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in Farringdon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants in Holborn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants in London"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Steak restaurants in London"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Quality Chop House, Farringdon "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/Www.ourldnlife.com\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1440\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ebDEwK5jZVE\/YYvIkQ_FYXI\/AAAAAAAANr0\/UzNHIYqFPg8YkVh8xuBeS9pXV-wn5ZmqQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/58E179CE-2A5B-4AA0-9581-F055F021A912.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: 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white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Quality Chop House, Farringdon\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-ad819b5e-7fff-e4c9-7935-1b4ca008aad7\" style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Quality Chop House has been on my list to visit for some time - and rightly so as one of London’s oldest and most well respected restaurants. The restaurant has been around since the 1800’s, originally as a working mens club but thankfully dropping that to become a very meaty restaurant, butchers, wine bar and shop. They really can do everything!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELocated in Farringdon in a beautiful old building, it’s a fairly central affair easily accessible from Old Street, Holborn, Farringdon, or even if you fancy a 30 minute walk from Waterloo through Central London. Enter through the doorway which is emblazoned with their namesake, and into a world of dark wood, candle lit lighting and the smells of meat cooking.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe restaurant itself isn’t as big as I expected, and you can expect some very intimate dining here at QCH, which makes it perfect for a date night.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAs we both have learnt, we can rarely handle a big main if we have huge starters so we opted for their snacks; beef short rib croquettes and sourdough. As you can imagine, the croquettes were little bites of luxury with a rich and delicious beefy taste, with the nice addition of a delicious buttery, mustardy sauce.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8Z6R4yc8unY\/YYvJZcGwKDI\/AAAAAAAANsQ\/Dg6WBeF-AOkzey9cadaOcOA_pOgTMXaSwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/ACFE4A67-893C-4FDA-8996-0487565FF9E6.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1440\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8Z6R4yc8unY\/YYvJZcGwKDI\/AAAAAAAANsQ\/Dg6WBeF-AOkzey9cadaOcOA_pOgTMXaSwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/ACFE4A67-893C-4FDA-8996-0487565FF9E6.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBut, onto the main event, is where the Quality Chop House comes into its own with its brilliant cuts of meat; we opted for the pork chop and sirloin steak, with the grilled hispy cabbage and the famous confit potatoes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENow it would be remiss of me to tell you anything other than this is some of the finest meat cookery in London - both the pork chop and sirloin steak were cooked to perfection, well rested meaning they were tender and cut well. The almost smokey taste from the grill is something I am forever sad I cannot seem to recreate at home.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe sides, well...you’ve truly never experienced a confit potato until you have experienced this one. The crunchy outside, with the soft buttery insides, almost as if they are in chip form (the guy next to us when we arrived told us we must order the chips - and I can see why he called them chips!) It's some of the best potato work I have experienced.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1cJ1zVs_EFo\/YYvJki88g2I\/AAAAAAAANsU\/TXhHsXXYBd0JZRFGD9HueXuIzDmhQADOACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/886929D5-B912-4882-BD08-A8D35335F5E0.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1440\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1cJ1zVs_EFo\/YYvJki88g2I\/AAAAAAAANsU\/TXhHsXXYBd0JZRFGD9HueXuIzDmhQADOACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/886929D5-B912-4882-BD08-A8D35335F5E0.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cE5bM4MVfkk\/YYvJvvGE6rI\/AAAAAAAANsc\/0t0fPysdNrYy-53_TLNtnFHi73r3q7kfQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/8EAA0949-2EAE-4A72-979F-93C65DF84424.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1440\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cE5bM4MVfkk\/YYvJvvGE6rI\/AAAAAAAANsc\/0t0fPysdNrYy-53_TLNtnFHi73r3q7kfQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/8EAA0949-2EAE-4A72-979F-93C65DF84424.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWine? Well, you’re spoilt for choice. If your budget is endless, then you are in for an extra treat as they had some truly exceptional wines by the glass - though at around £35 for 175ml, we sadly had to skip them. We did however order a bottle of their chilled red wine - it’s an Italian wine, incredibly light and for me it’s exactly what I want to lift my meal when it’s a bit heavier. But if that’s not your thing - speak to one of the team, who are on hand to help you with whatever your taste desires.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPrice wise - it’s on the mid-range budget, around £60 per head without alcohol. Expect to spend a fair bit if you want to go all out!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E88-94 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3EA\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/thequalitychophouse.com\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/thequalitychophouse.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; 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font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-8e2a7376-7fff-5357-43cd-989941ed5fe6\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;\"\u003EBermondsey Larder, Bermondsey\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBermondsey Larder is located in bustling Bermondsey, minutes from the vibrant Maltby Street, and it has quickly become one of my go to places to recommend to people looking for somewhere to eat in the SE1 area.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIt seems that everything Robin Gill does is just excellent. I was incredibly sad when The Dairy shut in Clapham, somewhere that I’d longed after in my early days in London, and enjoyed in my later years in London - and always conveniently close to me which made it even better! Thankfully, Bermondsey Larder is filling that void with many of The Dairy team driving this venture to be one of the best places in London to eat.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: none; display: inline-block; height: 294px; overflow: hidden; width: 377px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Bermondsey Larder menu\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/iZ1cXhPmiX2yHLMbCRJuzvUE3RBtkHSVRaRBpb0KHuKt5-E9C7IwrVdg2cz19-d0jx6EOLEdLaU0XGQlrsNldt0HVSXea8pJKOXtf2AlwcpytEq8-3HNRYnNwMEobXfr-HxU62Qq=s16000\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELocated within a very cool co-working space - which also recently held a Sofar Sounds - this restaurant brings cool London vibes tenfold. With low lighting, calm music and an incredibly nice, friendly (and well dressed) team you immediately feel welcome.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EOne of the pulls for me is the incredible natural wine list - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ecurated a lot by Alessandra Tasca who is a natural wine enthusiast and also hosts natural wine lessons\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - as it’s one of the best I’ve seen in London. The options are vast, but yet curated, and the team are on hand to recommend some brilliant ones, catering to each and every budget. We sampled some great orange wines and rose (highlighting how a dark rose doesn’t mean it’s sweet, something I am quite passionate about!). TWhat I can recommend is to tell them what you like, your budget and let them guide you - they really are experts in their field and they will probably recommend something you’d perhaps not have chosen.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: none; display: inline-block; height: 236px; overflow: hidden; width: 377px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The Dairy Clapham\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/MkKvvtvyKvBAEu3rABhyczUqIglRjywdmBftlEHMiVeGlQLfFG5Ebc1d0qGip5m8XdQ1sX8u9EEkK7cZB0bzQRK2owwFqGQuv8rseZZq050FOcohrBxbJa-tT6a6WWl2KVQziqke=s16000\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENow, food wise. WOW. The seasonal menu is serving up some of the best food in SE London, with a range of dishes which regularly change depending on what is in season. They also offer lunch menus during the week for £20 for two courses, and a tasting menu on Sundays.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDespite the menu changing - and luckily for those of you who choose to venture here - their beef tartare is on the menu seemingly all the time. This is one of the best things I have ever eaten - in fact, after we’d finished our dessert, we ordered another because it simply had to be eaten again.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: none; display: inline-block; height: 519px; overflow: hidden; width: 602px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Bermondsey Larder menu\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/WN416z2L-YQObSy1EEXxvpAN_l7QO1lyQ9XO6LwaYppXgEyBEyAlefUJWd62sTiHJO5mfH_ZQjIMcY0MZg_kVfHqev6iRIIbAFVwY-FwprLVv_3VsyxsU2IrvK6KABSSGdPZw8ra=s16000\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFor the main courses, expect flavour bursts executed with total skills from the team. We had lamb - and, as expected, it was cooked to perfection.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis is a great place for all occasions; whether that’s date night, a dinner with friends or somewhere to take your family when they visit. You can guarantee exceptional food, a great atmosphere and wine list to die for.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPrice wise it’s very reasonable, and you can spend as much or as little as you like depending on your wine choices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI hope you enjoy your visit! 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Their Soho location, on bustling Greek Street, is somewhere I’ve wanted to go for some time as reviews of their food and wine continued to pour out of Instagram and various websites. And why wouldn’t it be so highly rated with a wine list that most would be blown away by, and truly exceptional French influenced food? It’s hard not to fall head over hills.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Noble Rot Greek Street\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/NZ4i9obKc9XkIp07JHcsdOHyBoQmYza6cGfXIxgRsjO8Eld2AtGxhFyXj7yy1zsD7Ze_vmTnEDUuOBVAMmjC2usjCmrwU7vhRuxpztTGr0SGtsNDAOeBSVIhhnxuU2UZV2bwg-Nr=s16000\" style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Noble Rot wine bar\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/k4egL7SDK5hdy9WDDQ7Hf7s2DVgBlmRQCX31ghuQoFTSU64tKR7zoimJ9v92K1AWVDP3aZAAocIvoWHNPPLm5h0oDVCi15Z6R1ZFwrS_8Fsok-PAmGIadOKwPfCF3LoTpUHPWXb3=s16000\" style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWith two sites open now in London you’ve got the choice of two locations to wander to, but Noble Rot on Greek Street definitely offers the most intimate setting. As you enter into this teeny venue, everything is a low lighting, candle lit vibe with dark wooden panels, pictures on the wall and just a handful of tables. They do however offer a private dining room if you’re in a larger group!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf you’re intimidated by large wine lists - as they often can be overwhelming - then you’re in the right place with friendly staff on hand to guide you through depending on your taste. It’s as simple as telling them your preferred type of wine, any regionally specific wines and price point. Both wines selected were great - the Chenin Blanc from South Africa on the shorter menu, and then the waitress recommended a truly beautiful wine in the form of a brilliant Jeunes Vignes de Xinomarvo, Thymiopoulos 2020 from Macedonia.\u0026nbsp;It was a beautiful, light purple colour but the flavours are punchy in the form of sun ripened tomatoes, summer berries, and just an incredible punch of flavour as it hits \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eyour mouth.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Noble Rot restaurant\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/XYysjABLPOb2mogpD0PKEXuLuK0lJVH5JkjuD7NvwhOXsZXlV1J1ZMprzbciIVWKv-Okt-hb6CMNmx5EjvlRqZQcQMUGzUoatvFB6L_THw896LcU_2BRpRnihxzGzfOp0CDb5Ric=s16000\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Noble Rot London\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/XBvvkKr0NP4XOFZ_X7tZHv3kURSBqG9Pw3tH7AoqVNahlGwwNZlh84gy5v_OBR_6MYCaoAIPxD1grp1F6bPX9TCxKykGXpGjMpnprxuEGxv872cyIgcV1flDq-p804wc0B-VCTr4=s16000\" style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENow - when it comes to food, make sure you’re hungry. The menu changes regularly, based on what’s in season and what the chef is cooking for that period. With heavy influences from France, expect rich and buttery food (which is undoubtedly amazing) with various flavours, ingredients and textures.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe starters are simple but extremely well executed, with their Sole with tomato butter being a truly exceptional dish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe main stand out dish was the chicken in the rich buttery, white wine sauce with morels. Just, wow. A good reminder that chicken done well is better than any red meat. We also had the pork shoulder, with chickpeas and perfect seasoning. I wonder if these dishes will make a return to the menu - because they truly are brilliant!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ETo finish, you must go for the cheese course with the wine flight. Or even the chocolate torte, with their paired wine. It's a great opportunity to have a sample of some brilliant wines without the price tag! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2 Greek St, London W1D 4NB\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/noblerot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehttps:\/\/noblerot.co.uk\/\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G488Y17wC_M\/YLDFzG3gDWI\/AAAAAAAANcA\/Z8z7quDzx3w_toyiz322XDY3fB1UdlnzACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1000\/bruschetta-antica-bologna-sml2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G488Y17wC_M\/YLDFzG3gDWI\/AAAAAAAANcA\/Z8z7quDzx3w_toyiz322XDY3fB1UdlnzACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/bruschetta-antica-bologna-sml2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESince I moved to London over 6 years ago, I’ve always wanted a local Italian - but in all the places I lived, I never found \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ethe one\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. The one that made me want to keep going back for more. But finally, after years of hunting I’ve found it in Osteria Antica Bologna.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-32737c42-7fff-0095-391e-a555d90011b7\"\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELocated on Northcote Road, this place has been around for over 20 years and provides the most homely feel with their rustic wood panelled interiors and friendly staff who seem genuinely happy to get back to having people dine with them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBut, to be quite honest with you, the food is so excellent that even if - and they’re not - the people running this restaurant were vehemently rude, I would still return because the food is so great I couldn’t keep away. Look at me forming a toxic relationship with food.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RtUTyBDgGQo\/YLDF_mXKjcI\/AAAAAAAANcE\/qtL7ry6RrDsNfy68clsdmCJFRx_FGwT7gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/ostria-antica-bologna.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1023\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RtUTyBDgGQo\/YLDF_mXKjcI\/AAAAAAAANcE\/qtL7ry6RrDsNfy68clsdmCJFRx_FGwT7gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/ostria-antica-bologna.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gDBP9vipdR4\/YLDGEFBSR2I\/AAAAAAAANcM\/DVTSze6L2vYkxy0cPxpmzwkJVNGdiaAWgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1000\/restaurant-osteria-antica-bologna-sml2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gDBP9vipdR4\/YLDGEFBSR2I\/AAAAAAAANcM\/DVTSze6L2vYkxy0cPxpmzwkJVNGdiaAWgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/restaurant-osteria-antica-bologna-sml2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhilst in many Italian restaurants, you might find a spaghetti bolognese or a carbonara, neither are to be found on this menu as it focuses on - and you might have guessed it - food from Bologna.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe menu consists of Antipasto, fresh homemade pasta, meat \u0026amp; fish, their daily specials and dessert. Now I will warn you, it’s hard to choose and actually I’ve had to have a pasta course before our main because their \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ERavioli of the Day\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E is just to die for - I’ve now had the pumpkin and ricotta with a rosemary butter, asparagus and ricotta with sage butter and beef and veal - all to die for, and get the large because you will, I promise, want more.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThey have an incredible selection of antipasti available too; everything from the classic \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBruschetta\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - which clearly is made with fresh tomatoes, herbs and an extra AF olive oil - to their \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFritto Misto\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, which is deep fried calamari, prawns, whitebait and courgettes are worth coming back for - and on a sunny day, if you don’t want to eat a full meal, you can enjoy this whilst watching the world go by on their terrace!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPasta...I couldn’t not talk about pasta. Their pasta - as I mentioned above - is truly epic, but if you fancy something else other than Ravioli then their \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELinguine al Granchio\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E blends sweet crab with a vibrant sweet chilli and white wine sauce for a lighter option! Or, their\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E mushroom pasta\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E is luxurious, delicious and packs a punch in terms of flavour.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XRHrLsT0Rlk\/YLDGKxpb1hI\/AAAAAAAANcQ\/SioazJX7CUQkUmxJm3_zX9WMv8O9Wn1dQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2021-05-28%2Bat%2B11.26.05.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XRHrLsT0Rlk\/YLDGKxpb1hI\/AAAAAAAANcQ\/SioazJX7CUQkUmxJm3_zX9WMv8O9Wn1dQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2021-05-28%2Bat%2B11.26.05.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mlGWXGJB6pI\/YLDGRSeuUMI\/AAAAAAAANcc\/sl_K7oV70skOdms9Ivvhx7bZ67WY3NtMgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/Osteria-Antica-Clapham.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1023\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mlGWXGJB6pI\/YLDGRSeuUMI\/AAAAAAAANcc\/sl_K7oV70skOdms9Ivvhx7bZ67WY3NtMgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Osteria-Antica-Clapham.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENow onto one of my biggest regrets, they had Monkfish as their special on their menu for a couple of weeks but each time I’d opted for something different but they genuinely do change their specials so alas, I did not get to try it but I live in hope it’ll come back.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBut, their \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFiorentina\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E (a chargrilled t-bone steak, served rare) is out of this world. I have never had a steak cooked as well as it was here, and I’ve eaten more steak than I’d care to admit. It is cooked rare - how it should be - but I am sure if you were more of a medium rare they’d accommodate, but please - and I beg you - do not order it medium or well done because it would be a waste.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAnd for the finale, their desserts are - shock - out of this world. The \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Epistachio creme brulee\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E has changed my life, and now no dessert will ever compare. But I can also firmly recommend their \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ETiramisu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPanna Cotta\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. Both excellent choices.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9yXNMghrTME\/YLDGYX3qHJI\/AAAAAAAANco\/JSfRwh_Fvx8enB1Cgm4N1NPMZIsJPMFkgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/italian-on-northcote-road.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1023\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9yXNMghrTME\/YLDGYX3qHJI\/AAAAAAAANco\/JSfRwh_Fvx8enB1Cgm4N1NPMZIsJPMFkgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/italian-on-northcote-road.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K2NvahGSkps\/YLDGYTKPceI\/AAAAAAAANck\/K8E11L0HlpwmS9DSeR7sDEpJBFBlusc6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1000\/window-osteria-antica-bologna-sml2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K2NvahGSkps\/YLDGYTKPceI\/AAAAAAAANck\/K8E11L0HlpwmS9DSeR7sDEpJBFBlusc6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/window-osteria-antica-bologna-sml2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAs a restaurant that has struggled in the pandemic, it’s one I love to support because the food is truly incredible, the staff are beyond amazing and the wine list is brilliant too FYI. It’s incredibly reasonably priced for the quality of the food and produce, and you are made to feel welcomed from start to finish. If you visit, you will probably come across Stefania and Mario who are the most incredibly welcoming people and always on hand to give you recommendations on drinks, wine, food and more.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAntica Osteria Bologna,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E23 Northcote Road,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELondon\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESW11 1NG\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E020 7978 4771\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/osteria.co.uk\/contact\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/osteria.co.uk\/contact\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IE-3tbjY5XA\/YLDGgiLwU2I\/AAAAAAAANcw\/94_8gMWhifUlQf2KEVsA87Vf63GXU41awCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1000\/fish-vegetables-osteria-antica-bologna-sml2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IE-3tbjY5XA\/YLDGgiLwU2I\/AAAAAAAANcw\/94_8gMWhifUlQf2KEVsA87Vf63GXU41awCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/fish-vegetables-osteria-antica-bologna-sml2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/4727747807052650670\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2021\/05\/osteria-antica-bologna-clapham.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/4727747807052650670"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/4727747807052650670"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2021\/05\/osteria-antica-bologna-clapham.html","title":"Osteria Antica Bologna, Clapham "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G488Y17wC_M\/YLDFzG3gDWI\/AAAAAAAANcA\/Z8z7quDzx3w_toyiz322XDY3fB1UdlnzACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w640-h426-c\/bruschetta-antica-bologna-sml2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-2713968927336609846"},"published":{"$t":"2021-04-27T20:00:00.036+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T20:00:00.220+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"East London restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurant Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Places to eat in Shoreditch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shoreditch restaurants"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"SMOKESTAK, Shoreditch"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-twPusl70svY\/YIgdeY6WrxI\/AAAAAAAANZw\/nCRy5XyYkoYjoJ3Q6lXwXZHceA_l4ZN3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/CarolSachs-Smokestak_DSC6005-HiRes.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1366\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-twPusl70svY\/YIgdeY6WrxI\/AAAAAAAANZw\/nCRy5XyYkoYjoJ3Q6lXwXZHceA_l4ZN3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h427\/CarolSachs-Smokestak_DSC6005-HiRes.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIt’s official - the full blown lockdown in the UK is over, hopefully for the last time, and our hospitality industry that we love so much is beginning to shake off the cobwebs and fling open its doors. I, for one, couldn’t be happier to see my inbox filling with reservation emails and my diary looking a little more like a diary should as I begin to plot out attacking the list of restaurants that seems to have grown only tenfold in the last four months.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003ERestaurants across the UK are navigating the new rules; terraces have been built, gazebos purchased and outdoor furniture crammed onto any street that will permit it to seat the hungry foodies that have, and I hope, continue to, support the fantastic restaurants, who have had one of the worst years imaginable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-386cf351-7fff-c4eb-69f2-d4303bca00d5\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003EOn opening week, one of the restaurants that has sat firmly at the top of my list is the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/smokestak.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EShoreditch barbecue restaurant Smokestak\u003C\/a\u003E. Smokestak was opened in 2016 by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/david.carter.uk\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDavid Carter,\u003C\/a\u003E who had previously worked at festival and street-food locations serving up some delicious smoked briskets buns and went brick \u0026amp; mortar with this Shoreditch location.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI’ve long seen Instagram posts, highlighting and showcasing the deliciously charred lumps of meats which have been, as you might have guessed, smoked for a variation of times. Initially, we’d planned to visit in November but as the November lockdown left our plans in tatters we made sure it was one of the first we headed to as things opened up again on 12th April.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELocated just a stone's throw from Shoreditch High Street station and the ever so trendy Brick Lane (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ewhich, coincidently, I am certainly not cool enough for despite my best efforts\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E) it offers up that fiercely edgy East London vibe with blackened windows, seemingly reclaimed wood furniture and their outside terrace faces out onto a burned building, covered in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/theculturetrip.com\/europe\/united-kingdom\/england\/london\/articles\/shoreditch-s-best-street-art-east-london-graffiti-you-need-to-see\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egraffiti that seems almost within Shoreditch\u003C\/a\u003E’s brand guidelines.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jm7cmYlDAsY\/YIgeAtNodII\/AAAAAAAANZ4\/I1uDwn9I8Ewg_WxzA_HX7bmRYhfOFfM5ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Crispy%2Box%2Bcheek%2BCarolSachs-Smokestak_DSC4035-HiRes.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Crispy ox cheeky at Smokestak\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1366\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jm7cmYlDAsY\/YIgeAtNodII\/AAAAAAAANZ4\/I1uDwn9I8Ewg_WxzA_HX7bmRYhfOFfM5ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/Crispy%2Box%2Bcheek%2BCarolSachs-Smokestak_DSC4035-HiRes.jpg\" title=\"Crispy ox cheeky at Smokestak\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003EAs always, I ask for the recommended dishes because those who work with the food, know what is better above all else and so it begins. To start, we go for crispy \u003Cb\u003Eox cheek with anchovy mayo\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Ci\u003E£7\u003C\/i\u003E), which is four chunky bits of deep-fried delicious croquette-esq bits of beef with the contrast of the salty anchovy mayo, and as someone who likes neither mayo or anchovies, it’s really quite the testament to how delicious this is, and then \u003Cb\u003Epigtails with soy molasses\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Ci\u003E£5.50\u003C\/i\u003E) which are - granted to my surprise - totally delicious, with the salty meat and the sweet molasses. My only qualm was that I tried to eat with a knife and fork - and well, I should have dropped the pre-face and used my hands. Finally, which certainly doesn’t mean it was any less delicious, \u003Cb\u003Echipotle caramel chicken wings\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Ci\u003E£7.50\u003C\/i\u003E) - and wow. Spiced, but not spicy, with the sweetness thrown in too - and instead of your standard, very little meat wings they were huge.