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Entries from Londonist tagged with 'nearesttube'

March 18, 2008

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. La Bodeguita Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre SE1 6TE Nearest Tube: Elephant and Castle 0870 011 3810 Monday 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm Tuesday - Thursday 12:00 noon - 11:30 pm Friday 12:00 noon - 2:00 am Saturday 12:00 noon - 3:00 am Sunday 12:00 noon - Midnight Expect to Pay: £8-15 for mains (£5 two course lunch deal)......

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March 8, 2008

Let Londonist help you celebrate one of Britain’s most cherished traditions, the Sunday Lunch. The Snooty Fox 75 Grosvenor Avenue, London N5 2NN Nearest Tube/Overground: Highbury & Islington/Canonbury (so close!) 020 7354 0094 Expect to Pay: £7.95 to £10.95 and £12.95 for the legendary "Full Bifter" Rating: 8 out of 10 The Snooty Fox is a perfect lazy, lounging Sunday afternoon boozer. Tucked away by Canonbury Station away from the hustle of Islington the kitchen......

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February 26, 2008

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. M Manzes 87 Tower Bridge Road SE1 4TW 020 7407 2985 Nearest Tube: Borough Mon: 11am - 2pm Tue-Thurs: 10.30am - 2pm Fri: 10am - 2.30pm Sat: 10am - 2.45pm Expect to Pay: Between £2.70 and £4.90 for pie and mash, £3.20 for eels and mash. Rating: 9 out of 10 Ahh traditional London fare. Food born out of......

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February 19, 2008

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Daddy Donkey Trailer in front of 100-101 Leather Lane EC1 Nearest Tube: Farringdon 0794 074 7676 11am-3pm for (Monday-Friday) Expect to Pay: £5-6 for a massive burrito (erm, we mean “burro”) Rating: 9.5 out of 10 A few weeks back we went burrito taste-testing for our new VERSUS series and, let down by our findings, felt as if we’d......

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February 12, 2008

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Palmers 40 Old Street, EC1V 9AE Nearest Tube: Barbican 020 7250 0002 11am-2am (all week) Expect to Pay: 3 pounds for a medium kofta or shish and salad, 2 pounds for humus and salad. Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Yes, we know, this is a kebab shop, a high street kebab shop. Or in this case an Old Street......

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February 9, 2008

Let Londonist help you celebrate one of Britain’s most cherished traditions, the Sunday Lunch. The Eagle 159 Farringdon Road EC1R 3AL Nearest Tube: Farringdon 0207 837 1353 12.30pm-3.30pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm (Monday-Saturday) 12.30pm-3.30pm (Sunday) Expect to Pay: We’ve never seen any mains listed for more than £12 on the blackboard Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Having the (dubious?) distinction of being the first pub to call itself a “gastropub,” The Eagle is the sort of place......

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January 29, 2008

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Kastner & Ovens 52 Floral Street WC2E 9DA Nearest Tube: Covent Garden 020 7836 2700 8am-5pm Lunch (Monday-Friday) Expect to pay: about £7 for a hot dish and a slice of cake Rating: 7 out of 10 If you’re working in central London it’s often hard to find decent takeaway food besides the greasy spoon down the road serving......

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January 22, 2008

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Franco’s Take Away 67 Rivington Street EC2A 3AY Nearest Tube: Old Street 0207 739 0231 6.30am-5pm (Monday-Saturday) Expect to Pay: £5 or less for a substantial amount of food Rating: 7 out of 10 Despite its seemingly hidden location (and Erol Alkan’s musing), this Italian (cum East Ender) sandwich bar is hardly any secret. Indeed, random queues can form......

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January 15, 2008

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Coffee, Cake and Kink 61 Endell Street WC2H 9AJ Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Road 0207 419 2996 11am-8pm for Lunch(Monday-Thursday) 11am-11pm (Friday-Saturday) Expect to Pay: around £7 for a huge cup of coffee and a sizable piece of cake Rating: 8 out of 10 Curiosity doesn’t always kill cats. In fact, when curiosity insisted we poke our lunchtime whiskers......

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January 8, 2008

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break? Edokko 50 Red Lion Street WC1R 4PF Nearest Tube: Holborn 0207 242 3490 12pm-2pm, 6pm-10pm (Monday-Saturday) Expect to Pay: £10+ for mains/set lunches (under £5 for ala carte items) Rating: 8 out of 10 We really wanted to give this Japanese restaurant an even higher rating than a solid “8” and perhaps if our expectations had been a little......

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December 18, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Betjeman’s 44 Cloth Fair EC1A 7JQ Nearest Tube: Farringdon 0207 600 7778 12pm-3pm for Lunch(Monday-Friday) 6pm-9pm for Dinner (Monday-Friday) 12pm-11pm for drinks (Monday-Friday) Map Expect to Pay: £10 or more for lunch Rating: 8 out of 10 Across the street from celebrated Club Gascon (with a list of accolades out its coulis) and hardly more than a belly roll......

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December 11, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Queen Boadicea 292-294 St John St EC1V 4PA Nearest Tube: Angel 0207 354 9993 11.30am-Midnight (Monday-Thursday) Midday-2am (Friday-Saturday) Midday-11pm (Sunday) Map Expect to Pay: Under £10 for lunch Rating: 8 out of 10 Ooh wait. Do we have time for one more pub lunch before 2007 comes to a close? Well then, allow us to mention Queen Boadicea. There’s......

