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Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson StBAO Bar
23 Westgate StBarrio Soho
6 Poland StOpso
10 Paddington StDishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StLeila’s straddles two units on Calvert Avenue: one, is a grocery shop; the second a cafe, which serves breakfast and lunch. It is owned and operated by Leila McAlister — who belongs to the same obsessively seasonal school as all of those alumni from St John and the River Cafe. Thus, the daily changing cafe menu is never without a selection of dishes assembled from the freshest produce, both from the U.K. and from continental Europe. Think feta and onion tart; spinach and chickpea soup; or salt pollack, tomato, lentils and chervil. One of Shoreditch’s best-kept lunchtime secrets.
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Lyle's
56 Shoreditch High St Leila’s straddles two units on Calvert Avenue: one, is a grocery shop; the second a cafe, which serves breakfast and lunch. It is owned and operated by Leila McAlister — who belongs to the same obsessively seasonal school as all of those alumni from St John and the River Cafe. Thus, the daily changing cafe menu is never without a selection of dishes assembled from the freshest produce, both from the U.K. and from continental Europe. Think feta and onion tart; spinach and chickpea soup; or salt pollack, tomato, lentils and chervil. One of Shoreditch’s best-kept lunchtime secrets.
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36 Charlotte Rd
Rawduck
197 Richmond Rd
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Ducksoup
41 Dean StDotori
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3 St Giles High StL'Anima Cafe
Also in the Vietnamese Kitchen family, Cây Tre specialises in authentic Vietnamese cuisine but concentrates more on the traditional dining experience than its street food-focused sibling (and opposite neighbour) Kêu. The menu features items meant for feasting in groups as much as savouring alone. Try the beef pho, which has an 18-hour prep time; it’s hard to go wrong with a starter of salt-and-pepper squid, too.
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Cay Tre Hoxton Shoreditch
301 Old St Also in the Vietnamese Kitchen family, Cây Tre specialises in authentic Vietnamese cuisine but concentrates more on the traditional dining experience than its street food-focused sibling (and opposite neighbour) Kêu. The menu features items meant for feasting in groups as much as savouring alone. Try the beef pho, which has an 18-hour prep time; it’s hard to go wrong with a starter of salt-and-pepper squid, too.
100 Hoxton St
100 Hoxton Street
The Good Egg Stoke Newington
93 Stoke Newington Church StHigh-end but not fusty; low-key but impeccable service. One of Britain's most talented chefs, Isaac McHale has put in time at high-profile spots Noma and The Ledbury. Stunning, meandering tasting menus — chiefly British — with flashes of flavour from such cuisines as India and Japan in the dining room; cult snacks and great cocktails in the bar. One of London’s most adventurous Michelin-starred restaurants.
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The Clove Club
380 Old St High-end but not fusty; low-key but impeccable service. One of Britain's most talented chefs, Isaac McHale has put in time at high-profile spots Noma and The Ledbury. Stunning, meandering tasting menus — chiefly British — with flashes of flavour from such cuisines as India and Japan in the dining room; cult snacks and great cocktails in the bar. One of London’s most adventurous Michelin-starred restaurants.
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StLinda Lee, doyenne of Korean restaurant proper Koba in Fitzrovia, opened her first street-food storefront on Old Street at the tail end of 2013 (a Covent Garden twin appeared in 2015). It’s a perky takeaway and café-restaurant, offering terrific kimchee pancakes, various manifestations of bulgogi beef and, under the wonderful “special/comfort” menu header, soondubu jjigae spicy seafood and tofu stew. The excellent drinks list features soja by the glass, carafe and bottle, and many non-alcoholic enticements, including an excellent plum soda.
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On The Bab
305 Old Street Linda Lee, doyenne of Korean restaurant proper Koba in Fitzrovia, opened her first street-food storefront on Old Street at the tail end of 2013 (a Covent Garden twin appeared in 2015). It’s a perky takeaway and café-restaurant, offering terrific kimchee pancakes, various manifestations of bulgogi beef and, under the wonderful “special/comfort” menu header, soondubu jjigae spicy seafood and tofu stew. The excellent drinks list features soja by the glass, carafe and bottle, and many non-alcoholic enticements, including an excellent plum soda.