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-e93aIIVXJMM\/YIgeOBZ-noI\/AAAAAAAANZ8\/DrHvYEKPch8G9eeeu8MYL0tFQQEG5VyRgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Pigtails%2BCarolSachs-Smokestak_DSC5783-HiRes.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Pigtails at Smokestak\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1366\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-e93aIIVXJMM\/YIgeOBZ-noI\/AAAAAAAANZ8\/DrHvYEKPch8G9eeeu8MYL0tFQQEG5VyRgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/Pigtails%2BCarolSachs-Smokestak_DSC5783-HiRes.jpg\" title=\"Pigtails at Smokestak\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003EFeeling like a modern day cave woman, we continued our meat marathon and moved onto the \u003Cb\u003Echarred pork belly rib\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Ci\u003E£12.50)\u003C\/i\u003E and the \u003Cb\u003Ebeef brisket with mustard barbecue ketchup\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Ci\u003E£14.50\u003C\/i\u003E) with\u003Cb\u003E crispy potatoes with aioli \u003C\/b\u003E(\u003Ci\u003E£5\u003C\/i\u003E). The pork belly rib was smokey, delicious and full of flavour - in fact, it’s probably ruined all other versions of ribs for me now. The brisket pulled apart, as if made of cake like those viral posts we all saw last summer, and once again presented the flavour from the smoker - that is in-house - and unlike any other bit of brisket I’ve had before. The sides were, in all honesty, unnecessary for two people as we were full already, as I have to mention that this was in-fact lunch.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1ZExd82NEko\/YIgeXiiQ1pI\/AAAAAAAANaE\/kXoXWHBw3vIf_ZCuD3N0HMJUnGS21gxbwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Brisket%2Bsliced.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Beef brisket at Smokestak\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1ZExd82NEko\/YIgeXiiQ1pI\/AAAAAAAANaE\/kXoXWHBw3vIf_ZCuD3N0HMJUnGS21gxbwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/Brisket%2Bsliced.jpeg\" title=\"Beef brisket at Smokestak\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003EDespite the temptation of dessert, I could barely do up my trousers at this point so opted for more wine, in a very on-brand move. On the topic of wine, Smokestak’s approach was needless to say in-line with the rest of their restaurant with a lot of edgy natural\/bio-dynamic wine. We opted for an orange wine, served by the glass, called \u003Cb\u003Ecalcaruis - orange from Puglia\u003C\/b\u003E -\u0026nbsp; which topped off our beautifully sunny afternoon at Smokestak.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003EThe barbecue restaurant scene in the past - to me at least - has been something I’d happily skip, feeling a bit more TGI than anything else but Smokestak blends everything so well that you’d be a fool to skip over it. Despite it only being April, I can’t wait to spend many a summer evening here and enjoy the indoors come winter as I devour the rest of the menu.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E35 Sclater Street\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELondon\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EE1 6LB\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"mailto:book@smokestak.co.uk\"\u003Ebook@smokestak.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E | \u0026nbsp; 0203 873 1733\u0026nbsp; |\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/smokestak.co.uk\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/smokestak.co.uk\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E*images provided by Smokestak.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/2713968927336609846\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2021\/04\/smokestak-shoreditch.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/2713968927336609846"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/2713968927336609846"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2021\/04\/smokestak-shoreditch.html","title":"SMOKESTAK, Shoreditch"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-twPusl70svY\/YIgdeY6WrxI\/AAAAAAAANZw\/nCRy5XyYkoYjoJ3Q6lXwXZHceA_l4ZN3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w640-h427-c\/CarolSachs-Smokestak_DSC6005-HiRes.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-7355938135001300122"},"published":{"$t":"2020-12-29T11:36:00.003+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:42:29.068+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London fine dining"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London fine dining guide"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Tasting Menus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tasting Menus in London"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"London’s Top 5 Tasting Menus"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FtukG8rs91E\/X-sUTJgI5tI\/AAAAAAAANR0\/NVEeoLYZwFYtfe_fqqswVizEWrSU7YL-gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/October-scaled%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1366\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FtukG8rs91E\/X-sUTJgI5tI\/AAAAAAAANR0\/NVEeoLYZwFYtfe_fqqswVizEWrSU7YL-gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h427\/October-scaled%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI am more than partial to a tasting menu - in fact I love it when a restaurant offers one and it can often be the pulling factor for me to head there. But whilst my love can often be unrequited, one of my blogger friends Lloyd - from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lloydstevens29.com\"\u003Ewww.lloydstevens29.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - has seemingly covered them all with (pre-lockdown) weekly visits to do another fantastic tasting menu, and very kindly agreed to share the best of the best of London’s tasting menus with us. Over to you Lloyd...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-269f9cf1-7fff-8821-0bb9-3fd5e1898c37\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EI like nothing better than heading into my favourite city of London and enjoy the finest food in some of the best restaurants.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWhat I've also found that in recent times is that I like to head straight for the Tasting Menus; these can come in different styles and can give you a great chance to sample many of the different varieties of dishes the restaurant has to offer. They tend to either be a choice of two menus; one is the classic and the other a seasonal changing menu, or in some cases it can be a single menu with two dishes in each section which allows you to choose a different dish each or set out in an À la carte style which then gives you the chance to create your own menu.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESo without further ado,\u0026nbsp; these are my personal Top 5 Tasting Menus in London:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cimg height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/uZcbE1Rs3M5jaHTnqHvZkJ00n0mKOgMZDeu05tUbLIQrM5M19qpLS1tJOR6_xoCG3icnRMsTZ6BNcpxzrU8-0dDkOMIAH7GcPbXLVb6FiqRLALjUlQaLPf0MNhGigxorwRM_7_cY\" style=\"color: #201f1e; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" width=\"602\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E1. Core by Clare Smyth\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E92 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EKensington Park Road, London,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E W11 2PN\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.corebyclaresmyth.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.corebyclaresmyth.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis to me is my favourite restaurant which I've had the pleasure visiting no less than \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Efourteen times\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. That really should be enough to tell you why it has to be top of the list.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECore by Clare Smyth, is headed up by Clare Smyth herself. Clare was the first and only female to run a restaurant with 3 Michelin-stars (Restaurant Gordon Ramsay) before setting up her own restaurant, which has received two stars of its own.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis is just the perfect place for a very special occasion as the food, wine \u0026amp; service is of the highest standard. Here there is also a choice of two tasting menus; the Core Classics - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Efeaturing most of their original dishes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - and the seasonal Core Seasons menu, which as it states in the title, changes seasonally.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECore Classics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - 7 courses at £145pp \/ \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECore Seasons \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- 7 courses at £165pp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cimg height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/tl3irVbvw5cR2w6OoOmML2uRdN-p1i9Y2DL3BdcCzZf5CrAhdD9sHziEYIjstxDW96ucExBb-3Qgr9NYolig4dThBZn-JfWUzVGHaIPfwyEvfwBySCPENsbyY0ORDDHjQRohHCAX\" style=\"color: #201f1e; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" width=\"602\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E2. Hélène Darroze at The Connaught\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe Connaught, Carlos Pl, Mayfair, London W1K 2AL\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.the-connaught.co.uk\/restaurants-bars\/helene-darroze-at-the-connaught\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.the-connaught.co.uk\/restaurants-bars\/helene-darroze-at-the-connaught\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESecondly, a tasting menu - and venue - I’d recommend to visit Helene Darroze which is set in a fabulous location of The Connaught Hotel, which I’ve visited twice now.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis two Michelin-star restaurant says that “\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eeach dish is grounded in seasonal produce sourced from the farmers, makers and growers carefully chosen by Hélène. And every menu is a reflection of your personal tastes, as our chefs transform your selected ingredients into original works of culinary art.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThey only have one tasting menu, which has seasonal changes, and also includes some amazing supplemented dishes. The menu is set out so that there is a choice of two dishes in each section which is great as between a couple you could have the entire menu.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESeasonal Menu \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- 7 courses at £160pp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/vgCp0QjCUbhdA_hJFH-uZQCZfnMbshJ9Hyk2XIZ6bdrKm6N4k4aw7INI4BHhtc4xuDP8Cw0N8TX39vAld8ZpbtANR_DE5slSfLuES_LWhd9yo_heHRILPAmBpul9O5If_7c8OPRH\" style=\"color: #201f1e; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" width=\"602\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E3. Murano by Angela Hartnett\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E20 Queen Street Mayfair, London, W1J 5PP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.muranolondon.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.muranolondon.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThis restaurant definitely holds a big place in my heart as Italian food is definitely my favourite cuisine\u0026nbsp; - and you'll find no better place to enjoy it than at Murano.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAngela Hartnett needs no introduction. The restaurant says that the “food at Murano is a reflection of Angela’s upbringing cooking alongside her Italian grandmother and aunts. The menu features seasonal, modern Italian dishes using the best of British and European produce in clear and approachable ways.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThey've gone down the route of setting out their menu in sections allowing you to choose a three, four or five course menu, allowing you to create your own five course tasting menu - with an opportunity to add a cheese course.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E3 courses\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E £70pp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E4 courses\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E £85pp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E5 courses\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E £95pp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/bQqLuugpYbgPnx10D2yWpd9efgkoAc_SePeKgGvUS_mgSRDct8iAhTmkaVJdnPvxPGEl9z3bJR3PTbtb_9m5NZ2UGBUgrhrwT24uUixuzeQ9GeLD_iL9rTjXPo_k3EVmHtr4fA8j\" style=\"color: #201f1e; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" width=\"602\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E4. Restaurant Gordon Ramsey\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E68 Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com\/restaurant-gordon-ramsay\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com\/restaurant-gordon-ramsay\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe name itself should be enough to make you want to dine here - it’s one of the most famous restaurants in the world,\u0026nbsp; which is now headed up by Chef Matt Abe.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EA very well established 3 Michelin-star restaurant, located on Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea, producing food of the highest quality with an incredible wine selection too.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHere they offer the choice of two tasting menus; their Classic Menu or the surprise Carte Blanche menu. The latter is said to focus on “\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ethe elements of discovery and surprise\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThis is such a fabulous dining room; it's just like sitting in the comfort of your own home but with impeccable food, wine and service.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMenu Prestige\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - 6 courses at £160pp\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECarte Blanche\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E -\u0026nbsp; £195pp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/GbD3hcDDoB3L0Phv7zLIYpd3vT_01g51Wv1AKG8R6iFRbQ7SklRBWVFD130dJGV-J8UG8yaM0HQHugdXLwHywroTIRlx4d3SySk7n0o3gOvCxjltgET1DWv_cBkd0BS99j9VvDZh\" style=\"color: #201f1e; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" width=\"602\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E5. Da Terra at Town Hall Hotel\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E8 Patriot Square, London E2 9NF, UK\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/daterra.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/daterra.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis is a fantastic restaurant in the heart of East London serving the finest Brazilian food with a little Italian twist. As said on their website, Da Terra is “\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHome of international chefs Rafael Cagali and Paulo Airaudo, Da Terra offers an elegant and relaxed dining experience in the heart of Bethnal Green\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe style of this food really does suit a tasting menu - allowing you try a range of flavours and ways of cooking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAt Da Terra they offer either a short or long tasting menu but personally I would recommend the latter every time!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShort Menu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - 7 courses at £120\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELong Menu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - 10 courses at £140\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E_____\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI hope you enjoy my personal favourite recommendations and that they inspire you to make a reservation - let me know if they do by following me on \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lloydstevens29\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETwitter\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E or \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Lloydstevens29\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EInstagram\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENarrowing down my favourite restaurants to just five was really hard; there are many fabulous restaurants in London serving excellent cuisine, and if you’d like to see more of my reviews please visit my blog\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lloydstevens29.com\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/7355938135001300122\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/12\/londons-top-5-tasting-menus.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/7355938135001300122"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/7355938135001300122"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/12\/londons-top-5-tasting-menus.html","title":"London’s Top 5 Tasting Menus"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FtukG8rs91E\/X-sUTJgI5tI\/AAAAAAAANR0\/NVEeoLYZwFYtfe_fqqswVizEWrSU7YL-gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w640-h427-c\/October-scaled%2B%25281%2529.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-3387470160560674375"},"published":{"$t":"2020-12-16T19:32:00.002+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:42:56.701+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurants Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants in Shoreditch"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Joan, Shoreditch"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-swwYvBtGsMg\/X9pRDfad_dI\/AAAAAAAANRE\/q3PTltYz88gTcdvKIQg4rzTkMt7aysGwgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1080\/JOAN-Shoreditch-%2540jacklewiswilliams-25.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-swwYvBtGsMg\/X9pRDfad_dI\/AAAAAAAANRE\/q3PTltYz88gTcdvKIQg4rzTkMt7aysGwgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/JOAN-Shoreditch-%2540jacklewiswilliams-25.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EJust before lockdown, we visited a new arrival onto the London food scene, Joan, which is located in Shoreditch, and headed up by Niko Kontogiannatos, former head chef at Caravan Fitzrovia. Now, I have to admit that Caravan Fitzrovia had always been a favourite; I love the fresh but hearty foods, and I was even more excited to eat at Joan when I found out Niko was heading it up.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe restaurant itself is just a moment from Shoreditch High Street station, in the former residence of Beach Blanket Babylon, and as you enter you’ll be reminded of the pre-covid days of dimly lit bars, funky settings and delightful decor - you know, if it wasn’t for the mask, table service and 2 metre distance which they adhere to perfectly.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe arrived early - something I always seem to do now I’ve been unconditioned to being late after leaving the office - and decided to enjoy a couple of drinks in the bar. Given it was a Wednesday, in the middle of a pandemic, it had a busy vibe which was exactly what I was after. After a drink in the bar, we were shown to our table and explained the menu.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ivGK67sjcgE\/X9pRPJ64wRI\/AAAAAAAANRI\/FNCsfmV55KIcX83nPzYGm5bdNutKe5Z5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1080\/JOAN-Shoreditch-%2540jacklewiswilliams-10.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ivGK67sjcgE\/X9pRPJ64wRI\/AAAAAAAANRI\/FNCsfmV55KIcX83nPzYGm5bdNutKe5Z5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/JOAN-Shoreditch-%2540jacklewiswilliams-10.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe menu is, what I can only describe, as a combination of all your favourite foods. You can have Braised Beef Short Rib with Bavette Steak Toastadas, or pizza, or a burger. Normally I am not a fan of a menu so confused, but with everything been done so well it’s hard not to love.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe finally settled on various small plates - ranging from £6.50 through to £9.50. You can also go for their larger plates, but we fancied trying various things from the menu.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EButtermilk fried chicken, chipotle yogurt\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBraised beef short rib, creamy potato mash, fried onion and chive mayonnaise\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBraised octopus, herby potato salad, yuzu dressing and squid in aioli\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBurrata, caponata, basil oil and roasted pine nuts\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHispy cabbage, pancetta lardons, croutons, anchovies and garlic sauce\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBavette steak tostadas\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETriple cooked fries with truffle and parmesan\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOrange pie, white chocolate cream, orange gel and crispy filo\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBroken up cheesecake\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ENow I have to say, despite the range and mix of flavours, it all worked well together and it is my favourite type of dining whereby I eat various dishes over the course of an hour. Every dish was fresh and delicious, seasoned perfectly, but the stand-out plates from the above were the braised short rib, braised octopus and the hispy cabbage - they were all truly delicious. My only negative comment would be for the portion size, the prices are a little steep - but what they lack in size, they make up for with flavour.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-emXsbPWQiAo\/X9pRWhUTXII\/AAAAAAAANRQ\/F5uqh72MdmAidlV5mCJIzRRWLl5EFCAJQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1080\/JOAN-Shoreditch-%2540jacklewiswilliams-139.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-emXsbPWQiAo\/X9pRWhUTXII\/AAAAAAAANRQ\/F5uqh72MdmAidlV5mCJIzRRWLl5EFCAJQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/JOAN-Shoreditch-%2540jacklewiswilliams-139.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe also held out for dessert; opting for the delicious orange pie which was fresh and rounded off the meal perfectly. The broken up cheesecake was also tasty - appealing to those of us (guilty) who have an extremely sweet tooth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAll in all, Joan Shoreditch is a great location for your casual dining desires. Blending a beautiful venue, that feels very Shoreditch, with easy, tasty fo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eod that caters to everyones taste buds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ENow, to just get out of Tier 3 and visit again!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E19-23 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, E1 6LA\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E020 3848 0512\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"mailto:info@joanshoreditch.co.uk\"\u003Einfo@joanshoreditch.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.joanshoreditch.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.joanshoreditch.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E*Thanks to Joan Shoreditch for supplying the images!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/3387470160560674375\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/12\/joan-shoreditch.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/3387470160560674375"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/3387470160560674375"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/12\/joan-shoreditch.html","title":"Joan, Shoreditch"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-swwYvBtGsMg\/X9pRDfad_dI\/AAAAAAAANRE\/q3PTltYz88gTcdvKIQg4rzTkMt7aysGwgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/JOAN-Shoreditch-%2540jacklewiswilliams-25.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-3928245502303424517"},"published":{"$t":"2020-12-08T13:37:00.008+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:43:14.996+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"authentic places amsterdam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best places to eat amsterdam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best places to eat in jordaan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best places to eating in de pjip"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fine dining amsterdam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food in amsterdam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tasting menus in amsterdam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Guide to Amsterdam, The Netherlands"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FigUsu0ruW4\/X8Po-3upXhI\/AAAAAAAANLk\/ck9Pyoz_yGIBD1G3BlESsTmqrNoGASctQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/BDCD0EE4-0C0F-44D1-9CC9-5AB3321C428A.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FigUsu0ruW4\/X8Po-3upXhI\/AAAAAAAANLk\/ck9Pyoz_yGIBD1G3BlESsTmqrNoGASctQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/BDCD0EE4-0C0F-44D1-9CC9-5AB3321C428A.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAmsterdam is without a doubt my favourite European city; blending everything I love about London (the busy streets, the food scene, the bars) alongside with my home town of Tunbridge Wells (the massive open spaces, friendly people) into one fantastic, watery (and wet!) city.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-b004025a-7fff-ad93-0ae5-feb2337d2501\" style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhilst it may well be known amongst a few for the wrong reasons, there’s so much more to this city than a one canal. The beautiful streets, surrounded by water, make you feel just happy at every turn and the general vibe in the city allows you to feel at home almost instantly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI’ve been a supporter of London’s food scene for quite some time, and I have to admit that Amsterdam truly rivals it with a fantastic selection of restaurants, bistros, bars and brunch spots. I’ve been a few times now and it felt like the perfect time to start (and continue to update) my Amsterdam guide.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9cjiTivwiUw\/X8PpJsvFTXI\/AAAAAAAANLo\/tkiZ6bxvcP88XlKB2NXEiqBalRb85dDywCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/Travel.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9cjiTivwiUw\/X8PpJsvFTXI\/AAAAAAAANLo\/tkiZ6bxvcP88XlKB2NXEiqBalRb85dDywCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Travel.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9sZj85_XqFo\/X8PxvcWBdQI\/AAAAAAAANPk\/jPrMWwYQnpk8iaVSWMApRA5OQ3wRwONhACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/AMSTERDAM-CANALS-SUNSET.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9sZj85_XqFo\/X8PxvcWBdQI\/AAAAAAAANPk\/jPrMWwYQnpk8iaVSWMApRA5OQ3wRwONhACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/AMSTERDAM-CANALS-SUNSET.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHotels:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIn Amsterdam, accommodation can be expensive. It has a range of incredible hotels, and of course the next-level hotels (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI’m looking at you, Pulitzer\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E). I’ve stayed in mainly great hotels, always being impressed with either the location, hospitality or - well - just in general.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHere are three hotels I’d recommend:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TSOWCROGyw0\/X8Pq_Vn7d6I\/AAAAAAAANMY\/M_vTJT1vRKYRtEh2LZSSN1oiilRJIEVlwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Hotel-seven-one-seven-amsterdam.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1536\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TSOWCROGyw0\/X8Pq_Vn7d6I\/AAAAAAAANMY\/M_vTJT1vRKYRtEh2LZSSN1oiilRJIEVlwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h480\/Hotel-seven-one-seven-amsterdam.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHotel Seven One Seven \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EPrinsengracht 717, 1017 JW Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPrices start at £200+ |\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.717hotel.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.717hotel.