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serves tasty all-day breakfasts, soups, casseroles and gooey
puds. Prices, starting at £6 for eggs on toast or a fresh fruit
salad, can mount up.
Mon-Sat 8am-6.30pm, Sun
9am-5pm.
has scooped two Michelin stars for his fabulous French-
inspired food - elegant, confident, a bit nouvelle and
packed with flavour. Typical dishes include Berkshire
Muntjac with celeriac baked in juniper bone marrow and
wild garlic. The atmosphere, for such a raved about
restaurant, is gratifyingly warm and welcoming. Mains
from £28; set lunch menus at £30 for two courses or £35 for
three.
Mon 6.30-10.15pm, Tues-Sat noon-2pm &
6.30-10.15pm, Sun noon-2.30pm & 7-10pm.
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Mandalay
444 Edgware Rd, W2
T
020 7258 3696,
W
mandalayway.com;
!
Edgware Road; map pp.274-
275.
Authentic Burmese cuisine - a melange of Thai,
Malaysian, a bit of Chinese and a lot of Indian. The portions
are huge, the service friendly and the prices low. Booking
recommended in the evening. Mains £5-8.50.
Mon-Sat
noon-2.30pm & 6-10.30pm.
Pearl Liang
8 Sheldon Square, W2
T
020 7289 7000,
W
www.pearlliang.co.uk;
!
Paddington; map
pp.274-275.
The setting, in a modern development near
Paddington station, is unpromising, but it's well worth the
trek to this classy spot for superb dim sum (try the wasabi
prawn dumplings). Dim sum around £3 at lunch, £4.50 in
the evening, takeaway weekday lunch boxes from £5.50.
Daily noon-11pm.
Saf
Whole Foods Market, Barkers, W8
T
020 7368 4555,
W
safrestaurant.co.uk;
!
High Street Kensington; map
pp.274-275.
Saf
stands for “simply authentic food” - this
modern, vegan restaurant, set in a kind of open food court,
specializes in vibrant (mostly raw) fruit and veg dishes from
around the world. Many ingredients (including the dairy-free
cheeses) are created on site. Natural wines and cocktails, too.
Mains £9-13, with wraps, burgers and salads for less.
Mon-
Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-6pm.
RESTAURANTS
Le Café Anglais
8 Porchester Gardens, W2
T
020 7221
1415,
W
lecafeanglais.co.uk;
!
Bayswater; map
p.274.
Modern British/European brasserie in an airy,
vaguely Art Deco space within the Whiteley's shopping
mall. Food is tempting, from the pike
boudin
with
beurre
blanc
to the signature parmesan custard with anchovy
toast, and there's an oyster bar for smaller dishes. Mains
£13-35; set lunch menus (two/three courses) £19.50-
27.50/£24.50-32.50.
Mon-Thurs noon-3.30pm &
6.30-10.30pm, Fri & Sat noon-3.30pm & 6.30-11pm,
Sun noon-3.30pm & 6.30-10pm; oyster bar Mon-Sat
noon-10.30 pm, Sun noon-5pm.
Hereford Road
3 Hereford Rd, W2
T
020 7727 1144,
W
herefordroad.org;
!
Queensway or Notting Hill Gate;
map pp.274-275.
The contemporary dining room, with
bustling open kitchen, is a smart setting for the accomplished
English cooking from
St John
alumni Tom Pemberton. You'll
find the same emphasis on simple, old-fashioned excellence
- ham hock and pea shoots, stuffed lamb heart with nettles,
and the like, with a good list of Old World wines by glass,
carafe or bottle. The set meals are an astonishing bargain.
Mains £10-23. Two- or three-course weekday lunch menu
£13/£15.50, or an “express lunch” for £9.50.
Mon-Sat
noon-3pm & 6-10.30pm, Sun noon-4pm & 6-10pm.
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The Ledbury
127 Ledbury Rd, W11
T
020 7792
9090,
W
www.theledbury.com;
!
Westbourne Park;
map pp.274-275.
Australian wünderkind Brett Graham
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CAMDEN TOWN
CAFÉS
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My Village
37 Chalk Farm Rd, NW1
T
020 3489
2293,
W
myvillagecafebar.co.uk;
!
Chalk Farm; map
pp.284-285.
There aren't many places like this left in
London nowadays: a funky, friendly, ramshackle café
whose bare-brick walls, handpainted glass, battered
furniture, well-thumbed mags and fairy lights welcome
you in to hang out for hours. Stop by for a coffee or a glass
of wine, or tuck into the cheap and tasty organic, veggie
and vegan Middle Eastern food - you'll get a heaped plate
for a fiver. Takeaway available.
Mon-Thurs 9am-7.30pm,
Fri 9am-8.30pm, Sat & Sun 10.30am-8.30pm.
of London's best.
There's a splendid, creative veggie
selection (try the rosemary- and garlic-roasted beet salad
or the fennel hearts roasted with tarragon).
Mon-Thurs
noon-3pm & 6-11pm, Fri & Sat noon-3pm &
6-11.30pm, Sun 6.30-9.30pm.
Manna
4 Erskine Rd, NW3
T
020 7722 8028,
W
mannav.com;
!
Chalk Farm; map pp.284-285.
Longstanding, upscale veggie restaurant, full of Primrose
Hill yoga types, serving large portions of mostly organic,
food, much of it vegan, from around the world. Mains £11-
14, less at lunch.
Tues-Fri 6.30-10.30pm, Sat noon-
3pm & 6.30-10.30pm, Sun noon-3pm & 6.30-10pm.
Namaaste Kitchen
64 Parkway, NW1
T
020 7485
5977,
W
namaastekitchen.co.uk;
!
Camden Town;
map pp.284-285.
The modern Pakistani and Indian
food in this contemporary restaurant - prepared with
top-quality ingredients and cooked with flair in an open
kitchen - well deserves its many accolades. Some
dishes, like tandoori Portobello mushroom filled with
RESTAURANTS
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El Parador
245 Eversholt St, NW1
T
020 7387
2789,
W
elparadorlondon.com;
!
Mornington
Crescent; map pp.284-285.
Though there's little fuss
here, the tapas (£4.20-8.50), served in a small, simple
dining room with a friendly neighbourhood buzz, are some