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Bottega Prelibato
43-45 Rivington StSelin Kiazim’s first solo restaurant is a paean to the chef’s Turkish-Cypriot heritage. The small dining room and bar is organised around an open kitchen which uses a wood oven and tiered grill to prepare some of the most ambitious modern Turkish food in the city. Pide (flatbreads) — marinated octopus with ricotta; or a classic lamb lahmacun — are served with a crisp, piquant pomegranate-dressed red cabbage salad with pickles; the regularly-changing grilled meats might include glazed lamb breast or half chicken served with preserved lemon and greens. Despire being in the middle of Shoreditch, Oklava has the warm atmosphere of a discreet neighbourhood restaurant.
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Oklava
74 Luke St Selin Kiazim’s first solo restaurant is a paean to the chef’s Turkish-Cypriot heritage. The small dining room and bar is organised around an open kitchen which uses a wood oven and tiered grill to prepare some of the most ambitious modern Turkish food in the city. Pide (flatbreads) — marinated octopus with ricotta; or a classic lamb lahmacun — are served with a crisp, piquant pomegranate-dressed red cabbage salad with pickles; the regularly-changing grilled meats might include glazed lamb breast or half chicken served with preserved lemon and greens. Despire being in the middle of Shoreditch, Oklava has the warm atmosphere of a discreet neighbourhood restaurant.
The Jones Family Project
78 Great Eastern StBeigel Bake
159 Brick LnWhile Hoi Polloi’s wood-panelled walls, US alt rock soundtrack and oft-bearded clientele have given it a reputation for being self-indulgently hipsteresque, the food is a treat for the masses. Its location behind a trendy florist adds to the image, but stick out the entrance for modern and vibrant takes on baked polenta gnocchi, pressed lamb or cod with green olive tapenade.
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Hoi Polloi
100 Shoreditch High St While Hoi Polloi’s wood-panelled walls, US alt rock soundtrack and oft-bearded clientele have given it a reputation for being self-indulgently hipsteresque, the food is a treat for the masses. Its location behind a trendy florist adds to the image, but stick out the entrance for modern and vibrant takes on baked polenta gnocchi, pressed lamb or cod with green olive tapenade.
Ed Wilson's hearty Franco-Italian menu is a paean to his love of food. To eat here is to share that passion. Wines, which are emphasised, are predominantly natural and biodynamic. Illustrated wine posters, art and curios on whitewashed brick walls also make the two relaxed dining rooms among London's most handsome and cool. Here also lie the city’s smallest and most beautiful bathrooms — among the very first to use Aesop, to boot.
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Brawn
49 Columbia RdEd Wilson's hearty Franco-Italian menu is a paean to his love of food. To eat here is to share that passion. Wines, which are emphasised, are predominantly natural and biodynamic. Illustrated wine posters, art and curios on whitewashed brick walls also make the two relaxed dining rooms among London's most handsome and cool. Here also lie the city’s smallest and most beautiful bathrooms — among the very first to use Aesop, to boot.
My Old Place
261 Bethnal Green RoadMercato Metropolitano
42 Newington CausewayFlat Iron - Hackney
77 Curtain RoadSteak house
This excellent new Rivington Street hideout serves dishes which capture the spirit of the Italian kitchen, with lashings of Spanish and North African influence
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Popolo Shoreditch
26 Rivington StThis excellent new Rivington Street hideout serves dishes which capture the spirit of the Italian kitchen, with lashings of Spanish and North African influence
One of London’s most revered Vietnamese, this long-established, award-winning restaurant was instrumental in putting both Shoreditch and the cuisine on the capital’s culinary map.
The buzzy, family-run venue’s décor has seen better days, but it’s still the place to go to for fragrant pho soup, which is simmered for many hours, as it should be. Try the other popular dishes, too, such as prawn paste in sugar cane, fried green mussels in tamarind sauce, freshwater eel with lemongrass and chilli, and fried aubergines with tofu.
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Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland RdOne of London’s most revered Vietnamese, this long-established, award-winning restaurant was instrumental in putting both Shoreditch and the cuisine on the capital’s culinary map.
The buzzy, family-run venue’s décor has seen better days, but it’s still the place to go to for fragrant pho soup, which is simmered for many hours, as it should be. Try the other popular dishes, too, such as prawn paste in sugar cane, fried green mussels in tamarind sauce, freshwater eel with lemongrass and chilli, and fried aubergines with tofu.
Owned by Vietnamese Kitchen, the company behind Cây Tre and other Vietnamese restaurants in central and east London, this acclaimed Shoreditch venue is an ideal place to try the country’s street food.
