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Tag Archives: EC2
Win VIP Access to Yelp’s Mad Scientist Soiree at Strongroom Bar in Shoreditch
Exploding cocktails? A GIF Photo Booth? A mini ice cream festival? 600 Mad Scientists? And all for free? Yeah, I’m teaming up with Yelp again to bring more fun your way. This time, I’m helping spread the word about Dr Xander Alexander’s Mad Scientist Soiree. Presented by Yelp and Digital Shoreditch at Strongroom on Tuesday 12 May, it’s totally free and promises to be an absolute hoot. Read on! Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Yelping with tikichris
Tagged #MadScientistSoiree, cocktails, competition, curtain road, Digital Shoreditch, Dr Xander Alexander, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 3SQ, Food, free, freebies, London, RT to win, shoreditch, street food, Strongroom Bar, twitter competition, Yelp, Yelp London, Yelping with tikichris, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン
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Preview: Bompas & Parr Dine with the Dead and Toast with a Human Skull
Over my years writing about the London dining scene one thing’s proved a certain constant: any email landing in my inbox from the jellymongering of Bompas & Parr is a must-read missive. The latest announcement of foodie frivolity (this time with a slightly darkened tinge) is no exception with an invitation to “a magnificent feasting occasion offering guests the ultimate tribute to departed Londoners in a spectacular environment.” Continue reading
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Breakfast at Fish & Chips by Des McDonald, Old Broad Street
One of the better breakfasts I’ve had recently was at Fish & Chips by Des McDonald (the newer location near Liverpool Street, not the one nearer Angel). I loved the look and feel of the place – a sort of idealised and spiffed up caff with a gorgeous centrepiece bar, rather austere but not at the sake of comfort. The food was delish. And the top ups for my cuppa – a filter brew a la Ozone Coffee – never ceased flowing until I was ready to leave. Win? Big time. I hope to be back soon (if only for a cup of joe to go) and am happy to recommend the place to anybody seeking somewhere in the City for a quick brekkie bite or early morning meeting. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Colombia, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, city of london, coffee, Dashwood House, Des McDonald, Drink, EC2, EC2M 1QS, fish & chips, Fish & Chips by Des McDonald, Food, London, Old Broad Street, review, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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M Restaurants on Threadneedle Street, EC2
It was the last restaurant I visited in 2014 and the first one I’m reviewing in 2015 – appropriate enough for a finish or start to a great year of dining as any I reckon. My late night dinner at M – a newly opened and rather slick two-in-one restaurant plus wine bar combo just a stroll from Bank Station – pleased my palate with a menu full of tartare, tiradito and sashimi selections that didn’t leave me feeling raw. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bank station, city of london, cocktails, Drink, EC2, EC2 8HP, London, luxury, M, M Restaurants, raw, restaurants, sashimi, seafood, steak, tartare, threadneedle street, Threedneedle Walk, tiradito, wine, zomato, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Coffee in London – 2014
What a fantastic year! I’m going to wrap up 2014 with a series of “best of” posts highlighting some of my favourite sights, bites and more from the past 12 months. As with so many important endeavours, I’d like to start off with one of the most fundamental resources known to humanity: coffee! Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Coffee, Drink, Food, London
Tagged Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Brooks Mews, coffee, Commune at Goodhood, curtain road, Drink, E2, E2 8DA, east london, EC2, EC2A 3QE, Food, George Street, illy, kingsland road, London, marylebone, mayfair, Old Shoreditch Station, regent street, Souli, Taylor Street Baristas, W1, W1B 2HJ, W1K 4DY, W1U 3QL, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sunday Brunch at The Jones Family Project, Shoreditch
The Jones Family Project is an “ever-evolving restaurant, bar and social space in the heart of Shoreditch.” Keen to keep up with all the Joneses and their foodie doings (there’s actually no one behind this venue named Jones funnily enough), I dropped by this past weekend for a taste of the restaurant’s recently added Sunday roast menu and left satisfied and hoping the Sunday offering is one new evolution that will last. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged brunch, cocktails, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 3JL, Food, Great Eastern Street, London, restaurants, review, roast, shoreditch, SUNDAY LUNCH, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Commune at Goodhood: Open-Faced Situationist Sandwiches?
