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Hey Helen. My favourite indian restaurant has gotta be the New Tayyab! It’s inexpensive, unpretenscious and most importantly, the food is FAB!!! They do daily specials but note that the queue can get pretty long on Thursdays and Fridays.
As for chinese restaurant, it used to be Four Seasons in Bayswater but now that the chef is gone or (rumour has it) moved to another restaurant, I think it’s not as good. So my vote goes to Mayflower restaurant in china town. Wait a minute, Royal China canary wharf branch is ain’t bad too!!. Oh, now i am torn.
Love this post, it’s great to see what peoples’ favourites are! I’m really bad with choosing faves… and I’m really really fickle and there isn’t really one restaurant that I would happily eat at for the rest of my life. Yet. But with that said, here are a few that come to mind sooner than the rest..
1. Hazuki, on Chandos Road near Charing Cross station. Their chicken kara-age is bloody amazing, and only £5.50 for a big plate (with salad, rice, miso soup and pickles). The soft shell crab maki is so substantial and I think only £6 for the massive platter. Small, and not noisy. The mezzanine level is best for seating.
2. Hakkasan. I prefer the dimsum here to Yauatcha, and also because I really hate the rude service at Yauatcha (and the loud music). I miss the scallop shu mai!
3. Song Que on Kingsland Road – best beef pho. I wish I lived closer! Khoai Cafe in North Finchley was also incredible but I’ve only been once (but it blew me away – again I wish I lived nearby!).
4. Barrafina – even after my trip to Spain, the tapas here still taste amazing and authentic. That quail I had with alioli the other week still lingers in my mind. Their sherries are great, too (if only they did rebujitos… it isn’t that hard!).
5. And my local, Mason’s Bar & Restaurant (keep meaning to write a review on it) is a lovely place, and the food is always great; the menus change weekly and the chefs are just so imaginative, and clearly have a passion for cooking. I’ll miss it dearly when/if I move elsewhere.
And there are some places I go to time and time again for the same things, but I wouldn’t call them my favourite restaurants – I love Busaba Eathai for their amazing thom ka chicken noodle soup. The chicken is always perfectly cooked and the grill flavours are so pronounced, it’s fantastic!
I guess I should have written my own post, oops!
Hi Tiramisuu
Thanks for your recommendations – I’ve heard lots about New Tayyabs. I haven’t been to Mayflower for many years now. Went to Pearl Liang for my birthday dinner two nights ago, and I loved the food, as did my family. Lovely, simple dishes. I’ll be posting about it soon.
Hi Charmaine
Thanks for your favourites! Must go and visit them soon – you talk about Hazuki a lot, so it must be good. And I’ll have to start trying out your Vietnamese recommendations too. Re Hakkasan vs Yauatcha, well, that’s a whole other post!
My favorite restaurant (thankfully, a 10 min walk for me) is Hereford Road. Just love their food. If my wallet, and my waistline, could afford it, I’d eat there once a week.
I’ve got it on my wishlist, which is getting out of control again. I veer between revisiting favourites and going only to places I haven’t been to before. And yes, wallet and waistline are both concerns of mine too!
Helen Yuet Ling
Have you ever had any experience with vietnamese cuisine. There is a place in Old street called Cay Tre where critics and famous chefs rave about. This place also has a sister restaurant call Viet Grill in Kingsland Road which different concept but the food also really amazing.
Chimney
Hi Chimney
Thanks for these recommendations! I’ve heard of them of course, but I’ve yet to try them. Will add to my growing wishlist of restaurants to visit!
Helen Yuet Ling
i agreed with the Chimney, Cay Tre is not bad… their beef pho is fab, but a point to note though, on one time is very tasty but the next time i visit, the broth tasted a bit bland.
Another Viet to look out its Loong Ke in Kingsland Road, Shoreditch area… try their viet cheung fun, very yummy! and not to forget vietnamese iced coffee.
Another one in soho is Viet, the role opposite the fire station.. cheap and cheerful!
Hi Suzie
Thanks for your recommendations too! I already have a long list of Japanese restaurants to visit, and now lots of Vietnamese ones. How exciting!
Helen Yuet Ling
I really enjoyed reading this article, keep on creating such interesting articles.