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThis is the most beautiful hotel I’ve stayed in during my time in Amsterdam. The hotel is a former canal house, and instead of ridding itself of the features it’s kept everything really homely, with a beautiful dining area and front room. It’s conveniently located on Prinsengracht - a short walk from Joordan, RijksMuseum, De Pijp and many more of the key attractions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TTxGZ1GlsoY\/X8PrKg8vZSI\/AAAAAAAANMc\/sTY01wX8ZN0DLbZeCQat_zOTAy2Zl0w8ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/kimpton-de-witt-amsterdam.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1153\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TTxGZ1GlsoY\/X8PrKg8vZSI\/AAAAAAAANMc\/sTY01wX8ZN0DLbZeCQat_zOTAy2Zl0w8ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w360-h640\/kimpton-de-witt-amsterdam.jpg\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EKimpton De Witt\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ENieuwezijds Voorburgwal 5, 1012 RC Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPrices start at £150+ |\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kimptondewitthotel.com\/us\/en\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.kimptondewitthotel.com\/us\/en\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EKimpton De Witt was my first Amsterdam hotel - and it remains a firm favourite. The hotel is located very central if you want to hit up the tourist parts of the city as well as being just a 10 minute walk from Joordan.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RCM7DnbxVPk\/X8PqMyVuBGI\/AAAAAAAANMQ\/bCKG2NWhekYQA0CvjNdIyH9ov_yy9WomACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Sir-Albert-hotel.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1202\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RCM7DnbxVPk\/X8PqMyVuBGI\/AAAAAAAANMQ\/bCKG2NWhekYQA0CvjNdIyH9ov_yy9WomACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h376\/Sir-Albert-hotel.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003ESir Albert Hotel\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAlbert Cuypstraat 2-6, 1072 CT Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPrices start at £175+ |\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sirhotels.com\/en\/albert\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.sirhotels.com\/en\/albert\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ELocated in De Pijp, my favourite neighbourhood I’ve spent time in, Sir Albert is perfect for exploring the less touristy parts of town (though, you are located super close to the RijksMuseum). It’s not to say it’s totally out of the way, you have the Albert Cuyp market on the same road which sells a range of cooked food, fresh produce, clothes, jewelry...you name it, it probably has it!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-j6OtTIyNfkU\/X8PrWArHOuI\/AAAAAAAANMk\/6ybwEUHOal4pBWlUBa5T9XuJqjbpVoBXwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/rjiks-restaurant-museum.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Rjiks restaurant\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1439\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-j6OtTIyNfkU\/X8PrWArHOuI\/AAAAAAAANMk\/6ybwEUHOal4pBWlUBa5T9XuJqjbpVoBXwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/rjiks-restaurant-museum.jpg\" title=\"Rjiks restaurant\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ERjiks Restaurant\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003ETasting menus in Amsterdam:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ETasting menus are \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ea real passion of mine - my love for good food is impalpable and I love tasting new flavours, with ingredients I’d never personally pick out. I’ve only, at the moment of writing this, done 4 in Amsterdam but I’ve earmarked several more for my next visit!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-26zo_MehPq0\/X8PsT7yw52I\/AAAAAAAANM0\/CDERFaRaRHAiXvi0VoTwimXThj4rbEtaACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/restaurant-de-kas-amsterdam-food.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1440\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-26zo_MehPq0\/X8PsT7yw52I\/AAAAAAAANM0\/CDERFaRaRHAiXvi0VoTwimXThj4rbEtaACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/restaurant-de-kas-amsterdam-food.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ERestaurant De Kas\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EKamerlingh Onneslaan 3, 1097 DE Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/restaurantdekas.com\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/restaurantdekas.com\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPicked in the morning, served in the afternoon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. Restaurant De Kas is truly an experience; located in Frankendael park, it’s a beautiful large greenhouse where a lot of their produce is grown on-site, or at their farm, with 80% of what they serve being grown by them. Think fresh flavours, beautiful presentation and a hearty meal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Kbp2a3QdCGY\/X8PsbIioEgI\/AAAAAAAANM4\/NQXsAbFLbkQlepv0yK1oWVRd9vWPAqfsQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/rjiks-restaurant-amsterdam-tasting-menu.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1439\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Kbp2a3QdCGY\/X8PsbIioEgI\/AAAAAAAANM4\/NQXsAbFLbkQlepv0yK1oWVRd9vWPAqfsQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/rjiks-restaurant-amsterdam-tasting-menu.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ERijks\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EMuseumstraat 2, 1071 XX Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rijksrestaurant.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.rijksrestaurant.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELed by Joris Bijdendijk, the food has a firm focus on Dutch produced food and “\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eoften make use of the many international flavours that have influenced Dutch cuisine across the centuries.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E” Think excellent service, fantastic flavours which take your breath away and, of course, incredible wine pairings.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rCSoDwkE4o8\/X8PspGHMx2I\/AAAAAAAANNA\/hrd_9RYXBj8T566uCLHfNsnwve1Vy8vjQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Daalder-amsterdam.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rCSoDwkE4o8\/X8PspGHMx2I\/AAAAAAAANNA\/hrd_9RYXBj8T566uCLHfNsnwve1Vy8vjQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Daalder-amsterdam.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EDaalder\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ELindengracht 90, 1015 KK Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/daalderamsterdam.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/daalderamsterdam.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EDaalder's fantastic kitchen team is headed by patron-cuisinier, Dennis Huwaë. The beautiful food plays with flavours and provides a truly delightful culinary flavour - and the perfectly paired wine adds to the general wow. Go for the innovative menu! Think innovative food with complex flavours, brilliantly paired wine and a casual setting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UIXOEHw9h2w\/X8Ps5XsNe5I\/AAAAAAAANNI\/Fwa3Z9PIktEWXqESE48HSBA8iEfkfeg1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Senses-Amsterdam.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UIXOEHw9h2w\/X8Ps5XsNe5I\/AAAAAAAANNI\/Fwa3Z9PIktEWXqESE48HSBA8iEfkfeg1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/Senses-Amsterdam.JPG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ERestaurant Senses by Lars Bertelsen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EVijzelstraat 45, 1017 HE Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"display: inline-block; position: relative; width: 100px;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sensesrestaurant.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.sensesrestaurant.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESenses is, well, truly perfect for all of your senses. The food is creative, fun, delicious and truly artwork. Each dish is eloquent and packs a punch in terms of flavour. Senses is led by creative chef Lars Bertelsen and is truly wonderful. Think experience dining, which doesn’t lack in flavour, in an intimate and centrally located setting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wW37EA8QhoM\/X8PtITyyqYI\/AAAAAAAANNM\/GxrAwdliIrofImNNs2QDr2Fn94QHSoO9wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/Cafe-Caron-De-Pjip.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1439\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wW37EA8QhoM\/X8PtITyyqYI\/AAAAAAAANNM\/GxrAwdliIrofImNNs2QDr2Fn94QHSoO9wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Cafe-Caron-De-Pjip.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECafe Caron\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EMid-range restaurants:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIf you’re looking for great food at mid-range prices in Amsterdam, then the below is a great place to start to satisfy those needs!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YzZW1GyxVVs\/X8Ptxh3AqWI\/AAAAAAAANNc\/62H8efJtF0g_qrNpSkWGZ-DmmQHW3GikQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/Bar-Pif-Amsterdam.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1439\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YzZW1GyxVVs\/X8Ptxh3AqWI\/AAAAAAAANNc\/62H8efJtF0g_qrNpSkWGZ-DmmQHW3GikQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Bar-Pif-Amsterdam.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EBar Pif\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ETweede Tuindwarsstraat 10A, 1015 RZ Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/barpif.nl\/en\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/barpif.nl\/en\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThis place is awesome (part of the triple threat along with Rebel Wines \u0026amp; Alex + Pinard) serving great, fresh food in a funky, cool setting with a fabulous wine list!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y1I_-KhVP0k\/X8PuJJnPzuI\/AAAAAAAANNk\/ZhdV2Anw9pAwsUkcZTXtwd5rkafzI8IJwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/Cafe-Caron-Menu.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1439\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y1I_-KhVP0k\/X8PuJJnPzuI\/AAAAAAAANNk\/ZhdV2Anw9pAwsUkcZTXtwd5rkafzI8IJwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Cafe-Caron-Menu.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECafe Caron\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFrans Halsstraat 28, 1072 BS Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/cafecaron.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/cafecaron.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECafé Caron is the family restaurant of Alain Caron and his sons David and Tom. A place that has a firm focus on French cooking, with a beautiful relaxed setting and an in-depth handwritten wine list.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nh4amao6EiE\/X8PusXpe8OI\/AAAAAAAANNw\/avBl6KcL4kkpM-Rb_Y7baZUYwmNQfxAIACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/canibal-royale-amsterdam-jordaan.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1439\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nh4amao6EiE\/X8PusXpe8OI\/AAAAAAAANNw\/avBl6KcL4kkpM-Rb_Y7baZUYwmNQfxAIACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/canibal-royale-amsterdam-jordaan.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECannibal Royale\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECasual dining restaurants in Amsterdam:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFor the evenings that you just want to eat a juicy burger, crunch down on some Bitterballen (yum!) or a meat feast, these are some great places.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gKXqAYOWUAI\/X8Puq4-sQ0I\/AAAAAAAANNs\/TKHpOdH0ZRcaNwolhjfM16Olw2A93skowCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/canibal-royale-amsterdam.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1440\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gKXqAYOWUAI\/X8Puq4-sQ0I\/AAAAAAAANNs\/TKHpOdH0ZRcaNwolhjfM16Olw2A93skowCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/canibal-royale-amsterdam.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECannibal Royale\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/cannibaleroyale.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/cannibaleroyale.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E3 locations across the city\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EA meat lovers dream. Head here for ribs, steaks, barbecue and smoked meats - and beer!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SC9bi8xGZWA\/X8PvZ4BoBVI\/AAAAAAAANN8\/YUUUxsXfLDUBYtdu9zN9E-viosUrupdOQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/the-butcher-amsterdam.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1536\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SC9bi8xGZWA\/X8PvZ4BoBVI\/AAAAAAAANN8\/YUUUxsXfLDUBYtdu9zN9E-viosUrupdOQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h480\/the-butcher-amsterdam.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe Butcher\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/the-butcher.com\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/the-butcher.com\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E3 locations across the city\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EBurgers galore! Chow down on a delicious, juicy burger at The Butcher!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tg4LhsMLQ_4\/X8PvoLFjEVI\/AAAAAAAANOA\/k3QrNh9RB4gk7TbE8V_G2moUMPqDHX4igCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/la-perla-pizza-amsterdam.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tg4LhsMLQ_4\/X8PvoLFjEVI\/AAAAAAAANOA\/k3QrNh9RB4gk7TbE8V_G2moUMPqDHX4igCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/la-perla-pizza-amsterdam.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ELa Perla Pizzaria\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ETweede Tuindwarsstraat 53, 1015 RZ Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pizzaperla.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/pizzaperla.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EDelicious, freshly made pizza in a cute and bustling setting.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nt00FdmIs5Y\/X8Pvy06y6gI\/AAAAAAAANOI\/q6LaTmmTNiYkkXk5GxfWyV5__hoenubigCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/IMG_5305.JPEG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nt00FdmIs5Y\/X8Pvy06y6gI\/AAAAAAAANOI\/q6LaTmmTNiYkkXk5GxfWyV5__hoenubigCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/IMG_5305.JPEG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECafe Flinck\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EEerste van der Helststraat 51, 1073 AD Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cafeflinck.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.cafeflinck.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EGet your bitterballen hit at Cafe Flinck, and watch the world go by as it’s located in the perfect people watching spot!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zynaT2Hmz6Y\/X8Pv_mKlocI\/AAAAAAAANOQ\/lnQ9UabVWmQjB8QbGbLzULr5n7AsrLQKQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/jottum-amsterdam.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zynaT2Hmz6Y\/X8Pv_mKlocI\/AAAAAAAANOQ\/lnQ9UabVWmQjB8QbGbLzULr5n7AsrLQKQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/jottum-amsterdam.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EJottum\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EEerste Anjeliersdwarsstraat 17, 1015 NR Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/restaurant-jottum.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/restaurant-jottum.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ETasty Spanish tapas food - with a great sangria and at SUPER reasonable prices.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QFoeUQPdwrk\/X8PwFXQ9dNI\/AAAAAAAANOU\/x6wplW2bRYEle_mtJisrr0AihsEm-sz6gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/PANCAKES-AMSTERDAM.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QFoeUQPdwrk\/X8PwFXQ9dNI\/AAAAAAAANOU\/x6wplW2bRYEle_mtJisrr0AihsEm-sz6gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/PANCAKES-AMSTERDAM.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPancakes Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EBrunch places in Amsterdam:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EStart your day right with these fantastic places for breakfast - or brunch - or lunch. They’re low-key, fun and, of course, delicious:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECoffee \u0026amp; Coconuts\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECeintuurbaan 282-284, 1072 GK Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/coffeeandcoconuts.com\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/coffeeandcoconuts.com\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EStroom\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFerdinand Bolstraat 151, 1072 LH Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/stroomindepijp.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/stroomindepijp.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EMoak Pancakes\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EJodenbreestraat 144, 1011 NS Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moakpancakes.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.moakpancakes.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EPancakes Amsterdam\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EPrinsengracht 277, 1016 GW Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/pancakes.amsterdam\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BmPyggokK9M\/X8PwWMm4SqI\/AAAAAAAANOc\/PYwzCnMs9zg3Wev-q5Jd9VGyLO2POF1dwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/alex-pinard-amsterdam.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1439\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BmPyggokK9M\/X8PwWMm4SqI\/AAAAAAAANOc\/PYwzCnMs9zg3Wev-q5Jd9VGyLO2POF1dwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/alex-pinard-amsterdam.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAlex + Pinard\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EBars in Amsterdam:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAmsterdam is littered with fantastic watering holes around the city, with a mix of cool bars, wine bars and cute pubs (Brown Cafes) all around:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGlou Glou Wine Bar \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- Tweede van der Helststraat 3, 1073 AE Amsterdam,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECafe Gollem\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Daniël Stalpertstraat 74, 1072 XK Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAlex + Pinard\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Dapperstraat 10, 1093 BT Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EP96\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Prinsengracht 96, 1015 DZ Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECafe T’Smalle\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Egelantiersgracht 12, 1015 RL Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECafe Flamingo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - Eerste van der Helststraat 37, 1073 AC Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECafe Mazzaltof \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- Ferdinand Bolstraat 40, 1072 VW Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YV0TtpM1qhc\/X8Pwi9CWv1I\/AAAAAAAANOg\/BjtsH3s7q7kUbpfFOzrFTOADKRp4WOnUwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/amsterdam-canal-photo.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YV0TtpM1qhc\/X8Pwi9CWv1I\/AAAAAAAANOg\/BjtsH3s7q7kUbpfFOzrFTOADKRp4WOnUwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/amsterdam-canal-photo.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EThings to do and see in Amsterdam:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ENow I could write for years on this part, Amsterdam really is full to the brim of fun things to do and it lends itself perfectly to people who want to explore as much as they can, but also to those who enjoy just a wander around the beautiful canals and cobbled streets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--bSurlKVt6U\/X8PwrGFMZ_I\/AAAAAAAANOo\/-MRmo_aSxz4W7G2z2Lpy3E-0roCdbAd2wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/rebel-wines-amsterdam.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1439\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--bSurlKVt6U\/X8PwrGFMZ_I\/AAAAAAAANOo\/-MRmo_aSxz4W7G2z2Lpy3E-0roCdbAd2wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/rebel-wines-amsterdam.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERebel Wines\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EShopping:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShop for fantastic wine at Rebel Wines\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelwines.nl\/nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.rebelwines.nl\/nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \/\/ Egelantiersstraat 77, 1015 PX Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWe are the Labels outlet for great designer pieces -\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EEerste van der Helststraat 31, 1073 AC Amsterdam \/\/ https:\/\/www.wearelabels.com\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EShop along Oostpoort - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.iamsterdam.com\/en\/amsterdam-qr\/oost-watergraafsmeer\/oostpoort\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.iamsterdam.com\/en\/amsterdam-qr\/oost-watergraafsmeer\/oostpoort\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EShop on the Nine Streets\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-d4J3nsDhGac\/X8Pw0ApsnUI\/AAAAAAAANOw\/WRsaGIyIJvI1aimXUsv8_pszvBWp_TioACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/amsterdam-food-market.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-d4J3nsDhGac\/X8Pw0ApsnUI\/AAAAAAAANOw\/WRsaGIyIJvI1aimXUsv8_pszvBWp_TioACLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/amsterdam-food-market.JPG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlbert Crypt market\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFood:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECheese and wine tasting at Reypenaer Proeflokaal\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reypenaercheese.com\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.reypenaercheese.com\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \/\/ Singel 182, 1015 AJ Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EEat the fresh stroopwafels at Albert Crypt Market \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E- Albert Cuypstraat, 1073 BD Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGrab at Ice Cream at Monte Pelmo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/montepelmo.nl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/montepelmo.nl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \/\/ Tweede Anjeliersdwarsstraat 17, 1015 NS Amsterdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nKbK4-pn4fs\/X8Pw95qwZXI\/AAAAAAAANO4\/vuQI7Vzpu8ooSnvy2n7YxntwnFyQ56NggCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/ice-skating-amsterdam-rjiks.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nKbK4-pn4fs\/X8Pw95qwZXI\/AAAAAAAANO4\/vuQI7Vzpu8ooSnvy2n7YxntwnFyQ56NggCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/ice-skating-amsterdam-rjiks.JPG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIce skating at Rjiks Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EDo and explore:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIce skating during Winter at the Rijkmuseum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.iamsterdam.com\/en\/see-and-do\/things-to-do\/active\/ice-skating\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.iamsterdam.com\/en\/see-and-do\/things-to-do\/active\/ice-skating\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EVisit the parks; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFrankendael, Oosterpark, Vondelpark\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe Red Light District Museum\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EVisit during New Years - it's truly beautiful! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JNSqztTmUK0\/X8Pi40ptb4I\/AAAAAAAANK0\/CVtBvk8kKNc5siLXJpyNayOx2sQCBJvvwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00035.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JNSqztTmUK0\/X8Pi40ptb4I\/AAAAAAAANK0\/CVtBvk8kKNc5siLXJpyNayOx2sQCBJvvwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00035.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMaison François, nestled in between St James Park and Piccadilly, is a beautiful French all-day brasserie headed up by Matthew Ryle. Given they opened in the midst of a global pandemic, which has wreaked havoc on the hospitality industry, I’d say it was an incredibly bold move - and one that’s paid off.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-3867b49f-7fff-e98b-67a2-614afaa1bf99\" style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe dined on the night that the second lockdown was announced - and given the news, you’d expect the staff to be a little gloomy as once again they’re plunged into the unknown, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. We arrived and greeted by the friendliest front of house, and we’d arrived purposely early to head downstairs for some cocktails at Franks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFranks set the tone for the rest of the evening and is well worth visiting ahead of your meal; it’s a beautiful, modern chilled out space with fantastic cocktails where you can easily spent a few hours.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETime and time again, cocktails are served too sweet - but not here. Simone, who was on hand to suggest only the best cocktails, is a genius - we tried several, which were all fabulous, but the vodka orange is a fantastic take on a common cocktail. And if you’d like something that packs a bit more of a punch, then opt for the Frank’s Cup Lorrain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--ELVqRQ1wJs\/X8PjBh9iyLI\/AAAAAAAANK4\/V9ZJX5ErBuckZ1rWD65F8O1ErOiFXp3-gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00020.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--ELVqRQ1wJs\/X8PjBh9iyLI\/AAAAAAAANK4\/V9ZJX5ErBuckZ1rWD65F8O1ErOiFXp3-gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00020.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOnce we headed upstairs, to the charming restaurant were seated moments from the kitchen. The waitress - much like everyone else there - was friendly and incredibly informative when it came to choosing from the menu.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe ordered purely off recommendation, opting to start with:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ERadishes, cervelle de canut \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E(£5)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EOx tongue brochette, sauce gribiche \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E(£6.50)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFennel à la grecque, crème fraîche, dijon, dill, pistachio \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E(£7)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EEach small plate was delicious, combining incredible flavours and maintaining that beautiful French cooking I adore, oozing flavour and I savoured every bite. The fennel was my standout though - truly mastering taking something simple and creating something beautiful.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFor our mains, we decided to go for something different. Time and time again, I opt for whatever cut of beef they have on the menu but when we saw the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ecôte de porc, sauce moutarde\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E (£33) we couldn’t resist ordering, and of course paired with pommes anna with truffle (£5). It was incredible - it’s often I forget how pork can be such an incredible dish if done well, and this was certainly done well with ladles of sauce moutarde all over. And the pommes anna...wow. Seemingly at Maison François, they do not skip on the truffle flavour with it coming through incredibly well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPaired with this, the sommelier recommended the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDomaine le Roc des Anges, 'Segna de Cor' 2018\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E at c.£60 - which was light, fresh with silky tannins. I could not recommend this wine more - it was beautiful.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EDespite being rather content with the fantastic food we’d had, we couldn’t avoid the brilliant dessert trolley which had everything your sweet tooth could desire, with incredible fresh pastry courtesy of Head Pastry Chef, Jérémy Prakhin. We opted for an apple tarte tatin and hazelnut choux pastry. Incredible.