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Singburi Shoreditch review: lost in translation in the move from Leytonstone
★★★★☆ / Thai and Lao

Singburi Shoreditch review: lost in translation in the move from Leytonstone

Posted on August 24, 2026 by pickyglutton • 2 Comments

Singburi used to be the best Thai restaurant in London, but things have changed. Continue reading →

Speedboat Bar Notting Hill review – loud Thai food worth shouting about
★★★★☆ / Thai and Lao

Speedboat Bar Notting Hill review – loud Thai food worth shouting about

Posted on March 23, 2026 by pickyglutton • 1 Comment

Punchy, varied and characterful Thai food is a hill worth dying on. Continue reading →

I had a stroke in Nepal and this is what I ate while I recovered
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I had a stroke in Nepal and this is what I ate while I recovered

Posted on February 16, 2026 by pickyglutton • 8 Comments

These are the delicious (and not so delicious) meals that I hope you never have to taste. Continue reading →

Café François review – the French brasserie that’s not French enough
★★☆☆☆ / French

Café François review – the French brasserie that’s not French enough

Posted on September 1, 2025 by pickyglutton • 6 Comments

Crowd pleasing isn’t always a pleasure Continue reading →

Jerk Yard review – the Deptford hole-in-the-wall trying to be the jack of all trades
★★★★☆ / Jamaican/Caribbean

Jerk Yard review – the Deptford hole-in-the-wall trying to be the jack of all trades

Posted on May 13, 2024 by pickyglutton • Leave a comment

If necessity is the mother of invention, then not having enough space must be its midwife. Continue reading →

Begging Bowl review – the mother of all nu-Thai restaurants isn’t what it was
★★★☆☆ / Thai and Lao

Begging Bowl review – the mother of all nu-Thai restaurants isn’t what it was

Posted on October 30, 2023 by pickyglutton • Leave a comment

Long-lived isn’t always the same thing as top-notch. Continue reading →

Plaza Khao Gaeng review – a trippy taste of Thailand on Tottenham Court Road
★★★★☆ / Thai and Lao

Plaza Khao Gaeng review – a trippy taste of Thailand on Tottenham Court Road

Posted on December 19, 2022 by pickyglutton • 2 Comments

The punchy restaurant hidden away on top of a food court. Continue reading →

Lahpet West End review – a taste of Burma in Covent Garden
★★★★☆ / Burmese

Lahpet West End review – a taste of Burma in Covent Garden

Posted on December 12, 2022 by pickyglutton • Leave a comment

I challenge you to try the salads, fritters and fish dishes at Lahpet and think that they are in any way inferior to anything from anywhere else. Continue reading →

Lao Café review: a taste of Laos in Covent Garden
★★★★☆ / Thai and Lao

Lao Café review: a taste of Laos in Covent Garden

Posted on August 23, 2021 by pickyglutton • Leave a comment

From the people who brought Rosa’s Café to London, a som tam by another name would be as spicy Continue reading →

Kaieteur Kitchen review – a taste of Guyana in Elephant and Castle
★★★★☆ / Guyanese

Kaieteur Kitchen review – a taste of Guyana in Elephant and Castle

Posted on March 1, 2021 by pickyglutton • Leave a comment

Its menu of Guyanese dishes, which changes every week and sometimes everyday, has some similarities with other Afro-Caribbean traditions, but it’s still very much its own thing – especially if you’re fortunate enough to nab one of the Friday specials. Continue reading →

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