Hakkasan, Hanway Place, London
Hakkasan is one of these world events – a chain of restaurants expanding into all the major locations. Mumbai, Abu Dhabi, San Francisco, Las Vegas…you get the picture. However, before […]
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RSJ Restaurant, London
Discovered when the Royal Opera House was being rebuilt, and the company was transferred to the South Bank, this little restaurant on Coin Street is also handy for a pre […]
J Sheekey, London
Speaking of post and pre-theatre places to eat, theatre land in London is especially geared up at both ends of the evening. We have a few regulars – discounting the […]
Pani’s Italian, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Always searching for somewhere good and reliable before the theatre, this place has become a regular. Note, in London we’re always searching for somewhere post-theatre, but elsewhere it’s always before […]
Il Terrazzo, Riyadh
This isn’t somewhere we’re going to rush back to, mostly because we’re not intending to rush back to Saudi Arabia. Nonetheless, it’s an interesting record for the culture more than […]
Balzersen’s and Norse, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Harrogate, like most large towns, has a variety of shopping and eating offerings. James Street hosts all the smart bits – Hobbs, Laura Ashley, White Company, Waterstones, Jigsaw, Phase 8, […]
The Metropolitan Hotel, London
In the 1990s real minimalist design hotels were coming of age – out went the chintz and in came art, minimalism and restrained [a new stripped back, most white] aloofness. […]
Osteria Santa Marina, Venezia
On the scale of hard to find, this is a challenge. Venezia is notoriously hard to navigate at first but, as with most things, practice makes perfect – and we’re […]
Paris Plages, Paris
When it gets too hot in August, Paris empties out into the cool of the countryside, the restaurants close, the hotels drop their prices and the tourists replace the residents. […]
Dock Kitchen, Portobello Docks, London
Each time we go to London – now more for pleasure rather than business – we try to explore a new bit, or revisit an area long neglected. This time […]
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