Full reviews & pics to come over time, but for now here are some of my faves...
* Taqueria - Mexican in Notting Hill (no Tex-Mex b.s.) - I crave this after any long trip away, even to the US
* Pho - Vietnamese just north of Oxford St, or in Westfield - with vegetarian pho! (noodle soup w/fresh herbs)
* Pearl Liang - Chinese in Paddington - super yummy dim sum, including several veggie options!
* Beity or Al-Waha for casual or formal Lebanese, both always fresh (with super spicy fresh chillis on request)
* Wahaca - Covent Garden or Westfield. Not a huge vegan selection (especially disappointed the huitlacoche mushrooms were pre-mixed w/cheese) but a rocking tortilla soup and yummy salads
* Falafel King - if you have the willpower to bypass the Portobello Road Market stands, it's just as the name says: just falafels, freshly made... and on the way back through the market, treat yourself to vegan churros (just bypass the choc sauce)
* for a quick bite: Wagamama or Nando's - good standard food (now that Nando's has portobellos... wasn't a big fan of the veggie or bean burgers!)
* Sakura - super rude waiters but yummy Japanese food - def try the aubergine
* For a very special occasion, Nobu - try the silken tofu dish and the grilled asparagus
* Alisan - way out in Wembley, but lots of veggie dimsum options
* E&O - haven't been there often, but enjoyed it every time. It helps to go w/ppl you can share with.
* former favorite restaurant: Ba Shan... until they took all the veggie dumplings off the menu!!! I'd appreciate if ppl other than myself would call and harass them to put them back on! Spicy Szechuan-chilli-sauce-doused dumplings! sigh- I miss them.
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I had written a post but it has vanished! This is cool Div! Now please create something for dairy allergy sufferers! I feel that though restaurants are becoming more allergy aware they don't always realise the seriousness of the allergy. Restaurants need to strt catering not only for allergy sufferers but those who can't even take cross contamination of food. Obviously I feel very strongly about this as have been a dairy allergy sufferer for many years now and have had several bad experiences of restaurants not taking this seriously enough. Let's together get the word out! Rani K
ReplyDeleteMmm...you're making me want to visit London just for the food. (OK, not *just* for the food...) Blog looks awesome! :)
ReplyDeleteRani- your original comment is on my other post- the intro one, so it hasn't disappeared. I agree on the allergy front, especially when they say everything's fine and dairy-free then it's mixed in somewhere. Since you have an arsenal of known tried-and-trusted restaurants in London (and know where you've had bad experiences too) I really think you should write a blog yourself w/all your expertise- I'm sure there are lots of ppl who would appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteWide-Eyed- Come to London then! If nothing else, stop through here on your way back stateside! I wish it could've worked out to visit you there in Morocco. When are you leaving again? We could also meet in the middle somewhere...