Choose from dishes such as monkfish fillet with turmeric rice noodles, Vietnamese herbs and sesame crackers; or, if you’re dining with friends, a unique multi-course feast based on meat, game or seafood (available with 48 hours notice).
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Viet Grill
58 Kingsland RdOwned by Vietnamese Kitchen, the company behind Cây Tre and other Vietnamese restaurants in central and east London, this acclaimed Shoreditch venue is an ideal place to try the country’s street food.
Choose from dishes such as monkfish fillet with turmeric rice noodles, Vietnamese herbs and sesame crackers; or, if you’re dining with friends, a unique multi-course feast based on meat, game or seafood (available with 48 hours notice).
The Thomas Cubitt
44 Elizabeth StThe Sunday roast is a pillar in British food culture, but surprisingly few restaurants better the home-cooked version of this national institution. The Marksman’s roast, one of the very best in the city, is worth going out for. But this is a restaurant to visit any day of the week. Delicious, seasonal, imaginative cooking — brilliantly British and refined, this should be the template for the gastropub 2.0 in London. The ox cheek bun is rightfully worshipped.
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Marksman Public House
254 Hackney RdThe Sunday roast is a pillar in British food culture, but surprisingly few restaurants better the home-cooked version of this national institution. The Marksman’s roast, one of the very best in the city, is worth going out for. But this is a restaurant to visit any day of the week. Delicious, seasonal, imaginative cooking — brilliantly British and refined, this should be the template for the gastropub 2.0 in London. The ox cheek bun is rightfully worshipped.
This offshoot of the influential Moro and Morito on Exmouth Market focuses on north African, eastern Mediterranean and southern Spanish cooking, in a decidedly frill-free yet comfortable dining room with tons of space. Head chef Marianna Leivaditaki’s menus are a delightfully rustic find on Hackney Road, featuring mountain sausage, turbot with fisherman’s broth, and fresh sheep’s cheese with pistachios and orange blossom. Equal parts neighbourhood go-to and guilty pleasure.
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Morito
195 Hackney RdThis offshoot of the influential Moro and Morito on Exmouth Market focuses on north African, eastern Mediterranean and southern Spanish cooking, in a decidedly frill-free yet comfortable dining room with tons of space. Head chef Marianna Leivaditaki’s menus are a delightfully rustic find on Hackney Road, featuring mountain sausage, turbot with fisherman’s broth, and fresh sheep’s cheese with pistachios and orange blossom. Equal parts neighbourhood go-to and guilty pleasure.
Columbia Road might be a beautifully verdant, frustratingly impassable thoroughfare every Sunday, but visit during the week: its near-deserted cobbles covet one of the best Spanish restaurants in London. Laxeiro — with its shy outdoor terrace and light wood interior — serves tortilla, patatas bravas, Iberico ribs, pan tumaca, and pulpo Gallego to rival the peninsula to which it pays homage. Owner Isabel Rios and son Eduardo have created an unassuming wonder over 35 years, and one which will endure many more.
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Laxeiro
93 Columbia RdColumbia Road might be a beautifully verdant, frustratingly impassable thoroughfare every Sunday, but visit during the week: its near-deserted cobbles covet one of the best Spanish restaurants in London. Laxeiro — with its shy outdoor terrace and light wood interior — serves tortilla, patatas bravas, Iberico ribs, pan tumaca, and pulpo Gallego to rival the peninsula to which it pays homage. Owner Isabel Rios and son Eduardo have created an unassuming wonder over 35 years, and one which will endure many more.
An even cuter, more fully realised reincarnation of the original Campania café on Columbia Road, this brick-built burrow of small rooms and a courtyard is tops for hand-made pasta (gnudi with sage and Parmesan, tagliatelle verdi with shellfish), generous meat and seafood secondi, and pillowy tiramisù. Possibly consider avoiding on a Sunday, when every lifestyle enthusiast in London piles into the flower market.
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Campania
23 Ezra StAn even cuter, more fully realised reincarnation of the original Campania café on Columbia Road, this brick-built burrow of small rooms and a courtyard is tops for hand-made pasta (gnudi with sage and Parmesan, tagliatelle verdi with shellfish), generous meat and seafood secondi, and pillowy tiramisù. Possibly consider avoiding on a Sunday, when every lifestyle enthusiast in London piles into the flower market.
