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Awana – it means “in the clouds” in Malaysian, apparently - is elegantly situated off Sloane Avenue. The heavenly name is apt for the delightful cuisine – Malaysian food given a quixotic twist – on offer
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Cuisine:
Japanese
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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I’ve never been one for the “don’t judge a book by its cover” school of thought. And judging by the appearance of Babylon, I’m not alone. This restaurant has got its first impression down pat: sleek, expensive and sophisticated.
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Cuisine:
Modern European
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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Seekh kebabs and saris at the Bazaar.
Brompton Cross is ladies-who-shop territory ? you can start with a smart frock, move on to a new dinner service for main course, and finish with an antique watch.....
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Cuisine:
Indian
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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Take a two hour holiday in Thailand
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Cuisine:
Thai
Area:
Fulham & Hammersmith
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With so much noise made about Michelin stars, there’s a strong argument for a more “accessible” award system, rewarding reliability, value, style and atmosphere in the “mainstream”...
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Cuisine:
Mexican
Area:
Fulham & Hammersmith
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The Café Lazeez “chain” (Soho, this South Kensignton branch and, surprisingly, Birmingham) offers a breezy twist on Indian dining...
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Cuisine:
Indian
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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With its emphasis on French cuisine, and Chelsea location, you’d be forgiven for expecting Cheyne Walk Brasserie to be austere and cooler-than-thou, one of those places populated exclusively by the rich and/or thin and/or beautiful....
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Cuisine:
French
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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A French restaurant in one of the Chelsea-ist bits of Chelsea? You’d be forgiven if you expected Cheyne Walk Brasserie to be one of those
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Cuisine:
French
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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Red Pepper group's Chives breaks Chelsea "Beach" curse. Another in the very successful neighbourhood-based Red Pepper group, taking on the karma of a quasi-cursed site in the busy “beach” stretch of Fulham Road.......
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Cuisine:
Modern European
Area:
Fulham & Hammersmith
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Any self-respecting P.G. Wodehouse fan would know that the Drones was Bertie Wooster’s club and it is worth thinking about this before booking...
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Cuisine:
French
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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A Spanish corner in the Cuisines Collection. Claudio Pulze’s Cuisines Collection group is beginning to live up to its name with...
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Cuisine:
Spanish
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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There’s something shabbily charming about Warwick Avenue. That bohemian air, all those massive houses with peeling paintwork…
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Cuisine:
Modern European
Area:
West London
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If Stella Artois can sell itself as reassuringly expensive, Floriana should probably do the same. It is, famously, a little hard on the wallet but you get what you pay
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Cuisine:
Italian
Area:
Fulham & Hammersmith
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Golborne House is an oasis of calm in an unpromising area. Set in the shadow – virtually – of the massive Trellick Tower, Golborne House is generally regarded as one of London’s finest gastropubs...
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Cuisine:
International
Area:
West London
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Good eating and drinking, by definition. Italians are great sticklers for doing things properly and there almost seems to be a shared consciousness when it comes to knowing what should and should not be done.
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Cuisine:
Italian
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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A year after Indian Zing opened its doors to a flood of critical plaudits and hugely positive public support
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Cuisine:
Indian
Area:
Fulham & Hammersmith
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Review
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Mju
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Every now and again you come across a restaurant that’s so on top of its game, you wonder why the Michelin
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Cuisine:
Japanese
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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Review
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Mju
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The Millennium Hotel holds a dear memory for me. It was here (or at the Chelsea Holiday Inn as it was then called) that I spotted my first celebrity, Brian Ferry, languidly sipping cocktails at the bar....
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Cuisine:
Japanese
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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Review
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Mju
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Every now and again you visit a restaurant that’s so on top of its game, you wonder why the Michelin panel haven’t been throwing stars at it...
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Cuisine:
Japanese
Area:
Kensington & Chelsea
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Review
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Momo
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A little crescent off Regents Street doesn’t seem the obvious place for the little slice of Marrakech that is Momo.
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Cuisine:
Middle East
Area:
West London
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