Tang London

Noodles bars and specialist noodle restaurants have been popping up all over London in recent years, including the sublime Kanada-ya. Most of these have been Japanese, with ramen bars proliferating like a rash, almost as if London had an itch it couldn’t satisfy.  Departures from 

Kricket

Kricket

Kricket is a tiny restaurant serving Anglo-Indian inspired food – well, restaurant might be a bit of an exaggeration. It is actually a converted shipping container in the Lambeth Council commissioned start-up space, Pop Brixton – started by Will Bowlby and Rik Campbell (not exactly 

SuperStar BBQ

SuperStar BBQ

As far as restaurant names go, I take my hat off to SuperStar BBQ for sheer aplomb.  Naming your establishment after the diva inside all of us (or perhaps that is just me) was more than enough to pique my curiosity.  Maybe after lunch, I 

Clarke’s

Clarke’s

I heard that Clarke’s was an outpost of the gentrified, so I couldn’t resist a visit after my trip to Paris to check if cultured people in white table cloth restaurants in England acted the same.  Hence, my visit to this institution.  Clarke’s, apparently known 

The Fire Station

The Fire Station

I guess I should have known better.  Although, in my defense, we weren’t exactly spoilt for choice.  For a weekend lunch around Waterloo, if you aren’t too keen on the chains, there isn’t really that many options.  So we decided on the restaurant based on