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Bourne & Hollingsworth
Buildings ££
British Map 6 E4
42 Northampton Rd, London
EC1R 0HU
Tel 020 3174 1156
Particularly popular for brunch
and cocktails, this stylish brasserie
has a tempting menu of creative
British dishes. Ask to be seated in
the Greenhouse if possible. There
is a prix-fixe lunch menu.
DK Choice
Brawn ££
French Map 8 E3
49 Columbia Road E2 7RG
Tel 020 7729 5692 Closed Mon Contemporary dining area, L’Anima
lunch & Sun dinner
Big, bold, full-bodied flavours The Gate ££ street, Pizza East promises
can be found in abundance in Vegetarian Map 6 E2 delicious Italian staples – wood-
Brawn’s seasonal cuisine. 370 St John Street EC1 4NN oven pizzas, antipasti boards and
Dishes you might find on the Tel 020 7278 5483 fresh pasta. Alternatively, swing
daily menu are venison pie, An award-winning menu draws by for a quick cappuccino and
pig’s trotters and ceps with on influences from all over the biscotti.
Bordelaise sauce. Accompany world. The best place in town for
your choice with one of the a vegetarian weekend brunch. The Restaurant at St Paul’s ££
many organic wines. The British Map 15 A1
industrial-rustic dining room Haz Plantation Place ££ St Paul’s Cathedral EC4M 8AD
oozes with charm. Turkish Map 15 C2 Tel 020 7248 2469
6 Mincing Lane EC3M 3BD Have a substantial or a light
Tel 020 7929 3173 Closed Sun lunch or a slap-up tea in the
Le Café du Marché ££ Order the marvellous mezze for a beautifully lit crypt. Imaginative
French Map 6 F5 range of authentic dishes, or try seasonal menus of fine British
22 Charterhouse Square EC1M 6DX the perfectly cooked tuna steak produce are served daily.
Tel 020 7608 1609 Closed Sun with home-made chilli sauce.
Very French; a hideaway with The set menus are a bargain. St John ££
accomplished classic cooking British Map 6 E2
and a simple, stylish look. Menu De Palo's ££ 26 St John Street EC1M 4AY
changes every five weeks. Italian Map 14 F2 Tel 020 7251 0848
8 Bride Court EC4Y 8DU Not for the squeamish. Fergus
Carnevale ££ Tel 020 7583 8440 Closed Sat & Sun Henderson’s celebrated kitchen
Vegetarian Map 7 A4 Fresh ingredients and authentic makes the most of offal,
135 Whitecross Street EC1Y 8JL Sicilian flavours are the stars at this including heart, lung, kidney
Tel 020 7250 3452 Closed Sun intimate, family-owned restaurant. and more obscure animal parts.
Stellar culinary creations in a Try the amazing tortiglioni special.
modest little café. Delicious Sauterelle ££
Middle Eastern-inspired risottos, The Peasant ££ French Map 15 C2
casseroles and curries. British Map 6 E2 The Royal Exchange EC3V 3LR
240 St John Street EC1V 4PH Tel 020 7618 2480 Closed Sat & Sun
Cây Tre ££ Tel 020 7336 7726 Stylish cuisine in a captivating
Vietnamese Map 7 A4 Finely executed brasserie cooking setting: on a mezzanine over-
301 Old Street EC1V 9LA in an Victorian pub dining room. looking the glorious courtyard of
Tel 020 7729 8662 Enjoy the Chilean chef’s first-rate the Grade I-listed Neo-Classical
The menu’s short, but dishes are pub food in the cavernous bar Royal Exchange.
authentic and high quality. below. Splendid Sunday roasts.
Surprises include some unusual DK Choice
combinations like beef carpaccio Pham Sushi ££
and tamarind soup special. Japanese Map 7 A4 Vinoteca ££
159 Whitecross Street EC1Y 8JL European Map 6 E2
The Culpeper ££ Tel 020 7251 6336 Closed Sun 7 St John Street EC1M 4AA
British Map 8 D5 Exquisite sushi, sashimi, tempura Tel 020 7253 8786 Closed Sun
40 Commercial Street E1 6LP and California rolls, all so fresh Admirers come from far and
Tel 020 7247 5371 Closed Sun and full of flavour, you hardly wide to this Farringdon wine
& Mon notice the uninspiring interior. bar, with its list of 300 out-
Head up to the first floor of this standing wines and excellent
pub for an intimate three-course Pizza East ££ modern European cuisine.
meal (the menu changes daily); Italian Map 8 D4 Pairing suggestions are made
on the next floor up you will 56 Shoreditch High Street E1 6JJ for every dish. Arrive early for
find a rooftop garden, which Tel 020 7729 1888 dinner; reservations are only
is where many of the menu’s Located in a former tea house accepted for lunch.
ingredients are grown. on Shoreditch's buzzing high
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