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        Tom's Place
1 Cale Street
Some people say that Tom Aiken is all about the surface - all outer gloss at his spots, not so much substance. Funnily enough, this fish and chips spot is that to the 'T'. Located in Chelsea, he's gone all eco on us. No more cod, he's doing only sustainable fish such as pollack. The decor is all done with recycled materials. The irony is that while the effect on the fisheries and local lumberyards may be environmentally friendly, don't expect your innards to be feeling the same; fries are served up cooked in beef drippings. That said, expect to queue up for the tasty goods. After all, everyone agrees; love him or hate him, Aiken put other London food back on the map, as he's sure to do with this classic dish as well.<br/>Tags: london, fish and chips, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2146371">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Saf Vegan and Raw Food Restaurant

At Saf we are featuring the purest botanical ingredients in season to bring our guests a fully unique dining experience. By using eco-friendly products as well as working directly with local suppliers to source our products, we are able to provide a standard of cuisine that is free from artificially processed ingredients.

Whilst the health benefits of dining at Saf should be secondary to the delicious combination of flavours, eating out has never been so good for you. Using a variety of unique preparation techniques, most dishes are cooked below 48°C to preserve optimum nutrition and flavour. Saf’s plant-based, botanical menus have been created by our Executive Chef Chad Sarno and UK Head Chef David Bailey.

Lunch: 12pm–3.30pm
Dinner: 6.30pm–11pm
Closed on Sunday<br/>Tags: chef, dining, eat, dinner, london, bar, vegan, drinks, vegetarian, food, restaurant, raw, bailey, david, saf<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/4059598">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:mobius</dc:creator>
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        Gastropub near hampstead heath -- good sunday lunch<br/>Tags: london, to try, gastropub, sunday lunch<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2179123">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-10-24 01:56:35.857619+00:00</dc:date>
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        A lovely cottage I moved to with my ex<br/>Tags: hemel hempstead, london<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1108258">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.769989 -0.470064</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:trunkguy</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-24 02:06:06.371588+00:00</dc:date>
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        The worst place I have ever lived<br/>Tags: welwyn, london<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1108259">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.801757 -0.20857</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:trunkguy</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-24 02:06:06.66492+00:00</dc:date>
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<title>Nestoria.co.uk</title>
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        Nestoria.co.uk - the easiest way to find UK property!

UK property vertical search engine. Provides easy and quick pure property search, with a range of useful local information. 

Parent company is Lokku LTD<br/>Tags: web 20, flat, buy, london, property, house, uk, ireland, startup, search, england, wales, scotland, rent, vertical<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1314035">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:abadr</dc:creator>
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        Where? SE1, close to Borough Tube and St George’s church.

What? ‘Dickensian’ is an adjective so steeped in cliché that we have a rule at Londonist: whenever the word slips into a post, we get the writer to pay a sovereign towards upkeep of the local orphanage. Here, however, we can wield the description with justified impunity. This alley (formerly Angel Court) really is Dickensian. Look, it appears in Little Dorrit:

    Whosoever goes into Marshalsea Place, turning out of Angel Court, leading to Bermondsey, will find his feet on the very paving-stones of the extinct Marshalsea Goal; will see its narrow yard to the right and to the left, very little altered if at all, except that the walls were lowered when the place got free; will look upon the rooms in which the debtors lived; will stand among the crowded ghosts of many miserable years.

He’s right. That high wall you see on the right is the boundary of Marshalsea Prison – a debtor’s gaol which housed Dickens’ father in 1824. The prison was closed later in the century, but a few remains can be seen.

This one really, really does smell of piss.

Why use? The passage has an opening into St George’s Gardens – one of the few local areas of green. The park occupies the site of the Marshalsea, and attracts an apt community of down-and-outers. Be careful not to get locked in by the council workers who turn up with Marley-like chains at closing time.<br/>Tags: london, londonist, back passage<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1178351">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Where? Erm, King's Cross. But it's more than just a platform. It's a sneaky back passage.

What? Harry Potter's Platform 9 3/4 isn't the only secret portal on the station. Platform 1 runs along the east side of the main building - it's the one with the pirate-themed pasty stall and the AMT coffee kiosk. The powers that be allow pedestrians to wander the length as a rainproof alternative to York Way. A cobbled slip road at yon end leads up to the junction with Wharfdale Road.

The route is an endangered species. As part of a redevelopment of the station, Metronet plans to close off platform access to all but ticket holders. Local residents and workers have lobbied the authorities, and the decision now rests with Camden Council.

Why use? York Way is grim, so if you ever need to head that way, consider Platform 1 as an alternative (although the diesel fumes at the 'country end' of the station are also off-putting). A Wotsit of trainspotters can usually be found basking in the fumes.<br/>Tags: london, londonist, back passage, kings cross<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1178361">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        N's comment: Not strictly a restaurant, but this is a personal favourite of mine - if you're anywhere near drop by for a tasty burrito. They operate out of a catering van so it's fantastic for lunchtime burritos if you work anywhere in the City. Easily the tastiest burrito in London for a fiver, and no big sit down needed to fulfil your burrito cravings :) They now do quesadillas and some other yummies. If you're in the City you owe yourself a trip to Daddy Donkey.<br/>Tags: london, mexican, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1310375">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
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        Bizwaxz aggregates start-up news, business resources and networking opportunities for entrepreneurs, small business owners and consultants in a metro region. Users are encouraged to submit their recommended resources, blogs, news, and events for posting.<br/>Tags: london, Europe, UK, bizwaxz.com<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/4028070">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        This relative newcomer is a tribute to the fashionable Smithfield restaurant quarter of London. The atmosphere is relaxed, waiters friendly and the wine list extensive – what more could anyone ask for? Well, I guess a wine shop would be nice, and what do you know, Vinoteca has this too. How often do we taste a wonderful wine in a restaurant and then promptly forgets its name as soon as walking out the door. It’s fantastic to be able to sample a number of great new wines accompanied by a wonderful meal, and then purchase your favorites before promptly forgetting. A wonderful place and certainly worth visiting (repeatedly).<br/>Tags: london, apps, wine bar, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1441064">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Tajima-tei
Traditional Kyoto food in a traditional setting. Fresh food, good value. Japanese clientele. Set dinners start from £16.50 and house wines from £12.50 per bottle.<br/>Tags: london, to try, sushi<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2112417">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Saki at Smithfield Market
Japanese restaurant, cocktail bar, delicatessen and food shop. The bar has an inventive cocktail list. Food is touted to be delicious and authentic. Price range from £30-£75 per person<br/>Tags: london, to try, sushi<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2112420">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        The Only Running Footman - a former dive that's been spruced up beyond recognition and now does cracking grub from Welsh rarebit to beer battered haddock and chips.<br/>Tags: london, to try, sunday lunch, gastropub<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2179125">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Ping Pong</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Then, what better time to break with British conventionality than by going on to the recently opened Ping Pong on Westbourne Grove which now holds Lazy Sumdays, made for enjoying as many steamed and grilled dumplings as you can hold after all that.<br/>Tags: london, dim sum, to try, sunday lunch<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2179127">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
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<title>Bu San</title>
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        41-43 Holloway Road,
LONDON,
N7 8JP

