lunch

Tex Mex burger at Pogo

Eco Eating Review: Pogo Cafe

Top notch tofu burgers found in activist cafe.

Boundary - the "meat trolley"

Review: Weekend Menu @ Boundary

Down the concrete stairwell to a Bond villain’s lair… or, actually a French restaurant.

The Nice Green Cafe

Eco Eating Review: Nice Green Cafe

Our lunchtime eco meal-making this month took place in the basement of Cecil Sharp House (the home of English Folk), where our polka dotted table was sandwiched between a drama class and some kind of medieval dance lesson.

L'atelier des Chefs - Cook, Eat & Run classes

Cook, Eat & Run at L’atelier des Chefs

L’atelier des Chefs serve up a cookery lesson in your lunch break with the re-launch of their Cook, Eat & Run courses.

Photography by Chris Osburn

New Tandoori Lunch Menu at Imli

Photography by Chris Osburn Executive Chef Samir Sadekar and co have introduced a new range of tandoori dishes this autumn to complement their menu of “Indian tapas”. Londonist was invited round for a sample and liked what we tried: particularly the substantially sized tandoor lamb …

Photography by Chris Osburn

Rivington Grill’s New Takeaway Menu

Photography by Chris Osburn Rivington Grill Shoreditch and Rivington Grill Greenwich have launched a new takeaway service. Ever on the hoof, Londonist was pleased to give the Shoreditch offer a taste when contacted by the restaurant. We went for a burger and chips, which at £9.75 wasn’t …

Photograph courtesy of Nozomi

Bento Box Bonanza at Nozomi

Photograph courtesy of Nozomi When the Beauchamp Place upscale (as in slebs such as Rihanna dine there) Japanese restaurant, Nozomi, contacted Londonist to give its new bento box lunches a try, we were like “yeah, whatever” and then we saw the £18.95 to £48 price …

Photography by Chris Osburn

Review: Caviar Lunch at Bob Bob Ricard

Photography by Chris Osburn No rest for the wicked as they say. Today’s lunch brought us back to Beak Street for something a little more substantial than last night’s frozen yoghurt treats. Bob Bob Ricard – Soho’s designer diner dishing classy comfort with Anglo-Russian panache …

Photography by Chris Osburn

£2 Birthday Specials at Benito’s Hat – TODAY

Photography by Chris Osburn The original Benito’s Hat location at Goodge Street (not the very newly opened one near Covent Garden) is celebrating its second birthday today (July 28th) with a sombrero full of two quid specials: Coronas, tacos, and mini frozen margaritas. Today is …

Photography by Chris Osburn

New Restaurant Review: NOW

Photography by Chris Osburn Bringing street food to an upscale(ish) takeaway counter at Liverpool Street, NOW offers quick and easy (and rather inexpensive) food “inspired by the food stalls and street stands of Southern China”. Londonist commuted over for a sample of their fare and …

Image by Greything via the Londonist Flickrpool

Spring Dating: Sweating and Swotting

Image by Greything via the Londonist Flickrpool The weather’s giving us no cause to strip off just yet, but hopefully some of these dating events will. We’ve found some of the city’s more novel activities to make sure you work up a sweat even if …