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Fingers and Thumbs Pop-Up Shellfish Restaurant, Cambridge Heath Road
Just back from a fun dining experience at the Fingers and Thumbs Pop-Up Shellfish Restaurant near Cambridge Heath Station. £40 got a bucket for two filled with Canadian lobster as well as a lot of mussels, clams, razor clams, prawns, … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bethnal green, byo, byob, cambridge heath, E2, E2 9HA, fingers and thumbs, hackney, London, pop-up, review, seafood, shellfish
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Dubh Prais: Traditional Scottish Cooking on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile (CheapOair)
Located in the heart of the Royal Mile, Dubh Prais offers a hearty helping of welcoming Scottish character and, despite its tourist laden locale, has an authentically homey and off-the-beaten track feel to it. Read my complete post at the … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Food, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, dubh prais, edinburgh, haggis, restaurant, review, royal mile, scotland, scottish restaurant, whisky
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London Life Photography Exhibition at Getty Images, Westfield Stratford City
I had a great time at last night’s opening of London Life at the Getty Images Gallery’s Westfield Stratford City outlet. Hosted by East Village, the exhibition showcases the work of some of London’s best amateur photographers – Kemey has … Continue reading
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Hong Kong Eye at Saatchi Gallery
Swung by the press preview of Hong Kong Eye at Saatchi Gallery earlier today. Really glad I did too. Featuring more than 50 works by 18 top emerging artists from Hong Kong, this show is the largest ever touring international showcase to … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London
Tagged adrian wong, amy cheung, chelsea, chinese art, conceptual art, contemporary art, duke of york square, exhibition, gallery, hong kong, hong kong contemporary art, hong kong eye, London, plush toys, preview, review, saatchi gallery, SW3, SW3 4SQ, tank, wooden tank
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The Factory House (OneTravel)
… it can be hit or miss around there if you don’t know what to look for. The Factory House is more than a safe best. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged bar, beaujolais, Brouilly Les Thibaults 2010, city of london, EC3, EC3M 7AA, JOSPER GRILL, leadenhall market, lime street, London, new restaurant review, OneTravel, review, wine
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Drink Mezcal in London at Quiquiriqui (CheapOair)
And now there’s a newly opened Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui in East London’s Hoxton that’s stocking an impressive lineup of two dozen or so mezcals…and graciously little else. Read my complete review at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, London, Travel
Tagged bar, cheapoair, E2, E2 7QL, golden grill, hackney, Hackney Road, hoxton, London, mescal, mexican, mezcal, mezcal bar, Mezcaleria, Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui, qui qui ri qui, quiquiriqui, review, speakeasy
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A Not So Snarky Take on The Factory House
Before making my way to the weeks old Factory House last week, I did a quick Google to see what lay in store for me and my taste buds. Yikes! A couple of heavy hitting reviewers did not like this … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bar, beaujolais, Brouilly Les Thibaults 2010, city of london, EC3, EC3M 7AA, JOSPER GRILL, leadenhall market, lime street, London, new restaurant review, review, wine
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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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Fresh and Healthy Korean Cuisine at Bibigo, Soho
Korean steak tartar bibimbap. If you’re like me, such a deliciously designed dish reads like an “oh yeah” on a menu. So that’s what I had for my main during last week’s inaugural dine at Bibigo, a couple of month’s old … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bibigo, bibimbap, black cod, chum-churum, great marlborough street, kimchi, Korean, KOREAN FOOD, korean restaurant, Korean steak tartar bibimbap, London, new restaurant review, restaurant review, review, soho, soju, steak tartar, W1, W1F 7YJ
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Wine of the Month: Cave du Château de Chénas, Moulin à Vent 2010
I grabbed a bottle of this Cru du Beaujolais after a bout of consternation and staring blankly at a wall o’ wine at Waitrose. I was trying to find something that would go well with turkey; yep, this was the … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Shopping, Thanksgiving, Wine, Wine of the Month
Tagged american thanksgiving, beaujolais, burgundy, Cave du Château de Chénas, Cru, Cru du Beaujolais, france, french, french wine, Moulin à Vent 2010, red wine, review, thanksgiving, thanksgiving 2012, thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving in london, turkey, wine, Wine of the Month, wotm
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William Klein + Daido Moriyama at Tate Modern (OneTravel)
Two great street photographers whose works contemplate and capture the experience of urban living, one big show! Yep, London’s Tate Modern has a brilliant show on at the moment featuring tons of excellent photography and more from two of the biggest names … Continue reading
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Cindy Sherman – The Vivisector Opens Today at Spruth Magers London
I was just about to settle in to post a few of my impressions from last night’s private view of The Vivisector show at Spruth Magers London. Then I noticed everything was summed up well enough at the Froggette blog. So, … Continue reading
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40% Discount off Foodie Titles from Black Dog Publishing
Hey all. I recently got hold of a copy of Black Dog Publishing’s A Guide to London’s Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops and really enjoyed giving it a browse. You can see my review of the book over … Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Christmas, Coffee, Discounts and Special Offers, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged 40% off, A Guide to London's Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops, black dog publishing, book, CAFES, caffs, chippies, chippy, discount, fish and chips, guidebook, London, meat london, review, sale, tea & cake
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Mamounia Lounge (Blue Tomato)
Mamounia Lounge in Knightsbridge is a rather more rococo establishment than I’m accustomed to visiting. But for a place situated across the road from Harrods and offering “an idyllic and glamorous setting with traditional Arabic charm,” I’d expect nothing less … Continue reading
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Eating (Exceptionally) Well in Pembrokeshire (Blue Tomato)
… walk off any extra calories or recharge at the tearoom before or after your stroll through the nearby circular path skirting the Daugleddau estuary. Read my complete review at Blue Tomato.