(020) 7607 8264 <br/>Tags: korean, london, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1576307">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        This has long been a favourite with Caribbean food fans. Lovers of Barbadian food, for example, will appreciate coo-coo (cornmeal mush) and stewed fish. A dish of creamy polenta with okra and coconut milk, with red fish cooked in a rich tomato, pepper and red herb stew, was sumptuous and almost perfect. Curry fanciers will be impressed by the dhalphouri rotis – delicate Trinidadian flatbreads stuffed with ground split peas and served with fillings such as curried chicken, goat, fish or vegetables. And it's refreshing to visit a Caribbean restaurant where under rated dishes like fried sprats (commonly known as ‘fry dry'), Tobagonian curried crab and dumplings, and St Lucian lobster are at the heart of the menu. Service was not unfriendly, but it was quite slow. The bar is a bit cluttered and untidy, and could do with updating.

84 Stroud Green Road
N4 3EN Map
Stroud Green
020 7263 9690
www.thehummingbird.co.uk

Category: Caribbean
Travel: Finsbury Park tube/rail
Meals served noon-midnight Mon-Sat; 1-11pm Sun.
£14-£17
Credit cards: MC, V<br/>Tags: london, caribbean, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1576324">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        There are two ways to approach Caribbean cuisine: one is to create new dishes from indigenous ingredients; the other is to do the classic dishes well. Cottons falls mainly into the former camp, but occasionally dips into the latter. A starter of whitebait featured little fish that were cleanly fried and perfectly crispy. A tangy papaya coulis gave a welcome zesty edge to king prawn and pineapple kebabs. Large portions meant we struggled to do justice to the mains: a superb traditional curried goat with rice and peas, and a less successful salmon fillet with spicy black beans, pickled red onions and sweet soy dressing, which we found a mite too sweet. Cocktails, on the other hand, were excellent. The wood-lined interior is comfortable; most of the tables are at the rear, providing plenty of scope for cosy evenings. If you're dining à deux, try to bag the lone window table, quite the nicest spot in the place, particularly in summer.

55 Chalk Farm Road
NW1 8AN Map
Camden
020 7485 8388
Venue's website

Category: Caribbean
Travel: Chalk Farm tube
Lunch served noon-4pm Sat. Dinner served 6pm-midnight Mon-Thur; 6pm-1am Fri, Sat. Meals served noon-midnight Sun
Main courses £10.25-£14.50. Set meal £18.50 2 courses, £21.50 3 courses
Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V. Caribbean<br/>Tags: london, caribbean, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1576333">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.54341 -0.150135</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-05-29 05:35:37.618974+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/4092473">
<link>http://platial.com/post/4092473</link>
<title>Heathrow Airport</title>
<description>
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        Be prepared for some heavy security (a separate shoe scanner in security) and to lug your bags 30 minutes to get from one end of this massive airport to the other.<br/>Tags: london, heathrow airport, flights, heathrow<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/4092473">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.4813828961 -0.1318359375</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:sklloyd</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-11-06 17:08:28.141434+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3668003">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3668003</link>
<title>Tower Bridge Hilton</title>
<description>
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        This is my home in London pretty much.  If you see that I'm in London on Plazes, you'll likely find me here in the mornings and evenings.<br/>Tags: london, hotel, hilton, thames<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3668003">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.5050830001 -0.0833201408386</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:ourfounder</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-07-03 16:44:53.094141+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/4092532">
<link>http://platial.com/post/4092532</link>
<title>The Wellington</title>
<description>
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        I don't know how or why we booked this hole-in-the-wall, but it was cheap and close to the city center. However, there are a lot of stairs, the staff doesn't really help too much, and I refused to stand on the room floor barefoot, or to even use the blankets on the bed. It was pretty grimy. But if you're looking for a more private hostel setting, this would be it.<br/>Tags: hostel, london, hotel, the wellington, vincent square<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/4092532">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.494423 -0.135876</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:sklloyd</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-11-06 17:20:21.063605+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3715568">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3715568</link>
<title>The Thomas Cubitt</title>
<description>
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        Fancy pants bar rather than pub, but did have Little Creatures<br/>Tags: london, pub, beer, victoria, beer viking<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3715568">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.493636 -0.15085</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:mediawax</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-07-15 08:14:17.123615+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1310373">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1310373</link>
<title>Beach Burrito Company</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        N's comment: This is the place you've been waiting for! Proper CalMex burritos and soft tacos. The pico for me is always a good indicator, and it was spot on. The chicken burrito is tasty and filling with all the right flavours. Will try out the soft tacos next. I've now eaten there twice and both times have been great - the owner, Mike, says he's refining and changing his menus so expect lots of continual improvement. For me this place is too convenient to not eat there 2 or 3 times a week - if you're anywhere near Soho, you owe it to yourself get down here. Tell them Nickster at MexiLondon sent you :)

UPDATE: Thanks to GaryM who writes in : "I was at Beach Burrito Cafe this lunchtime having the fab Carnitas Tacos and got talking to the owner. He said he is opening up new sites in Chelsea and Covent Garden . He will be expanding the menu but not increasing prices". Excellent news! Spreading the Beach Burrito Cafe love further around London :) They've also started opening late until 10pm on weekdays I think, so also v. handy after work or if you're in town for theatre/movie.<br/>Tags: london, mexican, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1310373">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.512914 -0.134343</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-04-24 09:52:55.855259+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699361">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699361</link>
<title>Cafe in the Garden</title>
<description>
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        Situated in the gardens of Bloomsbury Square. Russell Square Tube is nearest and several buses terminate here, including the 7 and 188.<br/>Tags: garden, london, cafe, bloomsbury, flaneur, russell square<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699361">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.5222 -0.12587</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 20:20:07.181886+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1678913">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1678913</link>
<title>Snazz Sichuan</title>
<description>
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        Snazz Sichuan