Originally a small indie label fashion and lifestyle boutique on Coronet Street just off Hoxton Square, Goodhood recently crossed Old Street to reopen in a considerable bigger retail space on Curtain Road. Downstairs at Goodhood and just a few weeks old is Commune, a partnership between Chef Brett Redman (Elliot’s Café Borough Market) and Goodhood co-founders Jo Sindle and Kyle Stewart with an aim to serve “clean, healthy and really tasty food, juice and coffee with a focus on good quality and good value.” Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged #BTMerrilyUpHigh, coffee, Commune, Commune at Goodhood, curtain road, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 3Q, Food, Goodhood, London, restaurants, review, Shopping, shoreditch, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Far Rockaway Bar and Restaurant in Shoreditch
A couple of weeks back, a buddy and I hit Curtain Street’s Far Rockaway for a gab session over couple of beers and a pizza. The Shoreditch venue offers broad appeal if in a rather ‘dude-ly’ fashion. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, beer, Brooklyn East IPA, curtain road, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 3BS, Far Rockaway, Food, restaurants, review, shoreditch, zomato
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Best Cheap Eats in London – 2013
To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve ever eaten. Here’s a list of some excellent London eateries where I’ve found it possible to enjoy a satisfying meal for £5 or less. Keep an eye out for more posts over the coming days listings my favourite London restaurants and pizza places as well as the ten best restaurants I visited outside of London this year. Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Avocado & Herb Salad Wrap, bakery, banh mi, Bánh Mì Hoi-An, BELGRAVIA, best cheap eats of 2013, Best of 2013, Best of the Best, chatsworth road, CHEAP EATS, city of london, clapton, CLAPTON POND, corner shop, cornershop, covent garden, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, Drury Lane, E5, E5 0LH, E5 0QJ, E8, E8 1BP, east london, EC2, EC2A 2DQ, EC2R 8EJ, Ecco, Ecco Pizza, finsbury park, Food, German backerei café, Graham Road, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, Happening Bagel Bakery, homerton, kamps, Kamps German Backerei Café, knightsbridge, Latto's Pizza, London, london pizza, london restaurants, lower clapton road, N1, N1 3JS, N4 2AA, north london, palm, palm 2, pizza, Pont Street, pret, pret a manger, restaurants, sandwiches, seven dials, Seven Sisters Road, Shopping, shoreditch, sourdough, sourdough pizza, street food, tottenham court road, W1, W1T 7NG, WRAPS
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Best London Restaurants – 2013
To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve ever eaten. Here’s a list of the ten London restaurants I enjoyed visiting the most over the past 12 months along with a few extra honourable mentions. Keep an eye out for more posts over the coming days listings my favourite London cheap eats and pizza places, as well as the ten best restaurants I visited outside of London this year. Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Parma, Pubs, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged 1 Hamilton Place, alvin leung, American steakhouse, BARS, BELGRAVIA, Berners Tavern, Best of 2013, Best of the Best, best restaurants of 2013, bo london, BRASSERIE, Brasserie at the Tower Hotel, charlotte street, chefs, chelsea, chinese cuisine, chinese food, chinese restaurant, chinese restaurants, chiswick, city of london, cocktails, cookbook cafe, coq d'argent, county hall, coya, devonshire road, dim sum, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 2DQ, EC2R 8EJ, extreme chinese, fish, Food, france, french, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french restaurants, GASTRO PUB, gastropub, Gillray's Steakhouse & Bar, green park, Guoman Hotels, hackney, hakkasan, HKK, hotels, hutong, hutong at the shard, hyde park corner, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, italian restaurants, Italy, king's road, knightsbridge, latin cuisine, latin food, latin restaurant, Latin restaurants, Lima London, London, London blog, london bridge, london bridge quarter, London Marriott, london restaurants, marriott, mayfair, michelin stars, mill street, Mozzarella & More, north london, osteria, pad thai, palm, palm 2, paris, park lane, pepenero, PERUVIAN CUISINE, peruvian food, peruvian restaurant, peruvian restaurants, pescatori, pescatori fitzrovia, piccadilly, Pont Street, pub, pubs, Quantus, RATHBONE PLACE, restaurants, SE1 9RY, seafood, shoreditch, south bank, south london, southbank, St Thomas Street, steak, steakhouse, steakhouses, street food, SW1, SW1X 9EJ, SW3, SW3 5EL, tahiti, thai food, thai restaurants, The London Edition, the only running footman, the shard, Torino, tottenham court road, tower bridge, tower hill, tower hotel, Travel, W1, W1J 3QY, W1J 7NW, W1S 2AX, W1T 1JH, W1T 7NG, W4, W4 2HD, WATERLOO, WC1, WC2, WC2B 5RU, west london, wine, wood fired oven, Worship Street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Limited Edition Truffle Lusciousness at Coq d’Argent, EC2
