This was actually the second video we filmed that day. The promise I made about getting distracted will make a lot more sense when I've put the next... er, the previous video together! -- Tom
"You shouldn't trust me when ducks are involved" - You don't need to tell us, we remember the story of you buying ducks from a guy at a motorway service station.
Anonymous User I suspect he keeps his computer out of the other contestants' reach prior to recording, ever since the audio episode where the "ding" was replaced by the sound of a gong.
The audio episodes are good and are all still on a podcast feed (found on the techdiff website). They're not Citation Needed, they are instead the reverse trivia quiz game. But that hardly matters, it's these guys and a similar format.
"I don't have an adventurous palate." "I had a balsamic vinaigrette ice cream and it was lovely." That seems plenty adventurous to me, Tom. Also, burrito opinion: I like them and I like lots of meat on them. Otherwise, I'm not picky. Stick some warm food in a tortilla and I'll probably eat that burrito happily.
I like when there is warm stuff and cold stuff, not perfectly mixed but still flowing into eachother. If the warm stuff is some meat and something spicy then there is no longer improvement to be made.
I especially sympathize with food enthusiasts who put the food in their respective mouths. (Like I do too. (With my mouth. (Not any other mouth. (Because that would be weird.))))
Combined with the "We are not watching you. We haven't got a camera in each of these places" denial makes me wonder... are Matt and Tom extraterrestrial culinary anthropologists?
Injera filled wtih goodies was the best part of working saturdays with an Ethiopian in Tromsø. He always brought enough food for everyone and it was always delicious :)
@@karl-erlendmikalsen5159 That's just Ethiopian culture, haha. Hospitality is a very vital part of being an Ethiopian, and we love breaking bread with friends.
Hurp Durp I think there would be a tense moment of consideration, the decision would go toward saving Matt, and then several days of occasional sadness about the ducklings.
Let's not start doing what the Phandom are doing. We are responsible adult-seeming people who could choose to be mature about things, if we ever saw any reason to ever.
In addition to learning a lot of places to eat in London, I've also learned that Tom has a cuteness proximity weakness to baby ducks. (Not that I blame him, though.)
"Dishoom"? :D The way you pronounce it so properly is hilarious, cos it's basically an onomatopoeia of the sound of punching in indian cinema. I'm not from the UK and I've never heard of this chain before, cool!
Fun fact: there's at least one Saudi Arabian taxi company (don't know if they still do this) that used Foursquare's places for GPS locations, because it was way more accurate than anything else available for the country.
I live in London and there are a few joints i recommend: 1. Meat and Liquor. I think they mentioned this and it serves the best burgers i have ever had (and i have had a lot of burgers) 2.Sakura. This isn't in Central London, it's in my area but it serves the best Japanese food for extremely low prices. Even if it is tiny, the service here is amazing 3. Ping Pong. Another Japanese place that serves everything from dumplings to pork puffs, I highly recommend it.
there are two types of steakhouses, those at the main street on the way to tourist attractions with >20€/100g steak and those on the side street with proper pricing and really good steaks.
I have a thought about Matt and Tom travelling to Thailand, as there is a dish of rice with pork and "gravy". Matt's dish is probably rice with loads of crispy pork, while Tom's dish is possibly rice and pork in normal portions, but drenched with gravy. That dish, based heavily on Chinese cuisine, is rice with various pork sides including char siu pork (called "red pork" in Thai), crispy pork, Chinese sausages, and then covered in red gravy.
Dessert restaurants are becoming quite a big thing in the UK actually - in my town they've opened 3 separate ones (each connected to larger chains) called 'Treats' 'Creams' and 'Afters' - they're all fairly decent but very overpriced imo
my favourite Indian restaurant in London is Diwana Bhel Poori in Euston, Noth Indian style, theres a buffet there every lunch and the food is great. Also helps that there's an Indian sweets shop across the road from it
Very nice video, gents. I must say, the couple of times I've been to/through London in my life I haven't really taken to the place, but perhaps knowing where some good restaurants are might help. Personally though, there is one restaurant in London that I can highly recommend: Byron. Located next door to Earl's Court tube station, this was hands down the best burger joint I found anywhere in the UK. It's run by a group of Frenchmen who are aiming to mix French culinary mastery with this American classic to create a menu of boutique gourmet burgers. However even their plain bog standard burgers were top notch. The service was also excellent; even after I accidentally knocked a ketchup bottle off of my table once, the waitress was still very kind and understanding, asking if I was alright. Even the prices were reasonable.
