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ants, the food is noticeably better ( £ 9-13 dim sum menu, served until 17:00, £ 10-40 main
dishes, Mon-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 11:00-22:00, 13 Queensway, tel. [phone]). For a
lowbrow alternative, Whiteleys Shopping Centre Food Court —at the top end of Queen-
sway—offers fast-food chain eateries among Corinthian columns, and a multiscreen theat-
er in a mall that dates back to 1912 (most restaurants daily 12:00-22:00, some eateries
open shorter hours; options include Yo! Sushi, good salads at Café Rouge, pizza, gelato,
Starbucks, and a coin-op Internet place; third floor, corner of Porchester Gardens and
Queensway).
Supermarkets: Tesco is a half-block from the Notting Hill Gate Tube stop (Mon-
Fri 7:00-24:00, Sat 7:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-18:00, near intersection with Pembridge Road,
114-120 Notting Hill Gate). Queensway is home to several supermarkets, including the
smaller Spar Market at #18 (Mon-Sat 7:00-24:00, Sun 8:00-24:00). Nearby, Marks
& Spencer can be found in Whiteleys Shopping Centre (Mon-Sat 8:30-22:00, Sun
12:00-18:00).
ELSEWHERE IN LONDON
Between St. Paul's and the Tower: The Counting House, formerly an elegant old bank,
offers great £ 7-11 meals, nice homemade £ 10-11 meat pies, fish, and fresh vegetables. The
fun “nibbles menu,” with £ 4-6 snacks, is available starting in the early evening until 22:00
(or until 21:00 on Mon; open Mon-Fri 11:00-23:00, gets really busy with the buttoned-
down 9-to-5 crowd after 12:15 especially Thu-Fri, closed Sat-Sun, near Mansion House in
The City, 50 Cornhill—see map on here , tel. [phone]).
Near St. Paul's: De Gustibus Sandwiches is where an artisan bakery meets the pub-
lic, offering fresh, you-design-it sandwiches, salads, and soups. Communication can be
difficult, but it's worth the effort. Just one block below St. Paul's, it has simple seating
or takeout picnic sacks for lugging to one of the great nearby parks ( £ 4-8 sandwiches, £ 6
hot dishes, Mon-Fri 7:00-17:00, closed Sat-Sun, from church steps follow signs to youth
hostel a block downhill—see map on here , 53-55 Carter Lane, tel. [phone]; anoth-
er outlet is inside the Borough Market in Southwark).
Near the British Library: Drummond Street (running just west of Euston Sta-
tion—see map on here ) is famous for cheap and good Indian vegetarian food ( £ 5-10
dishes, £ 7 lunch buffets). For a good thali (combo plate) consider Chutneys (124 Drum-
mond, tel. [phone]) and Ravi Shankar (133-135 Drummond, tel. [phone],
both open long hours daily).
Near the Tower of London: In The Medieval Banquet' s underground, brick-arched
room, costumed wenches bring you a tasty four-course medieval-themed meal (includes
ale and red wine) as minstrels, knights, jesters, and contortionists perform. If you enjoy an