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zousui
(porridge; £10-15), a set lunch for £22 and dinner
menus starting at £55.
Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm &
6-10.15pm, Sun 5.30-9.45pm.
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Little Social
5 Pollen St, W1
T
020 7870 3730,
W
littlesocial.co.uk;
!
Oxford Circus; map p.78.
Opposite
its sister restaurant, the excellent
Pollen Street Social
, the
trendy
Little Social
offers classy British/French food, for lower
prices, in a bistro-style space done up with banquettes, booths
and retro stylings. The gutsy food - roast halibut BLT, perhaps,
or slow-cooked egg with parmesan and squash soup - is
exquisitely presented, using top-notch seasonal ingredients.
Starters from £8.50, mains from £17; two-/three-course lunch
£21/£25.
Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm & 6-10.30pm.
Rasa W1
6 Dering St, W1
T
020 7629 1346,
W
rasarestaurants.com;
!
Oxford Circus or Bond Street;
map p.78.
This Indian restaurant, one of the excellent
Rasa
family (see p.384), doles out delicious, sophisticated South
Indian veggie dishes from £6 - try the beet
cheera pachadi
.
The northern Indian specialities keep the carnivores happy,
too.
Mon-Sat noon-3pm & 6-11pm.
Truc Vert
42 North Audley St, W1
T
020 7491 9988,
W
trucvert.co.uk;
!
Bond Street; map p.78.
An upmarket
but friendly restaurant, offering sunny food with a southern
French accent - artichoke soup, pan-fried smoked haddock -
in a comfortable, somewhat rustic setting. The daily changing
menu begins with breakfast (£4-11); there's also a deli for
takeaway. Mains from £16; quiche and salads are far cheaper.
Mon-Fri 7am-10pm, Sat 9am-10pm, Sun 9am-6pm.
Wild Honey
12 St George St, W1
T
020 7758 9160,
W
wildhoneyrestaurant.co.uk;
!
Oxford Street or Bond
Street; map p.78.
Regularly changing menus offer splendid
haute cuisine in this mellow oak-panelled dining room.
Everything, from ravioli of wild Italian greens with lemon
peel via slow-cooked beef cheek to their signature wild
honey ice cream, is delicious. Mains from £23, but fixed-
price menus, from £28 at weekday lunch, are a great deal.
Mon-Thurs noon-2.30pm & 6-11pm, Fri & Sat noon-
2.30pm & 6-11.30pm, Sun noon-3pm & 6-10pm.
MARYLEBONE
CAFÉS
Comptoir Libanais
65 Wigmore St, W1
T
020 7935
1110,
W
lecomptoir.co.uk;
!
Marble Arch; map
p.89.
With Lebanese kitsch splashed across everything
from the cutlery cans to the ads on the wall, this is a
cheap and cheerful Middle Eastern deli and diner; food is
simple, from crunchy falafels to tagines and succulent
rose-infused baklava. Mains from £7. Branches in Soho
and South Kensington.
Mon-Sat 8am-11.30pm, Sun
9am-10.30pm.
Golden Hind
73 Marylebone Lane, W1
T
020 7486
3644;
!
Bond Street; map p.89.
Marylebone's heritage
fish-and-chip restaurant, founded in 1914, serves classic
cod and chips from around £7, as well as slightly fancier
food like steamed skate and a deep-fried feta starter.
Mon-Fri noon-3pm & 6-10pm, Sat 6-10pm.
Patisserie Valerie
105 Marylebone High St, W1
T
020 7935 6240,
W
patisserie-valerie.co.uk;
!
Bond Street; map p.89.
Founded as Swiss-run
Maison
Sagne
in the 1920s, and preserving its glorious decor
from those days, the café is now run by Soho's fab
patissiers (see opposite). The light lunches and brunch
dishes (from £5) are great, but the plump, creamy cakes
are the big draw.
Mon-Fri 7.30am-7pm, Sat
8am-7pm, Sun 8.30am-6pm.
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Paul Rothe & Son
35 Marylebone Lane, W1
T
020 7935 6783,
W
paulrotheandsondelicatessen
.co.uk;
!
Bond Street; map p.89.
Wonderfully old-
fashioned deli/corner shop established in 1900, selling
“English & Foreign Provisions” and serving inexpensive
soups, toasties and sandwiches at formica tables.
Mon-Fri
8am-6pm, Sat 11am-5pm.
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VEGGIE LONDON
Vegetarians will be able to eat well in most
places in London. Below is a list of
exclusively veggie cafés and restaurants.
Beatroot
Soho. See opposite
Diwana Bhel Poori House
Bloomsbury.
See p.373
Food for Thought
Covent Garden.
See p.373
The Gate
Hammersmith. See p.385
Manna
Camden. See p.382
Mildred's
Soho. See p.370
My Village
Camden Town. See p.382
Poetry Café
Covent Garden.See p.374
Rasa
Stoke Newington. See p.384
Saf
South Kensington. See p.382
Tibits
Mayfair. See p.367
RESTAURANTS
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The Providores and Tapa Room
109 Marylebone
High St, W1
T
020 7935 6175,
W
theprovidores.co.uk;
!
Baker Street or Bond Street; map p.89.
Outstanding
fusion restaurant, run by the genius New Zealand chef
Peter Gordon, with the more casual
Tapa Room
downstairs.
The Pacific Rim-influenced food is original and satisfying.
Upstairs sees mains at £17-21, with set menus from £20
(lunch) and £33 (dinner); the
Tapa Room
(no reservations)
offers lots of small plates at £5-17.
Providores: Mon-Fri
noon-2.45pm & 6-10.30pm, Sat 11am-3pm &
6-10.15pm, Sun 11am-3pm & 6-10pm. Tapa Room:
Mon-Fri
9am-10.30pm,
Sat
10am-3pm
&
4-10.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm & 4-10pm.