Coincidentally a couple of days after this video I ended up in London (a rare occurrence as I live in rural mid Wales) and needed somewhere to eat near Kings Cross. So I went to Pizza Union and I salute your recommendation. Had a pizza, garlic bread (to have on the train later) and a drink for less than £10. Thank you very much lads!
Bombay is only called Mubai by the majority ethnic group in the state, others still use Bombay. It's not any wierder than Helsinki is called Helsinkiby the finnish and Helsingfors in Swedish (minority languange in the county but majority in other counties. Swedish was more common than Finnish until the 1930's). Or that Kiruna in Swedish Lapland is called Kiruna in Swedish and Giron in Sami.
Ooh, so like the only reason Tom hasn't taken over the world yet is that every time his plans get too big, Matt summons some ducklings and Tom gets distracted by them? But Tom knows he doesn't want to run the world after taking it over anyway, so he hangs around Matt for this reason . . .
I found the Steak House review: www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/angus-steakhouse-how-does-tourist-staple-continue-to-thrive-in-todays-gourmet-market-9268063.html Enjoy.
My favourite Mexican food almost works like a sandwich, only there's no bread involved. It's called a *tlacoyo* (you might consider it an oval-shaped and somewhat fatter tortilla), traditionally made with blue corn kernels, and they usually stuff it with a special kind of cheese (requesón) or fava beans (de frijol). To me, it's just the best vegetarian-friendly street food here and I get to top it with a really hot salsa, possibly made with *chile* *serrano* or *habanero.*
+1 for La Gelatiera, especially the rosemary orange zest with honey flavour. Udderlicious (Seven Dials and Islington) has great ice cream, and enough choice to satisfy the adventurous and unadventurous alike. Said is a chocolate cafe in Soho, most amazing hot chocolate I've ever had. Essentially liquid chocolate :) Beigel Bake on Brick Lane for the salt beef on a bagel- the bakery one store down is just as good and shorter lines! Bread Ahead- excellent filled doughnuts, especially the praline or burnt sugar ones. Pricier: The Shed in Notting Hill, lots of small plates using British ingredients. Copita- spanish tapas. Rodizo Rico - Brazilian-style restaurant, waiters come around with different meats on skewers and slice off whatever you want. All you can eat and lots of variety.
The term "Branches" to describe Restaurant Chain Outlets feels weird. I'm picturing a Bank style building but instead of handing out money and dealing with cheques they serve plates of food through a small slit behind 6mm polycarbonate windows.
2 recommendations. Wong Kei in chinatown is simple but cheap and tasty chinese food. They have options on the chinese part of the menu which are more authentic. Mangal 2 (Not Mangal 1) for authentic ocakbasi style turkish food. It's far more than just kebabs. Other than that, spot on with everything!
If you are with vegetarians, it's always fun to order a bacon sandwich. You can see the conflict behind their eyes. I've never understood why, despite all the fantastic vegetarian nosh available (no, I'm not vegetarian, but yes, veggie food can be, and often is totally delicious), do vegetarians keep trying, and failing dismally, to replicate meat products, like bacon, sausages, and the like? And thanks to hipsters championing Quinoa, it has become in short supply and expensive, for the people for whom it was a food staple. Cheers, beardy git from Shoreditch, and all your ilk. The Balti and Curry places around Brick Lane are great, as is the famous Baigel Shop there. Manzes Pie & Mash shop, on Tower Bridge Road is well worth a visit for proper London nosh, and, I believe, featured in a couple of episodes of the TV series 'Whitechapel'. Some of the pubs near Smithfield meat market serve fantastic breakfasts, which you can wash down with beer, if you like, from very early in the morning. Yes, really.
