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'Forget jaw-ache-inducing blandness in grubby, worthy surrounds'

Farmacy

Open daily breakfast 9am–11am, lunch midday–3pm, dinner 6pm–11pm

The blurb

Farmacy-with-an-F as it has become known to avoid confusion with Damien Hirst’s new Pharmacy, which also opened a few months ago, is the fancy vegan restaurant on Westbourne Grove brought … Read more →

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Lip fillers by Dr Sister at Lazeo Clinic

The blurb

Dr Sister’s reputation precedes him. Based at the Westbourne Grove Lazeo Clinic (formerly BeautyWorksWest), he attends to the great and the glamorous of Notting Hill. World-renowned as an anti-ageing & hormone specialist, he mainly specialises in hormone treatments … Read more →

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'The service we received is absolutely faultless thanks to the friendly, attentive staff'

Cocotte

Sun–Thu midday–10pm, Fri–Sat midday–11pm

The blurb

My ears pricked at the words ‘healthy’ and ‘salads’ and I knew I had to pay a visit to Cocotte, a ‘healthy rotisserie’ bistro on Westbourne Grove. Serving 24-hour marinated, slow cooked, free-range rotisserie … Read more →

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'The whole place is designed like an expensive yacht'

Chucs Westbourne Grove

Mon–Sat 8am–11.30pm, Sun 11am–6.30pm

The blurb

Having previously eaten at sister pub Chucs Bar & Grill on Dover Street, I knew the Italian culinary delights we were in for. Chucs draws its inspiration, decor and vibes from life in Lake … Read more →

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'How wonderful, too, to have found the place---and the food---so truly loveable'

Egg Break

Mon–Sun 8am–10pm

I’ve always had a troubled relationship with the egg. When I was younger, it was something to be shunned from my plate—not detested, perhaps, but certainly not enjoyed. As I grew up, it became a sort of culinary … Read more →

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'Simple, healthy, delicious'

Casa Cruz

Mon–Wed midday–10pm, Thu midday–10.30pm, Fri–Sat midday–11pm, Sun midday–9pm

The blurb:

There isn’t any. Juan Santa Cruz, the dapper Chilean-born investment banker-turned-proprietor, favours discreet glamour, from the low key website (a simple line drawing with contact details) to the unmarked, gleaming … Read more →

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'By the time she left, I was hair-free from toe to bum'

Home waxing with Julia

I’m as happy to pretend I need beauty treatments as the next West London girl, but anything involving pain—forget it. Yes, despite my dazzlingly white teeth, shiny gel nails, ombré hair and unfeasible tan, I am such a wimp that … Read more →

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'As the flatmates say, come with three friends and leave with 10'

The Little Yellow Door

Wed 6pm–11pm, Thu 6pm–midnight, Fri–Sat 6pm–1am, Sun–Tue closed

Last Wednesday, I joined a Mexican-inspired ‘Kitchen Supper’ at The Little Yellow Door, thrown weekly in honour of the arrival of their new ‘flatmate’, Alejandro de Muntoyo Suza Jesus. Having previously visited … Read more →

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rum kitchen
'It may not be traditional but it is a very good and welcome alternative'

The Rum Kitchen

Tue—Thu 6pm—12.30am, Fri 6pm—2am, Sat 11am—2am, Sun 11am—12.30am

W11 isn’t exactly somewhere lacking in good brunch and Bloody Mary spots; its an area chock-a-block with places to help the hungover cast of Made in Portobello, all unfeasibly big hair and … Read more →

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'Tania Steytler uses the freshest ingredients for her take on Denmark’s famous open-faced sandwiches'

Snaps + Rye

Open Tue–Sat 8am–6pm; Sun 10am–6pm; Fridays for FishFriday* 6.30pm–9pm

Located on the doorstep of north Notting Hill’s bustling weekend street market, London’s only Danish café is a perfect fit for the charming, cosmopolitan area. Owners Jacqueline and Kell Skött, of … Read more →

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