‘A little slice of heaven’ Do you like pizza, hip new bars made from shipping containers, and charming staff? If the answer to any of these is ‘No’, Hackney Road’s brand spanking new pizza joint is not for you! Having opened just a week ago, Nebula Pizza is pretty much what it say’s on the tin – without the interstellar ...
‘Joyous venue with staff and style to match’ Rare is it that an unclean adjective is used to describe food. As Christina Aguilera puts it in her hit song ‘Dirty’, making mud pies as a child and the shame-filled takeaway after a heavy night out, some of the best things in life are just that… filthy. Inside the Three Compasses ...
‘Buzzing addition to East London – even if the food is slightly underwhelming’ The new offshoot of Borough Market favourite Padella had just opened in Shoreditch when the Covid curtain descended. But since 4 July, this buoyant little pasta joint has been flinging its doors wide open to the hot summer nights. Beautiful people flock like black-clad moths to this ...
‘Inventive grub that doesn’t hurt the planet’ With trepidation in our hearts and mask strapped across our faces, we journey through the slowly re-filling city to Homerton – my partner, myself and our pup (she was maskless). Being the first restaurant we have been to since it-that-must-not-be-named spoilt everything months ago, I wasn’t sure if vegan pizza was the thing ...
43 Lower Clapton Rd, Lower Clapton, London E5 0NS Pizza, beats & brews are promised by A Slice of Blue. Although the order for us was more, beats, brews then pizza, this unaffected pub/restaurant is filled with that elusive quality… a good vibe. The gifted folks behind the chain Santa Maria and Firezza combine their thin crust know-how for this ...
‘Soaring highs and plummeting lows’ A small walk from Old Street Station we slide into the soft lights and subtly buzzing techno murmur of Barboun. Expanding from their petite but popular Soho venue Hovarda, Hus Vedat and his team have opened an all-day Levantine beast. With a feeling of an upmarket hotel restaurant Barboun is chic and simple. Scandi wood ...
‘Dishes that will astound a jaded London palette’ Surrounded by shabby chic furniture and kitsch details, bathing in warm candlelight, we were ready for a trip of culinary discovery in three-month-old restaurant Bong Bong’s Manila Kanteen. A calming wash of eggshell blue soothes us as we prepare to make our first dive into Filipino cooking, and what a refreshing dip ...
‘Charming, lively evening filled with wine and flavour’ With the guidance of chef/co-owner Brodie Meah, I finally begin to understand the allure and excitement of the natural wine movement. In cosy, candlelit surroundings eight minutes’ walk from Arsenal station, we embark on this exciting journey, which is not for the fainthearted, teetotal or those on a budget. Top Cuvée, which ...
‘Irish fine dining delivers clever flavours’ On a clear but chilly night, my partner and I jumped out at Old Street and navigated our way through the throng and skyscrapers of Shoreditch intrigued by the prospect of Irish fine dining. Chef Richard Corrigan’s latest venture, Daffodil Mulligan, has taken over from the much-loved Nuala and promises fresh twists on classics ...
‘Luxurious nibbling, if a little pricey’ Vins offers a ‘pleasant evening of bite-sized fun’. Just around the corner from Canonbury tube station unassumingly sits Vins, a pocket-sized wine bar and restaurant with an unadorned charm. As the rain poured angrily down, we nestled in the cosy nook and were treated to a pleasant evening of bite-sized fun. The current rise ...