An invitation to try a seasonal truffle menu led to me discovering what a crème brûlée is really supposed to taste like and where for an impeccable wine and dine in the City. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bank station, best crème brûlée in london, black truffles, city of london, coq d'argent, crème brûlée, Drink, EC2, Food, french restaurant, french wine, Head Chef Mickael Weiss, La Syrah à Papa Stéphane Montez 2010, London, London blog, menu review, Mickael Weiss, MUSHROOMS, NV Barbadillo Pedro Ximenez, pasta, pedro ximenez, poultry, red wine, restaurant review, review, sherry, spanish wine, tagliatelle, truffles, white truffles, wine, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Jubo (Blue Tomato)
Newbie fast-gourmet outlet Jubo – located at the Bedroom Bar in Shoreditch – wants to bring this K-style treat along with the concept anju to the London table. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Blue Tomato, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged anju, bar, bar food, bedroom bar, beer, BLUE TOMATO, chicken, chicken wings, cocktails, drinking, east london, EC2, EC2A 3AY, fast food, fried chicken, hackney, hite beer, jubo, Korean, korean cuisine, korean fast food, KOREAN FOOD, korean fried chicken, London, new restaurant review, restaurant review, review, rivington street, shoreditch
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar Brings Great Gallic Food and Drink to East London (CheapOair)
There’s a new wine bar just opened in East London’s super hip Shoreditch. It’s a good one too, offering up a smartly curated list of French wines and a tasty menu of Lyonnaise dishes. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged cheapoair, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar (Blue Tomato)
Owner-manager Edwin Chan thinks he’s come up with a winning concept for a fine yet casual wine-n-dine experience for Londoners. And he reckons he’s got the right connections across la Manche too, priding himself on being able to offer high … Continue reading
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Posted in Blue Tomato, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged 2010, BLUE TOMATO, cabernet franc, Chinon, Domaine de la Perrière, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar Brings Lyonnaise Yum to Shoreditch
Alright Shoreditchers, have you tried your new local wine bar yet? It’s a good one, offering up a smartly curated list of French wines and a tasty menu of Lyonnaise dishes. Owner-manager Edwin Chan thinks he’s come up with a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, cabernet franc, Chinon, Domaine de la Perrière, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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O-Food Pop-Up Offers a Healthy, Low-Impact Lunch in Shoreditch
Pop-up sandwich bar, O-Food, has been open for a few weeks and will continue to offer conscientious Shoreditch diners a tasty variety of “low-impact” vegetarian and fish sarnies “with a Nordic twist” until 23 September. Set up by Jens Hannibal, … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged big five, big five fish, EC2, EC2A 3QN, London, low impact, nordic cuisine, o-food, pescaterian, pop up sandwich bar, pop-up, rivington street, sandwich bar, sandwiches, shoreditch, vegetarian
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Oldest Surviving East India Company Warehouse to Become Restaurant Complex
The oldest surviving warehouses built by the East India Company, are to be re-launched by restaurant group D&D London to create a modern British grill restaurant, cocktail bar, fish restaurant and specialist wine shop. Constructed between 1768 and 1771 by the … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged BARS, city of london, cocktails, Conran & Partners, D&D LONDON, east india company, EC2, fish market, georgian architecture, JOSPER GRILL, liverpool street, liverpool street station, London, new street, new street grill, new street wine shop, old bengal bar, restaurants, tower hamlets, warehouse, wine
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What’s for Lunch? Eyre Brothers, Leonard Street (Londonist)
This well established fine dine of a restaurant does up simple and savoury Iberian dishes in a handsome and low key setting. What’s for Lunch? Eyre Brothers, Leonard Street Londonist, 10 April 2012
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged EC2, EC2A 4QX, EYRE BROTHERS, hackney, IBERIAN FOOD, leonard street, London, Londonist, lunch, PORTUGUESE FOOD, review, shoreditch, spanish food, tapas, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?, wine
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Pencil Presents… No Breaks Live Music Tonight @ Village Underground (Londonist)
Pencil Presents… No Breaks Live Music Tonight @ Village Underground Londonist, March 9, 2012 at 13:30 pm Pencil Presents is a new music project aiming to gather “high calibre acts from across the world to create a visual and audio event where … Continue reading
