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London's Best Basement Restaurants And Bars For When You're Feeling Moody
10 spots to have your main character moment.
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Imone
Imone is a family-run Korean restaurant in New Malden serving excellent home-style cooking.
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Sichuan Popo
Sichuan Popo in Earls Court is a no-nonsense Chinese restaurant specialising in Sichuan street food, where you'll find late-night dumplings, spicy noodles, and more.
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Romulo Café & Restaurant
A Filipino restaurant on Kensington High Street, Romulo Café & Restaurant is serving big flavours in a quiet, laid-back room.
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Union Viet Cafe
We enjoy Union Viet Cafe for its useful location (between Borough and Southwark stations), satisfying Vietnamese food, and family-feel.
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Paolina Thai Cuisine
Paolina Thai Cuisine is a dependable spot in King’s Cross that we return to time and again for a solo lunch or low-key date night over solid Thai dishes.
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Daquise
A charming old-school Polish restaurant next to South Kensington station, Daquise is a lovely spot for cosy, pierogi-filled meal.
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CheeMc
CheeMc is a straightforward Korean restaurant that rivals anything the Colonel's doing. The fried chicken alone is worth coming here for.
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Beza Ethiopian Food
Beza Ethiopian Food is an Ethiopian restaurant in Elephant and Castle where you can stare at the brightly coloured woven plates on the walls and be restored by the comforting cooking.
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Mullins Brasserie
If you’re after a friendly spot, with the kind of fancy restaurant plating that’ll impress your parents and subtle nods to Caribbean flavours, stop by Mullins in Margate for an ital stew and leave perfectly content.
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The Garden Museum Cafe
The Garden Museum Cafe (within the Garden Museum in Lambeth) is a beautiful, tranquil, canteen-like restaurant serving wonderfully simple modern British food.
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Naan Staap
Naan Staap is a pretty accurate way to describe our ordering style at this Pakistani cafe in Walthamstow.
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Leila’s Shop
Attached to an upmarket greengrocer of the same name, Leila’s in Shoreditch serves excellent, homely dishes in a serene cafe/canteen.
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You Me Korean
A homely Korean restaurant in New Malden with excellent traditional dishes and friendly service.
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Banh Mi Aha!
Banh Mi Aha! is a superb little Vietnamese lunch spot in Bloomsbury making delicious phở, bún bowls, and things on rice—but their bánh mì should be your first order.
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Juliet's Cafe and Bar
A casual cafe in Clapham serving excellent brunch dishes and a killer pistachio and yuzu cake.
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London's Best Basement Restaurants And Bars For When You're Feeling Moody
10 spots to have your main character moment.
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Hong Kong Restaurant
A relaxed restaurant on Upper Street, Hong Kong Restaurant serves expert dim sum.
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Vijaya Krishna
A homely restaurant on a bustling corner of Mitcham Road, Vijaya Krishna has been serving a truly epic masala dosai, and delightfully fiery lamb madras since 1994.
