Whether you are in London for just 12 hours or for a week, you will always have the same problem - so little time and so much to see. Here are some of the 'incontournable' of London.
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This place has it all - great coffee, fantastic location, amazing staff and delicious food - not to mention the incredible sandwiches. We had the pulled pork and coleslaw bun and the Turkey, pastrami and Swiss cheese with spicy mayo bun. Both were absolutely incredible and it was a hard choice because quite frankly the whole menu looked delicious.
Where
Trade
47, Commercial Street
E1 6BD
London
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DF / Mexico is the new cool place in town serve some of the best burritos and tortillas I have had in a while.
They serve four kinds of food - NYC tortas, an homage to Mexico and NY fusion, soft corn tortillas perfectly seasoned, seriously perfect burritos and DIY Mexican boards. See the full menu here. All of the above are served and filled with either chicken, steak, fish or pork. There are also loads of sides to chose from - we definitely would suggest the lightly dusted chilli fries with chipotle sauce (which is to die for).
I took the fish tortillas and they were simply perfect. The panko crumbed cod was delicious (and cooked to perfection) and served with crunchy salad/red slaw and extremely good salsa (that chipotle mayo again), topped with a drizzle of lime all tucked into two soft tortillas.
The restaurant is hassle free and has a fast food vibe to whereby you order from a machine, pick up your 'all you can drink' drinks and simply wait for your food to arrive. If there are just two of you I recommend you sit near the window for a good session of 'people watching'.
Where
DF / Mexico
Old Truman Brewery
Hanbury Street
London
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Bird claims to serve what will probably some of the best fried chicken you have ever had. And you know what they are probably right. I have looked high and low since living in London for a place that sells great fried chicken and we might have just found it tucked away in Shoreditch.
We wanted to go for something a little different the other night and opted for the chicken & waffle burger - boneless thighs and thick cut bacon, cheddar & onion stuffed waffles, hot sauce and syrup (pictured above). Although it was pretty amazing, it was a bit too much for my liking and in my view took away from the amazing fried chicken. Next time - because obviously there will be a next time - I will probably opt for a couple of pieces of friend chicken, buttermilk ranch sauce and some good sides.
The chicken was absolutely amazing; fresh, cooked to perfection and perfectly fried. The perfect meal you want to tuck into after a long night out the day before. Oh and best of all, they do take away.
I hear their doughnuts are amazing as well - sold fresh every morning from the Doughnut Hatch until they run out.
Where
Bird
42/44 Kingsland Road
E2 8DA
London
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The Deli is an independent deli and coffee shop filled with the most incredible food which is either produced in-house or sourced locally from a variety of independent suppliers.
Situated on the border of Islington and Hackney it is one of those places you are thankful to have at your doorstep - especially when they are open seven days a week.
We generally go there for on a Sunday morning to fill up on both savoury and sweet goodies for the lazy day ahead. Their selection of sourdough breads is incredible -and perfect for soldiers and eggs or french toast - and so is their selection of patisseries and cakes. They also sell great salads, warm and cold sandwiches and pies. They also have a solid selection of cheeses, charcuterie and olives...
Also, they sell the most amazing chewy sea salt caramel that will make you tastebuds melt. Make sure you grab a few at the counter, I promise you won't be sorry. I hear their coffee is utterly amazing - I don't drink coffee so I wouldn't know.
You can eat in as well - they have a number of seats outside as well as inside. For any foodie friends you might have, they do amazing hampers (for a certain price of course).
For our Sunday lunch we brought the following products from the Deli; Sourdough loaf of bread, an onion Focaccia, a sausage roll, garlic filled olives, a filled croissant with ham and cheese, eggs, pasta de nata, palmier biscuit, fruit and almond tart, jam doughnut, chewy sea salt caramel and a bottle of Belvoir Eddleflower cordial (all pictured above).
Where:
The De Beauvoir Deli
98 Southgate Road
London N1 3JD
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