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London City Guide LONDON, UK FIND - SHOPS FIND - MARKETS EAT - RESTAURANTS ARAM BOROUGH MARKET HEREFORD ROAD "Favorite hidden gem: possibly less well known to Recommended by chef Marcus Samuelsson (Red "The best dinner I have had in London recently. the public than the Conran shop, but Aram in Rooster Harlem) Good and low key." Covent Garden is an amazing store to visit with Neighborhood: Southwark - Chef Hugo Matheson (The Kitchen, Boulder) lots of design classics and an amazing heritage." Gourmet Market Neighborhood: Bayswater - Industrial Designer Dan Black (Black + Blum, 8 Southwark Street British London) T: +39/(0)20.7407.1002 3 Hereford Road Neighborhood: Convent Garden www.boroughmarket.org.uk T: +44/(0)20.7727.1144 Design Store www.herefordroad.org 110 Drury Lane NEAL’S YARD DAIRY T: +44/(0)20.7557.7557 "For visitors to London, go to Neal’s Yard and try IKEDA www.aram.co.uk the cheeses." "Fantastic for Japanese. The rice in the sushi are - Chef Fergus Henderson (St. John, London) just the right temperature, and watching the chefs BOOKS FOR COOKS 1) Neighborhood: Borough Market cook is a thing of joy." Recommended by Chef Hugo Matheson (The 6 Park Street - Chef Fergus Henderson (St. John, London) Kitchen, Boulder) T: +44/(0)20.7367.0799 Neighborhood: Mayfair Neighborhood: Notting Hill 2) Neighborhood: Convent Garden Japanese Cookbook Store 17 Shorts Gardens 30 Brook Street 4 Blenheim Crescent T+44/(0)20.7240.5700 T: +44/(0)20.7629.2730 T: +44/(0)20.7221.1992 www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk www.booksforcooks.com LE CAPRICE PORTOBELLO MARKET "Saturday lunch at the Caprice remains a DIVERTIMENTI "For used silverware. I always bring some back in pleasure." "We love picking up new kitchen gadgets at my suitcase" - Restaurateur Trevor Gulliver (St. John, London) Divertimenti." - Chef Hugo Matheson (The Kitchen, Boulder) St. James - Tableware Designers Teroforma Neighborhood: Notting Hill Modern British Cookery Store Antique Market Arlington House, 25 Arlington Street 1) Neighborhood: South Kensington 72 Tavistock Road T: +44/(0)20.7629.223 227-229 Brompton Road T: +44/(0)20.7727.7684 www.le-caprice.co.uk T: +44/(0)20.7581.8065 www.portobelloroad.co.uk 2) West End LES TROIS GARCONS 33/34 Marylebone High Street EAT - RESTAURANTS "Complete with its up-market mescaline décor – T: +44/(0)20.7935.0689 a bulldog with fairy wings greets you at the door www.divertimenti.co.uk CIAO BELLA – melds an adventurous atmosphere with a menu "I’m sitting outside so I can smoke, much wine to match." FORTNUM & MASON and lasagna and there is a park down the road so - Tableware Designers Teroforma "I love Fortnum & Mason in London for the the children can play. This leaves us to drink Neighborhood: Shoreditch packaging, which I find equally as interesting as grappa and coffee for the rest of the afternoon. French the pastry itself." That’s a happy lunch." 