Address 37 Charlton Street, NW1 1JD
Tel 020 7388 0808
Website Snazz Sichuan
Price £38.00   The indicative 'entry' cost of a single 2-course à la carte meal (dinner), including starter, main course, vegetables (if extra), coffee, cover charge, service & VAT, plus half a bottle of house wine. Wine £10.50   Champagne £48.00
Opening Hours Mon-Sun 12N-3pm 5.30pm-10.30pm

Last year it was Bar Shu in Soho & now the eccentrically decorated Snazz Sichuan is the latest restaurant out to show Londoners there’s more to Chinese cooking than Cantonese. Sichuan cuisine is most famous for its liberal use of chilli & peppercorns & the hot & numbing experience these induce. Pig’s ear with Sichuan chilli is slightly musky in flavour & has a satisfyingly resistant texture. Ma po dou fu is silky tofu set off by finely minced beef, & a vast pile of king prawns (typical of the huge portions) lies atop a heap of peppers & dried chillies. Meanwhile, a side order of sliced cucumber with sesame acts as a cooling agent. The insistent hit of chilli in the majority of dishes means there’s a somewhat one-dimensional quality to the cooking & there will be many who find a meal here interesting rather than enjoyable. Nevertheless, when Eurostar rolls into nearby St Pancras, epicurious Parisians won’t be able to find a better example of London’s famously diverse restaurant scene than Snazz Sichuan. <br/>Tags: london, chinese, to try, sichuan<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1678913">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.528857 -0.129575</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-10 09:17:13.495336+00:00</dc:date>
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<link>http://platial.com/post/1678925</link>
<title>Seafresh</title>
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        Seafresh

Address 80-81 Wilton Road, SW1V 1DL
Tel 020 7828 0747
Email marioseafresh@demon.co.uk
Price £28.00   The indicative 'entry' cost of a single 2-course à la carte meal (dinner), including starter, main course, vegetables (if extra), coffee, cover charge, service & VAT, plus half a bottle of house wine. Wine £10.15   Champagne £35.00
Opening Hours Mon-Fri 12N-3pm 5-10.30pm Sat 12N-10.30pm

A jolly, proper fish & chip restaurant with a takeaway on one side & a restaurant on the other. Lighting is harsh & the furnishings not exactly made for comfort, but the mixed crowd of tourists & locals are not complaining. Given the freshness of the fish – expect all the classics: cod, haddock, plaice – the crispness of the batter & the size of the portions, it’s not surprising it’s so popular. Service is swift but, if you really can’t wait for the main attraction, the starters range from avocado with prawns to deep-fried whitebait. <br/>Tags: london, to try, chippie<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1678925">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.492466 -0.139911</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-10 09:20:51.47989+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1470441">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1470441</link>
<title>Idlewild</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Idlewild is the latest gem from the peeps behind the Ruby chain that rocks King's Cross, Portobello, Marylebone and, from next month, Hammersmith. MV now rocks, and a few of us former residents at UJ are a little upset that we jumped ship for "hipper" neighbourhoods years ago.

Housed in the former Truscott Arms on Shirland Road, the bar includes a moody upstairs cocktail salon with a main bar with Franco-anglaise pub grub. For smokers quivering at the thought of the smoking laws coming into effect, there's a jaunty outside garden. Perfect for that quick fag. Or ten.<br/>Tags: london, maida vale, to try, gastropub<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1470441">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.524245 -0.188849</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-05-23 02:51:40.07862+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699869">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699869</link>
<title>Costa Coffee, Waterloo Railway Station</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        No, really. It's such a good place to people watch. Waterloo has great light. Get someone to guard a seat/table while you get the drinks in. All the staff have badges for their country of origin - do you know what the Georgian flag looks like? <br/>Tags: train, london, cafe, station, waterloo, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699869">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.50267 -0.113</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 22:13:46.220417+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699902">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699902</link>
<title>Clerkenwell Music</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        In Exmouth market, which despite rapid meeja gentrification does now have a market again. Jeremy has just put a coffee bar in his record shop, and it's great. <br/>Tags: cd, london, music, cafe, records, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699902">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.52611 -0.109</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 22:22:42.730258+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699959">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699959</link>
<title>Boulevard Deli</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        It's a deli, it's a take away and it's a small tucked in cafe. The food is probably the best of its kind in London, but the prices don't nearly reflect that. And the waitresses are gorgeous. Spoil yourself. <br/>Tags: sandwich, london, cafe, delicatessen, covent garden, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699959">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.51246 -0.12089</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 23:04:42.111127+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699980">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699980</link>
<title>NFT Cafe</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        The National Film Theatre cafe, under Waterloo Bridge, right on the South Bank, sit and watch the passers by, and check out the book stalls beneath the bridge.<br/>Tags: bridge, london, cafe, books, thames, waterloo, flaneur, south bank, river<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699980">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.50709 -0.11636</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 23:13:11.501379+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699676">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699676</link>
<title>Great Court Cafe, British Museum</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        has to be seen to be believed...  to be reviewed soon!<br/>Tags: london, museum, cafe, flaneur, british museum, great court<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699676">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.51934 -0.12721</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 21:32:05.854281+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699682">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699682</link>
<title>Aperture Cafe</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        On Museum street, opposite the main entrance to the British Museum<br/>Tags: photography, karaoke, london, museum, cafe, noodles, camera<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699682">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.51768 -0.12537</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 21:34:42.748954+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699713">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699713</link>
<title>Ciao Bella</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Actually an Italian restaurant on Lamb's Conduit Street, near Great Ormond Street Hospital and Mecklenburg Square. But it does great coffee, too. <br/>Tags: pasta, london, pizza, cafe, italian, restaurant, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699713">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.52324 -0.11915</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 21:45:31.407435+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699924">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699924</link>
<title>London Review Bookshop</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Is, of course, a bookshop, not a cafe. But it's a stunning one-of-a-kind bookshop, and a serious flaneur place to be. And there are cafes all around it, let's face it. <br/>Tags: london, cafe, books, intellectual, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699924">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.51854 -0.12437</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 22:46:30.341307+00:00</dc:date>
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<link>http://platial.com/post/1699962</link>
<title>Epoca</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Run by Frank, of Frank's further up the road, but a very different gaff. For my money Epoca make the best cappuccino in London. <br/>Tags: theatre, london, cafe, leicester square, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699962">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.51087 -0.12695</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 23:08:29.43885+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1178307">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1178307</link>
<title>Cafe Konstam</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        All food sourced from inside the M25<br/>Tags: london, to try, modern european<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1178307">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.528567 -0.115934</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-04-11 04:14:08.543916+00:00</dc:date>
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<link>http://platial.com/post/1678908</link>
<title>Galvin Bistrot</title>
<description>
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        Galvin Bistrot de Luxe

