Traditional Vietnamese food. Salt and pepper eels are a delicacy here. For the full FT review... En savoir plus .
Spotted: Madonna is a regular here and this is a favoured spot of Tony Blair. For Tony Blair’s FT interview here... En savoir plus .
The star of the show, an Irish abalone, opened, sliced, steamed and then cooked briefly in its own juices so that it had all the flavour of the sea but none of the usual rubberiness. En savoir plus .
Hearty Michelin star cooked meal in a gastro pub atmosphere. The chef’s signature dish of pork belly and deep fried pig’s head will leave no room for dessert! For the full FT interview... En savoir plus .
It will appeal instantly to those who have already enjoyed Dishoom in St Martin’s Lane with its humorous twist on the subcontinent’s street food. En savoir plus .
Enjoy the classical French service at this renowned fish restaurant. For the full FT review... En savoir plus .
On the face of it, let alone in a "budget eats" feature, £5.70 seems an awful lot to pay for a bacon butty. But the St John bacon butty is indisputably worth every one of those 570 pennies... En savoir plus .
"Tayyabs' long-marinated grilled lamb chops remain one of life's great savoury pleasures - a complex hit of sweet 'n' smoky, hot 'n' spicy flavour, edged with a crisp, blackened strip of fat..." En savoir plus .
"Choose from 13 types of kebab boldly seasoned with chilli, garlic and parsley - the minced lamb beyti kebabs are sensational, an explosive combination of heat, carbon and hot lamb juices..." En savoir plus .
Three dishes never change: a house salad, a whole lemon sole and a fillet of beef with foie gras. From the other blackboards, snails on toast, a fillet of stone bass, a Barnsley lamb chop... En savoir plus .