1 Club Row - Baker Meg Ray (Miette Cakes, SF) - Chef Fergus Henderson (St. John, London) T: +44/(0)20.7613.1924 Neighborhood: Piccadilly Neighborhood: Bloomsbury www.lestroisgarcons.com Specialty Foods Market Italian 181 Piccadilly 90 Lamb's Conduit Street LOCANDA LOCATELLI T: +44/(0)20.7734.804 T: +44/(0)20.7242.4119 "The design mixes angular wooden elements with www.ciaobellarestaurant.co.uk tonal fabrics that has always conveyed to me a LIBERTY OF LONDON sense of deliberate-ness and control. It feels very "For Liberty’s chocolate shop." ESARN KHEAW intentional and therefore the meal always seems - Chocolate Maker Amelia Rope (London) "Full of Thai character, an incredible Italian that way as well." Neighborhood: Soho Ottomezzo." - Tableware Designers Teroforma Department Store - Chocolate Maker Amelia Rope (London) Neighborhood: Marylebone 210-220 Regent Street Neighborhood: Shepherd’s Bush Italian T: +44 /020.7734.1234 Thai 8 Seymour Street www.liberty.co.uk 314 Uxbridge Road T: +44/(0)20.7935.9088 T: +44/020.8743.8930 www.locandalocatelli.com THE CONRAN SHOP www.esarnkheaw.com "A design must-visit in London." MORO - Tableware Designers Ink Dish FINO "I had my favorite fish preparation here - some Design Shop "When you cannot make it to Spain." sort of walnut and yogurt sauce on top of a 1) Marylebone - Restaurateur Trevor Gulliver (St. John, London) perfectly grilled filet of snapper." 55 Marylebone High Street, Neighborhood: West End / Bloomsbury - Pastry chef Samantha Hoyt Lindgren and Don T: +44/(0)20.7723.2223 Spanish Lindgren (Rabelais Books, Portland) 2) Chelsea 33 Charlotte Street Neighborhood: Clerkenwell Michelin House, 81 Fulham Road T: +44/(0)207 813 8010 Spanish T: +44/(0)20.7589.7401 www.finorestaurant.com 34 - 36 Exmouth Market www.conranusa.com T: +44/(0)20.7833.8336 HELENE DARROZE AT THE CONNAUGHT www.moro.co.uk SELFRIDGES "Spectacular food with a Michelin-starred chef." "Large and full of candy!" - Chef Tim Love (Lonesome Dove, Ft. Worth) - Chocolate Maker Amelia Rope (London) Neighborhood: Mayfair Neighborhood: Central London French Department Store Carlos Place 400 Oxford Street T: +44 (0)20.7499.7070 T: 0800.123.400 www.the-connaught.co.uk www.selfridges.com Website: www.findeatdrink.com / Contact us at: [email protected] ©2012 Find. Eat. Drink. LLC Page 2 of 4 LONDON, UK EAT - RESTAURANTS EAT - RESTAURANTS EAT - SWEETS NOPI ST. JOHN RESTAURANT EXETER STREET BAKERY "This is the newly opened place by the "I think chef Fergus Henderson is the closest "For the best coffee, incredible Italian pizza, Ottolenghi people." thing to a living god in the world of head to hoof rosemary shortbread and hazelnut meringues." - Pastry chef Samantha Hoyt Lindgren and Don cooking, and all things delicious." - Chocolate Maker Amelia Rope (London) Lindgren (Rabelais Books, Portland) - Chef Erik Desjarlais Neighborhood: Kensington Neighborhood: Covent Garden / Soho "Their simple bone marrow would be my dying Bakery Mediterranean / Asian meal." 1b Argyll Road 21-22 Warwick Street - Chef/ Chocolate maker Scott Witherow (Olive Tel: +44/020.7937.8484 T: +44 (0)20.7494.9584 & Sinclair, Nashville) www.exeterstreetbakery.co.uk www.nopi-restaurant.com Neighborhood: Smithfield British LA BOTTEGA OTTOLENGHI 26 St. John Street "Teeny little Italian pastries and fab coffee. " "Yotam Ottolenghi is an inspiration. T: +44/(0)20.3301.8069 - Chocolate Maker Amelia Rope (London) - Chocolate Maker Amelia Rope (London) www.stjohnrestaurant.co.uk Neighborhood: Various Locations "Middle Eastern cuisine is comfort food, and he Italian does it soooo well." SWEETINGS 1) Belgravia - Pastry chef Samantha Hoyt Lindgren and Don "Lunch at Sweetings for the observation of crazy 