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_Gz0JlP2gnk\/X8PjQxVuznI\/AAAAAAAANLA\/dkQG3uuStmUxKAqXRhDk4F13dJKlla0IgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00015.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_Gz0JlP2gnk\/X8PjQxVuznI\/AAAAAAAANLA\/dkQG3uuStmUxKAqXRhDk4F13dJKlla0IgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00015.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOverall, I cannot recommend this place enough - the food is delicious and flavoursome, the setting perfect and the service impeccable - all wrapped up with VERY reasonable pricing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ENow lockdown is coming to an end, and London is going into the Tier 2, go and support this incredible restaurant post-lockdown - and I’ll quite possibly see you there again myself!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maisonfrancois.london\/home\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.maisonfrancois.london\/home\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E34 Duke Street,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. James’s,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELondon SW1Y 6DF\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UGIF1nU5xbI\/X8PjiBOlpxI\/AAAAAAAANLM\/Nc2DkKNsNVI3iVGGoFZBK4-9B3RtZQevwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00014.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UGIF1nU5xbI\/X8PjiBOlpxI\/AAAAAAAANLM\/Nc2DkKNsNVI3iVGGoFZBK4-9B3RtZQevwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00014.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E*Thanks to Maison François for the photos. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/4735413046179357433\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/11\/maison-francois-st-james-park.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/4735413046179357433"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/4735413046179357433"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/11\/maison-francois-st-james-park.html","title":"Maison François, St James' Park"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JNSqztTmUK0\/X8Pi40ptb4I\/AAAAAAAANK0\/CVtBvk8kKNc5siLXJpyNayOx2sQCBJvvwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w640-h426-c\/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00035.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-6896100473158544428"},"published":{"$t":"2020-10-07T19:00:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:43:45.864+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fitzrovia Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurant Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soho restaurants"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Six by Nico, Fitzrovia "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b-VmMKQhNkE\/X33oAgfCraI\/AAAAAAAANIo\/xFWL_Vlqs_QjLM0IjtlvkB6aI_4l_idhwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/duck-duck-goose-six-by-nico.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b-VmMKQhNkE\/X33oAgfCraI\/AAAAAAAANIo\/xFWL_Vlqs_QjLM0IjtlvkB6aI_4l_idhwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/duck-duck-goose-six-by-nico.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;If you’ve not heard of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theupcoming.co.uk\/2020\/09\/11\/six-by-nico-in-fitzrovia-rediscover-your-inner-child-with-unpretentious-yet-indulgent-dining-restaurant-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESix by Nico coming to London\u003C\/a\u003E, then I imagine you’ve been living under a rock. Despite launching in London under pretty testing times, it appears to have taken it by storm with a busy schedule and a pretty constant flow of insta pics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe premise of Six by Nico is simple; ‘experience a brand new six course tasting menu every 6 weeks - each one themed upon a different place or\u0026nbsp; memory, from Chef Nico Simeone.’\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EPriced at £35 for 6-courses, with the wine pairing sitting at £33, it presents a reasonable mid-week dining experience at a much lower price bracket than your traditional tasting menu.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe venue is super central, located on Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia, which made for an easy journey there. As you enter the process is slick, with everyone being pretty efficient (and covid safe) from the offset. Interior wise it’s nice - pretty simple, nothing too fancy - and it doesn’t present the stuffiness (some) higher brow places can which can sometimes feel intimidating.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EYou’re presented with the option of vegetarian or meat - but if you have dietary requirements it’s simple to swap out one course, for example they catered for my friend who is pregnant fantastically.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWithin 5 minutes of deciding on a menu; the first course arrives. I had expected this - it’s no surprise that the churn of customers needs to be high to offer 6-courses at £35. The first course was\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E Lasagne -Crispy Lasagne \/ Ox Cheek Ragu \/ Parmesan Espuma \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E- one of my favourite courses, it was tasty and, to be honest, a bit of a comfort dish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-51dGrPbuTpc\/X33oH_kf3EI\/AAAAAAAANIs\/vOnnkow40rYdT2GxMBEXwew_a6njx8KHgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/lasagne-six-by-nico.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-51dGrPbuTpc\/X33oH_kf3EI\/AAAAAAAANIs\/vOnnkow40rYdT2GxMBEXwew_a6njx8KHgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/lasagne-six-by-nico.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOur second course was fish fingers. As one of my childhood favourites, I was excited for the \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFish Fingers - Salmon Tartare \/ Kohlrabi \/ Lime Gel \/ Pepper Dulse \/ Shaoshing Dressing\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E - and rightly so. This dish for me was right on the money, providing the light but yet powerful flavours it did. A real stand-out dish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThen we went onto \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEggy Soldiers - Cacklebean Egg \/ Brown Butter \u0026amp; Celeriac Espuma \/ Celeriac Soldier \/ Lovage\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E - and I’d be doing myself an injustice if I didn’t mention that I dislike eggs. But I tried it, and I didn’t hate it. My friends, much more experienced egg eaters, assured me that it was - in fact - rather tasty.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--avAcpsuw2o\/X33oNTLHB-I\/AAAAAAAANIw\/BsZHaLu7REkN0JMsmdB8s8VVB1V6VT7qACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/fish-fingers-six-by-nico.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--avAcpsuw2o\/X33oNTLHB-I\/AAAAAAAANIw\/BsZHaLu7REkN0JMsmdB8s8VVB1V6VT7qACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/fish-fingers-six-by-nico.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAnother favourite turned tasting menu; \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMac ‘n’ Cheese - Truffle Mac’n’Cheese \/ Cauliflower \/ Aged Cheddar \/ Gherkin Ketchup\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E. This was a tasty dish - it wasn’t a wow dish, but it was nice. I think for me, I associate macaroni cheese with comfort. With hangovers. With being at home. So there’s no way I could dislike it, but I wasn’t wowed.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe final savoury course was \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDuck, Duck, Goose! - XO Duck Breast \/ Leg Bonbon \/ Gnocchi \/ Pumpkin \u0026amp; Black Garlic Emulsion\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E. This was my least favourite course, it was still tasty but the flavours were perhaps mismatched for me. What I cannot fault is the presentation, it really was rather incredible and I think their attention to detail was fantastic.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-T7_UFQ-YK0M\/X33oTTVJ9XI\/AAAAAAAANI4\/s7KBkIaJPpg-ttU6yrNHLVu-MgpboSpiQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/Eggy-soldiers-six-by-nico.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-T7_UFQ-YK0M\/X33oTTVJ9XI\/AAAAAAAANI4\/s7KBkIaJPpg-ttU6yrNHLVu-MgpboSpiQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Eggy-soldiers-six-by-nico.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe last - and only sweet course - was my absolute favourite \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERING-A-RING-A-ROSES - Savarin Creme \/ Raspberry \/ Lychee \/ Rose\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E. I have a sweet tooth - but ehmeerghad, this appealed to it perfectly. It was light, fresh - but yet so sweet. Of all the dishes, I felt this showed the most potential and I loved every bite...so much in fact I have no pictures of it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--Xvy5Y9BG5o\/X33oYoLnJNI\/AAAAAAAANJA\/w47YUEYVZKwp6zimEZDkWFebTMJkjRjUgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/mac-n-cheese-six-by-nico.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--Xvy5Y9BG5o\/X33oYoLnJNI\/AAAAAAAANJA\/w47YUEYVZKwp6zimEZDkWFebTMJkjRjUgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/mac-n-cheese-six-by-nico.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESix by Nico is a perfect example of how to bring tasting menus to the masses. The food is nice, there is obvious skill within the kitchen but it isn’t your fancy 1* restaurant...and it doesn’t need to be because what it does is fit for purpose entirely.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIt is, what I would describe, as an entry-level tasting and at an incredibly reasonable price. If you’re frequenting the top Michelin starred places in London (er, jealous) then you’re not going to come away and disclose “it’s the best meal I’ve ever had”, but you’ll no doubt nod to the skill that they do show and how seamlessly they deliver something than can be so complex.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESo give it a try - and see what you think! It’s a great, different night out that provides a bit more of a thrill than a standard night out.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sixbynico.co.uk\/london\/booking\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.sixbynico.co.uk\/london\/booking\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E41 Charlotte St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1RR\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/6896100473158544428\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/10\/six-by-nico-fitzrovia.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/6896100473158544428"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/6896100473158544428"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/10\/six-by-nico-fitzrovia.html","title":"Six by Nico, Fitzrovia "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b-VmMKQhNkE\/X33oAgfCraI\/AAAAAAAANIo\/xFWL_Vlqs_QjLM0IjtlvkB6aI_4l_idhwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w640-h640-c\/duck-duck-goose-six-by-nico.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-1824030027761149587"},"published":{"$t":"2020-10-01T09:00:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-10-05T09:35:36.148+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bermondsey Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jose Pizarro"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pizarro, Bermondsey"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2jRVOdYUfmM\/X3raYgsP3AI\/AAAAAAAANIc\/S2ggkBDm5Do3XcYT-h9xHBlBQffya2KbQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/23082018-IMG_4423%255B2%255D.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1333\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2jRVOdYUfmM\/X3raYgsP3AI\/AAAAAAAANIc\/S2ggkBDm5Do3XcYT-h9xHBlBQffya2KbQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/23082018-IMG_4423%255B2%255D.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003EPhoto credit: Adele Audisio\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EJose Pizarro is a well-known name in the London food scene; known for a mix of his excellent Spanish food, incredibly friendly nature (if you’ve met him, you can’t help but love him) \u0026amp; fabulous cookery books \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Edrooooool\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. You’ve also probably seen him on TV a few times too!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-1b3f29a3-7fff-2308-2187-f10aac053ba4\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EIt’s true - I am a big fan, in fact I couldn’t praise him or his entire staff more. I’ve eaten at all of his restaurants (there’s four; two in Bermondsey, one in Broadgate and one in Esher), bought his books, organised events for work at Pizarro and of course devoured his amazing olive oil (you need it!).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;After being part of the eat out to help out scheme throughout August, Jose extended it across his restaurants throughout September and has recently announced he will be doing the same for October too.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CXiYoizoAQo\/X3NjOOk63qI\/AAAAAAAANHc\/SmH02whOIk8hcQagLxIcidAU5ZhsByPPgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/The%2Bbar%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bwindow%2Bat%2BPizarro.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1363\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CXiYoizoAQo\/X3NjOOk63qI\/AAAAAAAANHc\/SmH02whOIk8hcQagLxIcidAU5ZhsByPPgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/The%2Bbar%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bwindow%2Bat%2BPizarro.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EI recently visited his restaurant Pizarro on Bermondsey Street - after a long distance relationship for some time - and I’d been looking forward to it for weeks. My partner had never been and had listened to me rave about it for some time.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWe were seated looking out onto Bermondsey Street - something I’ve missed as I’ve been away from London and it was lovely to see people walking by, enjoying their evening. We immediately ordered some \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E2016 José Pizarro Brut Nature ‘Gran Reserva’ from Cataluña\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - a must if you go.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EI took longer than necessary deciding; the problem being that I’d eaten a lot of the menu when I got to try for an event we were hosting at Pizarro...and er, everything was amazing. We eventually sought advice from one of the members of staff; he actually said what I had wanted was a bit too much and subsequently told us about their specials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3FFukLzQwo0\/X3Njn1gsO7I\/AAAAAAAANHo\/7hVlENdWoAQ67OQRdm1zK_4I9V85GbhoQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/JosePizarro.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1279\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3FFukLzQwo0\/X3Njn1gsO7I\/AAAAAAAANHo\/7hVlENdWoAQ67OQRdm1zK_4I9V85GbhoQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/JosePizarro.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EIn the end, we opted for Padron peppers, 300g of their Presa Ibérica (which comes with sundried tomatoes and potatoes) and their special; a seafood rice.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EAs always, the service was efficient, friendly and welcoming at all times whilst really respecting the covid safety measures throughout the whole restaurant.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EThe padron peppers arrived sharpish - and as always - were delicious. It’s one dish - rivalled with Pan Con Tomate - that I feel rude not ordering when I go here as it always delights me.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jxpUcAGBPYA\/X3NjFgdAYZI\/AAAAAAAANHY\/f3_vi_w32VsU26MW9ShHsZ6eVQnmussSACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1920\/Pizarro-Bermondsey.jpg\" style=\"font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1920\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jxpUcAGBPYA\/X3NjFgdAYZI\/AAAAAAAANHY\/f3_vi_w32VsU26MW9ShHsZ6eVQnmussSACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h426\/Pizarro-Bermondsey.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003ENext up was the seafood rice; I had been staying off shellfish after a suspected allergy and this was my first time after knowing I can eat them...and god did it delight. The seafood was delicious; full of flavour, succulent and the entire mix of the dish blended a range of flavours to create a garlicy, flavoursome dish. In fact, I could have quite happily of left content after that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-u-a1U9j3DiU\/X3NjuKBQYQI\/AAAAAAAANHs\/HPH_oOsMPX8-qH0kPplL_VPkVz7SvAO-ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/prawn-rice-jose-pizarro.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1279\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-u-a1U9j3DiU\/X3NjuKBQYQI\/AAAAAAAANHs\/HPH_oOsMPX8-qH0kPplL_VPkVz7SvAO-ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/prawn-rice-jose-pizarro.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAhead of the Presa Iberica, we ordered a carafe of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMarqués de Vargas, Reserva, Rioja, Tempranillo - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eboth a delight and disappointment. Delightful because it was, well, delightful and an excellent wine. Disappointing because I’d been thinking about \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EJosé Pizarro’s Syrah\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E pretty much all day, but they were sold out.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAnd then it happened - the moment my partner fell in love with a dish right in front of me. The Presa Iberica, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E100% acorn fed Ibérico pork\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, is arguably the dish I mention most when I talk about Pizarro (that, and the lamb!). It’s medium-rare pork, something that pre-Jose I did not know was actually allowed, and it just blew me away. The smokey flavour with the tenderness of the pork is just insane, accompanied by the salted olive oil potatoes \u0026amp; sundried tomatoes \/ peppers. The portion, minimum 200g but can be around 280-300 also depending on cuts, is more than enough for two and I could not recommend it more. I have previously had the suckling leg of lamb which is also\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E to die for.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_RqwuxsxrX8\/X3Nj01uCnBI\/AAAAAAAANHw\/IgsDqsiqaWQMgpjH4IR3p9gkh2XPi6TUgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/presa-iberica-jose-pizarro.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_RqwuxsxrX8\/X3Nj01uCnBI\/AAAAAAAANHw\/IgsDqsiqaWQMgpjH4IR3p9gkh2XPi6TUgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/presa-iberica-jose-pizarro.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EFinally, I couldn’t leave without a chocolate pot. A pot of pure naughtiness, a pot of chocolate topped with olive oil and sea salt………*tries to not drool on laptop*\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EIn terms of cost? It’s more spenny than other places, but that shows through the quality. For the above, including two glasses of Cava \u0026amp; the carafe (375ml) of Rioja it came to £110 after the EOTH discount. There was plenty of food, we were not rushed and everything was impeccable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EI’d be quick to book - I imagine that it’ll be busy throughout October now the discount has been extended. This is one place I can’t wait to continue to support, everything about the restaurants and the people behind it is just lovely.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAs the hospitality experiences yet more restrictions, and yet more blame despite being SUPER safe, they need our support more than ever so get yourself down to Pizarro, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/josepizarro.com\/venues\/jose-pizarro-broadgate\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EJose Pizarro\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/josepizarro.com\/venues\/jose-tapas-bar-bermondsey\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EJose Tapas Bar \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/josepizarro.com\/venues\/jose-pizarro-swan-inn-esher\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Swan Inn\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E194 Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3TQ\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/josepizarro.com\/venues\/pizarro-restaurant-bermondsey\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/josepizarro.com\/venues\/pizarro-restaurant-bermondsey\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/josepizarro.com\/reservations\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QTgREWmJVhU\/X3L7kV9BkuI\/AAAAAAAANHE\/QMG-IIC8dGg-O5G21k0iPSBoDTFn-im_wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/harwood-arms-sunday-roast-sally-abe.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QTgREWmJVhU\/X3L7kV9BkuI\/AAAAAAAANHE\/QMG-IIC8dGg-O5G21k0iPSBoDTFn-im_wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/harwood-arms-sunday-roast-sally-abe.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe epitome of British culture is a roast dinner - and that is a hill I will quite happily die on. But when I think roast dinners, I didn’t necessarily think Michelin star - until now.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe Harwood Arms, located in leafy Fulham, is the only Michelin-starred pub in London with a real focus on local produce, and a speciality in game and wild food.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWe’d become keen to head to The Harwood Arms after seeing Sally Abe on Great British Menu, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eliterally\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E drooling at everything she did. And in fact, I won’t lie that part of my drive was to support a female-led kitchen. It is a well-known fact that women are still underrepresented in professional kitchens across the world, and as proclaimed in her insta page - Sally is “championing and empowering women in hospitality” - which I have A LOT of time for.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe arrived at The Harwood Arms on a sunny Sunday, and from the moment we were seated we were looked after impeccably. As it’s now a given to mention, their covid measures were watertight and I felt both safe but almost like it was “normal”, something I’ve desperately wanted to feel since moving back to London in August after a 6-month stint out of the city.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe were offered a complimentary glass of champagne, which was well received, as they’d only recently opened. A nice touch.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDespite looking at the menu once a day for about three weeks, I was still unsure on what to have. I was torn between the crab royale, sweetcorn and berkswell tart and the pretty infamous Venison tartare. One of the members of the team, also known as the friendliest person with a great accent, tried to advise but conceded that they were all, in fact, delicious. Eventually, I settled on the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESweetcorn and Berkswell tart with pickled girolles and lemon thyme\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E and my partner the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECornish crab royale with courgette and basil\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, on the condition I could eat some too.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xkfWUsb95k0\/X3L7K_kgEII\/AAAAAAAANGs\/4mbqOeXO_P4UmFzk0-HU9bEszkBh4IHuACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/Harwood-Arms-Fulham.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xkfWUsb95k0\/X3L7K_kgEII\/AAAAAAAANGs\/4mbqOeXO_P4UmFzk0-HU9bEszkBh4IHuACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Harwood-Arms-Fulham.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIn the meantime, we ordered a bottle of wine - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E2015 Chardonnay, Sausaler Schlössl, Wohlmuth, Styria, Austria\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - and again, with a great wine list, it was no easy feat. As someone who enjoys wine, but is by no means - not even close - a connoisseur, I’ve sometimes found Michelin starred restaurant wine lists to be almost daunting but we were given a menu which was their selection, and could request the further wine list if we wish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-js0JD8KS1qM\/X3L7QwfSE-I\/AAAAAAAANG0\/UuA95dUSD88yayN1YbwRwfRzgD6SlGAcwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/harwood-arms-fulham-roast.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-js0JD8KS1qM\/X3L7QwfSE-I\/AAAAAAAANG0\/UuA95dUSD88yayN1YbwRwfRzgD6SlGAcwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/harwood-arms-fulham-roast.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIt was a great bottle - elegant, juicy and sweet - and for a sunny day with a heavy dinner, it was a really lovely wine to drink. In fact, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time as of late trying to work out where I can purchase from in the UK...not that easy it seems, I’m sad to report.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOur starters arrived promptly; and they didn’t disappoint. The sweetcorn and berkwell tart was fresh, full of flavour and the perfect pairing of every flavour. I’d be quite content eating the entire tart - if I was allowed. The crab royale was also a real testament to the skill in the kitchen; the perfect blending of each flavour to create a truly enjoyable dish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sQts_DTpk6E\/X3L7WreBSiI\/AAAAAAAANG4\/Af9hqBq_CcMrnDb4Vivq1Z-ySNRIsgQYgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/harwood-arms-sunday-roast.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1279\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sQts_DTpk6E\/X3L7WreBSiI\/AAAAAAAANG4\/Af9hqBq_CcMrnDb4Vivq1Z-ySNRIsgQYgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/harwood-arms-sunday-roast.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFor our mains, we’d ordered \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ebraised shoulder of Aynhoe Park roe deer for two to share\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E - despite the temptation of the beef and, well, everything else, as The Harwood Arms specialises in game we wanted to try this.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAgain, my misconception led me to believe that the portions would be small, and I couldn’t have been more wrong. The portions at The Harwood Arms are generous - massively so - and I challenge anyone to come away feeling hungry. The portion of meat was enough to feed two comfortably - and some. It was also perfectly seasoned and cooked, tearing off the bone and just tasting truly delicious. The roast comes with plenty of roast potatoes (always a worry of mine that it’ll only come with two each), fresh veg (we had carrots, parsnips and cabbage), cauliflower cheese (oh-my-god, it’s f£%$ing good), a beautifully flavourful gravy and, of course, Yorkshire puddings.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pCCNa_OUBg0\/X3L7eLe_uqI\/AAAAAAAANHA\/J057ZUI3OwcHUa0WZRa8cCEHJB7pW5r-ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/roast-dinner-harwood-arms.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pCCNa_OUBg0\/X3L7eLe_uqI\/AAAAAAAANHA\/J057ZUI3OwcHUa0WZRa8cCEHJB7pW5r-ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/roast-dinner-harwood-arms.JPG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIt is, hands down, the best roast dinner I’ve ever had out. An assault on all of the senses - in the best possible way.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe’d fully planned to have three courses - but we’d conceded after three. Next time, I’d definitely go on an empty stomach so I could manage three because the Pear and Caramel trifle was calling my name.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EI cannot, and I mean cannot, stress this enough - you must go. If you love a roast dinner, or homely cooking, it’s perfect because it does that but goes that bit further that pushes it into the territory of incredible. The food, the service and the interiors are all impeccable, a total delight to visit and I can’t wait to go back.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESo how much does it cost? It’s really quite reasonable for the amount of food you get; it is a set-priced menu priced at £37.50 for two courses and £49.95 for three courses. In terms of wine, the bottle we opted for sat at £60 but there’s a range of wines from £27ish upwards to a lot more so you won’t be stuck for choice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/harwoodarms.com\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/harwoodarms.com\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWalham Grove, Fulham, London SW6 1QP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E+44 (0)20 7386 1847\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Einfo@harwoodarms.com\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/2335818721937605780\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/09\/harwood-arms-fulham.