Davy’s Tappit Hen
Davy’s Tappit Hen? Sounds like a chicken-shaped friend of a lad called Davy. But it is in fact a cosy wine bar, and Davy’s Tappit...
The Trading House for Dinner – restaurant review
Yes, London is a city, but then within that there is ‘The City’. Known as “Londinium”, the Romans established a settlement on the current site...
The Drift – Bishopsgate – restaurant review
The Drift has an enviable location in a contemporary and noteworthy building but in the heart of the historic City of London. Its address is...
The Happenstance on Paternoster Square – restaurant review
Paternoster Square is a striking corner of the City and owned by the Mitsubishi Estate Company. It is, however, quintessentially English with its location on...
Montcalm Hotel, Finsbury Square – hotel review
London attracts tourists and it has done for generations. The city is still an international financial hub; London has a vibrant creative arts scene and...
The Chinese Cricket Club at The Crowne Plaza London – The City – review
It’s appropriate that I have a review of this restaurant just now. We have just watched the Cricket World Cup semi-final and are about to...
Bread Street Kitchen from Gordon Ramsay – restaurant review
Bread Street is a ward of the City of London in the neighbourhood of Cheapside, and its name is taken from its main thoroughfare, which...
Soseki Japanese Restaurant – review
What is a Soseki? It is a who and he was one of Japan’s favourite novelists, Natsume Soseki. He lived in London over a hundred...
Goldfish – Chinese fine dining in the City – review
The restaurant is just a few weeks old and graces the former Hi Sushi site. It’s a sister of the Goldfish which has become a...
Tike Grill and Bar – A taste of Istanbul – review
[This restaurant is now closed] Tike Grill and Bar (pronounced ‘tikay’) is an authentic Turkish restaurant in the City of London. It’s part of a...
The City of London Cookbook by Peter Gladwin – review
This is one of those charity books with various contributors that I love so much. The charity in question was the Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2006:...