A small café near Victoria Station, ScandiKitchen, is a handy place to know about if you are passing through Victoria Station and hoping to find something healthy and nutritious to eat. Or perhaps you are meeting a friend in town or working in the area and looking for a tasty breakfast or light lunch.
Lilly’s Café, Henrietta Street
Covent Garden’s Wellness Café Lilly’s is an all-day ‘forward-thinking café seamlessly blending wellness and fun’. We all need some wellness and fun in our lives so I hopped down to Henrietta St in Covent Garden for a pre-opera supper to investigate. The brainchild of Canadian pastry chef Kimberly Lin whose London CV boasts The Square […]
Chucs Kensington – Review
A box-fresh café concept in South Kensington There’s a new kid on the block – Chucs Kensington – gorgeous and chic, down at the corner in South Kensington… Run by celebrated restaurant & café collection Chucs, under the direction of Graziano Arricale and new Executive Chef Simon Henbery, Chucs Café Kensington is the group’s box-fresh […]
Kennington Park – Cafe Culture Love
Kennington Park Cafe and More: *July 2019 – Kennington Park Cafe Progress* The Cafe now has some space inside for customers and they are offering ‘order at the counter’ table service with hot and cold drinks, cakes, ice-cream and pizza. The outside looks stunning, though the seating is picnic-style benches and tables which are immovable […]
Feya – Review
Healthy (well nearly) brunch at Feya, Marylebone: Who says looks aren’t everything? In the last few years, food outlets have gone from being from being super snooty about customers taking photos of their food to actively encouraging the process with specifically designed dishes being Instagram friendly. Chef Zahra Khan, a graduate of Gordon Ramsay’s Tante […]
The Table – Food and Cocktails in Bankside
A Relaxed Bankside Cafe and Bar – The Table: Bankside is one of those areas of London that has blossomed over recent years. It’s close to foodie Borough Market and a stone’s throw from the river. Within a few hundred yards you’ll find trendy bars and restaurants popping up. The Table has been around for […]
The Ivy Cafe, Wimbledon
The Perfect Bistro in Wimbledon – The Ivy Cafe: Wimbledon Village is charming, chic and can be a little expensive. I have no problem at all with pricey restaurant menus if the quality of the food warrants the cost to the consumer. But, in those ever-so chi-chi parts of London like Wimbledon, it’s easy to […]
I Due Amici review
Two Friends in Kennington – i due amici: I’m still finding my feet in Kennington and this week, while things are quiet, I’m trying out some of the local restaurants and cafes. Kennington is a little short on brasseries and bistros like the lovely Ivy Brasserie in Kensington. But, what it lacks in posh places, it […]
Incontro in South Kensington at Iddu
Review – Iddu Sicilian Cafe – South Kensington: Having recently been treated to a rather wonderful wine lunch at the South Kensington Club, I was curious to find out about the cafe/restaurant which is also owned by Luca del Bono but is open to everyone. With a few tables opening out onto the street, it […]