast food restaurant Food 4/5, Price £8 for soft drink and burrito, Waiting time 5 to10 mins, Atmosphere 4/5, website Chipotle is a grown-up fast food shop with slick décor, organic ingredients and a prime location. These factors, along with a recent bad review, made me anxious about visiting – is Chipotle all style […]
September 3, 2010
Vietnamese restaurant, Food 4/5, Price about £10 for 2 courses, Waiting time 5-10 mins per course, Atmosphere 4/5 website Me Me is a refreshing antidote to the array of sterile carbon copy highstreet restaurant chains that fill up Fulham Broadway shopping centre, just across the road. It’s also the detox alternative to Bodean’s Grill nearby. […]
August 28, 2010
Falafel street stall, Food 5/5, Price under £5, Waiting time 5mins, Address North End Road, opposite Coomer Place, SW6. 5 minutes walk from West Brompton or Fulham Broadway, North End Road is a great Saturday lunchtime destination with its dead-cheap fresh produce market and, of course, Fala Fills. The perfectly seasoned falafels are crunchy on […]
Aki Eats 
April 24, 2011
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