Address 66 Baker Street, W1U 7DH
Tel 020 7935 4007
Email info@galvinbistrotdeluxe.co.uk
Website Galvin Bistrot de Luxe
Price £38.00   The indicative 'entry' cost of a single 2-course à la carte meal (dinner), including starter, main course, vegetables (if extra), coffee, cover charge, service & VAT, plus half a bottle of house wine. Wine £14.00   Champagne £40.00
Opening Hours Mon-Sat 12N-2.30pm 6.30-11pm Sun 12N-3pm 6.30-10.30pm

Barely a year since the Galvin name first appeared above the door of a restaurant rather than just in a menu’s credits, chef brothers Chris & Jeff can rejoice in their establishment playing to packed houses day in, day out. There are ‘no airs or graces’ here & the absence of decorative flourishes beyond crisp white linen is echoed in simple food that makes for ‘comfort eating at its best’. The pouring of frothy, delicately flavoured vichyssoise from a copper saucepan onto a symmetrical arrangement of langoustines is as theatrical as things get. Otherwise, entrecôte comes with some very tasty roasted tomatoes, a rectangle of exquisite pommes dauphinois & a jug of sauce béarnaise, while wild salmon is served with aubergines that subtly advertise the presence of a charcoal grill & a little beurre de tomate. Service can occasionally be ‘a let-down’ & some say a recent price-hike has been ‘too significant’, but we side with the majority who maintain these are very reasonable prices for what’s on offer.
Wine Notes: This wine list takes its lead from the food, being simple, concise & fairly priced. Those with £25 to spend will find lots to inspire from some of the more off-beat French appellations & most choices concentrate on food-friendly bistro styles. <br/>Tags: european, london, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1678908">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.519246 -0.155843</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-10 09:11:28.251387+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/4153124">
<link>http://platial.com/post/4153124</link>
<title>Lena</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Italian comfort(?) food?<br/>Tags: london, italian, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/4153124">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.525299 -0.082057</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-11-18 04:18:19.316484+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699696">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699696</link>
<title>Night and Day Bar</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        On Southampton row amongst the hotels near the east side of Bloomsbury Square Gardens, this cafe actually is open night and day. <br/>Tags: london, night, cafe, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699696">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.52056 -0.12282</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 21:40:59.183176+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699726">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699726</link>
<title>Franks</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        In the bustle towards Covent Garden at the Shaftesbury Avenue end of Neal street. More a caff than a cafe, but great sanwiches and tea, first rate fry-up, filling Italian food and the staff are brill.<br/>Tags: london, cafe, caff, covent garden, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699726">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.51529 -0.12678</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 21:51:08.283344+00:00</dc:date>
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<link>http://platial.com/post/1699780</link>
<title>The Poetry Place</title>
<description>
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        Down residential Betterton Street, off Endell Street, you'd never know this cafe was here. This has to be the ultimate flaneur's hang out. <br/>Tags: poetry, london, cafe, covent garden, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699780">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.51498 -0.12413</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 21:56:38.737425+00:00</dc:date>
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<link>http://platial.com/post/1699839</link>
<title>Treadwell's</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Just off the strand in the heart of theatreland, Treadwells is actually a bookshop, but they'll make you cups of tea and sit you on their sofa. Another ultimate flaneur hangout, worthy of a big review very soon. <br/>Tags: london, tea, coffee, books, covent garden, flaneur, occult<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699839">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.5128 -0.11954</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 22:07:02.228901+00:00</dc:date>
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<link>http://platial.com/post/1699920</link>
<title>Valtaro's</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Greasy spoon in the heart of Bloomsbury, and it's open on Sundays. Cracking fry-up, generous with their bacon, and the prices are good. <br/>Tags: breakfast, london, cafe, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699920">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.52601 -0.1256</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 22:43:13.044067+00:00</dc:date>
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<title>Carluccios</title>
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        After a rumoured £100million facelift, the Brunswick Centre now even boasts a Carluccios. Expensive, but serious quality. <br/>Tags: london, cafe, food, restaurant, quality, bloomsbury, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699926">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.52406 -0.12295</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 22:49:23.518805+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699955">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699955</link>
<title>Coram Cafe</title>
<description>
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        The most wonderful cafe that seriously hardly anyone knows about. Attached to the Coram Foundling Museum, it too seems to evoke the decorum of a bygone era.<br/>Tags: london, cafe, coram, bloomsbury, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699955">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.52509 -0.12182</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 22:54:24.343354+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699957">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699957</link>
<title>Neal's Yard</title>
<description>
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        Tucked away behind Neal Street and Seven Dials, New Age meets art meets world food. Really good vibe. Man. <br/>Tags: crystal, london, hippy, cafe, covent garden, flaneur, new age<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699957">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.51444 -0.12678</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 22:59:24.782355+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/2055475">
<link>http://platial.com/post/2055475</link>
<title>Science Museum (London)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum.aspx
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.497396 -0.174333</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:procrastination</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-09-07 16:12:19.159945+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1744933">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1744933</link>
<title>Tower of London</title>
<description>
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        London's famed tourist attraction - http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/ <br/>Tags: london, tower of london<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1744933">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.507995 -0.075788</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:procrastination</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-24 15:00:31.742167+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1744937">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1744937</link>
<title>Monument to the Great Fire of London</title>
<description>
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        Monument to the Great Fire of London - http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/leisure_heritage/architectural_heritage/Buildingswithinthecity/monument.htm<br/>Tags: london, monument<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1744937">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.510499 -0.086281</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:procrastination</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-24 15:03:17.857826+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699797">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699797</link>
<title>Coffee, Cake and Kink</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        On Endell street, but with such small frontage you'd miss it. Does what it says on the tin. Fantastic erotic art, photography and merchandise. And cake. <br/>Tags: fetish, london, cafe, cake, erotic, covent garden, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699797">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.5151 -0.12565</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 22:02:16.419206+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1699983">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1699983</link>
<title>St Martins Cafe</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Look for a small set of steps leading down into the crypt below St Martins Church. A slightly odd feel to the cafe, but the crypt is huge, belying the entrance. <br/>Tags: london, church, cafe, charing cross, crypt, flaneur, trafalgar square<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1699983">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.5087 -0.12695</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-14 23:20:29.921282+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/4184220">
<link>http://platial.com/post/4184220</link>
<title>Sophie's Steakhouse</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Which is just as well, as having served the Fulham Crowd for the last six years, Sophie's Steakhouse is finally branching out to Covent Garden. With its trademark no reservation system, you'll get given a number and a place at the bar whilst you sip cocktails and wait for your digit to flash up on discreet number boards. Like a supermarket meat counter, but so much better.
With massive windows on three sides of the huge 1930s space, it's been lovingly restored with a Sophie's twist: Dangling lightbulbs and old train carriage luggage racks overhead give it a cool New York warehouse vibe, whilst the food is unpretentious, simple stuff with the main focus on steak from Scotland and Northern Ireland, aged for a minimum of 28 days. 

