Food and Drink

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Galloping Gordon

Worrying news for one of our country’s top gourmet icons. Gordon Ramsay’s flagship restaurant in Chelsea, called simply Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, has lost some of its brownie points, according to the latest edition of ‘Harden’s London Restaurants’. Love-him-or-hate-him-Ramsay has been undisputed king of the London …

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Tiger Beer Chilli Crab Festival

Sometimes a burger and fries is the only thing that will satisfy your hunger. Something simple and straighforward that you can hold in one hand, neatly packaged in two pieces of tasty bread that have soaked up the juices and sauces that ooze so delectably …

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What’s for Lunch? Gourmet Burger Kitchen

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Gourmet Burger Kitchen Locations throughout London Contact specific locations for hours Expect to Pay: Around £10 Rating: 8 out of 10 Burgers of Scooby Doo proportions; milkshakes from another era; …

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London On the Cheap: 27th August – 2nd September

We’re skint again! We’ve spent all of our money on festivals only to find that we’ve spent hours standing in the rain listening to the bands we didn’t really want to see but our best mate wanted to because they fancy the singer. This means …

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What’s for Lunch? Bosphorus Kebabs

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Bosphorus Kebabs 59 Old Brompton Road SW7 3JS Nearest Tube: South Kensington 0871 426 9060 10.30am-Midnight Daily Map Expect to Pay: Around £6 Rating: 9 out of 10 Bosphorus Kebabs …

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A Golden Age of Restaurants?

London is experiencing a restaurant boom. Over the past year, 158 new outlets compared to 89 closures were recorded by Harden’s for its upcoming 2008 London Restaurants guide. That’s 16 new restaurants more than the former record set in 2005, opening at an annual rate …

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What’s for Lunch? Pogo Café

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Pogo Café 76 Clarence Road E5 8HB 0208 533 1214 2:30pm-9pm (Wednesday – Saturday) 11am-9pm (Sunday) Closed Monday and Tuesday Map Expect to Pay: around £6 Rating: 9.5 out of …

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Londonist Reviews … Hotel Chocolat

Writing for Londonist is not without its perks. A perfect example of such perkiness is an unsolicitated email we recently received enquiring where to send some sample products from Hotel Chocolat, a self-described “British-owned phenomenon brazenly committed to real, authentic chocolate.” An eager response resulted …

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What’s for Lunch? Euro Coffee House

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Euro Coffee House 81 Duke Street W1K 5PF Map Expect to Pay: £4-7 Rating: 6.9 out of 10 About a month ago, when we reviewed Sfizio Café, one anonymous reader …

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London On The Cheap: 6th August – 12th August

As soon as the sun came out, half of you probably rushed to the nearest beach. Or the nearest pub. Or the nearest airport. Now you’re back in the real world and you’ve spent all your money. It means that we can’t go and see …

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What’s for Lunch? Fuzzy’s Grub

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Fuzzy’s Grub Fleet Street 62 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1JU Tel & Fax: 020 7583 6060 Monday to Friday 7:30am till 3:30pm Map St James’s 6 Crown Passage London SW1Y …