5 Things You Need to Eat in London This WeekBy Alicia Grimshaw
Another week, another chance to get your hands on some incredible food. We love eating out in London – we can’t deny it. From Turkish dumplings to hotdogs, we’ve found the best things to eat in the city this week. Happy munching, folks:
1. For a New Opening: Honi Poké
What: Hawaii has arrived on Dean Street thanks to the opening of Honi Poké. Bringing bowls of flavour-packed, hot and cold poké to the Soho masses, Honi Poké offers a superior take on the popular raw food sensation. The menu has been created by Coya development chef Richard De La Cruz, formerly of the two-Michelin-starred Sergi Arola and three-Michelin-starred Quique Dacosta.
Why: Fresh, high-grade salmon, tuna and octopus are the star ingredients, paired with sticky rice and fresh ingredients such as enoki mushrooms, nori seaweed and sunomono cucumber. All bowls are made fresh to order, with diners able to assemble their own flavour combinations, or choose from one of Honi Poké’s carefully balanced creations including the signature Octo Poké with flame-torched octopus, kimchi, chive, togarashi, sunomono cucumber, red chilli and kimchi sauce, and the classic Ahi Poké featuring tuna/salmon, avocado, fennel, panko, red chilli, red onion, nori seaweed and classic ahi sauce.
Where: 82 Dean St, London W1D 3SP
Photo Credit: Charlie McKay
2. For a New Refurbishment: The Eagle
What: The Eagle has landed in Notting Hill – this West London gem is back and better than ever. The newly refurbished pub now serves beer straight from the tank, as well as dishing up British and Bavarian-influenced dishes. The venue now offers all-day dining serving up a mixture of British classics with a Bavarian twist in a cosy and stylish setting.
Why: The menu created by Head Chef Stan Perry (ex Soho House) features dishes including venison carpaccio, crispy knuckle of pork with fried potato dumplings, smoked trout salad, and chicken schnitzel with fried duck egg. The Eagle also offers the exclusively created, Trumans Raw Tank beer as nature intended, and will be giving regulars a chance to have their very own tankard glass kept on site to drink from on every visit.
Where: 250 Ladbroke Grove, London, W10 5LP
3. For a New Menu: The Hive of Vyner St.
What: Summer may still be round the corner, but from this month onwards you can soak up the warmth of the Italian sunshine at The Hive of Vyner St. in Bethnal Green. The owners are launching a vegetarian aperitivo menu served every evening to accompany their selection of Northern Italian natural wines.
Why: The organic aperitivo menu comprises of light snacks and sharing boards designed to compliment the natural wines they are served alongside. Ingredients packed with nutrients and antioxidants such as artichoke hearts and activated almonds sit alongside Farinata, an unleavened pancake made from chickpea flour, and The Hive burger, made with a mushroom, courgette and pumpkin seed patty. At The Hive there’s a diverse selection of whites and reds, and eight different orange wines which are available to drink at the bar or for those who wish to take a bottle home there is a wine shop on the premises with the option of wines on rotation to ‘try before you buy’.
Where: 286-290 Cambridge Heath Road, (Corner Vyner Street), London E2 9DA
What: MEATliquor is launching a brand new dog themed food and drink menu throughout March to support local dogs charities. The SPECIALS hotdog menu and six strong ‘IN THE DOG HOUSE’ cocktail collection will be available from the Monday (6th March) till May at all MEATliquor restaurants across London – as well as MEATmarket and MEATmission.
Why: If it’s food you want, order a mouth-watering hotdog called THE LITTLEST HOBO, made from a traditional Beechwood smoked beef wiener, chargrilled and loaded with silky-smooth Hobo beer cheese sauce, finished with crispy and raw onions and a squirt of ketchup – £1 from each dog sale will be donated to a local dog charity. The ‘IN THE DOG HOUSE’ menu has six cocktails including the ST BERNARD, a blend of Brandy served in a barrel with Luxardo Cherry Sangue Morlacco, fresh lemon juice, a hint of cane sugar and a splash of apple juice (£1 from each St Bernard sale will be donated to a local dogs charity).
Where: Locations here
What: South London streetfood stalwarts Mike and Ollie have launched a new menu at their neighbourhood restaurant Queen’s in Camberwell, putting their hugely popular Manti handmade Turkish dumplings centre stage. Filled with seasonal British ingredients and topped with tangy seasoned yoghurt, smoky black chilli butter, deep fried breadcrumbs and fresh herbs, the dumplings are also now available at the team’s recently-opened dedicated Manti streetfood stall in the Flat Iron Square arches.
Why: Visitors to Mike and Ollie’s relaxed restaurant Queen’s in Camberwell and new streetfood stall at Flat Iron Square in Bankside can take their pick from an array of seasonal British ingredients for their Manti fillings, all of which have been carefully-sourced and freshly prepared by hand. There will usually be one vegetarian, one meat plus one fish option; such as roasted beetroot and Brockley-made Persian feta; minced, spiced Yorkshire lamb shoulder with tomato and cinnamon sauce; and Cornish gurnard and Scottish salmon with preserved lemon butter and capers.
Where: 45 Camberwell Church Street, London SE5 8TR and Manti streetfood stall address: Arch 32, Flat Iron Square, 68 Union Street, London SE1 1TD
