This was my go-to spot for gelato in uni. It didn’t matter if it was 2 degrees outside, when gelato is needed it is needed. Absolutely delicious and authentic gelato. A tad expensive, but totally worth it!

Creamy scramble and a generous portion of chestnut and enoki mushrooms doused in truffle oil atop a sliced of toasted sourdough makes for quite a nice rainy Saturday morning. Also a handful of kale crisps tossed in for good hipster measure. Bearded Bella also serves up a decent cuppa coffee - though on the milder side for those more caffeine inclined. My buddy also enjoyed her smashed avo and quinoa brekkie. Service is super speedy and I was particularly taken by how chic the cutlery is. Two thumbs up.

Once you get past the massive queue (get there early)... the pasta is incredible (like, my super fussy Italian friend approves)! Everything is great, and prices are very reasonable. One plate isn’t quite enough though so, might have to order a couple plates per person (or share, if you’re feeling generous). Staff are also super friendly. 100% recommend.

Incredible duck. And I mean, incredible. A must order when at this rather fancy Chinese resto. Served twice, first with the regular fixings of pancakes and whatnot. The second serving - you have the option of in a lettuce wrap (WHY), soup, fried rice or fried noodles. We went for the noodles and they were insane. So good that I didn’t even take a photo. (Also, order the duck in advance)

Other things great were the scallops with broccolini, 3 cup beancurd and the Mongolian beef. Service was good (not exceptional) but the gorgeous view of Kensington park made up for it.

I’ve found my favourite pastry, the cinnamon social slice at Ole & Steen. Basically the gift from the Danes to the rest of the world in the form of a long shareable cinnamon roll-esque pastry (that isn’t sickeningly sweet). 🤤

Delightfully saucy wings packed with a punch (and peanuts and Szechuan chilli flavour). Defo my fave order of the night. The Sticky Disco Wings are also good with a more buttery flavour if you like that sort of thing. But the Kung Pao though. 🤯 (£9 gets you a bigger portion of wings)

This delish slow roasted pork belly sitting on a kimchi pancake (more bread than pancake imo) in a pool of gochujang ketchup hits the right spot on a chilly morning. That oozy sunny side up duck egg though. 👌🏼

I mean, you can’t come to one of London’s most hipster part of town and not have this salt beef bagel. Beigel Bake is an institution. Get extra pickles.

Creamy, comforty, carby goodness. Just order it, ok?

This deeply flavourful crispy fried chicken was the chicken winner for me. The battered chillies & onions were a nice added crunch and the green chilli nam jim dipping sauce was gone before the chicken was (so we had to ask for more). DELISH.

Classic akamaru shinaji of porky tonkotsu broth, miso and garlic oil. Served with chashu, wood ear and shallots. Obviously I had to get the tamago version because, everything is better with an egg.

Jekyll & Hyde’s resident cocktail magician, Ally, is amazing at creating deeelicious but dangerously lethal potions. This was my absolute fave of the night: A refreshing blend of No 3 London dry gin, Japanese umeshu, citrus, St Germain. I had to try very hard not to drink this too quickly lest I end up on the floor.