Hearty food in historic Leadenhall Market. Gone are the days when most pubs in the City shut at 8 pm when the last stockbroker had headed back to Surrey via the Drain to Waterloo. The only choices in the mid-1980s seemed to be Dirty Dicks (still there) and City Limits wine bar (sadly no longer). […]
Eastcheap Records – Review
Vinyl Heaven at Eastcheap Records in the City. With vinyl now outselling CDs in the UK it seemed like an apposite time to review Eastcheap Records; but hang on aren’t record shops a thing of the past to be filed away with t Curly Wurly chocolate and phone boxes? Rocket Leisure have cleverly reinvented the […]
Chiswell Street Dining Rooms – Review
Perfect Barbican Centre Pre-Theatre Dining for all tastes at Chiswell Street Dining Rooms. Part of the ETM group of bars, pubs and restaurants, Chiswell Street Dining Rooms restaurant and bar is situated in the historic Whitbread Brewery building near to Moorgate in the City of London and just a few minutes walk from sister restaurant, […]
Review: Aviary – City restaurant atop the Montcalm hotel
Great food and views – and not just for high fliers The City of London isn’t what it was – it’s much, so much better. At least from a drinking and dining point of view, that is. The time is long gone when the City was an after-work wasteland of closed or early-closing pubs and […]
Northbank Riverside Restaurant and Bar
Northbank riverside restaurant and the spectacular Thames. Walking past the magnificent St Paul’s Cathedral then down towards the river, I couldn’t help but marvel at the magnificent views of the Thames, the Tate Modern, the Shard and the Millennium Bridge. The sun was setting and the sky was alight with an extraordinary array of colours. […]
The World Butchers Challenge at Paternoster Chop House
A First Date and a Short-lived Romance What’s your TV guilty pleasure? I have a few; Undateables and First Dates are high on that list. These are the programmes I watch when ironing. The romantic in us all always want a happy ending to the show, although some of the mismatches provide us with smiles […]
Summer Dining at Cinnamon Kitchen
Inside, Anise or Al Fresco – the choice is yours at Cinnamon Kitchen. Do you wonder where to go for chilled-out drink or meal that’s close to the City of London, but that isn’t full of people in full-on party mode? Well if you are near Liverpool Street, you should consider stopping by at Anise […]
Bob Bob Cité – Review
Bob Bob Ricard and Press for Champagne reaches the City. Bob Bob Ricard has long been a staple of the Soho restaurant scene. Renowned for its glamorous interior, encouragement of louche behaviour and its infamous “Champagne Button”, it’s the go-to place for a grown-up good time. Russian owner Leonid Shutov has now created a sister […]
Le Café du Marché – Charterhouse Square
Evolution not a Revolution at Le Café du Marché: In the days when I did a normal office job, Le Café du Marché just happened to be the closest good restaurant to one of my favourite suppliers. It’s an old haunt as a result, but one which, tucked away on the corner of Charterhouse Square, I haven’t been back […]
Devonshire Terrace – Easy Living in the City
City Restaurant and Bar – Devonshire Terrace: When we were invited along to the Drake & Morgan Restaurant and Bar, Devonshire Terrace, I had in mind it would be an easy evening. I’ve been to a few Drake & Morgan venues before (The Anthologist and The Allegory). Both are the kind of venues you want […]