Banh mi is a deceptively difficult dish to nail. Where many would-be banh mi makers try, most fall flat. But Kêu Banh Mi Deli delivers with an assortment of crisp Vietnamese baguettes, steamed buns and noodle and rice bowls. Scattered around London, the delis are the newest addition to the Vietnamese Kitchen portfolio. The Shoreditch locale is bright, airy and punctuated with wood finishes. In a rush, grab the banh mi heo quay (crispy pork belly). And a tip: season your baguette with extra Maggi ‘Arome’ liquid, provided in bottles for free.
Banh Mi Keu Deli Shoreditch
332 Old StBanh mi is a deceptively difficult dish to nail. Where many would-be banh mi makers try, most fall flat. But Kêu Banh Mi Deli delivers with an assortment of crisp Vietnamese baguettes, steamed buns and noodle and rice bowls. Scattered around London, the delis are the newest addition to the Vietnamese Kitchen portfolio. The Shoreditch locale is bright, airy and punctuated with wood finishes. In a rush, grab the banh mi heo quay (crispy pork belly). And a tip: season your baguette with extra Maggi ‘Arome’ liquid, provided in bottles for free.
Rochelle Canteen has been a reliable purveyor of seasonal loveliness since its opening in 2006. While the restaurant may be a little difficult to find for any newcomers to the area (it’s located in the old bike shed of the Rochelle School), the fare is worth the trek. Without pretence or fuss, Rochelle Canteen offers succinct menus based on thrilling produce.
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Rochelle Canteen
16 Playground GardensRochelle Canteen has been a reliable purveyor of seasonal loveliness since its opening in 2006. While the restaurant may be a little difficult to find for any newcomers to the area (it’s located in the old bike shed of the Rochelle School), the fare is worth the trek. Without pretence or fuss, Rochelle Canteen offers succinct menus based on thrilling produce.
Two chefs — Andrew Clarke and Jackson Boxer — have joined Shoreditch’s wood grill community. This is a restaurant inspired by “very, very drunken lunch” two summers ago at Boxer’s mother’s home, Pound Farm, in West Sussex, which is the source of much of the salads and vegetables. St Leonard’s — named after the church on the same street — will “attempt to create a high-summer afternoon in Sussex in a more urban setting”: the meeting of highly technical preparations and primal cooking of lamb legs, roasted ducks, and whole fish, grilled and roasted over fire. There’s a raw bar too from which oysters are offered three ways, alongside razor clam with peas;
St Leonards
70 Leonard StTwo chefs — Andrew Clarke and Jackson Boxer — have joined Shoreditch’s wood grill community. This is a restaurant inspired by “very, very drunken lunch” two summers ago at Boxer’s mother’s home, Pound Farm, in West Sussex, which is the source of much of the salads and vegetables. St Leonard’s — named after the church on the same street — will “attempt to create a high-summer afternoon in Sussex in a more urban setting”: the meeting of highly technical preparations and primal cooking of lamb legs, roasted ducks, and whole fish, grilled and roasted over fire. There’s a raw bar too from which oysters are offered three ways, alongside razor clam with peas;
Burro e Salvia is one of London’s top spots for fresh pasta and exists comparatively under the radar. You could do much worse than order their signature beef, pork and spinach ‘agnolotti cavour’, or, for that matter, any of their daily-changing options, including a number of vegetarian dishes like cappellacci with aubergine, ricotta and tomato. It’s one of Shoreditch’s best options for a quick lunch and the off-menu lasagne is one of the neighbourhood’s best kept secrets.
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Burro e Salvia, Shoreditch
52 Redchurch StBurro e Salvia is one of London’s top spots for fresh pasta and exists comparatively under the radar. You could do much worse than order their signature beef, pork and spinach ‘agnolotti cavour’, or, for that matter, any of their daily-changing options, including a number of vegetarian dishes like cappellacci with aubergine, ricotta and tomato. It’s one of Shoreditch’s best options for a quick lunch and the off-menu lasagne is one of the neighbourhood’s best kept secrets.
Brat is named after the old English colloquialism for turbot. Here, grill cooking is the focus. Seafood (including whole turbot), sourced from Cornwall; lamb from Wales; beef from the English south west; and seasonal fruit and vegetables from all over, is grilled or cooked in a purpose-built wood oven. Parry differentiates himself slightly from other grill restaurants, aiming to emulate methods used in the north of Spain — using fire to cook his range of ingredients slowly. A comparatively classical 100-bin wine list has been organised by the team from Noble Rot and thus is well worth exploring. Received its first Michelin star — six months in — October 2018.