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/2335818721937605780"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/2335818721937605780"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/09\/harwood-arms-fulham.html","title":"Harwood Arms, Fulham"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QTgREWmJVhU\/X3L7kV9BkuI\/AAAAAAAANHE\/QMG-IIC8dGg-O5G21k0iPSBoDTFn-im_wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w640-h640-c\/harwood-arms-sunday-roast-sally-abe.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-3138513864298363675"},"published":{"$t":"2020-08-20T08:57:00.005+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:45:38.093+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Balham Guide : Eat, Drink \u0026 Do"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z40E6RPSY-4\/XzqgNdC0wZI\/AAAAAAAAM7w\/l1pAEMPk9ko-ixPCxD0qhCvFAGKwAZm6ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/BucciBalham-restaurantstoeatin.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1638\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z40E6RPSY-4\/XzqgNdC0wZI\/AAAAAAAAM7w\/l1pAEMPk9ko-ixPCxD0qhCvFAGKwAZm6ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h512\/BucciBalham-restaurantstoeatin.jpg\" title=\"Bucci, Balham\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBalham is the area of London I’ve called home for over three of my five years in London. The place I first came to, and fell in love with, and the place I always seem to return to if I’ve ventured away.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIn fact, some of my fondest memories of London are here - mornings grabbing coffee with friends, dinner out with my boyfriend, first rented or shared apartments and the rest...including the inebriated walk home from the tube, or the queuing at the less classy McDonalds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-0daa6197-7fff-3f6f-5de6-2c3273859cdc\" style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBut for someone who came from a very suburban town, Balham was my safe haven. A mix of everything I loved from home, and the buzz of London, all packaged up in once place.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBalham is ideally located on the Northern line and overground, just a stone's throw away from the greenery at Clapham Common, Wandsworth Common and Tooting Bec Common and one of the best places for London newbie - and oldie tbh.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESo I thought I’d share my favourite places to go in this little nook of London. There is such a range of places to visit and support, especially in these challenging times, and I'd love to know if you visit them! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oDO7Ut1won8\/Xz14mUwE2QI\/AAAAAAAAND8\/MMYQlvXffSkwbGe7-GCoiQqdIyLhXHb0wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/1910-balham.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oDO7Ut1won8\/Xz14mUwE2QI\/AAAAAAAAND8\/MMYQlvXffSkwbGe7-GCoiQqdIyLhXHb0wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/1910-balham.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E1910, Balham\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f75108;\"\u003EPlaces to eat in Balham:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBucci\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/london\/bucci-balham\/menu\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.zomato.com\/london\/bucci-balham\/menu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E195 Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9BE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis fantastic Italian is one of my favourites in Balham, providing authentic Italian food at great prices and always impeccable service. I have eaten here more times than I can count and I’ve never once been disappointed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EChicken Shop\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chickenshop.com\/en\/balham\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.chickenshop.com\/en\/balham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E7A Chestnut Grove, Balham, London SW12 8JA\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe perfect fast-food hit without the, well, fast-food and added ingredients that come with that. Fantastic rotisserie chicken, with a range of sides that pleases anyone visiting.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_fTbpzrGa7I\/Xz15iZDFNtI\/AAAAAAAANEE\/oBkZo8RxHAc39cMb6sxZ1RFAtPfEd-pNgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s566\/Firefly.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"565\" data-original-width=\"566\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_fTbpzrGa7I\/Xz15iZDFNtI\/AAAAAAAANEE\/oBkZo8RxHAc39cMb6sxZ1RFAtPfEd-pNgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w708-h706\/Firefly.PNG\" width=\"708\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFirefly\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fireflybar.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.fireflybar.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E3, Station Parade, Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9AZ\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI’ve mentioned this place about 50 times on this blog - but it really is great. It nails the casual dining, with Thai food and a selection of beers on tap at great prices. They also have outdoor seating which is perfect for people watching - one of my favourite things to do.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECiullosteria\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ciullosteria.com\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ciullosteria.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E31 Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9AL\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EA brilliant Italian restaurant serving all the favourites, including pizza, pasta, with fish and meat mains. The food really is excellent, as is the service, and I love returning here.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Cyclist\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclistbalham.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.cyclistbalham.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E194 Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9BP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhilst relatively new to the scene, it’s a popular destination for food and drinks for a good reason. It provides Modern-British pub classics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-We-xUgFIjpA\/Xz15zpKPSyI\/AAAAAAAANEQ\/RLHl9ysJsaochwCh87ftqmbOhftSj5-fQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/1910balham.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-We-xUgFIjpA\/Xz15zpKPSyI\/AAAAAAAANEQ\/RLHl9ysJsaochwCh87ftqmbOhftSj5-fQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/1910balham.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E1910\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E1910\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1910cantina.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/1910cantina.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E3 Ramsden Rd, Balham, London SW12 8QX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E1910 opened in INCREDIBLY challenging times, but have made quite the impact providing excellent Mexican food and drinks. The perfect places for some authentic Mexican food.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELibano \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.libanorestaurant.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.libanorestaurant.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E76 Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9AG\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003EThis was recommended to me by a Balham community as one for EXCELLENT Lebanese food.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qU1TCnpiEDw\/Xz15rZ-YVII\/AAAAAAAANEI\/1yNWMZ56ggIMQsOeWYIg3P5zjIAfDTz1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/HeidiBalham.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qU1TCnpiEDw\/Xz15rZ-YVII\/AAAAAAAANEI\/1yNWMZ56ggIMQsOeWYIg3P5zjIAfDTz1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/HeidiBalham.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHeidi, Balham\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHeidi\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.heidiwine.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.heidiwine.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E1 Balham Station Rd, Balham, London SW12 9SG\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003ERecommended to me by locals over on my instagram and on twitter as a great place to go for wine and food!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003EBrother Marcus\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/brothermarcus.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/brothermarcus.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;\"\u003E9 Chestnut Grove, Balham, London SW12 8JA\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qZJhogk8EBY\/Xzwg_xcQ_2I\/AAAAAAAANDg\/bvLcGC0xsJcy9Io2Nh9y-mTfgdMF_2_nQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/lostandfound.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qZJhogk8EBY\/Xzwg_xcQ_2I\/AAAAAAAANDg\/bvLcGC0xsJcy9Io2Nh9y-mTfgdMF_2_nQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/lostandfound.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f75108;\"\u003EPlaces to drink in Balham:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHagen \u0026amp; Hyde\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/hagenandhyde.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/hagenandhyde.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E157 Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9AU\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGreat for; late-night drinks, pub quiz, mate dates\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBalham Bowls Club\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/balhambowlsclub.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/balhambowlsclub.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E7-9 Ramsden Rd, Balham, London SW12 8QX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGreat for: Afternoon drinks, pub garden, pub quiz\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELost \u0026amp; Found\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lostandfoundbar.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.lostandfoundbar.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E10 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9RG\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGreat for: cocktails, date night, something a bit different\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Wine Tasting Shop\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/thewinetastingshop.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/thewinetastingshop.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E18 Hildreth St, Balham, London SW12 9RQ\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGreat for: Introductions to good wine, more than just a drink\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Devonshire\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.devonshirebalham.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.devonshirebalham.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E39 Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9AN\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGreat for: pub garden, summer afternoon sessions, drinks with friends\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Bedford\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/thebedford.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/thebedford.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left; white-space: normal;\"\u003E77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HD\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left; white-space: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left; white-space: normal;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGreat for: Entertainment, a good night out, groups of friends\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Regent\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theregentbalham.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.theregentbalham.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E21 Chestnut Grove, Balham, London SW12 8JB\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGreat for: dates, drinks with mates, pub garden, quizzes\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-C0Rzkcx2j60\/Xz19SEkuF1I\/AAAAAAAANEg\/--cVmc4yPwIKJ5DYx7WrEFQWs-aWUfTgwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/THE%2BREGENT%2BBALHAM.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"684\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-C0Rzkcx2j60\/Xz19SEkuF1I\/AAAAAAAANEg\/--cVmc4yPwIKJ5DYx7WrEFQWs-aWUfTgwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/THE%2BREGENT%2BBALHAM.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Regent\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f75108;\"\u003ERoast dinners in Balham:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Devonshire\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.devonshirebalham.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.devonshirebalham.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E39 Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9AN\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Regent\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theregentbalham.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.theregentbalham.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E21 Chestnut Grove, Balham, London SW12 8JB\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Avalon\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theavalonlondon.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.theavalonlondon.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E16 Balham Hill, Balham, London SW12 9EB\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThe Grove\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.grovebalham.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.grovebalham.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E39 Oldridge Rd, Balham, London SW12 8PN\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7ZAjL_xxO5s\/Xz19xhDf24I\/AAAAAAAANEo\/dTMA--zd7z0ivDMOy1mtWyyr0U2oX4jsQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s705\/Natas.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"662\" data-original-width=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7ZAjL_xxO5s\/Xz19xhDf24I\/AAAAAAAANEo\/dTMA--zd7z0ivDMOy1mtWyyr0U2oX4jsQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Natas.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENatas\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f75108;\"\u003EPlaces for brunch and coffee in Balham\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMilk\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/milklondonshop.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/milklondonshop.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E18-20 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9RG\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBrickwood\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brickwoodlondon.com\/balham\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.brickwoodlondon.com\/balham\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E11 Hildreth St, Balham, London SW12 9RQ\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENatas\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.natas.london\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.natas.london\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E19 Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9AL\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EEsquires Coffee\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/esquirescoffee.co.uk\/store\/esquires-coffee-london-balham\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/esquirescoffee.co.uk\/store\/esquires-coffee-london-balham\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E75 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HA\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EEstate Office Coffee\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/estateofficecoffee.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/estateofficecoffee.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E1 Drewstead Rd, Streatham, London SW16 1LY\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f75108; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EShopping in Balham\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ELark\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.larklondon.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.larklondon.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E24 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9RG\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPostmark\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/postmarkonline.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/postmarkonline.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E123 Balham High Rd, Balham, London SW12 9AR\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EBalham Paint\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.balhampaintandhardware.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.balhampaintandhardware.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E22 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9RG\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe Brought Beer\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.webroughtbeer.co.uk\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.webroughtbeer.co.uk\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E28 Hildreth St, Balham, London SW12 9RQ\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EBrindisa Cheese and Charcuterie\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/brindisa.com\/pages\/brindisa-cheese-and-charcuterie-balham\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/brindisa.com\/pages\/brindisa-cheese-and-charcuterie-balham\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E6 Hildreth St, Balham, London, SW12 9RQ\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/3138513864298363675\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/08\/the-balham-guide-eat-drink-do.html#comment-form","title":"0 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Do"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z40E6RPSY-4\/XzqgNdC0wZI\/AAAAAAAAM7w\/l1pAEMPk9ko-ixPCxD0qhCvFAGKwAZm6ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w640-h512-c\/BucciBalham-restaurantstoeatin.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-3785180552340741807"},"published":{"$t":"2020-08-18T06:00:00.003+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:45:53.814+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Travel Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Riga bars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Riga restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"What to do in Riga"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Guide to Riga, Latvia"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q1Dv09sM4MI\/XzvfGjRw9UI\/AAAAAAAAM-0\/Auju453M2QAWN9r69t9NBSkbnwKwhNEoACPcBGAsYHg\/s2048\/A434C8DF-BA2B-4E45-8B8F-707FAD86B655.JPEG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q1Dv09sM4MI\/XzvfGjRw9UI\/AAAAAAAAM-0\/Auju453M2QAWN9r69t9NBSkbnwKwhNEoACPcBGAsYHg\/w750-h1000\/A434C8DF-BA2B-4E45-8B8F-707FAD86B655.JPEG\" width=\"750\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ERiga, the capital of Latvia, has become increasingly popular in recent years, in fact it’s been called the new Prague of eastern Europe, and it’s not hard to see once you visit and discover just how much on offer there is for a weekend away.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-88a9c8da-7fff-9401-d651-1c0167eb0918\" style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERiga is set on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the River Daugava, allowing for a beautiful river view if you go to the right places! According to Wikipedia, “It's considered a cultural center” due to the range of museums and concert halls, and no doubt the selection of restaurants and bars available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERiga has undoubtedly established a reputation for its architectural beauty with wooden buildings, art nouveau architecture and medieval Old Town.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhilst Prague might be full of tourists and provide just a bit too much “English” for you, Riga poses a better balance with a blend of European cultures and strong Latvian roots with excellent architecture throughout the city.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RB39YGSRz2c\/XzvfT1MsReI\/AAAAAAAAM-4\/eggJjwUdGuIKqInqgC8pmis736gs18sxACPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5410.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3024\" data-original-width=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RB39YGSRz2c\/XzvfT1MsReI\/AAAAAAAAM-4\/eggJjwUdGuIKqInqgC8pmis736gs18sxACPcBGAsYHg\/s640\/IMG_5410.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f75108; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EEating in Riga\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFood in Riga is good - and I mean really good. Rather perfectly, they don’t put an onus on making it appealing to British people. I know I’m British, but I hate it when you travel to immerse yourself in a culture and it’s more eating at Spoons than it is in the respective country.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EI only spent two nights there, but you could easily spend more, and the plethora of options is overwhelming. You can do everything from tasting menus through to a casual dining underground.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-isYB_yolzco\/XzviEkt04nI\/AAAAAAAANBs\/ugDY0BgM21gPjcExZ1jp-xL8vnScHhBPQCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5580.JPEG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4032\" data-original-width=\"3024\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-isYB_yolzco\/XzviEkt04nI\/AAAAAAAANBs\/ugDY0BgM21gPjcExZ1jp-xL8vnScHhBPQCPcBGAsYHg\/w600-h800\/IMG_5580.JPEG\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ERestaurant Pētergailis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/petergailis.com\/home\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/petergailis.com\/home\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESkārņu iela 25, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPētergailis is located within the Old Town of Riga, and as described on their website it is ‘\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ebetween churches St. Johns and St. Peters, right in the heart of Old Town on Skarnu street, since 1978, lies this cosy family restaurant.’\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThey hit the nail on the head - the restaurant is an incredibly cosy and home-like restaurant offering excellent food. The food in Riga is hearty - and the menu reflects this with red meats (beef and lamb) stealing the show, but also a selection of seafood on offer too.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI opted for the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESlowly oven baked local lamb shank with pearl barley- mushroom risotto, parsnip crisps and butter fried vegetables\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eand I can safely say I was content with my choice, the lamb was succulent and tender, seasoned well but not too much to take away from the taste. The pearl barley and mushroom risotto was the perfect pairing, providing a creamy taste with the rich lamb taste.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFollowed by a white chocolate dessert, which was rich in taste and suited perfectly to my extremely sweet tooth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOne of my friends from Australia did a European tour and visited this restaurant on my recommendation, and also had an amazing experience. I’d just recommend that you book before as it does get booked up in advance!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qm_EE7VgDoc\/XzvgPos0a1I\/AAAAAAAANAM\/TpdELNg8MPQUMhWnmDmcsDZnh0VKZU_KwCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5369.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4032\" data-original-width=\"3024\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qm_EE7VgDoc\/XzvgPos0a1I\/AAAAAAAANAM\/TpdELNg8MPQUMhWnmDmcsDZnh0VKZU_KwCPcBGAsYHg\/w600-h800\/IMG_5369.JPG\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EGalerija Istaba\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en-gb.facebook.com\/galerijaISTABA\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/en-gb.facebook.com\/galerijaISTABA\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EKrišjāņa Barona iela 31A, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1011, Latvia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EGalerija Istaba is what I would consider, almost, a concept restaurant; located in an Art Gallery out of Old Town and more Central Riga, it offers a simple concept of food and art.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThey simply ask you to select your protein (lamb, duck, fish, whatever is seasonal and fresh that day) and everything else is brought to you at your table.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESo once you pick your protein, they bring the rest which includes salad, bread with several dipping options, two shared vegetable dishes. I opted for the duck, which was tender and flavorful and served with a beautiful jus. Everything that came with was also delicious, providing an incredibly substantial meal for less than £20 including drinks.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EYou can book with the link above, and make sure you do as there are only a handful of tables in this beautiful and unique place.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KIfhO3RmhH4\/XzvgjJScXUI\/AAAAAAAANAg\/FxLyBjxX3Ac4YwFQussimLF6lTBwztqegCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5527.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4032\" data-original-width=\"3024\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KIfhO3RmhH4\/XzvgjJScXUI\/AAAAAAAANAg\/FxLyBjxX3Ac4YwFQussimLF6lTBwztqegCPcBGAsYHg\/w600-h800\/IMG_5527.JPG\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EEasy Wine - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Esee below but you can also eat here and it’s great!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f75108; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EPlaces to drink in Riga\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIf you like a drink, then Riga will not disappoint. It has an incredible bar scene, with a blend of modern bars through to underground, candle lit bars. And the best part - if you’re coming from London then it’ll be cheap.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-09kI8NNwUyg\/Xzvi4-BVnvI\/AAAAAAAANB8\/bcSPcZkHu6MCD1JOmzqjsVEg8U5wFkbQwCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5480.JPEG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3024\" data-original-width=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-09kI8NNwUyg\/Xzvi4-BVnvI\/AAAAAAAANB8\/bcSPcZkHu6MCD1JOmzqjsVEg8U5wFkbQwCPcBGAsYHg\/s640\/IMG_5480.JPEG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFolkklubs ALA pagrabs\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.folkklubs.lv\/en\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.folkklubs.lv\/en\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EPeldu iela 19, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFolkklubs ALA pagrabs is a fantastic place to go in Riga - it’s underground, dimly lit and lively with a Latvian band playing most evenings. It’ll probably come up if you search for bars in Riga - and for good reason - as the drinks at cheap (cocktails, wine, beers, spirits) and they offer a range of food too.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4p6kxohosto\/Xzvg6yO5AjI\/AAAAAAAANAs\/si-QyYykt4E75ujeqlv9DU5jnpLy72RSgCPcBGAsYHg\/s1280\/IMG_5552.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4p6kxohosto\/Xzvg6yO5AjI\/AAAAAAAANAs\/si-QyYykt4E75ujeqlv9DU5jnpLy72RSgCPcBGAsYHg\/w600-h800\/IMG_5552.JPG\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EEasy Wine\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/easywine.lv\/en\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/easywine.lv\/en\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAudēju iela 4, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOne of my favourite concepts - wine dispensers. Easy Wine offers a huge array of wines, each at different measures (50ml,100ml, 150nl) depending on how much you want of each. You get a card (pre-loaded) and when inserted, you can add the cost of your wine to it. It allows you the chance to try really nice wines at a fraction of the cost. They also do food - which is great - if you’re looking for a snack.