And if you get there before the end of the month, it’s 50% off all food. That’s enough to turn the staunchest veggie, no? Come, join us...<br/>Tags: steak, london, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/4184220">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.512059 -0.120475</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-11-30 07:42:54.500355+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1908106">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1908106</link>
<title>Lat,Long: 14.7089,121.1332</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        explore my gps map see where do you want to go and meet someone like me coz you can't see me<br/>Tags: london, house, paris, uk, myspace, blogger, friendster, pinoys, hi5, facebook, multiply, rxradio, sierraleone, barrybonds<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1908106">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>14.7089 121.1332</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:ladiesman214</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-08-12 08:13:46.399172+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1110794">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1110794</link>
<title>Curtain Road</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Curtain Road<br/>Tags: london, londonist, space invader, Shoreditch<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1110794">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.52594 -0.08046</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:londonist</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-25 11:50:57.219725+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/2538601">
<link>http://platial.com/post/2538601</link>
<title>Living Space</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        This internet cafe’s environmentally friendly design features include an eco-friendly air cooling system, computers and internet powered by solar panels on the grass roof, where rainwater is harvested and re-used to flush all the toilets. How eco is that?<br/>Tags: environmental, community, london, internet, cafe, wifi, coffee, award, eco, waterloo, flaneur<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2538601">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.5008371922 -0.108768939972</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:flaneur</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-12-29 18:38:42.529756+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3923457">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3923457</link>
<title>natural history museum</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: london,  b&w<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3923457">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.495364 -0.178294</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:chulsmith</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-09-19 16:16:53.677966+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3975995">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3975995</link>
<title>Morgan M</title>
<description>
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         ‘Why does this restaurant not have a Michelin Star?’ ask fans of Morgan Meunier’s unassuming restaurant buried in the depths of Highbury. A minor refurb has left the grown-up, muted dining room looking a bit more inviting, but it’s the worldly Gallic food that gets emotions truly charged: ‘the lobster cannelloni was so good I nearly wept’, coos one fan. There’s an a la carte option, but it’s the great value tasting menus (£45 for six courses or £39 for the vegetarian option) that are not to be missed. Flavours & textures are perfectly judged: glorious chilled gazpacho comes with a tomato & olive oil sorbet, roast saddle of rabbit is enlivened by its herb & lemon jus, while new season lamb (confit shoulder & roasted rack) comes with artichokes & barigoule sauce. Monsieur Meunier will ask departing diners what they thought of their meal: testament to the fact that this is a passionately run place, with an attention to detail rarely found in these parts.

Wine List: This mid-sized list draws its inspiration from the food, so is dominated by France, with a smattering of bins from elsewhere. Its strengths are the classic areas of Bordeaux, Burgundy & the Rhone, although there are some excellent bins from the south. The offer is lifted above the ordinary by some interesting older vintages, including a 1947 Jurancon. Prices are reasonable, so there is plenty under £30. Best Buy White 2005 ‘La Reine des Bois’ Lirac, Domaine de la Mordee, Rhone Valley, France, £39. Best Buy Red 2003 Chateau Grand Village, Bordeaux, France, £27.
Morgan M’s Chef -

Chef: Morgan Meunier
Morgan Meunier arrived from France to cook at Monsieur Max in Hampton Hill more than seven years ago, helping chef Alex Bentley gain a Michelin star. Four years on he became head chef of Admiralty restaurant in Somerset House. But Meunier was always keen to go it alone and in September 2003 he opened Morgan M as a showcase for his classic French background with a dash of modernism and Italian cuisine thrown in. His dishes also involve a consistent opposition of flavours and textures, such as diver-caught scallops with white chicory tarte tatin and an onion soubise or ravioli of snails in Chablis, poached garlic and red wine jus.
<br/>Tags: french, london, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3975995">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.548367 -0.110016</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-10-04 11:50:30.537585+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1744942">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1744942</link>
<title>British Museum</title>
<description>
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        London's British Museum - http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/<br/>Tags: london, british museum<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1744942">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.519359 -0.126761</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:procrastination</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-06-24 15:05:44.569731+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1873517">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1873517</link>
<title>Bank of England</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/<br/>Tags: london, bank of england<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1873517">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.514024 -0.08818</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:procrastination</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-07-23 12:57:43.48287+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1874707">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1874707</link>
<title>Museum of London</title>
<description>
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        http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/<br/>Tags: london, museum of london<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1874707">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.517609 -0.096903</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:procrastination</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-07-23 13:04:20.341434+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/2945848">
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<title>Osteria Stecca</title>
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        EAT

Osteria Stecca
Being someone who finds it hard to resist a good, pedigree Italian, I'll be heading to the hood this weekend. No, I'm not roughing it in Peckham but doing some deluxe slumming in St John's Wood where Osteria Stecca has just opened.

I like Blenheim Terrace. Okay, it's a bit cashmere knickers, but it's one of those streets that makes you feel like you're on holiday; all twinkly lights, welcoming restaurant facades and casually parked cars. And Stecca ticks all the boxes too.

Chef-owner Stefano Stecca cooked in Michelin-starred restaurants across Italy before coming to work at Zafferano and Brunello over here so the food, as you'd expect, is a range of nicely turned out classics like buffalo mozzarella with grilled aubergine and aubergine caviar and linguini with a red mullet and cherry tomato sauce.

