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'The Eggs Benedict was served with what seemed like a kilo of treacle-roasted ham'

New Tom’s

Mon—Wed 9am—5pm; Thu—Sat 9am—5pm and 6pm—midnight; Sun 9.30am—5pm

The style:

Opening on the site of the much-loved Tom’s Deli, this is the latest addition to the Tom Conran group of eateries, all of which are on Westbourne Park Road or … Read more →

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Goode & Wright
'You know it’s a good meal when you save bits of your food for your eating partner'

Goode & Wright

Tue—Fri 11am—11pm, Sat 9am—11pm, Sun 10am—4pm

The style:

A brunch spot on Portobello Road should, by rights, be pretentious and full of irritating people who use ‘brunch’ as a verb. Mercifully Goode & Wright are bucking a trend (that might … Read more →

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'The service is always friendly both upstairs and downstairs'

The Oak

Ground floor restaurant open Mon–Sat 6.30pm–10.30pm, Sun 6.30pm–10pm; Sat and Sun also open for lunch midday–4pm

Upstairs open Mon–Fri 6pm–11pm, Sat 4.30pm–11pm, Sun 4.30pm–10.30pm

A large Georgian cube of a building, The Oak sits alone on the corner of Westbourne … Read more →

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'Is there appetite for another burger joint?'

Boom Burger

Open Tue–Sat midday–11pm; Sun midday–6pm

London’s gone bloomin’ burger mental in the last couple of years. I blame Yianni Papoutsis, the king of the second wave of burgeristas. The first wave saw Gourmet Burger Kitchen change the landscape. They knew … Read more →

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The Electric Diner

Open Mon–Thur 8am–midnight, and Fri–Sun 8am–1am

I’m not sure why the Electric restaurant decided to abandon its brasserie status and become a diner. But I’m not sure I mind.

I liked the old pre-fire Electric. I liked the decoratively tiled … Read more →

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the rum kitchen

The Rum Kitchen

Open Mon–Wed 6pm–11pm, Thu 6pm–1am, Fri 6pm–2am, Sat midday–2am, Sun midday–4pm

Back in October 2001 (only weeks after 9/11), fear was at fever pitch and flights were cheap. But He and I weren’t put off.  Having just got married a … Read more →

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lamb chips at the shed
'The food is basically a British Ottolenghi and the style is very Mumford & Sons'

The Shed

Open Tue–Sat midday–midnight

Do you ever play the desert island game? I do, regularly. It goes like this: would I take this book/film/food/person with me to a desert island? I find it’s the ultimate test. My guest, last night, is … Read more →

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Granger & Co.
'At once a stylish, thriving fashion hub, and simultaneously a family-friendly joint'

Granger & Co.

Already a Notting Hill institution, acclaimed restaurateur Bill Granger’s eponymous Granger & Co. has only occupied its large airy spot for a matter of months. The Victorian architecture, tall glass windows, muted palette and high ceilings are juxtaposed with subtly … Read more →

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Goode & Wright
'Well-priced, non-complicated, mid-Channel cuisine, served with an energetic and enthusiastic attitude'

Goode & Wright

Open Tue–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–5pm

The best evenings begin with a drama, I find. Last Saturday evening, the vintage and well-loved cinema, The Electric, suffered a fire. Having survived two World Wars and 100 years of wear and tear, an … Read more →

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Galicia
'If my grandmother had been Spanish, this is the fare she would have cooked'

Galicia

Open Tue–Sat midday–3pm and 7pm–11.30pm; Sun midday–3pm and 7pm–10pm

I’m not one of those people who sits around wondering where we should eat out. In fact, to let you into a secret, there is a pile of mouth-watering magazine clippings … Read more →

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