london restaurants

hipsters <-- yes sorry that was me being tongue-in-cheeky, also i liked the concept of high-end craft flock wallpaper as a coming thing

i was in the eating area the only time i went and it wasn't too full or too noisy, but friends who have been more often have been offput by this aspect

can't be far off, surely.

http://www.thewire.co.uk/images/artists/smith__mark_e/The-Fall-wings.jpg

think urban outfitters (uk version) has sold this for years

haha this is the only result when i searched at urban outfitters for wallpaper

hipster flock = wallpapered hip flask ---:)

the girl who carries a floral hip flask also carries the key to my heart

key = what's in the flask

a flock wallpaper hip flask would be AMAZING

(but if i had one i think i'd be too worried about getting it taken off me by bouncers to take it out with me)

I was in the Draft House quite recently on a reasonably busy Friday evening and it was fine, acoustically, think the levels of shoutiness required are being exaggerated a bit here. But yes its beer selection is terrific, although I think the Cask in Pimlico and Craft Beer Company in Holborn probably equal it. Of all of these the Cask is the nicest pub as far as its general ambience goes, although I do like the Draft House.

for indian i would go to rasa or tayyabs. think there's a rasa in soho.

Probably worth pointing out that Rasa and Tayyabs are really different from one another. Tayyabs is always very hectic and busy and the food is on the heavier/kebabier end of the spectrum. It's BYO as well. Rasa is lighter, Keralan food and probably a better bet if you're after a relaxed evening where you can buy booze. Also being Keralan the fish curries are awesome - the Rasas tend to vary a bit as well, some are vegetarian, another focuses on fish etc so worth checking out in advance. The Rasa W1 in Mayfair is probably yr best bet for covering all bases.

If you're anywhere in or near South London I'd also rep for Babur in Brockley which does FANTASTIC modern Indian food and is well worth making the trip for and is now quite easy to get to on the ELL. I had quail last time I went there.

(The Rasa in Stoke Newington is really good too but there are almost certainly going to be more convenient ones for you)

matt otm, i lazily threw out indian suggestions but he's made things more clear.

going back to craft house, in a big way i like it cos the grandeur of tower bridge itself kinda blows me away (shame on me as an irishman) and that area is incredibly neat imo, plus of course lots of good beer.

has anyone been to that new italian on kingsland road? i forget the name but i've heard there is some truly brilliant place there....

on kingsland road? my friend went to some place on mare st + she recommended it (not the one at the end of vyner st, some other place)

oh wait the kingsland rd place is that one thats right in shoreditch right? yeah i think i saw something abt that too

draft house is nice the times i went had been quite quiet (although those were weekends during the day i suppose)

i did go on a friday night once and it was very crowded and full of loud suited people but that was fine as I had the "tasting room" downstairs booked (for free) which was lovely (it was in the basement but had some weird "fake natural light" turned on through some old windows so it looked as though it was daytime..

("for free" = had to fill a £300 bar tab)

went to cask last friday it was nice although it was very warm/sweaty but guess it was friday night. and there was a Norwegian beer fest going on. nice beers although they were £9 a pint lolololol

a beer called "fyr og flamme" was particularly good (if you have £9 going spare)

You know, we could sell you that grand bridge that you have your eye on, Ronan

I ate loads, the pork and garlic was very good, and something involving aubergines also tick VG. The DUMPLINGS!! were ok, but there are better ones at Silk Road

I have walked past this place every weekday for the past several years and assumed it was some £3.50 lunchbox black bean sauce canteen place, but now that I'm trying to find a new Chinese place in SE it seems it's actually like one of the best restaurants in South London? I've immediately become obsessed with going there to eat their intimidating chicken plate and their 10 DUMPLINGS! for £3

that was not a word I expected to be automatically capitalised

is there anything good near paddington? planning to meet a friend there tomorrow, don't want to go anywhere too fancy, but there must be decently-priced nice places round there, right?

if it's close enough (and you're prepared to go in on the carbs) then meya meya is a fantastic egyptian place next to edgware rd tube stn

(the restaurant bit is downstairs)

oh, I'm always prepared to go in on the carbs

meateasy now opened permanently in w1

w fucking 1 kmt

Can anyone here tell me about Tamarind? Apparently it's expanding to a hoity-toity part of OC so I'm wondering what the deal is:

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/2011/11/tamarind_of_london_newport_beach.php

meateasy now opened permanently in w1

wkiw w1. tell us more!

