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Bar Boulud
Open Mon–Fri and Sun midday–1am; Sat midday–midnight
The style & the crowd:
Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud’s London outpost, located in the basement of the grand Mandarin Oriental, has been around for three years (already!) but it’s as busy as ever … Read more →
Finch’s Dining Room
Open Mon–Thu 11am–11pm, Fri–Sat 11am–midnight, Sun midday–10.30pm
The style & crowd:
Once upon a time there were gastropubs, which dared to offer restaurant quality food instead of nuts and crisps. Surprisingly, Portobello needs one of those. Now virtually all pubs … Read more →
Goat
Open daily midday–11pm
The style & crowd:
I was at the first Wednesday of Wimbledon 2013. So far I’d seen Sharopova, Hewitt, Tsonga & Cillic either knocked out or retire. Murray played (you know how that one went) and last … Read more →
Brasa, Broadway House
Open Tue–Sat midday–3pm and 6pm–10pm; Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon
The style & the crowd:
Brenhan Magee’s newly refurbished 17th Century building on Fulham Broadway is a welcome break from the bustling London streets. We were led upstairs and seated at … Read more →
Jambalaya Pop-Up at Jam Tree, Chelsea
Open Sun–Thu midday–11pm; Fri–Sat midday–2am
The style & crowd:
Jambalaya! I was promised a vibrant, lively and loud evening. What I got was a quiet, empty and a dull environment. That said, I was in good company so we made … Read more →
The Alice House, Queen’s Park
Open Mon–Thu 9am–12.30am; Fri–Sat 9.30m–1.30am; Sun 9.30m–11.30pm
The style & the crowd:
Stepping over the threshold of the buzzing gastro pub I had a sudden dejavu as I realised I had been here before on my drunken way home one … Read more →
The Truscott Arms
Open Mon–Thu 11.30am–11pm, Fri & Sat 10am–midnight, Sun 10am–10.30pm
The style & the crowd:
This is a monster of a pub that is going to need a fair few bodies to fill it and create atmosphere, even more so when … Read more →
The Hampshire Hog
Open Mon–Thu 8am–11pm; Fri–Sat 8am–midnight; Sun midday–11pm
The style:
This pub has undergone several image and name changes with its previous owners – the couple next to us had visited three times previously and remarked on the transformation from the … Read more →
Harbour Bar, Wyndham Grand
Open daily 7.30am–midnight; afternoon tea, 3pm–6pm
The style:
Chelsea Harbour is still the new kid on the block. Unlike Portobello’s market or the Kings Road, both known and loved since the 1960s, the harbour has only been in existence for … Read more →
House of Roxy, Putney
Open Mon–Thu midday–midnight; Fri midday–2.30am; Sat 5pm–2.30am; May Bank Holiday Sunday 5pm–2am
The style:
The description of House of Roxy combining first-rate tapas with speakeasy chic ticked all the boxes for my best Sex And The City impression. However, unfortunately … Read more →
