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London is rightly famed for its multicultural make-up and nowhere is this better celebrated than in capital's food. Time Out and BBC on-line food writer and critic, Sejal Sukhadwala, picks five of its best world restaurants Click here for London World Restaurants Overview.
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The most fashionable food trend in London right now is "small plate eating" - small dishes designed for sharing. And what could be more perfect than spending a leisurely afternoon with friends sharing platters of stunningly beautiful dim sum?
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I know what you’re thinking: "East European" and "trendy" in the same sentence? But isn’t East European fare all cabbages and dumplings? No, no, and thrice no. Located in a converted coachhouse on the corner of The Cut and Blackfriars Road, this stunning restaurant and bar has a modernist look.
Secluded corners. Moody lighting. Space wide enough between tables for you to whisper sweet nothings without worrying about those tourists at the next table. Bring on that operatic romance: The Ledbury is THE place to impress a loved one.
Forget flock wallpaper, sitar music on a loop, grubby menus strewn with the word "exotic", and catering jars of mango chutney: the stereotypical Indian restaurant is dead. Now you can find stylish surroundings, menus that go way beyond the standard fare and food that's prepared and presented to the highest standards.
How could you not warm to a chef who describes truffles as "tasting of sex and earth"? Locanda Locatelli is owned by handsome celebrity chef Giorgio Locatelli and his lovely wife Plaxy and the place simmers with the sort of classy Italian sexiness made famous by films like La Dolce Vita.