Or there's always Negronis and stuzzichini at the bar.

Either way, it's a bit more glam than Peckham - I should know, I grew up there.

	


Hours:
	Mon-Fri Lunch: 12pm-12.30pm, Dinner 6.30-10.30pm / Sat 12pm-3pm, Dinner: 7pm-11pm / Sun 12am-10pm
Place:
	1 Blenheim Terrace, NW8 0EH
Cost:
	£35
Web:
	osteriastecca.com
Book:
	020 7328 5014<br/>Tags: london, italian, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2945848">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.535386 -0.181327</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-03-27 02:39:41.282053+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1939019">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1939019</link>
<title>National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)</title>
<description>
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        http://www.npg.org.uk/live/index.asp<br/>Tags: travel, london, art, uk, national portrait gallery<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1939019">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.50941 -0.128253</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:procrastination</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-08-05 16:34:55.773343+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3051308">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3051308</link>
<title>The Southwark Rose Hotel</title>
<description>
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        Escape to one of London's hidden gems. Located in the heart of Bankside, near world-famous sights, The Southwark Rose Hotel provides exceptional value for money. This cosmopolitan Central London hotel accommodation boasts simple yet stylish décor, first-rate amenities, and attention to detail. Situated in the centre of London, with a wealth of attractions nearby, The Southwark Rose Hotel offers a welcoming atmosphere within a few minutes' walk of the trendy South Bank. <br/>Tags: london, hotel, restaurant, southwark, london hotel<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3051308">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.5029 -0.096304</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:thesouthwarkrose</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-17 12:35:47.357648+00:00</dc:date>
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<link>http://platial.com/post/3057073</link>
<title>The Prince Charles</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        see the <a href="http://favouriteplaceslondon.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/princecharlesprincecharles/">blog</a><br/>Tags: cinema, london, cheap, princecharles<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3057073">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.5114 -0.130098</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jimnkatie</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-20 06:53:44.074198+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3072854">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3072854</link>
<title>Russell Square</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: london<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3072854">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.522309 -0.125656</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jkguin</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-24 10:55:14.700724+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3072856">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3072856</link>
<title>The Plough</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: london, pub, restaurant<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3072856">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.517777 -0.125644</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jkguin</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-24 10:58:46.196832+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/2055480">
<link>http://platial.com/post/2055480</link>
<title>Natural History Museum</title>
<description>
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        http://www.nhm.ac.uk/<br/>Tags: natural history museum, london, uk<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2055480">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.495906 -0.176146</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:procrastination</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-09-07 16:15:01.225115+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1991559">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1991559</link>
<title>Wahaca</title>
<description>
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         There used to be a Mexican restaurant in Covent Garden called Cafe Pacifico that I loved going to as a kid. I don't know if it's still there but I haven't been since I was about fifteen and I've been missing really good Mexican food ever since.

It gets rather a bad rap, does food from this part of the world, and I guess it's not surprising when you look at some of the refried dross that's out there parading as genuine Mexicana. So I'm rather excited about Wahaca, the new Mexican market-food diner that Thomasina Miers (a former winner of Masterchef, no less) has just opened, which promises to use only the most sparklingly fresh ingredients and be truly inspired by all the tastes and colours of Meh-heeco.

But before you assume that everything will be flown across the Atlantic at a great carbon expense to achieve this authenticity, don't. All the meat is British and the habanero chillies are from Devon, believe it or not. So for sustainable fish tacos with a spicy marinade, slow-cooked pork with pickled onion relish, freshly-made guacamole and of course proper chocolate y churros, 'andale' to Wahaca.<br/>Tags: london, mexican, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1991559">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.510125 -0.125054</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-08-17 05:52:49.999912+00:00</dc:date>
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<link>http://platial.com/post/1069358</link>
<title>25. Meard Street</title>
<description>
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        Where? Part-pedestrianised route in the heart of Soho, linking Wardour and Dean Streets. Sounds like a sack of French excrement. Isn't.

What? Meard Street is a street of two halves, with a western end closed to traffic and an eastern cul-de-sac. This reflects the origins of the street, which started life as a pair of courtyards. The unified route was built in the 1720-30s by the carpenter John Meard, who was also responsible for the slightly eccentric spire of nearby St Anne's church. Many of the original houses remain, and it's perhaps the best place in Soho to admire Georgian architecture.

Why use?
Good for street art. Not only does a faded Banksy rat grace the corner of one building, but a peculiar stone nose can be seen poking out from a wall at the eastern end. And then there's this. http://london.thewayweseeit.org/index.php?full=1&lo=48&iid=862&page=slide<br/>Tags: londonist, london, back passage<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1069358">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.51316 -0.13335</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:londonist</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-13 14:21:06.342798+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1069360">
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<title>26. Silver Place</title>
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        <![CDATA[
        Where? Sticking in Soho for another week, this little cutting will take you from Lexington Street to Hopkin Street.

What? A rather anonymous alleyway, which seems to evade the attentions of the usual reference books. We're not even sure why it's called Silver Place; perhaps as a nominative . A number of markets have existed closeby over the centuries, so perhaps one of these specialised in silver. To the north-east, when the passage was called Pulteney Court, stood the Lion Brewery (1801 to 1937). The brewery played an important role in the history of public health. Many locals died during an outbreak of cholera in 1854. Dr John Snow theorised that this might be down to an infected water source - the Broad Street pump. One of the clinchers in his argument was the lack of fatalities amongst the brewery workers, who rarely drank anything other than beer. Snow thus became the first to demonstrate that cholera is a water-borne disease, the first step in eliminating it as a risk to public health.

Why use? If you're an ageing bohemian and want to remain in Soho. Silver Place perhaps takes its name from the follicular hue of its denizens. To the south-east corner stands Pargiter Court - a residential block now used as retirement flats. A plaque notes that when the building was erected in 1886, the local vestry ordered the inclusion of iron balconies to 'encourage a taste for window gardening'. The ornate ironmongery can still be seen today.<br/>Tags: london, londonist, back passage<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1069360">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.513 -0.13589</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:londonist</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-13 14:22:26.983208+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1178359">
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<title>30. Holly Bush Steps</title>
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        Where? Steep cutting leading up from the west side of Heath Street, Hampstead.