I found out more. 72 wellbeck st, open this week from 5pm, for lunch from friday.

http://www.fifteenpickles.com/2011/11/08/getting-back-on-the-wagon-at-meat-liquor/

Does this mean the thing at The Rye is no more? Meant to be going on Friday, and would probably rather hang out there than some packed West End place.

shut down last week according to twitter.

about to head here:
http://www.eat.st/kings-cross/

meat liquor was nice! was nice to eat a meatwagon burger thing without feeling like i want to kill everyone else around me

Really liked Fryer's delight.

Has anyone been at the Vietnamese across the road from there? Probably go next week.

Fryer's delight is indeed awesome.

Halp! Someone has informed me that The Cock Tavern near Smithfield Market has closed? Is that true? I'm getting mixed messages on the interwebs.

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I haven't been for a year or so but haven't heard it had gone. It's kind of amazing, more for what it is than what it serves. The breakfasts are nice without being the best ever. The beer is well-kept and unremarkable. The location's good.

Best breakfast cafe joint in London is a conversation I'm interested in having. I'll rep for Terry's cafe in Borough...

Steve, where have you read it closed? The most recent posting on Facebook was three days ago, so unless you've heard something hot off the press, it's likely unclosed.

Has anyone been at the Vietnamese across the road from there? Probably go next week.

I go there for lunch sometimes. It's decent but not a patch on some of the Kingsland Road places. Fine for the area though.

best vietnamese are in mare street!

Cheers Matt I'll try it round there then, or Mare street - need to find a good Vietnamese.

Deptford also worth checking imo

One of my London buds in SF right now and she LOVES vietnamese, I'll see what she recommends.

Tim, not sure, I blame it on shoddy googling or general confusion on my part, looks like a safe bet. I'm feeling that Butcher's Breakfast.

mr shasta are you plannin a visit?

yes, but during a very inconvenient time though (the holidays).

I ate loads, the pork and garlic was very good, and something involving aubergines also tick VG. The DUMPLINGS!!! were ok, but there are better ones at Silk Road

I have walked past this place every weekday for the past several years and assumed it was some £3.50 lunchbox black bean sauce canteen place, but now that I'm trying to find a new Chinese place in SE it seems it's actually like one of the best restaurants in South London? I've immediately become obsessed with going there to eat their intimidating chicken plate and their 10 DUMPLINGS!! for £3

― MPx4A, Monday, November 7, 2011 8:58 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark

ok yeah, Silk Road is amazing, felt like I was on drugs for about half an hour after the meal and struggled to break the £45 barrier between 4 people attempting maximum gluttony and drinking beers

The one Vietnamese I visited on Mare St (was it green Papaya? I forget) wasn't a fraction of a patch on the better Kingsland Road ones.

green papaya isn't all that, really -- nice but nothing special

i really like tre viet and hai ha further up towards mine, though TV simplified (and spellchecked) its menu a while back -- no more stuffed giant snail (or pish soup) -- and i haven't checked it since it moved three doors down into bigger premises; HH may also just have changed its chef recently actually

both are very unmanic compared to kingsland road, but yr probably right, they're my locals and i'm very fond of them (esp.hai ha, which has been my favourite eat-in delivery place for ten years), but they lack competition and are not super high-end

Pish soup! Nice! I went toa good Vietnamese in Chicago which served a dish made of "crap meat".

there's a tre viet on kingsland road! (but could just happened to have same name obvs)

The one Vietnamese I visited on Mare St (was it green Papaya? I forget) wasn't a fraction of a patch on the better Kingsland Road ones.

it's better than a lot of the kingsland road ones. mien tay is the best value and food better than most as far as kingsland road goes, tho it's dirty. seen roaches there.

englefield road viet is the best by miles tho in the general vietsphere of east ldn.