I love discovering new places and it doesn't always have to cost an arm and a leg for you to have a good time or for it to taste good. Some of my most enjoyable times have been spent at little restaurants who really care about what they cook. There's nothing I enjoy more then meeting up with friends or getting to know new media partners over great food and drink.
If you ever find yourself stuck for
places to eat and you’re fed up with the main stream chains, (you just thought of Nandos) here are a few places you can go to grab a quick bite or chat up with friends.
You can eat at the places mentioned below for £20 per person or less.
15 Hoxton Market, London N1 6HG
Open until 12am Meat mission offers a range of meaty indulgent beef burgers from The Dead Hippie (my fav) to The Buffalo Chicken Burger. Accompanied by wicked sides like tobacco onions, and monkey
fingers (not literally monkey fingers) you won’t be disappointed by whatever you order. (I take no liability if you are)
The inside is
full of stain glass windows and re-purposed old wooden tables. The ceiling is waky and has a Gilbert and George feel to it (Google them... weird) it’s a place of novelty with the food to back it up.
If it isn't cheat day or you're on a strict diet, there are no healthy options. It's full on meat sweats and beer here.
Rotisserie chicken
The Chicken Shop is a brilliant alternative to that other "Portuguese" place that offers chicken and is slowing going south on quality. The menu here is simple you can
choose from whole, half, or a quarter chicken smokey bbq or chilli flavor. Then
add your sides fries, slaw, corn on the cob, and a generous avocado salad.
The Chicken shop launched their largest site in
Holborn a few months ago and it gets extremely busy every lunch time. You can’t book
so if you are going for lunch make sure your there just before 12:30.
The Holborn branch is underground and has a
huge open rotisserie where you can see the hot flames grilling the chicken to perfection.
It’s a great little place,
you can pop in or sit down and take your time.
The Apple pie is amazing!
1st Floor, Kingly Court,
Carnaby, Soho, W1B 5PW
I literally spent about 4
hours here a few weeks ago catching up with colleges and friends, over some proper
Jamaican food and some punchy rum cocktails.
It’s a fun little place in a great location. As there were 6 of us, I got to try out
everything on the starter menu. No! I wasn't the annoying person asking if I could try everyone's food, we ordered all the starters and shared them between us.
I absolutely loved the
fish fitters and veg patties, which were cooked with proper corn flour.
I wanted the Mutton, rice
and peas but due to stuffing myself silly on the starters I went with the Salmon Rainbow Salad. Roasted pumpkin,
sliced red onion, red pepper, juicy mango, avocado, toasted coconut flakes
& a mild scotch bonnet and lime dressing. A-may-zing!
The place its self it colourful and playful with
reggae music playing in the back ground.
Perfect spot after an afternoon
of Oxford street shopping.
I love tapas, not so much the sharing part but the, I get to try everything part.
Morito, does little plates of absolute gorgeousness.
The menu changes on a weekly basis which keeps people going back, its not in the slightest bit formal if anything a little bit uncomfortable but the food they cook is worth stirring on the slightly wobbly stall. Which I'm guessing is the rustic feel they were going for.
It can get really busy during lunch times, so arrive early.
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