What? The slopes of Holly Hill couldn't be more quaint if they were tended by a hobbit's grandmother. This passage takes you to the highest strata of Hampstead society, past seriously expensive properties. No hint of tramp's piss here. If any commoner released his bladder upon these august flagstones, all trace of the besmirchment would be quickly washed away. By the maid. With leftover Moet and/or Chandon.

The twisting alley eventually reaches a plateau, from which can be seen The City, in some of its glory.

Why use? As is so often the case with these passages, Holly Bush Steps leads to one of London's finest pubs. The Holly Bush dates from 1643 and was one of many, many favourite drinking holes of Samuel Jhonson.<br/>Tags: london, londonist, back passage<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1178359">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>51.55754 -0.1788</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:londonist</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-04-11 05:56:13.4522+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/2564686">
<link>http://platial.com/post/2564686</link>
<title>London, England</title>
<description>
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        Very near to a tube stop.<br/>Tags: london, england, united kingdom, lizzigator<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2564686">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.549566 -0.16647</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:lizzigator</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-01-11 23:48:08.762823+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3712270">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3712270</link>
<title>North London</title>
<description>
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        The very best part of London is north of the River. North London, Barnet in particular, is by far the greatest, greenest, biggest, cleanest and most laid-back part of London and I wouldn't trade my own part of the City for anything else...<br/>Tags: london, finchley, whetstone, totteridge, north london, colindale, edgware, muswell hill<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3712270">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.593717 -0.146525</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:harlequinboy</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-07-14 16:35:59.467255+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3715611">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3715611</link>
<title>
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        The Cask & Glass
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        </title>
<description>
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        A Shephard Neame cosy pub tucked behind Cardinal Place...on a sunny day (or hour) - it's gets the sunshine<br/>Tags: london, pub, victoria, unraided<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3715611">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.498465 -0.140497</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:mediawax</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-07-15 08:20:11.544578+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3715532">
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<title>
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        Horse & Groom Pub
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        </title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Good Shephard Neame pub near victoira<br/>Tags: london, pub, victoria, beer viking<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3715532">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.499283 -0.151017</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:mediawax</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-07-15 08:11:12.458927+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3715591">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3715591</link>
<title>Buckingham Arms</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Unraided<br/>Tags: london, beer, pubs, victoria, beer viking<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3715591">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.499197 -0.137401</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:mediawax</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-07-15 08:17:38.650247+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/2758473">
<link>http://platial.com/post/2758473</link>
<title>The Water House</title>
<description>
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Those who scoffed that Acorn House was the hare-brained notion of a beansprout-eating idealist will be choking on their non-organic words as its eco-restaurateur, Arthur Potts Dawson, launches his second sustainable establishment, the Water House in Hoxton, on Monday.


Funny thing, trends. While it looks like small plates are here to stay, my current bete noir is 'street food'. I want to poke with a fork anyone who thinks ponced up grub served in over-designed spaces has anything to do with the street. The retro movement that Le Cafe Anglais is spearheading is a bit more palatable - lots of en gelee this and hors d'oeuvre that - and Heston Blumenthal is about to go back even further by launching into historic fayre in a big way.

For me though, with everyone from perma-tanned Richard Caring to Shar Pei Ramsay creating their own posh chains, the way forward is intimate, from-the-heart restaurants run by those who are truly passionate about food and know their ingredients.


Ida, Tom Ilic, Terranostra... they may not be particularly glitzy, but they remind us, as Potts Dawson does, what good food should really be about.

Water House - opens 11 February
10 Orsman Road, N1 5QJ
020 7033 0123<br/>Tags: london, eco, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2758473">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.536215 -0.078152</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-02-07 04:43:45.657309+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/2112414">
<link>http://platial.com/post/2112414</link>
<title>Edoko</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Edokko/Edoko
+44 02 (0)7242 3490, 50 Red Lion Street, Holborn, London WC1R
A variety of Japanese dishes in a slightly traditional setting. Friendly staff. Also provides takeaway. Approximately £17.50 per person for eating in.<br/>Tags: london, to try, sushi<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2112414">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.519818 -0.117361</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-10-02 07:17:32.795355+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/2112422">
<link>http://platial.com/post/2112422</link>
<title>Matsuri</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        I agree with the majority of the reviews, I went to Matsuri last year for my birthday dinner with my sisters as recommended by one of my sisters who had gone there preciously for lunch . I found the atmosphere to be delightful and I especially enjoyed watching my food being prepared infront of me by the chef. The decor is nice and simple, although the prices were a bit on the expensive side (approx £40 per head) it was a great night and the sushi was delicious !!!! <br/>Tags: london, to try, sushi<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2112422">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.518416 -0.116079</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-10-02 07:22:46.047891+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3050620">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3050620</link>
<title>Millennium Bridge</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        So close to The Southwark Rose Hotel!<br/>Tags: bridge, london, southwark, Millennium Bridge<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3050620">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.509664 -0.098201</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:thesouthwarkrose</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-17 08:03:04.862142+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3074283">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3074283</link>
<title>Harrod's Department Store</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: shopping, london, store<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3074283">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.499259 -0.163465</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jkguin</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-24 17:11:29.491041+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3077418">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3077418</link>
<title>AREA Italian Restaurant</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: london, italian restaurant<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3077418">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.498279 -0.166319</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jkguin</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-25 12:56:09.983825+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3098975">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3098975</link>
<title>Hix Oyster and Chop House</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        You can always judge the buzz a new restaurant is generating by the ratio of restaurant critics and chefs to regular punters. When I was here on Tuesday night it was about even.

I knew I was going to like Mark Hix's new gaff but it excelled expectations by having an air of effortless style and integrity that, no matter how many fancy vintage chandeliers and rickety chairs you put in a place, you just can't fabricate.

Simply done with white tiled walls, wooden floors, a small prohibition-style bar to one side and a seafood prepping station to the other, the room seems to be beaming with delight at its makeover (it was previously the slightly sad Rudland & Stubbs fish restaurant). It may not be perfect but, as a back-to-front neon artwork above the stairs quite rightly declares, it's pretty 'f***ing beautiful'.

In true Hix style, at times you feel like you need a food compendium to work out what some of the items on the menu are; like water souchet (a type of eighteenth century fish soup), lamb cutlets 'Reform' (served with an aromatic sauce that originated at the Reform Club), and we'll leave fried skate knobs to your imagination.