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Posted in Beer, Blue Tomato, Coffee, Food, Pubs, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wales
Tagged Angle, Angle Village, BLUE TOMATO, crab, Cwtch, dressed crab, hiking, lawrenny, Lawrenny Quay, lobster, lunch, Old Point House, pembrokeshire, pembrokeshire coast, pembrokeshire coast national park, pub, Quayside Tearoom, restaurants, review, solva, solva crab, Something Fishy, st david's, wales, walking, welsh
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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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How Does Malmaison’s New Mega Burger Stack Up? (Blue Tomato)
I’m not sure if I’m bragging about or admitting to such a feat, but I did manage to eat the whole thing, minus a few fries. Read my complete post at Blue Tomato.
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Posted in Blue Tomato, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged BLUE TOMATO, burger, charterhouse square, CHEESEBURGER, Clerkenwell, EC1, Food, hamburger, London, london mal, lunch, mal burger, MALMAISON, malmaison london, review, the stack
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Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour Photography Exhibition at Somerset House, London (OneTravel)
Through A Question of Colour, curator William E. Ewing explores this 20th century French photographer’s attitude toward colour photography and suggests a more nuanced take than has generally been assumed. Ewing’s curation presents a show illustrating how photographers working in … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Photography, Travel
Tagged a question of colour, black and white photography, Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour, color photography, colour photography, decisive moment, exhibition, henri cartier-bresson, London, OneTravel, photographers, Photography, photography exhibition, review, somerset house, street photography, william ewing
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Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui Brings Oaxacan Spirit to Hoxton
Tequila. That’s such a nought-y spirit. If you really wanna impress your boozing compadres while getting your drink on all feliz like, you must update your taste buds. It’s time for mezcal. Newly opened Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui in Hoxton stocks an … Continue reading
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Tagged bar, E2, E2 7QL, golden grill, hackney, Hackney Road, hoxton, London, mescal, mexican, mezcal, mezcal bar, Mezcaleria, Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui, qui qui ri qui, quiquiriqui, review, speakeasy
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Good Stuff
Here’s a quick list of some really good stuff I’ve come across lately but for whatever reason didn’t make it into their own blog posts on here, my tikichris-to-go Tumblr blog or one of my client blogs. Bo Ningen: Wow. Japanese psychedelic rawk-n-roll. … Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Celebrities, Food, Good Stuff, London, Music, Photography, Restaurants, Shopping, Video
Tagged bo ningen, butcher shop, butchery, dishoom, dishoom shoreditch, edible selby, ginger pig, good stuff, instagram, iphonography, London, mobile photography, music, Photography, restaurants, review, reviews, rough trade, sausage making, sausages, st john, st john bread and wine, the selby, todd selby, Video
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Where’s the Beef? The Stack Burger at Malmaison Hotels (CheapOair)
Taking Britain’s current craze for burgers to dizzying new heights, hotel group, Malmaison, has announced a new tall order to their brasseries’ grill menu: The Stack. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in CheapOair, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged burger, charterhouse square, cheapoair, CHEESEBURGER, Clerkenwell, EC1, hamburger, London, london mal, lunch, mal burger, MALMAISON, malmaison london, review, the stack
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Cartier-Bresson’s Legacy = Awesome Street Photography Tips
There’s a fantastic street photography show on now at Somerset House. Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour features ten Henri Cartier-Bresson photographs never before exhibited in the UK alongside more than 75 works by 15 international contemporary photographers. I’ve got a … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Photography
Tagged a question of colour, black and white photography, Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour, color photography, colour photography, decisive moment, exhibition, henri cartier-bresson, London, photographers, Photography, photography exhibition, review, somerset house, street photography, william ewing
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Eat Like a Bumpkin in True London Style (CheapOair)
Commendable is … their knack for coming up with a tasty variety of contemporary British dishes and offering diners invitingly cozy settings for enjoying such down-to-earth cuisine. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged autumn menu, BRITISH CHEESE, british cuisine, british food, bumpkin, cheapoair, cocktails, London, notting hill, review, seasonal menu, south kensington, STRATFORD, sustainability, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Dreyfus Cafe, Lower Clapton Road, Hackney E5
Dreyfus Cafe is little independently owned cafe just down the street from my flat. It’s been open about a month and is a welcome addition to the neighbourhood. I’ve popped my head in a few times for coffee over the … Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, brunch, cafe, clapton, coffee, dreyfus, dreyfus cafe, E5, E5 0NS, finnish toast, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, London, lower clapton road, review, sandwiches
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Handy Scandi Christmas Gifts from Scandinavian Kitchen
When Danish/Swedish tag team Bronte (from Denmark) and Jonas (from Sweden) opened Scandinavian Kitchen in 2006, the plan was simply to make available to themselves and their ex-pat communities all the food and drink they missed from back home. Little … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Christmas, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged cafe, christmas, christmas 2012, christmas gifts, christmas shopping, fitzrovia, glogg, London, nordic, review, scandinavia, scandinavian food, scandinavian kitchen, taster boxes, W1, W1W 7PP
