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Mon-Fri at lunch and daily 18:00-20:00; three-course meal includes a glass of Prosecco
that you're welcome to swap for house wine). At the wine bar, find a cheaper bar menu
that's better than your average pub grub ( £ 9-15 meals). This is emphatically a “traditional
wine bar,” with no beers on tap (restaurant open daily 12:00-15:00 & 18:00-22:30, wine
bar open all day long, reservations smart, at intersection of Ebury and Elizabeth Streets,
139 Ebury Street, tel. 020/7730-5447, www.eburyrestaurant.co.uk ) .
La Bottega is an Italian delicatessen that fits its upscale Belgravia neighborhood. It
offers tasty, freshly cooked pastas ( £ 6), lasagnas, and salads ( £ 9 lasagna-and-salad meal),
along with great sandwiches ( £ 3) and a good coffee bar with Italian pastries. It's fast (or-
der at the counter), and the ingredients would please an Italian grandmother. Grab your
meal to go, or enjoy the Belgravia good life with locals, either sitting inside or on the
sidewalk (Mon-Fri 8:00-19:00, Sat 9:00-18:00, Sun 9:00-17:00, on corner of Ebury and
Eccleston Streets, tel. 020/7730-2730).
The Thomas Cubitt pub, named for the urban planner who designed much of Bel-
gravia, is a trendy neighborhood gastropub packed with young professionals. It's pricey
and a pinch pretentious, and prides itself on using sustainable ingredients in its modern
English cooking. With a bright but slightly cramped interior and fine sidewalk seating,
it's great for a drink or meal ( £ 4-6 small plates, £ 14-17 main dishes, 44 Elizabeth Street).
Upstairs is a more refined restaurant with the same kitchen, but an emphasis on finer tech-
nique and presentation ( £ 8-12 starters, £ 19-29 main courses, reservations recommended,
food served daily 12:00-22:00, tel. 020/7730-6060).
The Duke of Wellington pub is a classic neighborhood place with forgettable grub,
sidewalk seating, and an inviting interior. A bit more lowbrow than my other Belgravia
listings, this may be your best shot at meeting a local ( £ 5 sandwiches, £ 7-10 meals, food
served Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00 & 18:00-21:00, Sun lunch only, 63 Eaton Terrace, tel. 020/
7730-1782).
South End of Ebury Street: A five-minute walk down Ebury Street, where it inter-
sects with Pimlico Road, you'll find a pretty square with a few more eateries to con-
sider—including The Orange, a high-priced gastropub with the same owners and a sim-
ilar menu to The Thomas Cubitt (described earlier); and Daylesford, the deli and café of
an organic farm ( £ 3-5 light meals to go—a good picnic option).
East of Victoria Station (Pimlico)
(See “Victoria Station Neighborhood” map, here . )
Grumbles brags it's been serving “good food and wine at nonscary prices since 1964.”
Offering a delicious mix of “modern eclectic French and traditional English,” this un-
pretentious little place with cozy booths inside (on two levels, including a cellar) and
four nice sidewalk tables is the best spot to eat well in this otherwise workaday neigh-
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