But needless to say, it's all delicious and, if in doubt, you can't go wrong with a pile of oysters and a Bloody Mary at the bar.<br/>Tags: london, continental, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3098975">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.520674 -0.10156</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-05-01 08:47:55.032155+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3626475">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3626475</link>
<title>Ran Restaurant</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: korean, london, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3626475">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.514212 -0.139542</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-06-11 05:21:22.507224+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3027099">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3027099</link>
<title>Maze Grill</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Apologies in advance to any veggies out there but at this point in the week I usually start hankering for a fix of bloody, chargrilled meat at some point over the weekend, so this one coming I'm looking forward to trying out the new Maze Grill.

Chef Jason Atherton, with a little help from uncle Ramsay, has opened the Grill right next door to Maze, which makes sense really - he's just brought out his own cookbook too which probably makes even more sense to his bank manager.

It's nicely New-Yorky feeling, with butcher's block tables surrounding the kitchen, and they're not short on some prime cuts of beef; from wagyu '9th Grade' Gold (not sure what that means but it sounds good) fillet to 25 day aged Hereford rib eye - there's also Native lobster with duck fat chips and ginger ketchup which sounds blimmin marvelous.

Choose from horseradish, red wine or blue cheese sauce in which to smother your steak and good old pecan pie for pud. Wait, I feel a Chicago Ribshack moment coming on.... 'Can I get a coke float with that please?'<br/>Tags: steak, london, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3027099">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.501271 -0.150772</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-11 06:03:57.884069+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3050584">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3050584</link>
<title>London Tower Bridge</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: london, tower bridge<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3050584">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.505751 -0.075295</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:thesouthwarkrose</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-17 07:32:55.763928+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3050588">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3050588</link>
<title>Monmouth Coffee Company, Southwark</title>
<description>
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        Tags: london, southwark, monmouth coffee company<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3050588">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.50552 -0.091506</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:thesouthwarkrose</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-17 07:37:48.104462+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3050640">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3050640</link>
<title>Southwark Bridge</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Just minutes from The Southwark Rose Hotel!<br/>Tags: bridge, london, tower bridge, southwark, southwark bridge<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3050640">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.50901 -0.094028</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:thesouthwarkrose</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-17 08:10:23.944562+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3050721">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3050721</link>
<title>Big Ben</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Close to The Southwark Rose Hotel!<br/>Tags: tower, london, big ben, lambeth, clock tower, big ben london<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3050721">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.500655 -0.124272</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:thesouthwarkrose</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-17 08:41:23.943947+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3057198">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3057198</link>
<title>Cafe Koha</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        http://favouriteplaceslondon.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/cafe-kohacafe-koha/<br/>Tags: london, restaurant<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3057198">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.5109927464 -0.127812623978</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jimnkatie</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-20 07:49:23.712229+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3070628">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3070628</link>
<title>Dickens Museum</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: london, museum, charles dickens<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3070628">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.523588 -0.116602</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jkguin</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-23 21:25:52.261849+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3070633">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3070633</link>
<title>Kensington Hall</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: london, kensington town hall<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3070633">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.502037679 -0.19410610199</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jkguin</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-23 21:31:02.533682+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3070878">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3070878</link>
<title>Trafalgar Square</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: london, trafalgar square<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3070878">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.507928 -0.128043</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jkguin</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-23 23:41:11.802914+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3074373">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3074373</link>
<title>Maroush II</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: london, restaurant, lebonese<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3074373">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.497344 -0.164236</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jkguin</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-24 17:32:53.650744+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3077392">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3077392</link>
<title>Mcdonald's Restaurant</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Tags: wi-fi, london, mcdonald's<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3077392">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.498332 -0.166001</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jkguin</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-25 12:39:29.831078+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3091829">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3091829</link>
<title>Ishibila</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        The Background: I hang out on the Chowhound boards. Other cities tend to have Chowdowns, or get-togethers of fellow Chowhound'ers. I thought it would be fun to organize a London Chowdown. Howler, one of the main players on the board always speaks highly of Ishbilia, so I thought it would be worth a try.

The Entrance: I've tried to get into Ishbilia before on a Sunday, and I've been denied. So I book way in advance and we get the table for 12. I arrive at 12, and I am the only person there. It's funny, in a sweet way. The server brings me a complimentary coffee while I'm waiting, which is really nice of him.

The Food: Zuriga and Limster arrive and we dig in. Firstly, they bring us a huge plate of veggies which you can see in the main photo. They also bring us some excellent pita bread, hot from the oven and all puffed up. We order an eggplant dish--it's like babaganoush, but it's not--and some broad beans called foul muqala, seasoned with coriander leaves, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice. Fantastic.

We also ordered some kibbeh nayeh (raw minced lamb with herbs and onions), a chicken shwarma (pictured) and a fantastic lentil dish. I honestly cannot believe how much I liked the kibbeh nayeh. If I had closed my eyes, I wouldn't have guessed that I was eating raw lamb. It was fantastic.

This was all followed by mint tea and an assortment of Lebanese pastries. I've pretty much died and gone to heaven.<br/>Tags: london, lebanese, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3091829">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>42.976711 -81.228424</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-04-29 01:52:48.090723+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3098466">
<link>http://platial.com/post/3098466</link>
<title>forbidden planet</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        The largest cult entertainment Megastore in the world!<br/>Tags: cult, london, forbidden, megastore, planet, avenue, shaftesbury<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3098466">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.500197 -0.126197</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:achudnow</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-05-01 08:02:16.22148+00:00</dc:date>
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        Fox & Anchor
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<description>
        <![CDATA[
        This beautifully restored pub is almost too good to be true. Down a cobbledy street just off Smithfield market, every inch of polished wood and brass, silver tankard, glossy mirror and buttoned leather banquette seems to sparkle with care.

Its motto being 'Hops & chops, cuvees & duvets', this superior boozer really does offer it all. There are six real ales on tap, good old fashioned grub - go for steak or fish pie followed by a lovely board of English cheeses - fine wines and even snazzy rooms upstairs in case you don't quite make it home.

But the best bit is the Victorian interior which is just too good to share with the tourists (and luckily not many of them seem to have discovered the place) - my favourite part being the dining area at the back which is made up of five or six cosy cubbyholes that are very difficult to leave once you've planted yourself.

Our advice? Lunch at Hix then roll up the road to the F&A to see the rest of the day out. Look at that... I think I've just come over all modern British.<br/>Tags: london, pub, to try<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3098986">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>51.520424 -0.100489</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:atodedeus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-05-01 08:52:33.629842+00:00</dc:date>
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