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Mexican munchies in London: a look at the city’s beef burritos
Friday, 18 Jun, 2010 – 13:36 | One Comment
Mexican munchies in London: a look at the city’s beef burritos

The First Pint goes binge eating on beef burritos – and tells where you can bag the best one in town!

Eco friendly fare in London
Friday, 11 Jun, 2010 – 15:34 | One Comment
Eco friendly fare in London

Explore London’s resplendent eco-friendly restaurant scene.

The Fig and Olive: as colourful as its food
Sunday, 30 May, 2010 – 8:00 | No Comment
The Fig and Olive: as colourful as its food

Do you have trouble choosing one of Islington’s restaurants to have a nice dinner? Wonder no more, as Martina Reinstadler gives her views on the Fig and Olive in Upper Street.

Editor’s Pick: Broadway Market
Tuesday, 18 May, 2010 – 10:17 | 2 Comments
Editor’s Pick: Broadway Market

Tomfoolery Editors Lena and Lilly are at it again! This time they’re off to Hackney in Northeast London to shop organic, sniff fresh flowers, eat Vietnamese sandwiches and relax in the boho chic surroundings of Broadway Market!

Straight from Sardinia: Tenore restaurant in Angel
Tuesday, 13 Apr, 2010 – 21:26 | One Comment
Straight from Sardinia: Tenore restaurant in Angel

Hidden and unassuming, Tenore restaurant on Islington’s Barnsbury Road does Italian food just right. Read on to see if it lives up to its Sardinian cred.

Tohbang: A different Seoul food in Clerkenwell
Monday, 12 Apr, 2010 – 19:10 | No Comment
Tohbang: A different Seoul food in Clerkenwell

Our Korean food-specialist Soo Kim laid her eyes on Tohbang, a restaurant in Clerkenwell. Read her verdict.

The Entrecôte Experience
Wednesday, 31 Mar, 2010 – 9:59 | No Comment
The Entrecôte Experience

Many visitors to Marylebone High Street wonder why, with so many good restaurants to choose from, there are always people willing to queue outside Le Relais de Venise. There are two possible reasons for this: …

Funky Brownz – pseudo name, authentic food
Tuesday, 2 Mar, 2010 – 9:35 | No Comment
Funky Brownz – pseudo name, authentic food

Craving authentic Indian food that doesn’t burn a hole through your pocket? Feel nauseated at the sight of the gooey mess they pass off as ‘Indian’ fare at every ‘Balti’ restaurant? Take a ride to zone 4 and treat yourself at Funky Brownz.

Editor’s Pick: Cay Tre
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 9:57 | One Comment
Editor’s Pick: Cay Tre

Memories of Vietnam conjure up smoky street vendors selling garlicky grilled beef, steaming bowls of pho piled with cilantro and fresh lime, and beachside mornings awoken to Vietnamese coffee. At London’s fabulous Cay Tre, you’d think it came with a beach.

Editor’s Pick: Old China Hand
Tuesday, 16 Feb, 2010 – 12:18 | No Comment
Editor’s Pick: Old China Hand

In its fifth year, Old China Hand is a friendly, unassuming place that can be summed up in three words: dim sum pub.

Tapas at the 202
Wednesday, 3 Feb, 2010 – 0:59 | One Comment
Tapas at the 202

The First Pint loves snacks – especially when they go well with drinks. Kathrine Anker liked the Spanish tapas at the 202 so much that she convinced us that it should be our upcoming competition prize. Check out the review and see if you’re similarly tempted.

A bacon breakthrough at The Breakfast Club
Tuesday, 2 Feb, 2010 – 11:15 | One Comment
A bacon breakthrough at The Breakfast Club

Lena Vazifdar needs bacon. Crispy bacon. And not the kind that Brits fry up and say is bacon. She found it at The Breakfast Club.

Hurrah for Haleem
Saturday, 16 Jan, 2010 – 22:31 | No Comment
Hurrah for Haleem

Determined to sample all of the best food from all over the world here in London, Kathrine Anker hit Zaytun in Stepney for some authentically good Asian cuisine.

Borough Market – a foodie’s bliss
Saturday, 16 Jan, 2010 – 1:53 | 3 Comments
Borough Market – a foodie’s bliss

My first Christmas overseas, and my husband and I—besides each other—are sans family. The week was spent doing quintessentially London activities, but how would we spend the actual holiday? By cooking up a storm, with food from Borough Market.