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cU3U9sgXXZA\/XzvhOaI2PLI\/AAAAAAAANBE\/swcnvTHiTUkAGz-pkrxApnxW0DShn8kmgCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5340.JPEG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4032\" data-original-width=\"3024\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cU3U9sgXXZA\/XzvhOaI2PLI\/AAAAAAAANBE\/swcnvTHiTUkAGz-pkrxApnxW0DShn8kmgCPcBGAsYHg\/w600-h800\/IMG_5340.JPEG\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EKaļķu Vārti\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kalkuvarti.lv\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.kalkuvarti.lv\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EJauniela 20, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe perfect place to sit outside, in the square and soak up those (SPF-protected) rays. With outside seating (they do also seat inside too) and a great selection of cocktails, wines, beers and the rest it’s definitely a great place to start.\u0026nbsp;I'd also recommend the tomato salad! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qN8vUtDMfq8\/Xzvhd5JT6_I\/AAAAAAAANBI\/UlNYyCKRUm4k0rDRvoxH394iee6NPanqQCPcBGAsYHg\/s1280\/IMG_5451.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qN8vUtDMfq8\/Xzvhd5JT6_I\/AAAAAAAANBI\/UlNYyCKRUm4k0rDRvoxH394iee6NPanqQCPcBGAsYHg\/s640\/IMG_5451.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f75108; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EThings to do in Riga\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIf you spend a weekend in Riga, you certainly won’t be stuck for things to do. The city is small but busy with several attractions to keep you busy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWander and explore\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ERiga’s Old Town is absolutely stunning, with a range of beautiful buildings and places to be admired. The architecture is out of this world, with beautiful colours making up the landscape of Riga. You can quite literally spend hours walking around, perhaps with a cheeky pit stop at some of the bars above.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yHVDF-YjwQQ\/Xzvhj1brpII\/AAAAAAAANBQ\/yvYWs1wxDU8tZyc7z0a87MTVmwqDZroVQCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5453.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4032\" data-original-width=\"3024\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yHVDF-YjwQQ\/Xzvhj1brpII\/AAAAAAAANBQ\/yvYWs1wxDU8tZyc7z0a87MTVmwqDZroVQCPcBGAsYHg\/w750-h1000\/IMG_5453.JPG\" width=\"750\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESt Peter's Church\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbaznica.riga.lv\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.peterbaznica.riga.lv\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EReformācijas laukums 1, Rīga, LV-1050\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI’ll be the first to admit my interest in churches is usually minimal, but the beauty of this church is really quite astounding. If, like me, churches aren’t your thing then it’s worth going in just for the view at the top. It provides the most insane, panoramic view across Riga and the river. If it’s a clear day, you can see for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Emiles.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIt costs just 9euros, and is well worth the money.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1FaRrdTE7e8\/XzvhrWVUVYI\/AAAAAAAANBY\/D0OPUt4iOC0UXXmVKHGC8kG0TSIhwMGsgCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5476.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4032\" data-original-width=\"3024\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1FaRrdTE7e8\/XzvhrWVUVYI\/AAAAAAAANBY\/D0OPUt4iOC0UXXmVKHGC8kG0TSIhwMGsgCPcBGAsYHg\/w600-h800\/IMG_5476.JPG\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECentral Market\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rct.lv\/en\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.rct.lv\/en\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ENēģu iela 7, Latgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIf there’s something you want, this is where you will get it. Central Market is the largest market in Europe, and it quite literally stocks everything in your wildest dreams. Whilst it’s not in the more picturesque area of Riga, such as Old Town, it’s still worth a visit. Once in, the only two things I’d say is be prepared for the fish aisle (naturally) and keep your bags on your front.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y0KbNqXFQeo\/Xzvhw6GdqiI\/AAAAAAAANBg\/54FxzemD7FYE0z8zX_Fy7Y415OQfdHgYgCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5337.JPEG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4032\" data-original-width=\"3024\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y0KbNqXFQeo\/Xzvhw6GdqiI\/AAAAAAAANBg\/54FxzemD7FYE0z8zX_Fy7Y415OQfdHgYgCPcBGAsYHg\/w600-h800\/IMG_5337.JPEG\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EKronvalda Parks\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EKalpaka bulvāris 12, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1010, Latvia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThis is a beautiful park with the city canal running through. The city canal splits the park into two parts. If you are lucky enough to have a sunny day, I’d recommend a lovely walk and maybe even a picnic in the park if you can!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-93A_U5KlnNQ\/Xzvh1z108FI\/AAAAAAAANBk\/SzukSpwq7acbcSnxmaf3kcGVXEhx0xSEQCPcBGAsYHg\/s1280\/IMG_5450.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-93A_U5KlnNQ\/Xzvh1z108FI\/AAAAAAAANBk\/SzukSpwq7acbcSnxmaf3kcGVXEhx0xSEQCPcBGAsYHg\/w600-h800\/IMG_5450.JPG\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f75108; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdditional:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-88a9c8da-7fff-9401-d651-1c0167eb0918\" style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAccommodation is cheap in Riga - stay in The Grand Poet hotel for under £100 per night. It’s a beautiful 5* hotel, with the most impressive breakfast included (which does include champagne) and is in a central location. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/grandpoet.semarahhotels.com\/\" style=\"text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBook The Grand Poet Hotel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-88a9c8da-7fff-9401-d651-1c0167eb0918\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EDownload Yandex to get around - it’s the Latvian equivalent of Uber and provides cheap taxis to get to and from the airport\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-88a9c8da-7fff-9401-d651-1c0167eb0918\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou can walk everywhere! There really is no need to get a taxi or transport to places close to the Old Town if you fancy a walk\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g5-5NesuK7c\/XzvjIus97LI\/AAAAAAAANCA\/GVEi5wDgULkzGbHJCi0vfQbzesGmhBYEwCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5319.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4032\" data-original-width=\"3024\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g5-5NesuK7c\/XzvjIus97LI\/AAAAAAAANCA\/GVEi5wDgULkzGbHJCi0vfQbzesGmhBYEwCPcBGAsYHg\/w600-h800\/IMG_5319.JPG\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ml_Wa_npfhY\/XzvjIpyMOBI\/AAAAAAAANCA\/0zCem3Orhl4E1ThGYl_Of4HdJf3OChZ1gCPcBGAsYHg\/s4032\/IMG_5332.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7i0DWUnGPts\/XzFVHNAYZfI\/AAAAAAAAM4U\/4xu9PcV-qeU4N69WPPHMxyJZmJSZIYnZwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1000\/Paul-Ainsworth-number-6-beef-fillet.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7i0DWUnGPts\/XzFVHNAYZfI\/AAAAAAAAM4U\/4xu9PcV-qeU4N69WPPHMxyJZmJSZIYnZwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Paul-Ainsworth-number-6-beef-fillet.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPaul Ainsworth\u003C\/b\u003E is a chef I’ve admired for some time - it’s hard not to. He’s worked and trained alongside some impressive names; \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cornwalllive.com\/news\/cornwall-news\/gordon-ramsay-left-one-former-410497\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGordon Ramsay\u003C\/a\u003E, Gary Rhodes and Marcus Wareing\u003C\/i\u003E. On top of this, it’s clear he’s known within the local community for doing a lot, and even more so throughout lockdown despite facing the difficulties the industry has faced recently.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ERightfully, it’s now his name younger chefs are vying to work alongside. He owns several successful restaurants, dubbed big competition for Rick Stein. His flagship \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paul-ainsworth.co.uk\/number6\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPaul Ainsworth at Number 6\u003C\/a\u003E in Padstow, which was awarded a Michelin star in 2013 and has four AA Rosettes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EI had never been to Cornwall before heading down earlier this year, unfortunately at the same time as the storms decided to batter the South-west coast. We planned our trip down around our visit to Paul Ainsworth at No.6, having wanted to go for some time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe arrived on a (very wet) Saturday evening down in Padstow, and were immediately greeted by the insanely friendly staff. Firstly, I was shocked and delighted just how much it is like a townhouse. The decor is beautiful, homely and everything I had wanted more.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fyk5UxG9VDE\/XzFVqaSPyrI\/AAAAAAAAM4c\/owAQiWTLglgtxeAWLOvfezmEPDJ590zewCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1000\/Paul-Ainsworth-no-6-restaurant.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fyk5UxG9VDE\/XzFVqaSPyrI\/AAAAAAAAM4c\/owAQiWTLglgtxeAWLOvfezmEPDJ590zewCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Paul-Ainsworth-no-6-restaurant.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESecondly, it’s the best service I’ve ever had. From the moment we arrived to the moment we left, they were hot on everything ensuring that we had everything we needed, even radioing someone to be upstairs to show me where the WC was. They talked us through each bit of the menu, the drinks list (we were driving and therefore not drinking), and at the end my boyfriend wanted his menu signed which they happily asked Paul Ainsworth to do. I’ve eaten at hundreds of restaurants, and it’s by far come out on top.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe were seated right by the kitchen, something we both love, which permitted an evening of people watching and subsequently in awe of the team.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vnH6DoeHP2c\/XzFVxvngh2I\/AAAAAAAAM4g\/nHvSHeL4CSAspGWY9QMlSrn3HOgo3q73QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/Restaurant-Paul-Ainsworth-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vnH6DoeHP2c\/XzFVxvngh2I\/AAAAAAAAM4g\/nHvSHeL4CSAspGWY9QMlSrn3HOgo3q73QCLcBGAsYHQ\/w668-h1000\/Restaurant-Paul-Ainsworth-1.png\" width=\"668\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe opted for the 3-courses for £85 and, upon looking at the menu, were flushed with choices. It’s not a huge menu - everything is perfectly refined - but everything sounds so incredible it made choosing quite the task.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EI’ve followed Paul Ainsworth on Instagram for some time, and honestly I always swipe off feeling hungry and longing to go, or rather go back.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFinally, after much deliberation and asking for 5 more minutes, I had decided. I opted for:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ecod (kelp cured \u0026amp; steamed) - seaweed quaver ~ vin jeaune beurre blanc\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ered onion fondant (miso tart tatin) - salt baked celeriac ~ goat’s curd\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Efillet of beef (aged fat ~ raw ~ caramalised) - carrot over embers ~ bacon bearnaise\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Echocolate (tulakalum 75% grand cru) - silcilian pistachio sponge ~ caramac sauce\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wc8XS5Nydxo\/XzFV5AT5XeI\/AAAAAAAAM4k\/KowBAo7Prp4-uw9tRYaxldscFPbvzNBTgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1000\/Paul-ainsworth-menu-cornwall.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wc8XS5Nydxo\/XzFV5AT5XeI\/AAAAAAAAM4k\/KowBAo7Prp4-uw9tRYaxldscFPbvzNBTgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Paul-ainsworth-menu-cornwall.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWith this, you also are treated to ‘today's scone’ which had the most incredible butters, to the point we both started desperately googling how we could get our hands on some. And ‘yesterday’s scone’ which was a sweeter taste.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe food came fast in the sense, you weren’t agitated, but slow enough you never felt rushed at any point to get out despite it being super busy, which was lovely.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFirst up was \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ecod (kelp cured \u0026amp; steamed) - seaweed quaver ~ vin jeaune beurre blanc\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E - a dish so beautifully flavoured that I’d have left happy. The cod was beautifully cooked, flaking perfectly and paired so well with the flavours without taking away any of its own flavour. The vin jeaune beurre blanc was amazing, providing the perfect accompaniment to the dish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y3V3eDX2GNw\/XzFWF1dsFEI\/AAAAAAAAM4w\/O9IvdcQn7-4ZRxGZAtcVg-N2kVeVqwzTACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1050\/paul-ainsworth-padstow.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1050\" data-original-width=\"700\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y3V3eDX2GNw\/XzFWF1dsFEI\/AAAAAAAAM4w\/O9IvdcQn7-4ZRxGZAtcVg-N2kVeVqwzTACLcBGAsYHQ\/w668-h1000\/paul-ainsworth-padstow.png\" width=\"668\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ENext, we actually both ordered this, was the\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E red onion fondant (miso tart tatin) - salt baked celeriac ~ goat’s curd\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E. Now call me crazy - and people have - but I usually dislike goat cheese \/ curd but one of the members of the team talked me through the flavours and it sounds delicious. Delicious it was - the combination of flavours once again worked seamlessly together and every mouthful was one to be savoured. My partner, an avid at-home chef himself, had previously attempted one himself and I think eating this just spurred him on even more.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dftlOpwRK1k\/XzFWN-uEjZI\/AAAAAAAAM44\/cHltMr7wl1YOu79t7uRVCpcUCSzpRXNLwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1050\/Paul-Ainsworth-number-6-review-menu.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1050\" data-original-width=\"700\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dftlOpwRK1k\/XzFWN-uEjZI\/AAAAAAAAM44\/cHltMr7wl1YOu79t7uRVCpcUCSzpRXNLwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w668-h1000\/Paul-Ainsworth-number-6-review-menu.png\" width=\"668\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOur main course, and one of the best pieces of meat I’ve ever eaten, was \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Efillet of beef (aged fat ~ raw ~ caramalised) - carrot over embers ~ bacon bearnaise\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWow.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ENever have I had beef that is so tender, full of flavour and well-cooked. The beef was succulent, paired with the (almost too) epic bacon bearnaise. The quality of the whole dish was out of this world, it had been curated to ensure that every aspect and every sense was overly satisfied.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k70aglPz-5I\/XzFXYSwyozI\/AAAAAAAAM5E\/EaTyeFjhTf8DGTY4y5dIh2ZxwZVSU6VTQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1050\/paul-ainsworth-cornwall-padstow.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1050\" data-original-width=\"700\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k70aglPz-5I\/XzFXYSwyozI\/AAAAAAAAM5E\/EaTyeFjhTf8DGTY4y5dIh2ZxwZVSU6VTQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w668-h1000\/paul-ainsworth-cornwall-padstow.png\" width=\"668\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFinally, our fourth and final course. At No.6 they do the Fairground Tale and upon reflection we both wish we’d gone for this. But we both fancied different things at the time, and I opted for chocolate (tulakalum 75% grand cru) - silcilian pistachio sponge ~ caramac sauce.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIt was as delicious as it sounds with all the flavours pairing perfectly, making it the perfect way to finish off a truly exceptional meal.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EI hands down cannot recommend Paul Ainsworth enough - it’s one of the best meals I have ever had and we’re even planning our 2021 trip down after a successful 2020 first trip.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paul-ainsworth.co.uk\/number6\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.paul-ainsworth.co.uk\/number6\/\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E6 Middle St, Padstow PL28 8AP\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E01841 532093\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E*Photography supplied by Paul Ainswort\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eh Group.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/3221239852932345801\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/08\/paul-ainsworth-at-number-6-cornwall.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/3221239852932345801"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/3221239852932345801"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/08\/paul-ainsworth-at-number-6-cornwall.html","title":"Paul Ainsworth at Number 6, Cornwall"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7i0DWUnGPts\/XzFVHNAYZfI\/AAAAAAAAM4U\/4xu9PcV-qeU4N69WPPHMxyJZmJSZIYnZwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/Paul-Ainsworth-number-6-beef-fillet.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-524152531449992249"},"published":{"$t":"2020-08-10T18:32:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:46:19.706+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cornerstone, Hackney Wick"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iwAvbNLYDr4\/XyrAwTpokpI\/AAAAAAAAM2w\/VRqii7zLpaMrVjsQoQOicPH43KYEe813gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/Cornerstone-restaurant-hackney.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iwAvbNLYDr4\/XyrAwTpokpI\/AAAAAAAAM2w\/VRqii7zLpaMrVjsQoQOicPH43KYEe813gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Cornerstone-restaurant-hackney.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-5441c110-7fff-38d8-5317-a1d8d98dc78f\" style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003EI have wanted to go to Cornerstone since it opened for many reasons; I adore seafood, I have admired Tom Brown as a chef for a while and many of my “foodie” friends have repeatedly told me how fantastic it is.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003EFinally, pre-covid, I went. I have to admit, when you’ve hyped yourself up for something to the extent I had with Cornerstone there was part of me that was worried it would fall short - I couldn’t have been more wrong.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003EWith my urge to try the infamous crab crumpet strong, I trotted to Hackney Wick to see what all the hype was about.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wdsunqzi9Bs\/XyrBE3cp1GI\/AAAAAAAAM24\/OEXIyyrwuwQNh_pKk0beq-R3LB1WnvIXwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/cornerstone-hackney-wick-restaurant.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1279\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wdsunqzi9Bs\/XyrBE3cp1GI\/AAAAAAAAM24\/OEXIyyrwuwQNh_pKk0beq-R3LB1WnvIXwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/cornerstone-hackney-wick-restaurant.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003EAs mentioned, Cornerstone is located in Hackney Wick, which isn’t far from Stratford so an easily accessible place...normally. Unfortunately, there was a West Ham game on the day we went and we found that walking through the stadium was not going to be an easy option.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-9a4e0deb-7fff-7ee7-8817-3781a238c3c5\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EEventually, after almost being dragged into the West Ham VS Everton game, we made it to Cornerstone. The venue is beautiful; open-plan with modern fixtures, incredibly open and airy. The kitchen is completely on show and allows you to see the various chefs, including Tom Brown, at work.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESeated immediately by the waitress, we couldn’t wait to get stuck in. We were offered the lunch tasting menu - or just ordering as usual. Whilst the tasting menu does present exceptional value, and of the few bits we had from it, there were a couple of things that I couldn’t eat so we opted for a la carte.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zJccru16bPs\/XyrBRgJI0vI\/AAAAAAAAM28\/1VOTQOVaTIkm-Glqit-OQPARUyYEVpcDwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/cornerstone-oyster.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zJccru16bPs\/XyrBRgJI0vI\/AAAAAAAAM28\/1VOTQOVaTIkm-Glqit-OQPARUyYEVpcDwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/cornerstone-oyster.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWe also opted for a carafe of the Orange wine; Evelyn, Verdicchio, Azienda Accadia 2018, Marche, Italia. A fantastic medium-bodied wine with hints of fresh fruits. It was the perfect wine for an afternoon - light, easily drinkable.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-fdf5e10f-7fff-38e1-0b78-f722682ddd80\" style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EWe ordered the following 7 dishes between two of us, which was more than enough;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-5441c110-7fff-38d8-5317-a1d8d98dc78f\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-9a4e0deb-7fff-7ee7-8817-3781a238c3c5\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-fdf5e10f-7fff-38e1-0b78-f722682ddd80\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESalmon Pastrami\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-5441c110-7fff-38d8-5317-a1d8d98dc78f\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-9a4e0deb-7fff-7ee7-8817-3781a238c3c5\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-fdf5e10f-7fff-38e1-0b78-f722682ddd80\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPickled Oyster, Celery, Horseradish, Dill - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eeaten by my partner, and I have it on good authority it was amazing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-5441c110-7fff-38d8-5317-a1d8d98dc78f\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-9a4e0deb-7fff-7ee7-8817-3781a238c3c5\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-fdf5e10f-7fff-38e1-0b78-f722682ddd80\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGrey mullet tartare, egg yolk, soy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-5441c110-7fff-38d8-5317-a1d8d98dc78f\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-9a4e0deb-7fff-7ee7-8817-3781a238c3c5\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-fdf5e10f-7fff-38e1-0b78-f722682ddd80\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECured Gurnard, Beetroot, Borscht Dressing, Soured Cream\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-5441c110-7fff-38d8-5317-a1d8d98dc78f\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-9a4e0deb-7fff-7ee7-8817-3781a238c3c5\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-fdf5e10f-7fff-38e1-0b78-f722682ddd80\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPotted Shellfish Crumpet, Kohlrabi Som Tam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-5441c110-7fff-38d8-5317-a1d8d98dc78f\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-9a4e0deb-7fff-7ee7-8817-3781a238c3c5\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-fdf5e10f-7fff-38e1-0b78-f722682ddd80\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGilthead Bream, Roast Chicken Butter Sauce, Courgettes, Peas\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-5441c110-7fff-38d8-5317-a1d8d98dc78f\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-9a4e0deb-7fff-7ee7-8817-3781a238c3c5\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-fdf5e10f-7fff-38e1-0b78-f722682ddd80\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELemon Meringue Pie\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gMjYs2TeYkc\/XyrBkujAUXI\/AAAAAAAAM3I\/_5kIXOQlsaMsSlOuEvkL6Wc_LIKUxzGCwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/cornerstone-best-seafood-restaurant-london.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gMjYs2TeYkc\/XyrBkujAUXI\/AAAAAAAAM3I\/_5kIXOQlsaMsSlOuEvkL6Wc_LIKUxzGCwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/cornerstone-best-seafood-restaurant-london.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\" face=\"arial\"\u003ESalmon Pastrami\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-b7774e57-7fff-7a48-49e6-1e7640fd9287\" style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf you follow Tom Brown on Instagram, you’ll have seen the Salmon Pastrami already. Perhaps a weird concept, definitely not one I’ve heard of before nor really considered eating - but my god it was delicious. I saw during the closure of restaurants they were doing takeaway options for this and my heart sank that I was not in London to nab some myself!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EGrey mullet tartare, egg yolk, soy\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EA truly amazing dish - I usually use the phrase “an assault on the senses” but this was more a pleasure on all senses. It presented fresh yet salty flavours, perfectly in sync, and my only upset with this was that I hadn’t ordered two - it really was delicious.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JPp0HDOtsEY\/XyrBt257ujI\/AAAAAAAAM3M\/z3ML2hy-bo4hdhQC17bEISUjCIsogksdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/Cornerstone-Tom-Brown-Hackney.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JPp0HDOtsEY\/XyrBt257ujI\/AAAAAAAAM3M\/z3ML2hy-bo4hdhQC17bEISUjCIsogksdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Cornerstone-Tom-Brown-Hackney.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003ECured Gurnard, Beetroot, Borscht Dressing, Soured Cream\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-051df9ac-7fff-e6f8-49ca-768f021e6eb0\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFresh, zingy, tasty. Again, this was a stand out for me. The perfect combination of flavours, leaving me simply wanting to eat it all over again. 1\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EPotted Shellfish Crumpet\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis dish was dubbed “One of London’s best seafood dishes” by Mr Porter - and there’s no doubting why. It is one of the best combination of flavours I’ve ever experienced - when we had it it was served with rarebit. You’d never expect seafood, really, to have the homely feeling - but this dish had just that. There’s a reason when you google it there’s 10000’s of recipes trying to recreate it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nLBcXuNgwhk\/XyrB6K0G05I\/AAAAAAAAM3Y\/wEFeV0t1YXc9yGy4JKyH_LKn2qFOLPDagCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1440\/cornerstone-restaurant-london.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1440\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nLBcXuNgwhk\/XyrB6K0G05I\/AAAAAAAAM3Y\/wEFeV0t1YXc9yGy4JKyH_LKn2qFOLPDagCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/cornerstone-restaurant-london.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EGilthead Bream, Roast Chicken Butter Sauce, Courgettes, Peas\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-6fa9b62c-7fff-b604-5384-0d69e4704f7a\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf it was acceptable, I would have licked the bowl. A truly delicious and beautifully produced dish, with fresh ingredients and an almost umami taste. The fish was delicate, full of flavour and clearly handled by an incredibly skilled team.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003ELemon Meringue Pie\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI’m not one for lemon dessert, but...wow. Need I say more.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E________________\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECornerstone combined everything I love about restaurants; excellent food in a calm, chilled out way. Chef Tom Brown and his team clearly have exceptional talent when it comes to seafood, delivering excellent food at reasonable prices. I’ve eaten at several seafood restaurants, but this is hands down the best experience I’ve had in London and I cannot wait to return to enjoy it again.