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Now Published: A Guide to London’s Caffs and Chippies (OneTravel)
A Guide to London’s Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops is a fantastic resource for scouting out the last bastions of London’s old school takeaways and traditional fast food. Whether you’re keen for a little retro kitsch with a … Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Coffee, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged A Guide to London's Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops, book, CAFES, caffs, chippies, chippy, fish and chips, guidebook, London, OneTravel, review
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Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures at Serpentine Gallery, London (OneTravel)
Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures presents key pieces from the German contemporary artist’s most famous series alongside new works made especially for the exhibition. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Art, Freebies, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged artist, contemporary art, Faces & Figures, gallery, installations, kensington gardens, London, museum, OneTravel, park, portraits, portraiture, portratis, review, sculpture, SERPENTINE GALLERY, Thomas Schütte, Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures
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The Stack: Malmaison’s Massive New Burger
I swung by the Malmaison London hotel for lunch today to sample the new mega-burger created by Mal’s Executive Chef John Woodward. Called The Stack, the burger is a massive tower of juicy, beefy meatiness consisting of … One classic … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged burger, charterhouse square, CHEESEBURGER, Clerkenwell, EC1, hamburger, London, london mal, lunch, mal burger, MALMAISON, malmaison london, review, the stack
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Four Fine Dines in Pembrokeshire (CheapOair)
Pembrokeshire is one of the most scenic places in all of the British Isles. It’s also one of the tastiest. Believe it or not, for such a sparsely populated part of the UK, there’s actually a huge range of quality … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Coffee, Drink, Food, Pubs, Recipes, Restaurants, Travel, Wales
Tagged Angle, Angle Village, crab, Cwtch, dressed crab, hiking, lawrenny, Lawrenny Quay, lobster, lunch, Old Point House, pembrokeshire, pembrokeshire coast, pembrokeshire coast national park, pub, Quayside Tearoom, restaurants, review, solva, solva crab, Something Fishy, st david's, wales, walking, welsh
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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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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
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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Shepard Fairey: Sound & Vision at Stolenspace Gallery, London (OneTravel)
Anyone with even an inkling of knowledge of graffiti over the past couple of decades should be well aware of the fact that Andre the Giant has a posse. Instigator of that sticker art meme and creative mastermind behind urban … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, Graffiti, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged brick lane, exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, London, obey, old truman brewery, OneTravel, review, Shepard Fairey, sound & vision, stolenspace, street art, tower hamlets
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Arabic Charm and Knightsbridge Glitz at Mamounia Lounge (OneTravel)
“An idyllic and glamorous setting with a traditional Arabic charm” – Mamounia Lounge is the definition of swank. Think Aladdin’s Cave meets Studio 54. Situated essentially across the road from Harrods, perhaps guests shouldn’t expect anything less than glam. Beyond the upscale … Continue reading
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Visit the Godiva Chocolate Cafe at Harrods (CheapOair)
There are only two of these cafes on the planet – one in Beijing and the other in London. And although the London venue is one of more than 30 different restaurants and eateries located within the world famous Harrods department … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Chocolate, Christmas, Coffee, Food, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged belgian chocolate, cafe godiva, cheapoair, chocolate, christmas, christmas 2012, christmas gifts, godiva, godiva chocolate, godiva chocolatier, harrods, hot chocolate, knightsbridge, London, milk chocolate, review, Royal Swarovski Box
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Falling for Westfield Stratfield City and Bumpkin’s New Autumn Menu
Perhaps I stand to lose any remaining shreds of my street cred (if I ever had any to begin with), but I have to admit that I’ve grown especially fond of paying visits to Westfield Stratford City. Yes, the mall. For … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged autumn menu, BRITISH CHEESE, british cuisine, british food, bumpkin, cocktails, E20, London, mackerel burger, review, seasonal menu, STRATFORD, sustainability, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Where to Dine in Knightsbridge (OneTravel)
With Hyde Park, a wealth of museums and some of Europe’s most fashionable shops all here, knowing where to refuel in Knightsbridge could prove crucial to your London visit. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Bar Boulud, brompton road, cafe, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, fine dining, harrrods, HARVEY NICHOLS, HARVEY NICHOLS' FIFTH FLOOR, hotels, JUMEIRAH CARLTON TOWER, knightsbridge, knightsbridge restaurants, London, mamounia lounge, mamounia lounge knightsbridge, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, marcus wareing, Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STORE, OneTravel, restaurants, review, Rib Room, SW3, The Berkeley
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