> >We are rather looking for an exceptional restaurant which is > >not listed in a tourist guide. Can be that it has only local > >known food or maybe only two or three table or any other > >special things like the italian Mama who is cooking right > >inside the restaurant. Just anything which is not yet known > >to us. > > I'd hazard that most of London's exceptional restaurants would be listed > in tourist guides. In addition, in recent years exceptional restaurants > have also tended to be enormous and rather anonymous. And I can't think > of any exceptional restaurants in which the mama cooks, but perhaps > others can. > > However as you've given some clues I'll try a few suggestions. > > Thai - The Thailand in New Cross, also Blue Elephant in Fulham > > French - Petit Robert in Borough, also Club Gascon in Smithfield and > Maison Novelli in Clerkenwell > > Malaysian - Champor Champor in Southwark > > Italian - Al San Vincenze in Connaught Street. Also Spiga in Wardour > Street, Tentazione in Mill Street > > British - Smiths of Smithfield. Also, St John, again in Smithfield > > If small size is an absolute requirement, then Petit Robert, Champor > Champor, The Thailand and Al San Vincenze will fit your bill. All three > are tiny and serve excellent food. You can find contact details for most > of the above on my home page. > > Above these there's a stratum of top level restaurants - Ramsay, > Gavroche, Ivy, Tante Claire etc, most of whom I haven't been to, apart > from the Ivy. It should be easy to find information on them, although > perhaps not so easy to book a table. Try http://www.taste.co.uk and > http://www.thisislondon.co.uk > -- > congokid > Eating in London? Read my tips... > http://www.congokid.com All excellent advice from congokid. For modern British, in brutal, exciting surroundings, I would go to Smiths of Smithfield. And for real gastronomy I would head to Gascon (also in Smithfield). I love the real Hollywood excitement of Conran's places -- especially Quaglino's and Pont de La Tour. Follow dinner at Pont by a walk over Tower Bridge. Perfect........ Good luck. Richard Johnson (www.rjsj.demon.co.uk) Article 4438 of uk.food+drink.restaurants:
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