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I KNOW A LITTLE
PLACE...
Do you ever find yourself looking for a discreet venue for a
working lunch? Somewhere you can hear yourself think and blend in
with the soft furnishings rather than jostling for elbow room...?
Here are a couple of recommendations for London lunch options
slightly off the beaten track.
KIBELE
Just one minute’s walk from Great Portand Street Stattion, you’ll
find a newly refurbished Meditarranean restaurant with a laid back yet
fine dining feel, where moreish baba ghanoush, muhammara and cacik
pave the way for seafood mains cooked to perfection.
Kibele offers upmarket kebabs, kofte and borek nibbles, as well as
salads, moussaka and a comprehensive wine menu. Here, desserts are
kept classic, with baklava, scooped ices and rice pudding.
With weekend brunch menus and Christmas catering for larger
groups, this place is like a gleaming pomegranate seed amidst the
slightly dour Edwardian architecture ofFitzrovia and Marylebone.
Close to Queen Mary’s Rose Gardens, Kibele comes highly
recommended as an unpretentious off-West End option stuffed with
continental charm.
Kibele Restaurant
175-177 Great Portland St,
London W1W 5PJ
kibelerestaurant.co.uk
020 7436 0600
FOYLES
The cafe at Foyles is a well-loved spot for
bookworms, and for that reason, you might have
to hover in the adjoining gallery in the hope of
a table becoming available, but that’s rarely a
hardship when exhibiting artists include Blur
drummer Dave Rowntree and his photographs
documenting the early years of the band’s touring.
At first glance, the food might seem
overpriced, and options are fairly limited to cake,
soup and salad. But it is a bookshop after all. Once
seated, preferably with a pot of tea to nurse, you
may well see customers sit down to lunch with a
bright red basket filled to the brim with books.
People-watching is at its peak with the added
creative buzz of knowing there are least ten people
in the room clacking away at dissertations, novels
and the like. It’s the perfect place to meet other
artists, especially if you’re still in the courting
phase.
Then why not take a trot down to the NPG?
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