25 Eccleston Street Lindgren (Rabelais Books, Portland) lunch rituals." T: +44/020.7730.2730 Mediterranean - Chef Fergus Henderson (St. John, London) 2) Chelsea 1) Notting Hill: 63 Ledbury Road Neighborhood: London City 65 Lower Sloane Street T: +44/(0)20.7727.1121 Seafood T : +44 /020.7730.8844 2) Islington : 287 Upper Street, 39 Queen Victoria Street 3) Kensington 97, Old Brompton Road T: +44/(0)20.7288.1454 T: +44 (0)20.7248.3062 T: +44/o20.7581.6622 3) Kensington : 1 Holland Street 4) Ryder T: +44/(0)20.7937.0003 THE ANCHOR AND HOPE 20 Ryder Street 4) Belgravia :13 Motcomb Street "It’s a gastropub. I love the snails and laver bread T: +44/020.7839.5789 T: +44/(0)20.7823.2707 on duck fat toast. Amazing." www.labottega65.com www.ottolenghi.co.uk Neighborhood: Southwark Gastropub MONMOUTH COFFEE SHOP PROVIDORES 36 The Cut "They have a long communal table where you get Recommended by chef Rene Ortiz (La Condesa, T: +44/(0)20.7928.9898 fresh french bread and dollops of jam for your Austin) breakfast with their delicious coffee. " Neighborhood: Marylebone Village THE RIVER CAFE - Chocolate Maker Amelia Rope (London) Pacific Rim Fusion "They have a wonderful seasonal menu that Neighborhood: Various Locations 109 Marylebone High Street changes twice daily. The open clean space lends to Coffee T. +44/(0)20.7935.6175 a wonderful atmosphere." 1) Convent Garden www.theprovidores.co.uk - Chef Kerry Simon 27 Monmouth Street Neighborhood: Thames Wharf 2) The Borough RACINE British 2 Park Street "Classic French, great British French (folk forget Rainville Road 3) Bermondsey did our kings not once own a fair chunk of what T: +44/(0)20.7386.4200 34 Maltby Street once was France?)." www.rivercafe.co.uk www.monmouthcoffee.co.uk - Restaurateur Trevor Gulliver (St. John, London) Neighborhood: Knightsbridge TROUBADOUR French "It has incredible character that you won’t find 239 Brompton Road anywhere else in London." T: +44/(0)20.7584.4477 Neighborhood: Earls Court / Kensington www.racine-restaurant.com English 263-267 Old Brompton Road RIVINGTON GRILL T: +44/020.7370.1434 "Local hangout with very good food." www.troubadour.co.uk - Chef Andrea Cavaliere (Ceccconi's West Hollywood, LA) Neighborhood: Shoreditch British 28-30 Rivington Street T: +44/(0)20.7729.7053 www.rivingtongrill.co.uk ST. JOHN BREAD & WINE " Chef Fergus Henderson has inspired a generation of restaurants and chefs to cook honest food; using great (seasonal) produce and St John is really what started the revolution." - Chef Marc Cohen (Lawrence, Montreal) Neighborhood: Spitalfields British 94-96 Commercial Street T: +44/(0)20.3301.8069 www.stjohnrestaurant.co.uk Website: www.findeatdrink.com / Contact us at: [email protected] ©2012 Find. Eat. Drink. LLC Page 3 of 4 LONDON, UK DRINK - COCKTAILS DRINK - PUBS ARTESIAN AT THE LANGHAM BREW WHARF "Have your mind blown by the cocktails." Recommended by restaurateur Trevor Gulliver - Bartender Brooks Reitz (Jack Rudy Cocktail (St. John, London) Co, FIG, Charleston) Neighborhood: Southwark Neighborhood: Marylebone British / Pub Cocktail Lounge 4-16 Stoney Street 1c Portland Place, Regent Street T: +44/(0)20 7378 6601 T: +44/(0)20.7636.1000 www.brewwharf.com www.artesian-bar.co.uk/artesian.html THE DOVE 69 COLEBROOKE ROW Recommended by restaurateur Trevor Gulliver "For their aged cocktails." (St.