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November 27, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Members Room at Tate Modern Sixth Floor, Tate Modern, Bankside SE1 9TG Nearest Tube: Southwark and Blackfriars 0207 887 8888 10am-6pm (Sunday-Thursday) 10am-10pm (Friday-Saturday) Map Expect to Pay: £5-10 Rating: 8 out of 10 Not as exclusive as some of our readers might think (Tate membership joining fees start at under £50 per year and include all sorts of......

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November 20, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Jollof Pot Exmouth Market at the corner near Farringdon Road Nearest Tube: Farringdon, Angel 0207 254 5333 12pm-2.30pm (Monday-Friday) Map Expect to Pay: around £5 Rating: 8 out of 10 We’ve been happily grabbing our lunch from Exmouth Market Ghanaian food vendors, Jollof Pot, for over a year now and are pleased to report that the only thing we’ve......

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November 13, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Wahaca 66 Chandos Place WC2N 4HG Nearest Tube: Charing Cross, Covent Garden, Leicester Square 0207 240 1883 12pm-3:30pm, 5:30-11pm (Monday-Saturday) 12pm-3:30pm, 5:30-10:30pm (Sunday) Map Expect to Pay: Most dishes cost around £3.50, platos fuertos (bigger dishes) around £8 Rating: 8 out of 10 “Tender, marinated pork served with smoky black beans, green rice and pink pickled onions.” That’s pork......

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November 6, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Seven Stars 53-54 Carey St WC2A 2JB Nearest Tube: Chancery Lane, Temple 0207 242 8521 11am-11pm (Monday-Friday) 12pm-11pm (Saturday) 12pm-10:30pm (Sunday) Map Expect to Pay: £10 or slightly more for mains Rating: 9.5 out of 10 This week’s What’s for Lunch? finds us back in the pub. And, considering we’re nestled in and having a scrummy meal across from......

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October 30, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Spicy Food Plus 83 Wilton Rd SW1V 1DL Nearest Tube: Victoria and Pimlico 0207 834 8068 12pm-3pm, 4.30pm-11pm (Monday-Saturday) Map Expect to Pay: around £5 Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Spicy Food Plus, a rather nondescript hole-in-the-wall about halfway between Victoria Station and Pimlico Station, is (in the words of at least one well travelled London foodie) home of......

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October 9, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Doughmasters 20 Charlotte Street W1T 2NA Nearest Tube: Goodge Street 020 7637 1158 10am-4.30pm (Monday – Friday) Map Expect to Pay: £3.50-£4.00 Rating: 7 out of 10 Self-described “creators of the popular rolled sandwiches,” Doughmasters differentiates itself from the multitude of London’s sandwich bars by preparing fresh dough daily on its premises. This dough is tasty stuff; we particularly......

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October 2, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Indian YMCA Student Hostel 41 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 6AQ Nearest Tube: Warren Street 020 7387 0411 Lunch served 12pm-2pm (Monday – Friday), 12.30pm-1.30pm (Weekends and Bank Holidays) Visit the restaurant’s website for breakfast and dinner hours Map Expect to Pay: around £5 Rating: 9 out of 10 Two amply filled bowls of curries, a heaping mound of pilau......

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September 25, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Jerusalem Tavern 55 Britton Street EC1M 5UQ Nearest Tube: Farringdon 0207 490 4281 11:00am - 11:00pm (Monday – Friday) Map Expect to Pay: around £7 for food, around £3 for most pints Rating: 9.5 out of 10 As one beerintheevening reviewer put it, “The only downside to this pub is that it is closed at weekends.” Londonist would like......

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September 4, 2007

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Meson Los Barriles Clerkenwell Location 55-63 Goswell Road EC1V 7EN Nearest Tube: Barbican 0871 3327054 10.30am-Midnight Daily Map Spitalfields Location 8 Lamb Street, Spitalfields Market E1 6EA Nearest Tube: Liverpool Street 0871 3327646 10.30am-Midnight Daily Map Expect to Pay: Tapas start around £4 Rating: 7 out of 10 Reviews at London-eating.co.uk for Meson Los Barriles, a tapas bar with......

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August 21, 2007

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 is a tiny hole-in-the-wall just a short stroll away from the South Ken Tube. The place can become extremely crowded during the weekday lunch rush and during the evening......

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June 19, 2007

Not had enough opportunity this summer to wear leather trousers and sing along to aging rock stars? Well now's your chance! But believe us, if you can get yourself down to Hyde Park Calling on 23rd and 24th August this will actually be a good thing. Saturday sees Peter Gabriel headlining (are you singing 'Sledgehammer' at your desk too?) and there's a bit of easy listening from Crowded House too. They're supported throughout the......

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May 29, 2007

Wenlock Arms 26 Wenlock Road N1 7TA Tel.: (020) 7608 3406 Nearest Tube: Old Street Sick of the endless identkit plastic pubs full of plastic people drinking plastic drinks that plague London, we are always up for an unusual and authentic old fashioned boozer with good beer and local colour. The Wenlock Arms is about five minutes' walk from Old Street tube station, and nestles behind some intimidating council tower blocks and past an......

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