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Central top 10 budget eats
Daddy Donkey, Holborn Stalls, vans, mobile trailers: in the last 18 months, London 's street food scene has exploded. A new wave of "mobilers" have rolled into town, parked up, and started to offer high-quality takeaway food at highly competitive prices.
West - top 10 budget eats
Hereford Road Restaurant, Notting Hill As you would expect from a graduate of Fergus Henderson's St John , chef-owner Tom Pemberton specialises in common-sense cooking. His kitchen works diligently to extract maximum flavour from often neglected ingredients (skirt steak, mutton, mackerel etc) and Pemberton tries to keep the prices down accordingly. At £13, the two-course set lunch is excellent value, but with this feature's self-imposed £10-a-head price limit in mind, the express lunch (£9.50 for a daily changing no-choice main course, a glass of wine and coffee) is an absolute steal. A sample plate of lentils and roasted quail was great.
North London's top 10 budget eats
Antepliler, Harringay The main road that runs through Harringay, Green Lanes, is home to several great Turkish restaurants . Three in particular are regularly namechecked by local authorities on such matters: Yayla (429 Green Lanes), Hala (29 Green Lanes) and this gem.
£5.50 This is a tapas place and the burgers are mini. But they, like every other dish I sampled, are spectacularly good. Waiter, more please!
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The Big Six: London pubs with rooms - Hotels, Travel - The Independent
The Fox & Anchor, Smithfield The latest venture of the Hotel du Vin and Malmaison group is this Victorian pub, next to Smithfield meat market. At the pewter-topped bar, real ales are served on tap, while hearty food (pies, steak, fish and chips) can be enjoyed amid the wood panelling and brass of the pub's main room. The bedrooms are more contemporary, with velvet soft furnishings, smart baths and striking photography of the London landmarks after which each of them is named. The Alma has been a favoured local for years, but has just bolstered its appeal to visitors with 23 stylish bedrooms. Lavishly decorated with vivid Osborne & Little wallpapers and free-standing baths, the rooms also share the use of a walled garden.Thursday 17th March is St Patrick’s Day – the annual celebration of the patron saint of Ireland and a great excuse for the rest of the world to down pints of Guinness and bowls of Irish stew. London’s official St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival will take place this Sunday (March 13th), with colourful floats and marching bands proceeding from Green Park to Trafalgar Square from 12 noon. The square will host the festival programme of live Irish dance and music – a great family day out, and it’s free! Throughout the week and on the 17th itself, lots of London restaurants and bars will be celebrating with Irish-themed menus, drinks, offers and events.
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