Review #85 De Belhamel, Amsterdam
Into the top 10 dinners of 2016 goes de Belhamel. Canal-side dining with charming service, it made me happy to be alive.
Review #84 De Twee Grieken, Amsterdam
Fancier places are available in Prinsenstraat but DTG is good if you're starving hungry.
Review #83 Little Portland Café, Fitzrovia
Little Portland Café works. Why go to a chain to be served in a listless manner by someone who was trained (and instructed) to Smile Brightly and squeeze extras out of you?
Review #82, The Shoeburyness Hotel
Fish & Chips in Shoeburyness with a splash of The Cure as an intro.
Review #81 Bombay Spice, Marylebone
Bombay Spice in Marylebone delivers underwhelming food in a repetitive sound-world. Philip Glass inevitably comes to mind.
Review #80 Aurora, Soho
In a shabbed room I ate creatures of the deep. And drank warm wine.
Review #79 Bibigo, Islington
Bibigo makes for a very civilised evening out that won't break the bank.
Review #77 Spring, Somerset House
In the very bowels of Somerset House it's Spring all year round. Possibly the prettiest room in London with food to match.
Review #78 The India Club, Aldwych
Formica tables, functional flatware and a paper napkin slimmer than graphene are the way the IC rolls. You're not in Dishoom now, this is the real thing. Or at least a mid-twentieth century Anglo-Indian reality.
Review #76 Phô, Fitzrovia
Standard Vietnamese fare on a busy Friday evening in the West End.
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