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Kêu!
£5
(
332
Old Street, London EC1
)
Fusion food
often has a bad rap, but the unpronounceable Kêu! is on to
a winner with its new Vietnamese burritos. With winter-
warming flavour combinations like hanger steak with
oyster sauce, singing with lemongrass, these are carb-lite,
pocket-pleasing versions of the café’s signature
bánh mi
(
Vietnamese baguettes).
2
The Endurance
£15
(
90
Berwick Street, W1; tel: 020 7437 2944
)
Top-notch tartare
is devilishly difficult to get right. Hats off, then, to the Wild
Game Co running the pop-up at Soho’s Endurance pub this
month. Their 30 years' experience in all things game shows
in dishes such as venison
ossobuco
(
stewed shank) and
pulled boar cooked in honey.
3
Opium
Exclusive
(
15-16
Gerrard Street, W1; tel: 020
7734 7276
)
Smoking goblets, bubbling teacups and bright
vegetable-infused drinks delightfully tease the imagination
(
and senses) in this intimate bar. Running over three floors
with a view over the bustle of Chinatown, guests are
whisked away into an enigmatic world of do-it-yourself
London
potion-themed cocktails, complimented by utterly divine
dim sum.
4
Rev JWSimpson
(
32
Goodge Street, W1; tel: 020 3174
1155
)
Don’t let the stripped walls and chipped paint put
you off as you stumble into the dimly lit basement bar. The
derelict look is all part of the latest Bourne & Hollingsworth
haunt’s nod to the bar’s name bearer, Rev JW Simpson
–
a former resident. Serving up vintage delights, such as
Tequila and Sherry Cobbler and Port in a Storm, this snug
bar provides a good backdrop to a cosy evening.
5
Emirates Stadium Tour
Face the press in the post-
match media room or get it in the neck from the boss in the
changing rooms. Gunners fan or not, a new access all areas,
interactive tour of the Arsenal stadium will soon give you
something to cheer about (
arsenal.com
).
6
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James's ghost story is
resurrected at the Almeida in this new stage adaptation by
Rebecca Lenkiewicz and directed by Lindsay Posner. It runs
until 16 March (
almeida.co.uk
).
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Regent’s Park
Hyde Park
Green
Park
Marylebone Road
Oxford Street
The Mall
River Thames
Shoreditch High Street
Gracechurch Street
Farringdon Street
Upper Street
Tantalise the taste buds
with one of the unusual
cocktails at Opium.
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