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Maybe I just was unlucky then, m I was at the Leicester Square branch, apparently they also have a Bond street one in James Street.
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Update, Coco Ichibanya was great. I had the pork katsu curry. It was nice to pick the spice level.
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Lady Gaza posted:Update, Coco Ichibanya was great. I had the pork katsu curry. It was nice to pick the spice level. It’s really good there. If I move back to London properly, I’ll work my way through the menu.
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Going to make a note to try Coco Ichibanya, I've not had Japanese for a bit and just passed on Misato the other day. Had really good pizza at Sodo in Walthamstow, they have a few more locations in Clapham, Bethnal Green and a pub in Hoxton, recommend the Wicker Man.
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Asking on behalf of my wife - she’s planing a hen party for next weekend with 12 ladies. Is there anywhere around Holborn that’s a cafe with really good cake and seating for that many? That would be open on a Saturday morning. Thank you!!
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MisterBear posted:Asking on behalf of my wife - she’s planing a hen party for next weekend with 12 ladies. Is there anywhere around Holborn that’s a cafe with really good cake and seating for that many? That would be open on a Saturday morning. Not in Holborn, but I’ll throw it out there: the cafe at the Wallace Collection is a lovely place for tea and cake and should have plenty of space.
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Jan 6, 2024 11:37
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I tell you what, I had a really good full English at Greedies in southwest London. 49 South St, Isleworth TW7 7AA, United Kingdom
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I can second that, I used to date a girl in Richmond and that was our breakfast spot. I miss having a reason to go there.
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I'm taking a course just at the top of Brick Lane for the rest of the week, is one of the bagel/Beigel shops better than the other?
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Jan 9, 2024 14:44
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Beigel Bake is supposed to be the one, though I'm going on rep, I've not managed to get there myself
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Jan 9, 2024 14:55
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All the real heads know the other one ("Beigel shop") is the better one for anything else other than salt beef, which is better at Beigel Bake.
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Jan 9, 2024 16:09
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Its Bagels in Primrose Hill has been all over my instagram. Anyone tried it?
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Jan 9, 2024 17:24
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A 5 minute walk away is Rinkoff’s Bakery, who do delicious bagels, cronuts and more. My mum used to do their books, and they’d absolutely load her down with goodies every Christmas.
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Jan 9, 2024 17:39
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As a North London Jew where I get my bagels from is like I get my challah from - there’s the place where they make the perfect bagel and then there’s the other places I wouldn’t step foot in or eat their terrible bagels… it’s the stuff of full on family schisms!
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MisterBear posted:As a North London Jew where I get my bagels from is like I get my challah from - there’s the place where they make the perfect bagel and then there’s the other places I wouldn’t step foot in or eat their terrible bagels… it’s the stuff of full on family schisms! As a North London not Jew I thought it was Carmelli (Golders Green) for bagels and B & K (Edgware) for salt beef but I may be wrong.
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Lloyddy posted:As a North London not Jew I thought it was Carmelli (Golders Green) for bagels and B & K (Edgware) for salt beef but I may be wrong. Both of these, yes!
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Lloyddy posted:As a North London not Jew I thought it was Carmelli (Golders Green) for bagels and B & K (Edgware) for salt beef but I may be wrong. There’s also Daniel’s in temple fortune, bagel something in Hendon, Roni’s in various, my cousins’ bagel company (The Bagel Bakery) in various shops, and more I’m sure! There’s a salt beef place in temple fortune I favour (though the kosher butcher in Market Place (intersection of Hampstead Garden Suburb and East Finchley) also does good salt beef I think) and the cheese shop is Muswell Hill does a very good Challah. I like a traditional chewy lye boiled bagel but I don’t eat them too often.
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Jan 9, 2024 21:22
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I am sad that there is so slim pickings south of river, I love a bagel.
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As a filthy tourist and repeat visitor, I can say Beigel Bake does awesome cream cheese bagels and the salt beef is also great. Buy homestly, just go to both and compare. One bagle for lunch, one bagle for dinner, then pick a winner. Which rhymes and is therefore obviously the only correct option.
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Jan 9, 2024 23:50
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There is so much great food to get in London, bagels are not amongst them.
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Nephzinho posted:There is so much great food to get in London, bagels are not amongst them. Why not? The bagels are great and part of the great food tapestry.
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Nephzinho posted:There is so much great food to get in London, bagels are not amongst them. I respect your opinion, however wrong it may be. But the OP asked for bagels, why would we send them to Dishoom? (Which is a 5 minute walk from Brick Lane OP, in case you suddenly crave indian food)
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They’re not the best bagels in town, but Happening Bagel Bakery on 7 Sisters Rd is certainly the closest. On Monday mornings we get onion bagels there for breakfast on the way home from school drop-off (used to be sesame but we switched).
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Update on my lunching, Beigal Bake was great, might compare Beigel Shop's salt beef tomorrow. Also had steak from Salt Shed in Boxpark, not my first but still good, not seen anything new I fancied in there. But I think London's mexican offerings are improving a lot lately? I just went to Taco Taco near Shoreditch and Liverpool Street (the bus stop outside says Shoreditch High Street station but it's not as near as that might imply) and was impressed with the £10 meal deal (midday to 3pm I think) Got the prawn tacos with mango, freshly smashed guac and tortilla chips and a nice can of fancy cream soda.
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At a loose end today passing through london, any recommendations for lunches in the vicinity of, or a few tube stops from, blackfriars station?
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A jargogle posted:At a loose end today passing through london, any recommendations for lunches in the vicinity of, or a few tube stops from, blackfriars station? You’re very close to Borough Market, which is literally full of delicious places to lunch. Have a wander and a munch!
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Feb 5, 2024 10:29
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My sense of location fails me again, will do!
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Borough Market does have a decent chunk closed on Mondays but not sure if that includes all the takeaway food spots and it's not the entire place. Benefit being it's also the quietest day you can go.
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I used to work at Guys and St Thomas, and whenever I was over at Guys, Borough would be my port of call for lunch, hoovering up my pay.
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Was a bit sad to see most of the stalls shut but did get a pretty decent pulled pork wrap out of a hole in the wall nearby, and successfully killed time in a nearby kitchen supply shop looking at knives, so thanks all.
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Passing through central London tomorrow morning and taking the opportunity to have breakfast at Dishoom for the first time in years. Very much looking forward to it. 
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Nice. I finally made it to beigel bake last week. Lived up to the hype.
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Whoever manages Dishoom is bloody good at their job(s)
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Any recommendations near Kings Cross? We'll be staying a few nights later this year and have no clue what's good
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Captain_Person posted:Any recommendations near Kings Cross? We'll be staying a few nights later this year and have no clue what's good There’s a Dishoom by there! Have both dinner and breakfast. Also, King’s Cross is central London, you’re walking distance/couple of tube stops from everything.
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The_Doctor posted:Passing through central London tomorrow morning and taking the opportunity to have breakfast at Dishoom for the first time in years. Very much looking forward to it. Threw out my usual order and went for the Big Bombay. Might have made the wrong decision. It’s still good, but I don’t think I wanted this. 
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I'd eat it. But I would like more eggs and less beans
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tarbrush posted:I'd eat it. But I would like more eggs and less beans  I ate it, but regret my decision. I always got the kejriwal (eggs on chilli cheese toast), and I should have had that this time too. Also I went to pay with cash, only to be told they don’t give change. Like, no, you’re not getting a £14 tip on top of the service charge. The waiter seemed slightly put out when I took my cash back and took out my card.
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