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BRAT wood grill & wine bar
4 Redchurch StreetBrat is named after the old English colloquialism for turbot. Here, grill cooking is the focus. Seafood (including whole turbot), sourced from Cornwall; lamb from Wales; beef from the English south west; and seasonal fruit and vegetables from all over, is grilled or cooked in a purpose-built wood oven. Parry differentiates himself slightly from other grill restaurants, aiming to emulate methods used in the north of Spain — using fire to cook his range of ingredients slowly. A comparatively classical 100-bin wine list has been organised by the team from Noble Rot and thus is well worth exploring. Received its first Michelin star — six months in — October 2018.
Shoreditch’s most ambitious bar and restaurant, without question. Ben Chapman has taken the attention to detail, ferocious sourcing and sense of freedom that makes Kiln in Soho such a hit and transported it east in service of Thai drinking food. Barbecued Tamworth skewers and lardo-fried rice are surefire hits; the winner, for now, is the smoked goat massaman aggressed by dried lemongrass.
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Smoking Goat Shoreditch
64 Shoreditch High StShoreditch’s most ambitious bar and restaurant, without question. Ben Chapman has taken the attention to detail, ferocious sourcing and sense of freedom that makes Kiln in Soho such a hit and transported it east in service of Thai drinking food. Barbecued Tamworth skewers and lardo-fried rice are surefire hits; the winner, for now, is the smoked goat massaman aggressed by dried lemongrass.
Leroy is a wine bar and newly Michelin-starred restaurant from the team — Ed Thaw and Jack Lewens — who closed the Michelin-starred Ellory in Hackney. It is inspired by the Parisian “caves” (restaurant wine annexes) where head chef Sam Kamienko cooked before coming to London. Wines are selected from a “broad church,” where classics sit side-by-side with more new-wave, natural varieties. They also feature a number of the wines from Vigneti Tardis, their own winemaking project in Campania, Italy.
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Leroy
18 Phipp StLeroy is a wine bar and newly Michelin-starred restaurant from the team — Ed Thaw and Jack Lewens — who closed the Michelin-starred Ellory in Hackney. It is inspired by the Parisian “caves” (restaurant wine annexes) where head chef Sam Kamienko cooked before coming to London. Wines are selected from a “broad church,” where classics sit side-by-side with more new-wave, natural varieties. They also feature a number of the wines from Vigneti Tardis, their own winemaking project in Campania, Italy.
Smokestak is one of a very small number of temples to barbecue in London. From the grungy, industrial, almost charred look of the countertops and walls to a menu replete with different British meats, fish and vegetables, the majority of which are smoked with great skill. Between the brisket buns, tender brisket, crispy pork cheek and thick-cut pork ribs: Smokestak is fine Southern-style barbecue restaurant with a strong British accent.
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SMOKESTAK
35 Sclater StSmokestak is one of a very small number of temples to barbecue in London. From the grungy, industrial, almost charred look of the countertops and walls to a menu replete with different British meats, fish and vegetables, the majority of which are smoked with great skill. Between the brisket buns, tender brisket, crispy pork cheek and thick-cut pork ribs: Smokestak is fine Southern-style barbecue restaurant with a strong British accent.
Inexplicably, it was reported last year that David Cameron and Boris Johnson ate together at Red Rooster in Harlem. One assumes they did so because the restaurant’s most famous (political) patron is Barack Obama. (American readers: Cameron-Johnson is exactly as uncool as Obama is cool.) Let’s hope they don’t get wind of The Curtain hotel’s big-hitting NYC import so Londoners can enjoy Marcus Samuelsson’s great American soul food without political distractions.
Red Rooster Shoreditch
45 Curtain RdInexplicably, it was reported last year that David Cameron and Boris Johnson ate together at Red Rooster in Harlem. One assumes they did so because the restaurant’s most famous (political) patron is Barack Obama. (American readers: Cameron-Johnson is exactly as uncool as Obama is cool.) Let’s hope they don’t get wind of The Curtain hotel’s big-hitting NYC import so Londoners can enjoy Marcus Samuelsson’s great American soul food without political distractions.
