Resto 29 Le Palais du Dragon, Lille
Brown food fails to wow.
Resto 28 La Boîte aux Lettres, Montmartre
Good neighbourhood restaurant in Montmartre.
Resto 27 Villa Ostinato, Oostende
Exceptional food at Villa Ostinato dispels a damp museum-less morning.
Resto 26 Taste of India, Oostende
Pretty good Indian on a bleak, out of season seafront.
Resto 25 Palms of Goa,Fitzrovia
Real Indian at its best at PoG.
Resto 24 The Midland Grand Dining Room,St Pancras
An angry chair doesn't spoil the vibe at MGDR.
Resto 23 Blue Moon Thai Café,Tufnell Park
Blandness doesn't cut it at Blue Moon.
Vanya tickets on sale
The translation of a major work of global literature is something one does lightly or not at all.
Resto 22 Tenmaru,Finsbury Park
We were to The Garden of Words at the Park Theatre and went double Japanese on it by meeting in Tenmaru, which is practically next door. I got there first and got an Asahi while I waited. The room is stripped back industrial with a smattering of Japanese inflections and soon filled up with fellow…
Resto 21 Moro, Exmouth Market
Oh, and I really liked the wall. Some walls are better than others.
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