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E3 Prince Edward Rd, Hackney Wick, London E9 5LX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=cornerstone+hackney\u0026amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB880GB883\u0026amp;oq=cornerstone+hackney\u0026amp;aqs=chrome.0.69i59j46j69i59j0l2j69i60l3.2996j0j9\u0026amp;sourceid=chrome\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8#\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #660099; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E020 8986 3922\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.Cornerstonehackney.com\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ewww.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECornerstonehackney.com\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wNnO4eXr1d0\/W_9QkBdzrZI\/AAAAAAAAMqU\/L7czT23oJHEXr7L8mho2lccwjKGQRVukwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/IMG_1368.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wNnO4eXr1d0\/W_9QkBdzrZI\/AAAAAAAAMqU\/L7czT23oJHEXr7L8mho2lccwjKGQRVukwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/IMG_1368.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch2 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\" face=\"arial\" size=\"3\"\u003EGdansk, Poland\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003EGdansk is one of the cities that shocked me the most out of all that I have travelled to. I’d booked to go for four nights and five days, on a flight that had cost £20 and a hotel that cost £140 between two. It was booked on a whim, and a couple of people had said that 4 nights was little too long for Gdansk...they couldn’t have been more wrong.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003ENonetheless, with my £20 return flight and a reasonable hotel (Novotel Centrum, which is *shock* pretty central) away I went. With a flight coming in at just 2 hours 20 mins, it's the perfect location for a brief weekend away.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\" face=\"arial\" size=\"3\"\u003EAbout Gdansk\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003EGdansk is located in the northern part of Poland, and was previously a port town with a beautiful scenic river running through Gdansk - if you’re like me and fully a sunset fanatic fan, then it’s a great place to catch it as the light glistens and reflects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003EWhilst Krakow has become increasingly popular with British people, Gdansk appears to have been somewhat overlooked. Whilst still benefiting from a good flow of tourism, it isn’t as busy as I have heard the other part of Poland can be. Though exploring Gdansk has just made my desire to explore more of Poland even stronger.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003EThis stunning city is a series of old streets (despite a lot being rebuilt amid the wreckage of WW2) littered with restaurants, bars and, of course, amber shops, one of the key outputs. It’s something I wish I’d purchased.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003EIt’s the perfect place to explore at a leisurely pace.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-05jE2z3BYZM\/XymjGVtadJI\/AAAAAAAAM1o\/8h0Go73FwCYceVxNsRgfe1OfzxylOIfmQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/Pierogi-mandu-gdansk.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-05jE2z3BYZM\/XymjGVtadJI\/AAAAAAAAM1o\/8h0Go73FwCYceVxNsRgfe1OfzxylOIfmQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Pierogi-mandu-gdansk.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\" face=\"arial\" size=\"3\"\u003EEating in Gdansk\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Corezze Gdansk\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xbYYRgb2sn4\/Xymid_6V6QI\/AAAAAAAAM1c\/SXvwNMMsxtQhnzkp5TuZGdTfr_LCl5qmACLcBGAsYHQ\/w240-h320\/Gdansk.jpg\" title=\"Corezze Gdansk\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ENow, let me warn you - it's hearty, there are loads of places to choose from - and it's cheap.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIn the main square, you’ll find your usual chain offenders (I’m looking at you, Hard Rock Cafe), but if you wander a bit further afield you’ll stumble across some incredible places hidden away.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBut there is a great restaurant scene, with a good selection of cuisines and really reasonable prices. We had a real mixture of food whilst out there, and truthfully we didn’t have a single bad experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ECorezze -\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/correze.pl\/en\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/correze.pl\/en\/\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis is arguably a mid-range restaurant, and was one of my favourite\u0026nbsp; in Gdansk, with their speciality being “meditereanean cuisine with a contemporary French twist”.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhilst the menu has probably changed, as it is seasonal, we had a beautiful wild boar dish each and an excellent vanilla cheesecake dessert. We paid around £40 for two mains, a beer, a glass of wine (wine is expensive) and a pudding.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPierogarnia Mandu- \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pierogarnia-mandu.pl\/en\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/pierogarnia-mandu.pl\/en\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf you go to Poland and don’t eat pierogi then you’re missing out. We went to Pierogania Mandu on a recommendation of a friend and it was truly epic. We had a selection of barbecue chicken pierogi (fluffy yeast dough), wild boar (traditional) and hand minced beef (traditional) alongside a couple of beers and two mulled wines. It came to under £20...I am not joking.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; font-weight: normal; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-t4FyCEZbcAA\/XymjmpFdzEI\/AAAAAAAAM10\/Rug0VRRNlUkIIHQCN1PTg2m3A1HUvnM0QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/gdansk-food-recommendation.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-t4FyCEZbcAA\/XymjmpFdzEI\/AAAAAAAAM10\/Rug0VRRNlUkIIHQCN1PTg2m3A1HUvnM0QCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/gdansk-food-recommendation.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E                                                        \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESurf Burger -\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/surfburger.pl\/\" style=\"font-weight: normal; text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/surfburger.pl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; font-weight: normal; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EOne of the days, we literally just wanted a burger. We did a bit of research and a lot of people had recommended Surf Burger...and it was brilliant. Super tasty burgers, very reasonable.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ua2jgTNJDYM\/XymjyCZ5shI\/AAAAAAAAM14\/oG197pViPmw6ESrNzmyaaeMW77sIm1gqwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/Gdansk-surf-burger.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ua2jgTNJDYM\/XymjyCZ5shI\/AAAAAAAAM14\/oG197pViPmw6ESrNzmyaaeMW77sIm1gqwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w307-h410\/Gdansk-surf-burger.jpg\" width=\"307\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBar Pod Ryba - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/barpodryba.pl\/en\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/barpodryba.pl\/en\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf you like baked potatoes, look no further. We headed here on our first day, when it was super cold and we wanted to warm up. There were probably over 50 types of jacket potato, quite literally filling every tick box you could want. It’s cute and cosy, and the perfect lunch stop.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPanKejk - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pankejk.com.pl\/gdansk\/en\/home\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/pankejk.com.pl\/gdansk\/en\/home\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EA delicious and easy breakfast option. I am pretty sure, but not certain, it’s a chain with a few over Poland. It offered super fluffy and delicious pancakes, at minimal cost, and they were HUGE.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMoshi Moshi, Sopot - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moshimoshisushi.pl\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.moshimoshisushi.pl\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIf like us, you take a trip out to Sopot (you should!) I’d recommend Moshi Moshi. We popped in after looking around at our options, and as we both love sushi it suited perfectly. The fish was fresh and full of flavour. We ordered around 8-9 dishes which suited us perfectly, and we watched as they made each one in front of us.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3CtPjWzprr4\/XynHvARsCFI\/AAAAAAAAM2I\/bzOeyiYUXzobxO22g3hLvdYV8m5DPQbxgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/Things-to-do-in-gdansk.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3CtPjWzprr4\/XynHvARsCFI\/AAAAAAAAM2I\/bzOeyiYUXzobxO22g3hLvdYV8m5DPQbxgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Things-to-do-in-gdansk.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EThings to do:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FdlHUP1gwj4\/XynH5g-9zoI\/AAAAAAAAM2M\/vDzJISBZ9z0dpNIRr9jzKgw1fqA4YQoSwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/GDansk-houses.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FdlHUP1gwj4\/XynH5g-9zoI\/AAAAAAAAM2M\/vDzJISBZ9z0dpNIRr9jzKgw1fqA4YQoSwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/GDansk-houses.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003EMuseum of the Second World War - \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/muzeum1939.pl\/en\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/muzeum1939.pl\/en\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis is a must if you’re here. It was, by far, a highlight of the trip for us and we ended up spending around 6 hours going around it. It was informative, fascinating and educational - all in a modern setting paying true tribute to WW2. I have to admit, I’m not usually a museum kind of person but this was truly fascinating.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ESopot - the local beach town\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHop into an uber, it costs around £10, and head to Sopot from Gdansk. It’s a beautiful beach town, with sandy beaches and various outlets for food, entertainment and even a little shopping. We were in Gdansk in November, so not quite sunbathing weather, but still made for a fantastic day out.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ILLBO2el55Q\/XynIOeISukI\/AAAAAAAAM2Y\/u34eez_oz4QBOY93NQ_rtUZgHJJeMBEUQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/Gdansk6.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ILLBO2el55Q\/XynIOeISukI\/AAAAAAAAM2Y\/u34eez_oz4QBOY93NQ_rtUZgHJJeMBEUQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w600-h800\/Gdansk6.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003ESushi making in Sopot\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EThis isn’t something we did - but whilst dining here there was a class of around 6 people doing a sushi making class which we asked about. It wasn’t expensive (I cannot remember the exact price) and those doing the class seemed to really enjoy it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SlAnIFUzSD4\/W_9Qk-uDr5I\/AAAAAAAAMqc\/q2TyVOSeL0sdU9qqt9fjRyn4yP6ggEdlACLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_1410.JPG\" style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SlAnIFUzSD4\/W_9Qk-uDr5I\/AAAAAAAAMqc\/q2TyVOSeL0sdU9qqt9fjRyn4yP6ggEdlACLcBGAs\/w1024-h1024\/IMG_1410.JPG\" width=\"1024\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EWalk, explore, take in the architecture and docks\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EGdansk is a really beautiful town; as I said, it’s a beautiful sunset town too. But if you’re feeling up to it, let yourself get a little lost and explore the beautiful windy roads, the docks, the old antique shops, the insane buildings. It really is stunning.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k9Bl0jhd7Nc\/XynJEui9RuI\/AAAAAAAAM2k\/ZQxCf8jgq5MEWX9BXYVk5X2w2xf1WOJFgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/Gdansk2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k9Bl0jhd7Nc\/XynJEui9RuI\/AAAAAAAAM2k\/ZQxCf8jgq5MEWX9BXYVk5X2w2xf1WOJFgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Gdansk2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EOther tips:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\" size=\"3\"\u003EUber is really cheap here - we got to and from the airport for £10 each way, or to Sopot for £10 each way. If you don’t want to hop on public transport, this is a super effective way to get around\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\" size=\"3\"\u003EWine is EXPENSIVE. I’ve found this with a lot of Eastern European countries (other than Prague). But, on the whole, it was largely good quality.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\" size=\"3\"\u003EZubroska is CHEAP here - and one of the best vodkas I’ve had to date. One of my Polish pals told me to have it with apple juice...game changer\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\" size=\"3\"\u003EWe stayed in Novotel Gdansk Centrum - it was super cheap and easy to get to everything. We paid about £140 between us for 4 nights!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-fAZO5toRx2M\/W_9Ql9PKBxI\/AAAAAAAAMqk\/0t4mnRWTN_cac5TPETLlSPZNBeOgPnkwQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_8524.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-fAZO5toRx2M\/W_9Ql9PKBxI\/AAAAAAAAMqk\/0t4mnRWTN_cac5TPETLlSPZNBeOgPnkwQCLcBGAs\/w733-h976\/IMG_8524.JPG\" width=\"733\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/6646027592274043006\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2018\/11\/gdansk-poland.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/6646027592274043006"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/6646027592274043006"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2018\/11\/gdansk-poland.html","title":"A Guide to Gdansk, Poland"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wNnO4eXr1d0\/W_9QkBdzrZI\/AAAAAAAAMqU\/L7czT23oJHEXr7L8mho2lccwjKGQRVukwCEwYBhgL\/s72-c\/IMG_1368.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-3988884289308221807"},"published":{"$t":"2020-08-05T16:51:00.004+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:46:50.552+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Places"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurant Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cheap Eats in London"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xUoD29LRL9c\/WFAZVizQELI\/AAAAAAAAMQk\/ljUX7mDS1mUYHL3cKhp_X1jL1bTUQox1wCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/DSC_3552.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1463\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xUoD29LRL9c\/WFAZVizQELI\/AAAAAAAAMQk\/ljUX7mDS1mUYHL3cKhp_X1jL1bTUQox1wCPcBGAYYCw\/s640\/DSC_3552.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIf there's one thing about London that is truly epic, it's their selection of cheap eats. For a city that is so expensive in so many ways (hello £9 for a glass of wine, or £1900 for a one-bed flat!), it really does have a plethora of genuinely good, cheap restaurants.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003EIf I'm being honest, I've spent most of my London life living out of pocket, on a credit card or only just making it to the end of the month. Cheap eats have, and always will be, one of my favourite things. I never wanted to compromise on eating out and these incredible places helped me do just that.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWith this in mind, and for those skint Londoners like me, I wanted to piece together my favourite cheap eats in London. You really don't have to spend a fortune and these places will make sure of that.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2LiBmOCf9c4\/XmEea_g7tgI\/AAAAAAAAMx4\/YELRrPRzSm49BQdlTvdpjr2azBVzQT5XACPcBGAYYCw\/s1280\/FLOUR-AND-GRAPE.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2LiBmOCf9c4\/XmEea_g7tgI\/AAAAAAAAMx4\/YELRrPRzSm49BQdlTvdpjr2azBVzQT5XACPcBGAYYCw\/s640\/FLOUR-AND-GRAPE.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EFlour \u0026amp; Grape - Bermondsey\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003EReview \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/03\/flour-and-grape-pasta-bermondsey.html\"\u003EHERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPerfect for:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EItalian food lovers, romantic dinners, dinner with friends, quick dinners (sub 90 mins)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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eating\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--8wE0mquSlQ\/XyrJLH7vqqI\/AAAAAAAAM3s\/nK1PrhZsF54n7CojAVV8_o9gOjUoNQtHACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/franco-manca.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--8wE0mquSlQ\/XyrJLH7vqqI\/AAAAAAAAM3s\/nK1PrhZsF54n7CojAVV8_o9gOjUoNQtHACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/franco-manca.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EFranco Manca -\u0026nbsp; Various Locations\u003C\/font\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EView \u003Ca href=\"https\/\/www.francomanca.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPerfect for:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEasy and simple pizza, aperols, quick catch-ups, lunch\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q5lgnqhVTz0\/VxeaEEFuhvI\/AAAAAAAAJqs\/HxDqDhKj1MsgaVxIVuXLR8qzefHyin1AQCKgB\/s1600\/Mister%2BLasagna_lasagna%2Bshot.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q5lgnqhVTz0\/VxeaEEFuhvI\/AAAAAAAAJqs\/HxDqDhKj1MsgaVxIVuXLR8qzefHyin1AQCKgB\/s640\/Mister%2BLasagna_lasagna%2Bshot.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMister Lasagna - Piccadilly\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EView\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"www.misterlasagne.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"HERE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPerfect for:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003EOn the go lunches or dinner, a quick bite, something stodgy before a night out\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"arial\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1463\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xUoD29LRL9c\/WFAZVizQELI\/AAAAAAAAMQk\/ljUX7mDS1mUYHL3cKhp_X1jL1bTUQox1wCPcBGAYYCw\/s640\/DSC_3552.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#ffa400\"\u003EKiln - Soho\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EView \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kilnsoho.com\/\"\u003EHERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPerfect for:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThai BBQ food, date nights, something a bit different, watching whilst they cook\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1199\" data-original-width=\"1199\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7hsjlSrKeho\/XylybRvB8SI\/AAAAAAAAM1A\/ivQz_HIdIVUqHk5UJk4QnkRMh4YL6sUfQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w800-h800\/BarDouro2.jpg\" width=\"800\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EBar Douro is located in Southwark, within Flat Iron Square, and specializes in Portugese tapas. I went to Portugal just over a year ago, splitting my time there between Porto and Lisbon...and it was one of my favourite places I’ve visited.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-36bd2d96-7fff-cfa8-5d26-b3d0489a1a07\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhen there, I ate, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eate\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. Much like in Spain, I became obsessed with the relaxed way of eating (later times, no real rush or necessity to get there) - and of course, the port.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESo when an ex-colleague mentioned Bar Douro to me, I’d wanted to go straight away. It took me a while to get there; often falling back on restaurants I knew and loved. But finally, a couple of weeks ago I finally went.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ENestled in between the arches, Bar Douro is dimly lit with a nice buzz as you walk in. It’s small and cosy, with seating around the bar that hosts a mixture of friends and couples alike. Naturally, 90% of those dining had many glasses of wine and naturally I felt like I’d fit right in.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESeated immediately, we sat in front of the ovens (which is something I am always a fan of) and could see the chefs plating various delicious looking plates. The menu is small and simple, broken down in sections; snacks, garden (veggie), seafood and meat. It’s recommended you have around 6-7 between two, initially I thought this wouldn’t be nearly enough (oink), but the waiter reassured me and plied me with the wine we’d ordered.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EFrom the snack section we opted for crispy polenta, smoked portugese sausage croquettes and salt cod fritters. Then from the rest of the menu we opted for garlic punched potatoes, octopus with sweet potato and lamb rump with kale.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zc99rZEej8Q\/XylyN8Q50wI\/AAAAAAAAM08\/0uBf1GH_jeo1l3oje_4YTpF9lrKipvozQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1199\/BarDouro1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1199\" data-original-width=\"1199\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zc99rZEej8Q\/XylyN8Q50wI\/AAAAAAAAM08\/0uBf1GH_jeo1l3oje_4YTpF9lrKipvozQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/BarDouro1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWe opted for a bottle of Meio Qeuijo, a full-bodied red that was rather smooth, after debating whether to opt for one of their sparkling wines. Their wine list is extensive, in both options and price, ranging from around £25 through to £145 in terms of wine, and obviously a little more for their port offerings, which were again extensive and one of the better selections I’ve seen in my time in London.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe food came quickly; starting with the snacks first. The smoked sausage croquettes were exceptional; simple flavours combined to make a little bite of heaven. Salt cod fritters - again something I discovered whilst in Portugal, and unfortunately then something I came to crave whilst hungover - were full of flavour, complemented with a peppery sauce that had a nice kick to it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe rest of the food came out at a nice pace; the octopus came first and lived up to the expectations. Octopus is one of my favourite things, but definitely one of those I’d never attempt to cook at my flat so it’s always a...treat? It was meaty, paired well with the sweet potato; my only critique being that it would have paired nicely with something sweet in addition to the sweet potato.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Kna85AaWYvw\/XylyNmhIQKI\/AAAAAAAAM04\/8oCsNe1EKWgKD7bedj136CCeeUWDdasbQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1200\/BarDouro3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Kna85AaWYvw\/XylyNmhIQKI\/AAAAAAAAM04\/8oCsNe1EKWgKD7bedj136CCeeUWDdasbQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/BarDouro3.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe lamb and potatoes came last; by this point we were both surprisingly full, but welcomed more food naturally as the ganets we both are. One perk of putting on weight is definitely this new found ability to truly put away copious amounts of food.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe lamb was great in flavour, a little dry in texture, but worked well with the garlic punched potatoes and finished off the meal nicely. I’d been hyping myself up for the pastel de nata and a port for the entire day, but actually after all the food I’d found myself too full to even entertain the thought - which is not something I thought I’d been saying. In fact, I’d nearly started a row with my other half when he suggested I’d ordered too much…\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIn total, the meal came to £70 including all food, drinks and service. If you live or work in the area, you can get a Bankside Buzz Card which gives you a 10% discount at Bar Douro all week.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOverall, I’d totally recommend this cute restaurant for a casual meal out, a meet-up with a friend or even a date night.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EYou can book here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bardouro.co.uk\/london-bridge\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.bardouro.co.uk\/london-bridge\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E35B, Arch, 85B Southwark Bridge Rd, London SE1 0NQ\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-V1VyT57Vhhk\/XxFqWF2uQrI\/AAAAAAAAM0E\/sDn3ZANF4pUyb5RXAVwHRpLYCOxviu5ygCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/lockdown2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-V1VyT57Vhhk\/XxFqWF2uQrI\/AAAAAAAAM0E\/sDn3ZANF4pUyb5RXAVwHRpLYCOxviu5ygCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/lockdown2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EWe’ve recently\nemerged from a four month lockdown here in the UK, weeks spent indoors with no\naccess to our usual haunts and shops. No getting a \u003Ci\u003Elittle \u003C\/i\u003Etoo drunk\nafter a few post work bevs, or spending a little too much money because you get\ncarried away having fun at a bar.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ESounds awful\nright? Wrong.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ELockdown was\nin place for over 3 months, which seems totally nuts, and at first I really\nthought I’d struggle with the concept of staying in indefinitely. I worried\nthat it would have a negative impact on my mental health, especially given I\nspent three months furloughed so days turned into weeks quickly, and after the\ninitial feeling of a school snow day I’d begin to slowly retreated into my\nlowest place.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EI know that\nin saying this, I am standing at a very privileged viewpoint. Not everyone’s\nversion of lockdown was a positive experience.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EIn the last\ncouple of weeks since lockdown has eased, I’ve felt more anxious than I have in\n4 months as the societal pressures of having and doing it all begin to rear\ntheir delightful head. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EAs someone\nwho previously spent probably 5 out of 7 nights out, whether it was at a dinner\nor a bar – or even working late – I couldn’t have been more shocked at my lack\nof delight. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EThe last\nfour months have been filled with more positives than I could count; for the first\ntime since coming to London five years ago I feel as if I’ve finally slowed down\nand I’m not just yet another moving cog in the rat race. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EThe pressures\nof travelling to many places, or eating at the latest trendy place in London,\nwere paused for 4 months – and a welcomed pause at that, for both my energy\nlevels and bank balance. For the first time in 5 years – and sadly I am not\njoking – I’ve made it to the end of the month with actual money in my account.\nM-a-d-n-e-s-s.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EI felt a\nreal gap in my headspace as I stopped comparing what I’m doing with what other people\nwere, and I stopped feeling like I had to prove just how much fun I was having\nconstantly with #travelinspo or #latestrestaurant. The need to prove to former acquaintances\nthat dropping out and not going to uni didn’t necessarily = failure. A stupid\nproblem entirely created in my own mind, and by my own narrative. But that\nfeeling eased – and actually for the first time I realised there is more to\nlife than going out and being somewhere constantly. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EBut on top of\nthat, I’ve spent time learning and consuming things I’d put off for months; books,\ndocumentaries, articles. Things that normally I’d get in from work and be too\ntired to do, but suddenly I found myself with time to do this and those small\nthings have had a huge impact on me as a person.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EI’ve had time\nto think – maybe even overthink – about things that have happened in the past.\nThings I regret, things I wish I had done differently, and things I want to do\nin the future to ensure these monumental mistakes are not repeated. I’ve found\nclosure in things I never thought I’d have it in me to do, and I’ve repaired\nrelationships with family members in the downtime I have had by doing their\nshopping or lending a helping hand. I’ve also realized things that perhaps just\naren’t for me, and that’s okay too. