Quiet London: Food & Drink
Siobhan Wall
Language: English
Pages: 128
ISBN: 0711235589
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
London is an exciting, vibrant and often noisy city but this busy metropolis also has a quiet side. Siobhan Wall encourages Londoners and visitors to the capital to wander away from the crowds and discover calm amid the hustle and bustle.This is a guide to over 100 quiet places to enjoy a delicious meal or tasty snack, to be tempted by treats in gourmet delicatessens, to relax with a drink or enjoy afternoon tea in peaceful surroundings.With evocative photographs and a short description for each location, including travel, access and contact details, Quiet London: Food & Drink reveals hidden, tranquil places in once of the world's liveliest cities.
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sorts of peach in summer, and cucumbers that taste better than those in conventional supermarkets. Look out for giant garlic bulb stems and boxes of delicious English apples in autumn. Using seasonal produce throughout the year, a local chef produces scrumptious hot lunches to take away at the back of the shop. This is not just a mecca for staff working at the nearby Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, but for people from all over the area. Spitalfields Organics Spitalfields Organics 92
the Second World War. The pub is also famous for being a meeting place for actors and the walls are covered with photos of former guests. The cosy atmosphere is partly due to the fact that the pub is quite small, but also because regulars come here often to meet their compatriots and enjoy a pint of Old Speckled Hen. In keeping with the Gallic tradition of drinking smaller glasses of beer, the pub serves only half-pints. During the week, the French House serves an excellent three-course lunch,
Arms is also famed for its real ales and is a very convivial place to have a Fuller’s or a guest beer. In the conservatory at the back you can also order a delicious Kaeng Par Thai curry or a dish of Pad Siew noodles. The Bree Louise The Bree Louise 69 Cobourg Street, NW1 2HH 0207 681 4930 www.thebreelouise.com Open Monday–Saturday 11.30am–11pm, Sunday 12–10.30pm, food served 12–8.45pm daily Tube Euston, Euston Square, Warren Street Bus 10, 18, 24, 27, 29, 30, 73, 88, 134, 168, 205, 253,
with aubergine caviar, taglierini with black truffle and apple mille feuille with cinnamon and honey ice cream, it is hard to resist their culinary temptations. Music is played in the bar but not in the main restaurant, which is both elegant and quiet. Andrew Edmunds Andrew Edmunds 46 Lexington Street, Soho W1F 0LW 020 7437 5708 www.andrewedmunds.com Open Monday–Saturday 12–3.30pm (12.30–3.30pm Saturday), 5.30–10.45pm, Sunday 1–4pm, 6–10.30pm but a few light dishes and drinks can be ordered
friends they will gladly turn the sound system off. The staff are very helpful and considerate, and this low-key restaurant feels informal and intimate. Try their vegetarian thali – an entire meal in itself, with spicy sambal, rice and a lentil-and-vegetable curry, all served in small stainless steel dishes on a tray. Their speciality is cabbage thoran served with crunchy mixed pickle and a cooling carrot-and-cucumber raita, a rare treat for lovers of South Indian cuisine. Orso Orso 27