Some hotspots...

...for breakfast, lunch and a coffee break.

Lunch

I guess most of you were queuing to get a table at Polpo once. In the evening it's just horribly busy, but if you go during lunch time you will easily get a table. Especially during the week, on the weekend they just open around 12pm anyways. It's a nice place to enjoy good Italian food, reasonably priced. We ordered a pizza with mushrooms, smoked salmon, salad and sliced flank steak. Everything was super delicious and enough for two people (perfect to share).

Breakfast

I usually go there for drinks in the evening. The atmosphere is great, and they have some good cocktails at Dean Street Townhouse. But also during they day the restaurant/bar at Dean Street Townhouse is the perfect place to enjoy a delicious breakfast or lunch.

Egg White Omelette 

Coffee break / Perfect place to study

Recently I am looking for new hotspots to study, as sitting at home can get quite dull after a while. Yumchaa in Tottenham Street seems to be the ideal place: they have a  lot of space, a big choice of cakes and sandwiches. Plus some very good coffee and even one of my favourite drinks: matcha latte. Furthermore they have big and small tables, where people sit around working on their laptops. The working environment is very nice, plus essentials like coffee and cake are not even a stone's throw away.

Matcha Latte

The Fat of the Land

The Fat of the Land is a Spanish restaurant in the heart of Marylebone, which just opened last summer. Especially in summer it is a lovely spot for having lunch, as they have tables outside, where one can enjoy the sun almost all day. I go there quite often to have a 'sunny' coffee or some tapas. The staff is very friendly and the ambience is welcoming. The restaurant/pub has two floors, the pub on the street level has a rustic charm with dark wooden tables and garlic and ham hanging in the windows. The upstairs restaurant is a bright, spacious room with huge windows, brick walls and oversized lamps. The food is specialized in Catalonian cuisine and offers delicious and nicely presented tapas and other Spanish delicacies. 

202 London

Sunday brunch...who ever invented breakfast + lunch = brunch is genius. I love it, brunch is so lazy (in a positive way) and relaxed. I could literally brunch the whole day. This Sunday we met at 202 London in Notting Hill for brunch. 

202 London is a kind of concept store where fashion meets trendy café. We had to queue for about 20 minutes but it was definitely worth it. The eggs florentine were super delicious, as well as the bagel with wild smoked salmon and cream cheese (is that breakfast or lunch?). 

The 202 Club Sandwich with roast chicken, bacon and egg was absolutely mouth-watering. For dessert we tried the buttermilk and ricotta pancakes with creme fraîche, maple syrup and fruit compote. Delicious! 

The service was really friendly and pleasant although it was busy. The ambience is lively and the people are sophisticated. Once you are done with your delicious food have a look downstairs and browse through fancy cloths, books and furniture...A really nice place to eat, shop and relax.

202 London
Westbourne Grove
London W11 2SB

The Breakfast Club

...good morning lazy Sunday, I could really need a good breakfast right now.

A good place to have breakfast is definitely The Breakfast Club. I have been there quite often so far, there are several branches, one in Soho, Liverpool Street, Hoxton and an other one in Angel. I mostly go to the one in Soho and here you need a lot of patience. At the weekends the waiting time can be really long, people are queuing round the corner. The things we do for a good breakfast.
Although it is called The Breakfast Club, they are not only serving breakfast. They have delicious burgers, wrap and sandwiches.

Here are some of my favourites: Apple and cinnamon french toast, smoked salmon with scrambled eggs, avocado with poached egg, pancakes with berries and vanilla cream...and even the classic eggs florentine are great.

The place itself looks quirky and retro...photos on the wall, toys on a shelf and vintage street signs. It is definitely not chic! I heard that some people where not very happy about the staff, but I only had friendly waiters so far...

If you like good good breakfast and don't mind waiting...let's go!

Address:
33 D'Arbley Street, Soho
W1F 8EU London

the breakfast club during the week, rather empty

fruit bowl and avocado with lime and poached egg on a multigrain toast

scrambled eggs on toast (eggs florentine in the background)

Bill's

Bill's: delicious and unusual breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes.

You cannot stop looking around: the interior is amazing, it looks like a food shop with all the colourful cans, bottles and jam glasses on the wall. And actually you can really buy all those delicious groceries. 

They have a big choice of food, I couldn't figure out what kind of nationality Bill's cuisine is, because they have an endless variety of different cuisines. 

Italian pasta, American burgers, Libanese hummus and pita bread or African-portuguese piri-piri chicken, just to name a few.

For breakfast they have all typical types of eggs, like scrambled eggs, eggs benedict/florentine or  full english breakfast. Furthermore they serve unusual dishes as french toast with banana, strawberries, toasted walnut yoghurt and maple flavoured syrup. A new branch just opened in Soho the other one is in Covent Garden.

Address:  Bill's
       
Covent Garden
St Martin's Courtyard,
London WC2E 9AB                                                                                                                                                    

Soho

36-44 Brewer Street,

London, W1F 9TB

lamingtons

fascinating unique and creative interior

want to buy something?

poached egg, avocado and mushroom on toast...

what kind of cuisine do you fancy? this collage is created with photos taken by Bill's website