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1 week ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Jake Missing |Rianne Shlebak |Heidi Lauth Beasley |Sinead Cranna
photo credit: Koray FiratDifferent people have different ideas of toasties. Some think of the pressed and triangular kind straight from the Breville—these hazardous enclosed pockets are best filled with a combination of molten lava cheddar and baked beans. Others have a more gourmet vision that involves thick-cut bread, a spread of mayonnaise on the outside for crisping, and any number of filling combinations. Whatever your preference, a good toastie isn’t a given. These are the best in London.
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1 week ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Heidi Lauth Beasley |Jake Missing |Rianne Shlebak |Sinead Cranna
To see, to be seen. While it may sound like we’re reprising our secondary school role as Macbeth, this is the nature of some of this pigeon metropolis’ hottest restaurants. These places operate as sceney petri dishes that spread through candid social posts, until they develop into achingly cool London ecosystems. Some thrive on funky wine and Tabis, others spawn a thousand urgent vintage Fendi baguette purchases.
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2 weeks ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Sinead Cranna
Zeit Für Brot is a craft bakery from Germany selling chicken schnitzel sandwiches, cinnamon schnecke, and other baked goods from its wood-clad Islington cafe. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists.
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2 weeks ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Sinead Cranna
Donabe Hannah is a Japanese clay pot rice restaurant in Waterloo serving dishes like sea bream donabe cooked over coals and salmon roe donburi. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists.
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2 weeks ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Sinead Cranna
081 Pizzeria Shoreditch slings pies—just like their sister spot in Peckham—but they also serve Neapolitan street food, like arancini and bomba di maradona (fried pastry filled with Italian sausage), as well as pies. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists.
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2 weeks ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Sinead Cranna
A sun-dried noodle is how we would describe ourselves after basking in the sun, but it’s also the offering from Taiwanese noodle bar, Kung Fu Mama. The Covent Garden spot specialises in noodles made using Taiwanese techniques, that still have a bit of bite and are ‘never fried’. You can also expect air-fried chicken bao on the menu and mango shaved ice. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists.
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2 weeks ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Sinead Cranna
Tatar Bunar in Shoreditch champions dishes from the Bessarabia region of Ukraine. Think plates of pickled tomatoes, banush (cornmeal porridge) topped with oxtail, and brûlée varenyk (sweet dumplings), alongside Ukrainian wines. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists.
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2 weeks ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Sinead Cranna
Eat 17 is a food shop, cafe, and aspirational Walthamstow Village hangout. Its shelves are stocked with the sort of hyper-seasonal and local produce that makes Waitrose look pedestrian—mushrooms that could double as sculptural artworks, ‘vegan facon jam’, multiple brands of chilli oil, and, in the summer, an Ice Cream Union hatch. The walk-in-only cafe, tucked to the side of the bakery counter, is a diner-like space populated by young families.
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2 weeks ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Sinead Cranna
Meals at Marathon are just that—as the owner will remind you upon seeing your not-quite-finished plate. This Ethiopian restaurant on Caledonian Road is made for lingering over heaving platters and ‘just one more’ glasses of honey wine that turn into strong coffees and missed trains.
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2 weeks ago | 
theinfatuation.com | Heidi Lauth Beasley |Jake Missing |Sinead Cranna
‘Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell’, and after every long, boozy evening at The French, so are we. The leading lady of Soho’s legendary ‘lethal triangle’—The French, The Coach & Horses, The Colony Club—still offers signature half-serves in an atmosphere that will ensure you drink just as much as you would if they were full pints.
