Thank you! Lots to look at!
Have a good time! One beer to look out for is Cantillon. I learned about this brand from @Presunto.
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I have been as well, but I finally went last week. Mostly everyone was good about masking - except the guy next to me who announced to his companions āIām goodā when the theater made the announcement that masks were required and could everyone put them on if they had not already.
So a few minutes later I coughedā¦ and he immediately put his mask on. Any time he decided he didnāt need it on any more - I coughed again. Back it went on.
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@ninkat Here are some of the London Indian restaurants we were talking about.
Thanks @Saregama! I could eat Indian every day in London, but assuming I can only do one meal (or at least one where I am taking my hosts), would you choose Farzi Cafe or one of the Gunpowder locations (and which of the later)? I might be able to sneak the other in for a lunch while the hosts are working!
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So, I fully understand that I havenāt been to London in a lot of years but, just for my curiosity, is Tayyab (Whitechapel area) still a thing? We had some great meals there long ago & I see its still open (& byob).
Iād take a look at the menus and choose what sounds most delicious to you - hard to go wrong, really.
I havenāt eaten at Gunpowder but I have their cookbook. The Chutney Mary group places are probably a bit tired relative to newer places but the food used to be excellent. (And as I said the other day, my sib eats at Dishoom as many times as he can on business trips, though it isnāt fancy by London standards.)
Trishna may be an interesting choice - the preps are very indian but itās retooled to be a Michelin place rather than a get-your-hands-dirty indian seafood place.
For your personal meals, thereās regional variety in London you donāt find in the same way in NYC (the Bay Area has more if it nowadays). Gujarati, Maharashtrian, and so on.
Too bad Asma Khanās place is shut down at the moment.
Havenāt been there
Thanks for all! I love Dishoom and will almost certainly get to one of them or so. Will take a serious look at the rest!
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Watching "In Bruges "!
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Jordan Prentice, who plays Jimmy in In Bruges, is my age, and from my city. He went to the same school as most of my family friends.
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Wow! Quite a movie. Well, I keep rewinding so Iām not even 1/2 way through.
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@ninkat I was chatting today with friends who have eaten in London more recently and they were very positive about Trishna, but also said itās pretty hard to go wrong at that level for Indian in London no matter where you end up!
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Iām uncharacteristically vacillating! I think maybe āfancyā isnāt what I am looking for, but rather that āget your hands dirty Indian seafood placeā would be more up the alley of my London hosts. She, in particular, has a great love of seafood (fled Vietnam as a teenager to Brittany, and I am forever getting photos of their summer Brittany crab fests). So, do you think this would be Farzi Cafe, orā¦? Thanks again!
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If she loves seafood, that was Trishnaās claim to fame
Okay, booked! Will report back. Thanks so much.
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I just saw @pavlova 's post about "Tomato Party from Ottolenghi and remembered there are restaurants in London.
I see @Saregama mentioned it.
Which one will be closest/most convenient?
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Found it!
We are making choices for a Sunday roast in London, near Reubens ( Westminster?) next Sunday. I have shared suggestions from here with the group such as Rules and Grenadier from the Sunday roast thread. We recently saw a travel show that mentioned Roast. It was from 2016. Other than it being a ātourist trapā, any thoughts?
Also, is Sunday roast a ālunchtimeā meal?
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Are you willing to walk say 20 minutes from Rubens? If so, you could consider Hawksmoor Air Street, though Iād make reservations asap. Otherwise an The Ivy is nearby, but foodwise it will be a step below, though still fun and buzzing. Another good option is The Wolseley (20 min walk).
Iām not British but I believe it is a lunchtime meal indeed, though you can just do as you please. Harters will know the origins of a Sunday roast well.
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