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Pophams Pasta Restaurant, an Evening Affair

Location: London, England Cuisine: Italian     North and East London is blessed with simply amazing bakeries. One of the most reputable is Pophams. Ollie Gold, the founder, spent years working in catering departments in various Formula 1 teams, travelling around the world and…

Cuisine London

Innovative and Modern Turkish Food at Mangal II

Location: London, England Cuisine: Turkish   First visit Victor and I first visited Mangal II in January 2022. Having visited so many wonderful Turkish places in Dalston over the years, we hadn’t yet tried this modern take on Turkish cuisine. Mangal II has been…

Barcelona Cuisine

Neighbourhood Cooking at Bar Nuri

Location: Barcelona, Spain Cuisine: Catalan     Along the main thoroughfare, or rambla, in the neighbourhood of Poblenou in Barcelona is a place that looks fairly casual, but offers the best tapas and plates in the area. A couple, Nuri and Jordi, opened their…

Cuisine London

Finding the Veg in the Meat: A Review of manteca

Location: London, England Cuisine: Italian   Traditionally, manteca means “grease” in Spanish, but today Spanish speakers usually mean lard. However, it can technically mean any oil, grease or fat. Therefore, there really is no more appropriate name for this restaurant in Shoreditch as all…

Barcelona Cuisine

Catalan Food with a Twist at Restaurant Embat

Location: Barcelona, Spain Cuisine: Catalan   Barcelona is an amazing city full of exciting sights and sounds, but food-wise it’s not particularly known for its cuisine. You might think that’s a surprise, but that’s because if you’ve been to Barcelona you’ve probably had dishes…

Cuisine London

Wun’s Tea Room & Bar, A Review

Location: London, England Cuisine: Cantonese   Who doesn’t like Cantonese buns? Buns are so playful, fluffy, and delicious. This is simply why when Z He launched the Bun House and Tea Room in early 2017, it became a hit sensation. This first iteration consisted…

Cuisine London

Hoppers: Sri Lankan Street Food in London

Location: London, England (3 locations) Cuisine: Sri Lankan / South Indian   This review is 99% referring to the Hoppers location in Soho, but I’ve now also been to the King’s Cross location and I’ll discuss that experience a bit further down. Now, onto…

Cuisine London

BRAT: Taking on Basque Smoke & Fire

Location: London, England Cuisine: Basque / British   I’ve been wanting to go to BRAT ever since moving to Northeast London. I mean, it’s not a hidden gem since BRAT has had a Michelin star since October 2018. The cuisine is heavily influenced by…