Nuno Mendes, formerly of Viajante and currently of Chiltern Firehouse fame, has opened this Portuguese restaurant in the nice half of Spitalfields Market. Like you, I’m not particularly au fait with Portuguese cuisine either, but it turned it to be rather brilliant. We arrived on a Saturday lunch and were only offered an outside table which was pleasant, apart from the paper napkins. I hate … Continue reading Taberna do Mercado, Spitalfields
Situated on the first floor of the Bethnal Green Town Hall Hotel, once home to Nuno Mendes’s much loved Viajante, this is somewhat of a hidden gem. Since Nuno upped sticks and went to Chiltern Firehouse (he’s opening his own restaurant in Spitalfields soon FYI), Corner Room hasn’t had much attention, so we thought we’d pop along for lunch. On our Thursday visit we were … Continue reading Corner Room, Bethnal Green
It’s fair to say that Chiltern Firehouse is London’s hottest ‘sleb’ spot right now. Anybody who’s anybody ain’t anybody if they haven’t been papped leaving this restaurant in Andre Balazs’ first UK hotel based in a former, and rather grand, fire station in Marylebone. It’s not all smoke and mirrors however, as head chef Nuno Mendes (formerly of Viajante in Bethnal Green) is running the kitchen … Continue reading Chiltern Firehouse, Marylebone
