Paradise is a decent little Indian restaurant in Pimlico. Whilst I wouldn’t call its interior a stereotypical curry house, it is very much old school and on the extreme other end of the likes of trendsetting Dishoom. That said, dim lighting and spotless white linen coved tables offset a wooden floor giving the restaurant a … Continue reading Paradise – Pimlico, London
6 Ballygunge Place is Kolkata’s first ever Bengali restaurant chain (Oh! Calcutta doesn’t count because it’s not Bengali). The original branch I visited is stunning, located in a fully refurbished British Raj mansion in Ballygunge (the restaurant is named after its address). The entire ground floor is decorated with colourful haath-pankha (hand fans) and plates … Continue reading 6 Ballygunge Place – Ballygunge, Kolkata
MEATmarket is a funky almost grungy burger joint which can be found upstairs in Covent Garden’s Jubilee Market Hall. Its interior is long and narrow and looks like it was designed by someone on…something. Place your CASH ONLY order at the counter in the front and find yourself a table and highchair to sit. Their … Continue reading MEATmarket – Covent Garden, London
Chef Pradeep Khullar, Executive Chef at the Mint Leaf of London in Dubai told me a few days before my flight out, “If there is one restaurant you should go to when visiting Mumbai, it is The Bombay Canteen”. So, it didn’t matter if Google Maps had us going round and round this flyover till, … Continue reading Bombay Canteen, The – Mumbai
Kathiyawadi Express is the latest addition to Dubai’s already excellent Gujarati/Rajasthani thali brigade. Located in the Mabrooka Building on 6A (food) Street near the Sheikh Hamdan Colony in Karama it rubs shoulders with street food specialists Chat Bazaar on the one side and Urban Tadka on the other, with Kolkata’s soon to open Arsalan dead … Continue reading Kathiyawadi Express – Karama
Madfoon Al Sadda is one of the most famous (and highly rated) Ras Al Khaimah mandi restaurants. Located on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Salem Road, next to Dubai Islamic Bank in Al Dhait North, the restaurant is split into two sections, one for men and the other for families. Its interior is cheerfully dressed in colourful, … Continue reading Madfoon Al Sadda – Ras Al Khaimah
Le Petit Belge is a Belgian themed gastropub franchise. This their newest branch is located in the Park Inn by Radisson on Turin Boulevard Road, Motor City and brings with it all the cheer and joy a new watering hole in an otherwise barren neighbourhood brings. If you’ve been to (and like) Maison Mathis, you … Continue reading Le Petite Belge – Motor City
The Karam Al-Sham near the Lamp Roundabout in Al Juwais, Ras al-Khaimah is, I am told, an official branch of the well-known Syrian-Lebanese restaurant of the same name from Abu Dhabi. The restaurant is housed in an expansive stand-alone complex which itself is divided into two sections, one for dining, lounging and shisha smoking, and … Continue reading Karam Al Sham – Ras Al Khaimah
Yūgō Sushi is an affordable Japanese restaurant in The Greens. Located in Building 4 of the Emaar Business Park next door to Arrows and Sparrows, its interior is handsomely decorated; a simple banner with Japanese calligraphy on one end and a sushi counter on the other letting you know that this is a Japanese restaurant. … Continue reading Yūgō Sushi – The Greens
The Balans Soho Society is a brasserie-style restaurant franchise with a focus on serving quality food at an affordable (for London) price. The interior of this High Street Kensington branch is very similar to the Paul and Le Pain Quotidien bakeries and restaurants we have in Dubai. Only these guys serve alcohol…from when they open … Continue reading Balans – High Street Kensington, London
