Kirien Sangha

I've been lucky enough to visit a lot of great cities around the world. And this year I got to visit the incredible Shanghai, which made it on my top-5 places to visit. However, for me, no where in the world beats London. It's one fo the greatest cities, and I think that we each need to visit there as much as possible. 

On Saturday me and my friends had a jam packed day enjoying the cities favourite delights. Here's what we did, and what you should do, too! 

Meet at 11am at King's Cross and go for breakfast at the CARAVAN Kings Cross, at Central St. Martins. It describes it self as serving "Well travelled food and mighty fine coffee." And I agree with both of those statements. 

We ended up at Mr Foggs, a great bar in Mayfair filled with personality and charm. Where the waiters are every bit as elegant as the interior that evokes a Victorian aesthetic. And...even if, like me, you're a cocktail novice, you will appreciate the ones on offer at this establishment. Book ahead! This place gets busy. 

We rounded up the night at Queen of Hoxton. 

I heart you, London. 


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If food is the most important thing in your life, when you go to a new city you make it your personal mission to taste everything. 

Not strictly food, but when the weather is 30c you're going to need a lot of drinks. This chain is dotted all over the place and they create some interesting combinations.

Mr Willis - perfectly placed in the French Concession on the second floor above an Italian bakery, this delightful restaurant served up some of the best pork I've had, and the pizza was pretty damn amazing too. 

This Piggy Went Nowhere

Pidzzza

An Array of Food

For Starter

For Mains

A Little Quirky

Cake

We All Love Taking Pictures

A Much Better Pic.

Get stuck into some Cantonese food at Bu Duo, you can find the place here. Everything we had was delicious and will set you back no more than £5-£7.  

Lunch at Jean George No. 3 on The Bund was the perfect way to end my trip in Shanghai. Everything here was perfect, except of course for my inability to take pictures. On my next trip I will invest in a good camera. The set lunch menu and a drink cost around £30.

Starter

Good Piece of Fish

Beef - As Rare As Possible

My first weekend in June was spent visiting two friends in Bristol. I didn't know what to expect as I had never been there before, but after having a few days wondering around the city, I'd highly recommend going. Highlights include:- 

Hyde & Co - A secret bar just off Park St. 

Haus Bar - Underneath an Indian restaurant, probably my favourite place we visited. Very old school with a nice crowd and average price but great tasting cocktails. 

Rosemarino - served a good Egg Royale, with perfect poached eggs and the hot weather meant we could sit outside

Saturday night dinner was spent at Aqua, a great Italian restaurant with friend friendly staff and awesome food. My lobster ravoli tasted great, surprisingly, I had no room for dessert. 

Onyx marked my first visit to a Michelin star restaurant, and what a restaurant it was. 

Everyone who knows me will point out my love of food, and how - unashamedly - I prefer food over almost everything else in life. I’m not usually one to dine in fancy restaurants, a career in marketing  doesn't really allow it. However, on a recent trip to Budapest a friend suggested we try this very fancy restaurant, and I’m so glad we did. 

As highlighted in the pictures below, each dish was perfectly laid out and tasted as delicious as it looked. Each course was brought out to us by waiters wearing gloves who carefully explained what was on each dish and did everything they could to make make sure our glasses were never empty. 

After going to my first Michelin star restaurant and tasting the quality of food, enjoying the décor, and talking to waiters who were as excited by the food as we were, I've built up an appetite for more Michelin starred restaurants. 

The greatest thing about London, apart from the endless things happening in the city, from art exhibits to innovative yoga classes and quirky markets, is for me, the food.

I’ve even got a Pinterest board dedicated to the places I want to eat at in London. This is for two reasons: because I’m greedy, and for the people who visit London and say “Your food is awful.” 

A friend recommended going to Dishoom, a Bombay style café. They have two locations, one in Covent Garden (where we went) and they also have a place set up in Shoreditch. The interior has a modern vibe to it – big airy spaces, an open kitchen and lots of noise, but as you begin to look more, you see how they have sneaked in the Indian aesthetics.Think neon lights and plastic cups. It’s all done very tastefully which makes it ever more charming.

We arrived on Saturday at about 6pm and as expected, it was extremely busy. However, after a half-an-hour wait – whilst enjoying India’s 1977 answer to a coke, “Thumbs Up”, which is now owned by Coca-Cola – we were seated at our table by a cool American waitress.

I was very hungry so didn’t take pictures of my starter – lamb samosas, or my mains – the Chicken Ruby. Both were delicious by the way.

Desserts is where it got really interesting, my chocolate chai (yes, really!) and the Dishoom Basmati Pudding were both rich, indulgent, and creamy. I finished both of them and was tempted to go for a second dessert but thankfully I managed to restrain myself.

Dishoom is definitely worth a visit, here is the link to the website.

Dessert

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