I have been going to Bubbledogs since it opened 6 years ago. Thankfully the queues are much shorter than they used to be, and I popped in for a late lunch at the weekend. I have always maintained that this is a champagne bar with hot dogs, rather than the other way around. The owner […]
Honey & Smoke
My other half is a tad obsessed with Honey & Co and so we decided to try the newest addition to their mini chain, Honey & Smoke. There was a ‘concept’ to the menu – the explanation was a bit convoluted but essentially there is a set menu with a very generous portion of mezze […]
Noizé
We went to Noizé a few weeks ago, on an evening when we didn’t feel like cooking. It is in the old location of Dabbous, so unless you are specifically in the area, you wouldn’t necessarily walk by the restaurant. The menu was French, and we found plenty of dishes to keep us happy; from […]
Rovi
Rovi is the newest branch of the Ottolenghi chain, and is focused on vegetables, fermentation and grilled food (their description, not mine). We decided to go somewhat last minute, and managed to get a table (there is also seating at the bar for walk ins). The menu was pretty much as described and I would […]
Santa Maria Fitzrovia
I’m always happy to try new pizza places and this did not disappoint; my pizza had a thin, charred base, a sweet tomato sauce and small pieces of molten mozzarella on top. We chose two side dishes – an aubergine parmigiana and tender, well-seasoned meatballs. Both made good use of the same tomato sauce as the pizza. I […]
Calçots at Barrica
Calçots are related to onions – they look cross between a spring onion and a leek and best described as an overgrown spring onion. We saw that Barrica had them on the menu as a special and so came back later for dinner. The calçots come blackened, having been grilled over a BBQ and then […]
Sushi Atelier vs. Kazu
Sushi fight! These two Japanese restaurants opened up in our area before Christmas and we decided to test them one weekend after the other, to decide which would become our new local Japanese. Atmosphere: Sushi Atelier is clean and modern-looking; upstairs consists of a bar overlooking the chefs and downstairs there are tables in a […]
The Ninth vs. Portland vs. Mere vs. Clipstone
I was having a chat with one of my friends who had some of these restaurants on her wishlist and we started having an interesting debate about the various mid-high end restaurants in Fitzrovia. Here is my completely subjective comparison: The Ninth This place got a Michelin Star and is now pretty well-known – however […]
Calcutta Street *SHUT*
This place has been open for a little while now and we finally remembered to go along. It’s pretty small and therefore a bit hectic but the food came quickly and was full of flavour – for example, phuchka, semolina balls filled with spiced potato, came with a mint and tamarind dip. We had two […]
Homeslice
We decided we needed pizza, and remembered that we hadn’t tried Homeslice in Fitzrovia yet, so off we went. I used to come to this site a lot in the past, when it was Soho Japan – a comfortable, neighbourhood place, reliable and soothing. Now the plaster is all stripped off, and it is much […]