I’ve enjoyed a few special dinners over the last month!
Berenjak
Took my parents and sister to one of my fave new places, a one Michelin star Persian restaurant in Soho called Berenjak. To be honest, the best part of the meal is the Noon o Mazeh – the taftoon bread and black truffle oliveh are unbelievable but try as much as you can. If you’re in a big group, order everything and share!
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Burro e Salvia
Casual restaurant in Shoreditch serving delicious fresh pasta. It has a really chilled vibe and probably only 20 covers so it feels super intimate. We arrived at 7 and had the table for the whole evening which was nice. There’s a tiny menu and everything on it was great. Would go back.
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Daphne’s
Cute high end Italian in South Ken. Food was tasty but a little expensive for what it was (I guess you pay for the decor, location and service). Good for a nice Instagrammable lunch with the girls but if you’re a real foodie then it wouldn’t be my top pick.
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Ibérica
Lovely Spanish tapas restaurant in Victoria, perfect for a chilled pre-night out dinner. Paella was delicious but could have happily just had tapas (forgot to take pics!) Service was decent and it had a good vibe on a Saturday night.
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Imad’s Syrian Kitchen
Been to this place a few times now and it’s definitely becoming one of my new go to lunch / dinner places. Again, sharing plates with a limited menu. The chicken was SO good and definitely suggest you order the garlic bread and cauliflower. Yummy.
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La Bodega Negra
Had so much fun at this lively Mexican restaurant / bar in Soho. To be honest, we were mainly focused on the margaritas, but from what I remember, the food was good too. Great place for a big birthday with a large group of friends.
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Madera at Treehouse
Pretty much tried everything on the breakfast menu at Madera now. Treated myself to the non-veggie full English and it was the best full English I’ve ever had. Definitely recommend.
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Palomar
Oh my goodness, SO delicious and the service was spot on too. ‘Serving the food of modern day Jerusalem. Influenced by the cultures of Southern Spain, North Africa & the Levant’. The food was all outstanding, particularly the bread and aubergine main dish. Again, order one of everything and share.
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