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Nasza
This friendly Polish eatery called ‘Our’ serves some of our favourite comfort food, including pierogi (dumplings stuffed with meat or cheese and potatoes), bigos, a ‘hunter’s stew’ of cabbage and pork, and golabki (stuffed cabbage).
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Pandora Inn
Prepare to fall in love with the Pandora, one of Cornwall's oldest and best-loved waterside pubs, ensconced in a heart-melting spot by Restronguet Creek. Foot-thick walls, scuffed-wood tables, ship's lanterns and a huge abandoned anchor outside conjure up the smugglers'-den vibe, and you can sink your drinks on the pontoon to the sound of clanking yacht masts.
Hardy souls can even sample some of the Pandora's fabled smuggler's rum: at 80% proof, though, you might need to arrange for a taxi home. Or an ambulance. The Pandora sits on the edge of Restronguet Creek, about 1km northeast of the village of Mylor Bridge. Heading south on the main A39 road from Truro to Falmouth, …
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Leon
A definite stand-out among Soho's budget eateries, Leon is delightful - cheap, friendly and perfectly located. Serving such delicious treats as chicken with herb oil and lemon, Moroccan meatballs and sweet potato falafel, Leon puts labels on everything so you know just what you're getting. What's more, it's licensed. There are five other outlets including a Spitalfields branch.
Busy for lunch, it's a real find in the evening, when you're always guaranteed a seat. It's fully licensed and serves vodka smoothies.
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Top-Table
Making reservations is virtually compulsory for restaurants in central London from Thursday to Saturday, and for the trendiest places at all times. A good internet booking service is Top-table, which is reliable and offers substantial discounts on selected restaurants. Many of the top-end restaurants run the annoying system of multiple sittings, where you have the option of an early or late slot, for example 7pm to 9pm or 9pm to 11pm. It’s always best to go for the latter and not be rushed.
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River Bar & Restaurant
Head chef Oliver Thomas won the ‘Taste of Manchester’ award in 2010 for his outstanding British cuisine, which emphasises the use of local produce and traditional cooking methods. The result is terrific: how about grilled native lobster with garlic butter and chips, or Welsh Salt Marsh lamb with sweet potato, apricots and sugar-snap peas? Floor-to-ceiling glass panels flood the room with light during the day, and make for romantic evening dining, with the twinkle of the city lights.
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Cachumba Cafe
Cachumba does for food what the ‘global beats’ section in a record shop does for music: it brings together flavours from all over the world (Southeast Asia, India and a selection from Africa) and serves them up in small, tapas-style portions. Friendly, relaxed, informal and exactly the kind of cafe we like to linger in. Recommended.
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Wagamama Japanese
There’s nothing new or exciting about this chain of noodle bars, with almost 30 locations in London, including a Marylebone branch; it’s ‘slurp, bam, thank you ma’am’ and you’re out. But the food’s reliable and cheap (for London) and the bench seating excellent for solo travellers in search of ‘dining companions’.
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Chutneys
A mostly vegetarian south Indian brasserie a curry whiff away from the bus station, Chutneys attracts customers as much by its brightly coloured exterior as its affordable idlis (fermented rice cakes eaten with chutney) and dosas (filled rice-flour pancakes). Express lunch is just £7.50.
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Riddle & Fins
We’re told that Gordon Ramsay called the fare served in this elegant oyster bar hidden in The Lanes ‘seafood as it should be’. We don’t care about that, but we’ll come back for our favourite bivalves (from £10 a half-dozen) and more bubbly.
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Three Roofs Cafe
Teashops abound in Castleton. Most convenient is the Three Roofs Cafe , where muddy boots are welcome. At busy times, this can be packed, so just meander the streets in search of a cream-tea joint with chairs – it's all part of the fun in Castleton.
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Kashmir
Bradford's oldest curry house has top tucker, served with no frills or booze (it's BYO). Whatever you do, go for a table upstairs, as the soul-destroying, windowless basement has all the character of a public toilet. It's just around the corner from the NMPFT.
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La Capannina
Many people say this is the best homestyle Italian restaurant in Brighton and we tend to agree. Pizzas (£5.75 to £8.80) are baked in a wood-burning stove and the gnocchi and raviolis are made in-house.
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Meadow
Arguably the area’s finest restaurant, this elegant but relaxed eatery in Hove serves ‘new British’ cuisine, with meat, fish and produce sourced in Sussex and Kent.
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Galleria
If you didn’t manage the punting, watch others try from this Continental-style cafe overlooking the Cam that serves good French and Mediterranean cuisine.
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Jumping Jenny
There's an excellent café at Brantwood, the Jumping Jenny, which makes a glorious spot for afternoon tea. Both of the Coniston launches stop at Brantwood.
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Thomas Oken Tea Rooms
Just an arrow's flight away from the castle, this tearoom in a medieval house is pricey and usually packed –but it does have bags of atmosphere.
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Bankers
While Brighton’s beloved chippie has a fancy restaurant attached, we always come for some of the best takeaway fish and chips on the south coast.
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Boston Tea Party
The city's original lunch stop is still jamming in the punters with its zingy citrus drinks, fruit smoothies and gourmet wraps, soups and sandwiches.
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River Bar + Kitchen
Conran-designed, light and modern, this is a two-storey riverside brasserie that attracts a smart young crowd with its modern Mediterranean cuisine.
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Mangal Ii
The best of Hackney’s Anatolian ocakbasis (kebab houses), with a huge charcoal grill piled high with skewers.
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Viet Hoa
One of the first Vietnamese restaurants to be ‘discovered’, this is still cheap and still good.
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Ping Pong
Marylebone branch of a trendy six-outlet chain that is a popular lunch and after-work dinner destination.
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Harvey Nichols Restaurant
The 2nd-floor restaurant is excellent and even has a wine list of more than 400 different wines.
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Paul
Appeals to fans of baguette sandwiches, fruit tarts, Viennoiserie and French glacé.
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Painted Heron
Starched white minimalism provides a backdrop for extravagant East-meets-West cuisine.
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