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Posted in London, Music
Tagged !K7, EC2, EC2A 3PQ, ERIC NESS, GABBY YOUNG AND OTHER ANIMALS, GREG BATSLEER, hackney, HAGGIS HORNS, HERBALISER, LIVE MUSIC GIG, London, Londonist, music, shoreditch, VILLAGE UNDERGROUND, WEEKLY MUSIC LISTINGS
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What’s for Lunch? ICN Gallery, Leonard Street (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? ICN Gallery, Leonard Street Londonist, November 15, 2011 at 11:30 am Simple, to the point, tasty and cheap: a five quid bento box lunch with tagalong miso soup from ICN Gallery makes a lot of sense if … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged ASIAN ART, BENTO BOXES, cheap, EC2, EC2A 4RH, gallery, GREEN TEA, ICN GALLERY, japanese food, leonard street, london londonist, lunch, MISO SOUP, shoreditch, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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New Restaurant Review: The Drift, Heron Tower (Londonist)
Hit and miss dining at the base of the city’s tallest building. Continue reading
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Tagged bar, bishopsgate, cocktails, EC2, EC2N 4AY, HERON TOWER, liverpool street station, London, Londonist, new restaurant review, THE DRIFT
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Exhibition Review: A’ Urban Abstract by Remi/Rough and Steve More (Londonist)
Exhibition Review: A’ Urban Abstract by Remi/Rough and Steve More Londonist, February 1, 2011 at 15:15 pm An uncompromising mix of graffiti grit and studio contemplation, the exhibition’s focus on self-expression and gorgeous colour draws the viewer in, allowing you … Continue reading
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Tagged A’ Urban Abstract, Art, BLACKALL STUDIOS, EC2, EC2A 4QS, exhibition, EXHIBITION REVIEW, Graffiti, leonard street, London, Londonist, PAINTINGS, Remi/Rough, review, Steve More, street art, URBAN ABSTRACT MOVEMENT
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New Pub Review: The White Horse (Londonist)
New Pub Review: The White Horse Londonist, October 21, 2010 6:00 PM Trotting into Exchange Place near Liverpool Street is The White Horse. A lighter, airier (and by no means “old man”) pub with a bit of rustic style, it’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged city of london, EC2, EC2M 2QS, exchange place, liverpool street station, London, Londonist, new pub, pub, pub revew, the white horse, white horse
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New Menu Items at Tsuru Japanese Restaurants (Londonist)
New Menu Items at Tsuru Japanese Restaurants Londonist, October 19, 2010 4:30 PM The London duo of Japanese restaurants that is Tsuru (Bankside and Bishopsgate) has updated its already yummy menu with a half dozen or so items priced between £4.50 and … Continue reading
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Tagged bishopsgate, canvey street, EC2, EC2M 3UG, japanese food, japanese restaurant, London, Londonist, review, SE1, SE1 9AN, sushi, tsuru
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Rivington Grill’s New Takeaway Menu (Londonist)
Rivington Grill’s New Takeaway Menu Londonist, October 8, 2010 1:00 PM Packaged to survive a bit of urban trekking, we were impressed to find our lunch still warm after a 15 minute meander to our chosen chow down destination. However, the … Continue reading
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Tagged burger, EC2, hamburger, London, Londonist, lunch, review, rivington grill, shoreditch, takeaway, takeout
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24 Hours of Free Bacon Rolls at One of London’s Oldest Caffs from 7.30am 2nd September (Londonist)
24 Hours of Free Bacon Rolls at One of London’s Oldest Caffs from 7.30am 2nd September Londonist, August 21, 2010 4:34 PM Polo Bar (176 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4NQ) – one of London’s longest standing 24 hour caffs – is to … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 hours, bacon, bacon roll, bishopsgate, breakfast, caff, EC2, free, freebie, London, Londonist, polo bar
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New Restaurant Review: NOW (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: NOW Londonist, 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged chinese food, dim sum, EC2, liverpool street, London, Londonist, new restaurant review, restaurant, street food
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The Anthologist Opens on Gresham Street (Londonist)
The Anthologist Opens on Gresham Street Londonist, April 15, 2010 8:42 PM The Fela Kuti was thumping, the Pommery flowed freely and a well heeled queue lined the street eager to be granted entry. The launch of The Anthologist, the … Continue reading
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Tagged bar, city of london, EC2, gresham street, London, Londonist, review, the anthologist
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