I’m actually glad Lyle’s made it - fellow Hungry Onion @ds and I really enjoyed our lunch there during my last visit to London. In fact, the last couple of trips I made to London last year, Shoreditch had been one exciting new area which we started exploring. But, like you, the Clove Club escaped our notice, and we were gobsmacked that it made the list as UK’s highest entrant.
But then, stranger things have happened - look at Bangkok-based Gaggan, a modern-Indian outfit which ranked 4th on the list, which also made it the highest-ranked Asian restaurant on the list - 99% of Bangkokians would never have stepped into the restaurant as Thais seem to be very averse to Indian curry spices or Indian cooking of any kind.
