food
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The Ninth, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant on Charlotte Street, offers a warm, intimate dining experience with a sharing concept. The attentive staff deliver exquisite dishes like sardine on focaccia and succulent Iberico pork. With a focus on flavour and atmosphere, it’s perfect for special occasions, avoiding the usual uptight French dining clichés.
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Taste – 6.9 Atmosphere – 6.2 Service – 8.0 Value – 8.5 (45 Ringgit – £9 for 2 people) 69 Jalan Thambipillay, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chain restaurants are usually the culinary equivalent of a shrug, food that tries hard to please everyone and ends up pleasing no one. Every so often, though, a…
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Taste – 7.2 Atmosphere – 7.9 Service – 4.0 Value – 9.6 (around £3 (120 baht) a head) Just off a picturesque roundabout choked with traffic, a canal cuts through the chaos. Follow the narrow alley along its edge, and you’ll find a huddle of boat-noodle shops clinging to the water like they’ve always been…
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Taste – 8.7Atmosphere – 8.7Service – 9.4Value – 9.4 (£77 for 4pps) Kolyvata central square, Kolivata 310 80, Greece Nestled in the heart of Lefkada, tucked high within the mountains and reached by winding, timeworn roads, lies a tiny village with no more than ten houses. At its centre stands Maria’s Tavern – bathed in…
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Aki—Edinburgh
affordable, asia, Bruntsfield, cheap, edinburgh, food, Japanese, katsu, lunch, quick, ramen, restaurants, ScotlandSappari! Where Japanese Flavours Break the Mold. Taste – 6.8/10 Atmosphere – 7.0/10 Service – 8.4/10 Value – 7/10 (For dinner definitely) Udon, ramen, katsu—words that echo the soul of Japanese cuisine. In the UK though? I’ll admit, they don’t usually spark much excitement for me. But passing by Aki every morning on my way to uni, curiosity…
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Just another curry house? NO! An authentic middle eastern and Indian curry spot run by the mosque next door! Taste – 8.1/10 Atmosphere -6.7/10 Service – 7.2/10 Value – 9/10 Hungover, drained, and peckish. Finding the right craving to cure this decrepit lifestyle can somewhat be challenging. Curry? A slightly bizarre choice for a hangover…
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Toasted – Edinburgh
affordable, Brunch, Bruntsfield, cakes, cheap, cheat meal, coffee, edinburgh, food, lunch, quick, Scotland, toastieMelted Magic in Every Bite – Edinburgh’s Toastie Game Changer! Taste – 7.8/10 Atmosphere – 6.7/10 Service – 8.8/10 Value – 7.6/10 Toasted has been giving me the eye from across the street for months now. Tucked into the lively sprawl of Bruntsfield, elbowing for space among the artisan coffee joints, it has carved out…
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China Town’s Hidden Gem: A Must-Try Hole-in-the-Wall Delight – London Taste – 8.0/10Atmosphere – 6.2/10Service – 6.8/10Value – 8.5/10 Once a bustling haven of sizzling woks and dumplings, Chinatown has now gone the way of all good things: straight into the gaping maw of tourism. The charm’s been traded for convenience, the flavours dulled, and…
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A French Masterpiece? Demonstrating How Quality and Affordability Can Harmonise in a Restaurant – Edinburgh Taste – 6.9/10Atmosphere – 8.9/10Service – 7.3/10Value – 10/10 The chaotic, frantic atmosphere of Chez Jules transports you straight to a bustling Parisian bistro. The tightly squeezed tables, waiters darting back and forth, and the lively shouting across the room…
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A Vietnamese staple. A traveller’s dream. The best sandwich in the world??? A review of Banh Mi Brothers – Edinburgh Taste – 8.2/10Atmosphere – 6.2/10Service – 8/10Value – 9.1/10 The humble, yet dependable Vietnamese sandwich, the Banh Mi, has triumphantly crossed borders into the Western culinary scene. These sandwiches, crafted by charming Vietnamese ladies at…