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EI spent nearly four months with my partner and his family. An experience\nat first which was daunting but couldn’t have been more fun. It’s hard not to\nfeel positive when you’re seeing first hand a loving and caring family, who are\nso close and would do anything for each other. I’ll be the first to admit that\nbeing around that kind of positivity is incredibly powerful and can have such a\nprofound impact on your mindset. We’ve since returned to London, and I miss it\nalready. Bonus of that his parents had just got three cats - two of which were kittens.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EI know that\nmy version of lockdown is not the same for everyone, and in saying I will miss\nit I come from an extremely privileged standpoint. I am incredibly lucky that\nmy version was positive, and truly has done wonders to my outlook, and I am incredibly\ndaunted that I’ll fall into old habits that I’ve finally kicked in the last few\nmonths. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EI'm not saying every day was a eat, pray, love day - of course everyone has bad days. We're human, afterall.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ELockdown\nhas forced me to take a step back, operate at a slower pace and generally be\nmuch calmer day to day. Something I’ve truly needed for some time. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESO, whilst I am truly excited to see some of my favourite restaurants again and continue to my foodie quest, there's a huge part of me that misses the stages of lockdown that were filled with such positives.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kVzH7MEoZ7c\/XxFqbysKvgI\/AAAAAAAAM0Y\/SmcHXPMUPS86B_jkG4nqGaugrmYvrWoaACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/lockdown1.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2LiBmOCf9c4\/XmEea_g7tgI\/AAAAAAAAMx0\/uo6_9zuOZpg1-L0MY0Z_m7e9XPZlgQwCACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/FLOUR-AND-GRAPE.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2LiBmOCf9c4\/XmEea_g7tgI\/AAAAAAAAMx0\/uo6_9zuOZpg1-L0MY0Z_m7e9XPZlgQwCACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/FLOUR-AND-GRAPE.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOne thing I cannot live without, other than my new inhaler, is pasta. Call me cliche, but honestly it’s one of those that every time someone says:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-bed2c765-7fff-eaeb-71d2-53c355f78b5c\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E“Would you rather die or give-up pasta?”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI know the answer immediately. In fact my addiction is SO strong, that despite the clear signs I am obviously intolerant to gluten, I still continue to eat it around 5 times a week. And I beg the question again, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Ewhy do the things we love most hurt us the most?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAnd one of my favourite places for pasta in London is, as the title suggests, \u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFlour \u0026amp; Grape.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ELocated at the bottom of buzzy Bermondsey Street, Flour \u0026amp; Grape is an\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E intimate restaurant with a fairly small cover\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E. As you arrive, you’ll see people making pasta in the window and creating their brilliant menu. When you enter, it’s candle lit with a nice feel - one that reminds me a lot of New York - and instantly you feel calm, collected...and \u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Etotally ready for a glass of wine\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThankfully, you’re in luck as they offer a great wine list with some great, and reasonable, options. Or if you’d prefer a gin and tonic, they’ve \u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Egot a gin bar downstairs \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Ewhich you can visit before or after your meal...and even try their gin flight.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JIE91EkmCvA\/XmEdUugFhNI\/AAAAAAAAMxs\/Tq9PA-lXMvYxqd4F8fJOnbYY2X4yD_NXQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Flour-and-Grape-Bermondsey-pasta.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1068\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JIE91EkmCvA\/XmEdUugFhNI\/AAAAAAAAMxs\/Tq9PA-lXMvYxqd4F8fJOnbYY2X4yD_NXQCEwYBhgL\/s640\/Flour-and-Grape-Bermondsey-pasta.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESo back to pasta...you can’t book for dinners, but you can for lunches, and the wait can often be long. In fact, they have been known to be\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E fully booked before 7pm\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E in busier times. If you don’t want to head there you can always sign-up to the walk-in app and book a table there.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIn the restaurant, you’re seated on a \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Esharing table or private table,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E depending on availability, and you’re given 90 minutes. I totally get the reasoning for this but it does mean it’s not a long-term evening plan.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThe menu is simple and cheap - but brilliant. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003EDishes can vary from £8-12\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, and the portion sizes are more than enough. The pappardelle (a slow cooked ragu) or the Tortelloni (roasted pork shoulder with sage butter) are winners for me and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had them, but between my best friend and I we’ve inhaled most of the menu.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-46ZFIlo-Rn4\/XmEdUsNYc7I\/AAAAAAAAMxw\/yUYavexlB4AyVtwh5hbMmW-Wp14wWa-KACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/FlourandGrape-Bermondsey.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-46ZFIlo-Rn4\/XmEdUsNYc7I\/AAAAAAAAMxw\/yUYavexlB4AyVtwh5hbMmW-Wp14wWa-KACEwYBhgL\/s640\/FlourandGrape-Bermondsey.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThey will often do specials which vary a lot and I've seen plenty of different ones; a few months ago they did \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Ea fantastic shrimp and tomato pasta \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003Ewhich just had the most incredible flavour. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\"\u003EPersonally, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI always enjoy something sweet after dinner; and Flour \u0026amp; Grape provide the goods in the form of \u003Cb style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Edessert wine...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: orange; font-weight: bold;\"\u003Ewhich totally counts as a dessert right? \u003C\/i\u003EIf you are perhaps a little more sensible than myself, then \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIf you’re \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Elooking for a cheap, chilled out pasta location in the SE1 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003Earea then I could not recommend this enough. Padella is great, I’m not knocking it, but it’s become a tourist hotspot with huge queues and filling up even quicker than Flour \u0026amp; Grape. This is however a fantastic alternative with brilliant food, a great atmosphere and significantly less people...perfect.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBuon\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAppetito.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E214 Bermondsey St, SE1 3TQ\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flourandgrape.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.flourandgrape.com\/\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bjjgRNLaz6o\/XmERg05SBJI\/AAAAAAAAMw8\/44BG0QNeTC8lHD-h0EiJBQkeEv-QskvtACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A3014.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bjjgRNLaz6o\/XmERg05SBJI\/AAAAAAAAMw8\/44BG0QNeTC8lHD-h0EiJBQkeEv-QskvtACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A3014.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-4b6e8dbd-7fff-60bd-6d08-b2e4f3debc62\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIt’s my second year celebrating \u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHouse of Holi at Cinnamon Kitchen\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E - and it’s officially not my last. Don’t ask me why - but whenever I think of this evening, I always put it with Lizzo’s good as hell. Possibly because I totally think the lyrics are “I throw my hands up” instead of “I do my hair toss” but...potato potato.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CtqVaFtcZSo\/XmERfClOm6I\/AAAAAAAAMxU\/FrG3brH_xiIU4yjSfYu9V7jAwvwl8fWxACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A2538.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CtqVaFtcZSo\/XmERfClOm6I\/AAAAAAAAMxU\/FrG3brH_xiIU4yjSfYu9V7jAwvwl8fWxACEwYBhgL\/s640\/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A2538.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnyway...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EHouse of Holi is Cinnamon Kitchen’s iconic \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Epower-paint throwing pop-up\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E that is held near Liverpool Street. The event is arguably one of London’s funnest events, with it almost feeling like you fall back to your child-like state as you throw paint around with no care in the world.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003EVivek Singh\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, owner of Cinnamon Kitchen, speaks of the celebration of Holi in such a passionate way. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHoli is a festival of friendship, love, forgiveness - nothing in anger. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EAnd the bright colours throw around all evening do nothing but solidify his thoughts. It truly is one of the happiest celebrations in London.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIt’s here again,\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E for the 6th time, from 4th-15th March\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, and you can play with friends or strangers alike. As I said this was my second time doing this - and I can confirm getting yourself home via public transport is no less hilarious than it was last year.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ETo make the event even more epic this year, \u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFranklin \u0026amp; Sons\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E, award-winning premium soft drinks, soda’s, tonics and mixers, will be popping up on the terrace throughout the festival. As one of my favourite drinks brands, and the brand that kept me\u0026nbsp; going whilst I dabbled with being Teetotal, it’s the perfect combination.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zE4uWcbTwQw\/XmERfGkt_iI\/AAAAAAAAMxY\/FfyWvCY3zLcitp-NUVM6FG1ev8yEnfAIQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A2260.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zE4uWcbTwQw\/XmERfGkt_iI\/AAAAAAAAMxY\/FfyWvCY3zLcitp-NUVM6FG1ev8yEnfAIQCEwYBhgL\/s640\/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A2260.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECombined with Franklin \u0026amp; Sons, you can of course \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Eeat in Cinnamon Kitchen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, which provides fantastic Indian food with a British twist. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\"\u003EAnd in addition to having a blast, and totally covering yourself in every colour possible,\u0026nbsp; this year Cinnamon Kitchen are giving back; create your own colourful artwork on canvas in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Epaint pod, from £5. All proceeds from the paintings and £1 from every Holi menu will be donated to Find Your Feet, helping families in Africa and Asia build a life free from hunger.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003EMy only advice? Don’t wear expensive light green suede shoes like I did last year. They will get totally ruined.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EEnjoy!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPlay Holi tickets are priced at £12 per person, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\/liverpool-street\/cinnamon-kitchen\/play-holi-inthe-city-3\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\/liverpool-street\/cinnamon-kitchen\/play-holi-inthe-city-3\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; 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color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFollow @cinnamonkitchen #HouseofHoli\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EE: info@cinnamon-kitchen.com | www.cinnamon-kitchen.com\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; 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"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GGOTxErsX7A\/XmEO_poTZ3I\/AAAAAAAAMwM\/AwDfbstlmN8ktrrI28FEaG2zHN5-5l6QwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/KBJ.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"779\" data-original-width=\"891\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GGOTxErsX7A\/XmEO_poTZ3I\/AAAAAAAAMwM\/AwDfbstlmN8ktrrI28FEaG2zHN5-5l6QwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/KBJ.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuess who’s back...back again.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-a47635f7-7fff-f58b-0413-de334dca3a1a\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIt’s been a long time since I’ve blogged anything on here - I guess you could say I’ve been lazy, and actually in part you’d be completely right. I think anyone who blogs on the side, or as a full-time career to be honest, will confirm it’s definitely a labour of love. Mustering up the energy to come home after a 9\/10 hour day, to open yet another screen, to write yet more content...I must say, I’ve been following more of a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E“\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Epass me the wine\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E” routine in the last year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EBut it’s not totally down to being lazy. This blog has been a London based blog for many years, focusing on the city and where to eat, drink...date. You’ve got to love the things you write about right? Well I certainly think so.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAnd truthfully, I’ve not been loving London much in the last 12-18 months. I’ve found the city isolating and lonely, I’ve found the rat race draining to the point of physical and mental exhaustion, and I’ve come to hate\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E the changing attitudes of people that live here that have undoubtedly come to my attention\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E in the wake of various political upheavals. I've had periods of feeling down for weeks on end, to being so happy that thinking about this just became an after thought, always a \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\"I should probably pop something on there.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESo whilst when I first moved, I’d spend every last penny I had on eating out here, \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Efinding new places to drink or exciting things to do\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, I’ve come to spend all of my money on going abroad. Sacrificing my life here to spend a weekend elsewhere, in a bid to make life seem a little less shit. And when I’ve been in London, I’ve gone to my favourite 4 places,\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E knocked back several bottles of wine and repeat.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ywLs8-M9ghQ\/XmEPee_1GNI\/AAAAAAAAMwU\/FmErpZJXQ6EVnXut-BNghlJRaUWekK-bgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/London.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1100\" data-original-width=\"1125\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ywLs8-M9ghQ\/XmEPee_1GNI\/AAAAAAAAMwU\/FmErpZJXQ6EVnXut-BNghlJRaUWekK-bgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/London.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EI just sort of\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E lost that will to explore where I live\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E in lieu of exploring the rest of the world, and in so my “passion”, if you will, for blogging and sharing this stuff. Maybe it would be an Instagram here, or a tweet there, but no real desire to put anything into it.\u0026nbsp;I \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Ekind of just existed in London,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E rather than actually living and enjoying it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EBut then I kind of remember that \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Ehaving a blog titled London does not limit me to just London\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, it doesn’t mean I can’t share the other things I love doing, or the various other countries I’ve \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Etraveled\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. London is an \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eepicentre\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E of culture, but it also is\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E one of the best connected cities in the world\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E that permits for global travel...and that’s part of its beauty.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ECombined with this, and the fact that in the last 3 months I’ve started \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: orange;\"\u003Eto remember why I love London \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003Eagain. I’ve been eating out more, booked restaurants and wanted to venture out of my favourite 4 spots in favour of seeing more of the place I call home.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESo welcome back, if you’re still here, and this time it’s going to be a little bit of everything!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-81ahbhPT0UQ\/XmEPi0_ytII\/AAAAAAAAMwY\/g8Fk51-8W_4vQ7rYFxIU4i-sSvA6kpliQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/London1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1106\" data-original-width=\"1125\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-81ahbhPT0UQ\/XmEPi0_ytII\/AAAAAAAAMwY\/g8Fk51-8W_4vQ7rYFxIU4i-sSvA6kpliQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/London1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/5319498128713233367\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/03\/guess-whos-backback-again.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/5319498128713233367"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/5319498128713233367"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2020\/03\/guess-whos-backback-again.html","title":"Guess who's back...back again. "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GGOTxErsX7A\/XmEO_poTZ3I\/AAAAAAAAMwM\/AwDfbstlmN8ktrrI28FEaG2zHN5-5l6QwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/KBJ.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-8280813301831664839"},"published":{"$t":"2018-10-01T21:03:00.005+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:47:35.156+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"homepage post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"london"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blogger"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Creating the Perfect Dinner Party: La Belle Assiette "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-c2QMaY14xrs\/W7J8wHSKVuI\/AAAAAAAAMos\/74Zb7gd-a7gxTg0dnvfA9aoDBV4wogJ5QCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/IMG_1640.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-c2QMaY14xrs\/W7J8wHSKVuI\/AAAAAAAAMos\/74Zb7gd-a7gxTg0dnvfA9aoDBV4wogJ5QCEwYBhgL\/s640\/IMG_1640.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7nRUR9jojPI\/W7J8q2ArVDI\/AAAAAAAAMog\/mn6qs04In7o602fG8d677D_-nD_20HVFwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_1637.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7nRUR9jojPI\/W7J8q2ArVDI\/AAAAAAAAMog\/mn6qs04In7o602fG8d677D_-nD_20HVFwCLcBGAs\/s640\/IMG_1637.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI’d never considered myself one to have a private chef over - in fact, I actually love hosting and cooking for people. It’s the simple things - I love having a reason to have people round given I live alone, so hosting is a favourite of mine and trying recipes is great fun.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBut when the opportunity arose, I couldn’t turn it down and curiosity definitely got the better of me.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELa Belle Assiette was founded to make entertaining at home truly enjoyable. They bring talented chefs into your kitchen so you can enjoy hosting dinners, without the stress of cooking or cleaning. The concept of having someone I didn’t know come and cook was a little unnerving - until I met Bonita who was the chef for the evening.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EInstantly any reservations I had were gone with Bonita making me feel super comfortable with her friendly nature and chatty approach.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHer menu was entirely vegan, which I try to avoid meat as much as I can so this was great, and was largely a sharing meal with a real focus on produce which was in season, and even from the her allotment providing vegetables that were truly fresh.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWe’d discussed the menu beforehand, ensuring neither my guests nor myself had any dietary requirements and Bonita decided on a menu. To start it would be butternut squash, red lentil and coconut soup with a sweetcorn fritter and burnt chilli jam.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kHyTCK67uyA\/W7J8rKTZ3uI\/AAAAAAAAMo8\/UdZ-zC6UVfY0fBvblu6DDpXKdQ7S13gEACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/IMG_1639.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kHyTCK67uyA\/W7J8rKTZ3uI\/AAAAAAAAMo8\/UdZ-zC6UVfY0fBvblu6DDpXKdQ7S13gEACEwYBhgL\/s640\/IMG_1639.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dEBMfVeHP9o\/W7J8q5K8h7I\/AAAAAAAAMo4\/ZQABJEJofGEqezLQOhINnMGcpHYN5WaAwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/IMG_1638.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dEBMfVeHP9o\/W7J8q5K8h7I\/AAAAAAAAMo4\/ZQABJEJofGEqezLQOhINnMGcpHYN5WaAwCEwYBhgL\/s640\/IMG_1638.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWe’d then move onto butter beans, burst tomatoes, garlic and black pepper courgettes, gremolata and aioli, cauliflower and red pepper olive oil hummus, watercress and rocket shallots and crumbs and then pitta bread and pickles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETo finish a warm chocolate brownie with boozy blackberries and coconut yoghurt.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAll I had to do was set the table, invite the guests and relax. The entire menu was incredible, tasty and worked incredibly well with Bonita talking us through each course, how it was made and answering any questions we had. A personal favourite? Garlic and black pepper courgettes - truly some of the freshest food I have ever eaten with just the most incredible flavours.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen we had finished, and believe me we were all so incredibly full as portion sizes are generous, Bonita had tidied everything away leaving nothing for me to do...a welcomed treat after many times having to tidy up after!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe entire evening, from start to finish, was seamlessly easy, enjoyable and a breath of fresh air. It’s something I’d truly recommend to take away the stress from you so you can enjoy your evening.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ELa Belle Assiette from £39 to £89 per person, depending on the menu, and provides everything you could need.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you want to book your own chef, please head to: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/labelleassiette.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/labelleassiette.co.uk\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_n-AYBcz4xA\/W0z1sISAqUI\/AAAAAAAAMoA\/oF8t5-1b2h4Dw8DF4p9RSoitqr2KgRzlgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-07-16%2Bat%2B20.35.00.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"766\" data-original-width=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_n-AYBcz4xA\/W0z1sISAqUI\/AAAAAAAAMoA\/oF8t5-1b2h4Dw8DF4p9RSoitqr2KgRzlgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-07-16%2Bat%2B20.35.00.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hr3XKtlcTYQ\/W0z1secR69I\/AAAAAAAAMoE\/oze-4UnBDuwiBKPVmNDrVZf122CHs6_KwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-07-16%2Bat%2B20.35.35.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1054\" data-original-width=\"1178\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hr3XKtlcTYQ\/W0z1secR69I\/AAAAAAAAMoE\/oze-4UnBDuwiBKPVmNDrVZf122CHs6_KwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-07-16%2Bat%2B20.35.35.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIt's almost a given that as a Londoner, I seek out rooftop bars like I seek out suitable men. They come few and far between, often with large queues, and sometimes they are more hassle than they are worth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EBut the returns are often worth it in the most parts; panoramic views across London, the sunsets are unforgettable and it's usually an undeniable buzz.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ESavage Garden recently launched in the Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Tower Hill, spanning three bars across the location with different themes, different menus and different vibes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-axuYvFDlrRs\/W0z1sbz41aI\/AAAAAAAAMoI\/O-3SfmMg--ADxER0H2LFZ6Tg5bzJLtNXACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-07-16%2Bat%2B20.36.18.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"998\" data-original-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-axuYvFDlrRs\/W0z1sbz41aI\/AAAAAAAAMoI\/O-3SfmMg--ADxER0H2LFZ6Tg5bzJLtNXACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-07-16%2Bat%2B20.36.18.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThe\u0026nbsp; Beefeater Gin terrace shows the views of London; the Shard, Tower Bridge, the City skyline. The pretty in pink atmosphere is perfect for those of you seeking the perfect shot - and trust me you'll get it. But views aside, the cocktails are (of course) gin based with the Bloody Queen being a firm favourite.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIf you can tear yourself away from the Beefeater Gin bar with the impeccable sun trap with the Instagram worthy views, you can take a walk on the wild side with the other bar which is perfect for every occasion. The bar has a selection of wild cocktails and equally enviable views, as well as food, which focus around Jagermeister.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAnyone who knows me, knows I am a fan of a rooftop bar - and even more so in this incredible heat - and Savage Garden might just top it for my favourite sky bar in London. Drinks aside, the food boasts pieces like pork belly, masses of seafood, beef dishes and if you're a vegan or vegetarian, a range of burgers and tasty meat-free snacks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThis really is the place to be this summer, and I don't take that statement lightly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ESo now it's time for you to take a walk on the wild side at Savage Garden...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESavage Garden\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;7 Pepys St, London EC3N 4AF\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E@SavageGardenLDN\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.savagegarden.co.uk%20\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewww.savagegarden.co.uk\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/feeds\/5003230621602277261\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2018\/07\/savage-garden-tower-hill.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/5003230621602277261"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6326008086876232355\/posts\/default\/5003230621602277261"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ourldnlife.com\/2018\/07\/savage-garden-tower-hill.html","title":"Savage Garden Bar, Tower Hill"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_n-AYBcz4xA\/W0z1sISAqUI\/AAAAAAAAMoA\/oF8t5-1b2h4Dw8DF4p9RSoitqr2KgRzlgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-07-16%2Bat%2B20.35.00.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}}]}});