While the original St. John is rightly regarded as the most important British restaurant in a generation, Bread & Wine, the sister site in Spitalfields, is a better and more interesting restaurant today. If food were a religion, then this would be its church. Indeed, to many, Ferguson Henderson is God. Welsh rarebit, bone marrow and parsley salad, foie gras on toast, mussels with cider, devilled kidneys and half a dozen madeleines; a whole roast suckling pig if you so wish: lunch here is one of the purest, most heavenly restaurant experiences in London.
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St John Bread and Wine
94-96 Commercial StWhile the original St. John is rightly regarded as the most important British restaurant in a generation, Bread & Wine, the sister site in Spitalfields, is a better and more interesting restaurant today. If food were a religion, then this would be its church. Indeed, to many, Ferguson Henderson is God. Welsh rarebit, bone marrow and parsley salad, foie gras on toast, mussels with cider, devilled kidneys and half a dozen madeleines; a whole roast suckling pig if you so wish: lunch here is one of the purest, most heavenly restaurant experiences in London.
A sort-of sister site to London’s outstanding Xi’an Chinese restaurant in Highbury, Xi’an Impression. Co-owner Zhang Chao, along with Sichuanese head chef Li Liang, has brought to Spitalfields Xi’an’s regional specialities: Wide hand-pulled “belt” noodles, covered in an umami-rich Sichuan peppercorn, soya-based sauces, and chilli oil — served with Chinese greens; braised beef; or cumin-spiced lamb. Elsewhere there are refreshing cold skin noodles, with sesame or chilli dressings; smacked cucumber salads; boneless poached chicken in special sauce, and wonton and Qishan soups.
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Xi'an Biang Biang Noodles
62 Wentworth StA sort-of sister site to London’s outstanding Xi’an Chinese restaurant in Highbury, Xi’an Impression. Co-owner Zhang Chao, along with Sichuanese head chef Li Liang, has brought to Spitalfields Xi’an’s regional specialities: Wide hand-pulled “belt” noodles, covered in an umami-rich Sichuan peppercorn, soya-based sauces, and chilli oil — served with Chinese greens; braised beef; or cumin-spiced lamb. Elsewhere there are refreshing cold skin noodles, with sesame or chilli dressings; smacked cucumber salads; boneless poached chicken in special sauce, and wonton and Qishan soups.
Gordon Ker’s homage to quality British meat finds its third expression on Shoreditch’s Rivington Street, and the quality across the menu is extremely high. An exquisite rendering of the classic steak sandwich packs aged hanger, yielding bone marrow and a piquant horseradish sauce into a decent ciabatta — spoonfuls of bracing green sauce are a fine accessory. Elsewhere, steak is juicy, beefy, and pretty impeachable, with shattering chips, superb gravy, and the usual range of chops skinny and hefty rounding things off.
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Blacklock Shoreditch
28-30 Rivington StGordon Ker’s homage to quality British meat finds its third expression on Shoreditch’s Rivington Street, and the quality across the menu is extremely high. An exquisite rendering of the classic steak sandwich packs aged hanger, yielding bone marrow and a piquant horseradish sauce into a decent ciabatta — spoonfuls of bracing green sauce are a fine accessory. Elsewhere, steak is juicy, beefy, and pretty impeachable, with shattering chips, superb gravy, and the usual range of chops skinny and hefty rounding things off.
London has many restaurants that might be called ‘American,’ but this new Shoreditch site from The Clove Club is the first that follows the American model of dining pioneered by David Chang, Sara Kramer, Daniela Soto-Innes, and Fabian von Hauske: ingredients from near, inspiration from far. So: chef Chase Lovecky is cooking Cornish thornback ray wing, with a dill pickle butter, end of season courgettes, and crunchy potato scraps, alongside an admittedly modish sardine katsu sandwich. Guinea fowl stuffed with sausage and paired with broccoli and yuzu is in debt to Chang’s Majordomo as much as it is Clove’s own Isaac McHale down the road.
Two Lights
28-30 Kingsland RdLondon has many restaurants that might be called ‘American,’ but this new Shoreditch site from The Clove Club is the first that follows the American model of dining pioneered by David Chang, Sara Kramer, Daniela Soto-Innes, and Fabian von Hauske: ingredients from near, inspiration from far. So: chef Chase Lovecky is cooking Cornish thornback ray wing, with a dill pickle butter, end of season courgettes, and crunchy potato scraps, alongside an admittedly modish sardine katsu sandwich. Guinea fowl stuffed with sausage and paired with broccoli and yuzu is in debt to Chang’s Majordomo as much as it is Clove’s own Isaac McHale down the road.
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