For Japanese places to eat round London there are some really good options. Abeno for Okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) is really really good. Bit pricey but if you want Japanese food that isn't sushi, sashimi or ramen this is a good place. Near the British Museum Kintan for Japanese BBQ meats. Again depending on the cuts of meats you choose it can be pricey but there is great selection the sauces compliment well and is just a great place to sit in and eat. Down the road from the British Museum Shimogamo for a variety of Japanese dishes near Camden Town station. Bit pricey but good variety cosy place to eat never to busy. I had an aubergine that was coated in a type of fish sauce and cheese there and that was delicious. Gyoza is usually quite nice. Last time though it looked significantly under-cooked didn't realise until I opened up the last one but I didn't get food poisoning so all okay I guess Japan Centre. The import store that has moved all around the Picadilly Circus/ Green Park area over the last 15 years always has some nice tasting ready to eat meals available. Good for a picnic perhaps or to eat Japanese food at a more affordable price. The takoyaki stand outside is quite nice as well. Good selection of ceramics as well. You can buy a stove top hotpot and the ingredients there if you want to make a warming Japanese hotpot at home as well Ten Ten Tei. One road shy of Soho but adjacent to Shaftbury Avenue. I believe they are closed now but I used to be taken there a lot by my mother. I remember them having some really nice simple sushi when I was about 5 or 6 years old. But some of the worst toilets that I have ever seen associated with a restaurant
I'd recommend Simpsons Tavern. Proper old school food made extremely well with really good sized portions. Not hugely expensive either for a place to eat in the middle of the City. Have the stewed cheese for dessert too. Also, doughnuts... Crosstown doughnuts are superb. And for Pizza - Pizza East. Also really like the burgers at The Blues Kitchen. The oreo donuts are really moreish too.
I went to a great place about a year ago called Black Lock. On Sundays, they do your choice of roast beef, lamb or pork, but they also give you the option of having all three. If you have a big enough group, they'll bring out the latter option on a central platter for everyone to take their desired amount from. The meat itself was amazing, but for me the highlight was the roast potatoes, which were perhaps the best I've ever had. Fully recommended.
in your in south London, go to the lesser known restaurants and ignore the chain ones. if your in the brockley/dulwich/camberwell area go to: fm mangal on camberwell highstreet as well as the falafel and shrwama shop. the brockley rock is a fish and chip shop with some of the best fish and chips in london. ganapati is an excellent Indian restaurant and lots of restaurants on / around Peckham rye lane are brilliant. if your on the south bank the market just behind the royal opera house is an excellent foodie place. gabbies in the west end is a cheap and cheerful restaurant in that area. look for local and interesting restaurants and look up reviews online
If any of you find yourself in Soho and want a cuisine that's a bit more niche, I will Recommend Herman Ze German because they do Currywurst that is genuinely better than the stuff you get in Berlin through its use of homemade currywurst sauce and imported German bratwurst. They have a few locations across London including on Charlotte Street which was the original home of the German immigrant community in London. They do Schnitzel, regular brats in buns and authentic German drinks like Fritz Kola and Weißbier.
If you're looking for variety and atmosphere, Boxpark (all-food one in Croydon and a food/shopping one in Shoreditch) is fantastic. Haven't had a single problem with it yet.
I would have to say Dishoom is more authentic than you perhaps seem to think. It is a take on the Iranian cafe's in India which offer easy street food. I admit as they've expanded they've changed some of their recipes to suit the UK palate slightly more but nonetheless this is very close to the product you would get in the cafe's in places like Mumbai. The Indian resturants that were popular in the 70s & 80s were not Indian as such but Bangladeshi and they had a different style of cooking mixed in with appealing to the UK taste.
There's a great smokehouse called Grillstock in Leicester city centre (St Martin's Square to be precise). The service can be a little slow cause it's very popular and all cooked in-house (they even have the big rotatey smokers there) but I highly recommend it if you're ever doing anything in the Midlands. There's also Walker's pie shop just down the road from the market, which sells traditional Melton Mowbray pork pies (they also do hot pies with mash). There're traditional curry houses everywhere, too.
I got a 3 course meal inlcuding a steak at Hawksmoor for about £35 a head at lunchtime. Not outragous. It might have just been a special menu they had though.
Bodean's is brilliant, any tourists going to watch Chelsea/visit the ground, there's one round the corner. Gets rammed on a match day but if you're doing the stadium tour it would be a good way to round it off. Either that or a Nando's.
there is something genuinely British about these videos. If two Americans tried to do the same format, it would come out completely different and probably not nearly as fun to watch. Hrm ... I wonder if it's possible to deduce the Zeitgeist of a culture by watching two friends from that culture BS in front of a camera.
Nope. You'll get the Zeitgeist of the experience of those two friends, but culture is so vastly different for different people that the only way to get your head around the culture of a country is to live there yourself and even then your experience of its culture will be very specifically yours
The best burrito I've had was from a food van in front of Peckham library, they're only there some days of the week but it's really good and great value for money
Actually went to Hawksmoor last week, after your previous recommendation. A bit pricey, but the best steak I've ever had. Same goes for the asparagus by the way.
On the topic of Ice-creams that you started discussing at the end of the video, I will suggest something for anybody visiting Sydney, Australia. Messina, it started in Darlinghurst but there is a store at Bondi Beach, up a little side road. It has weird and wonderful flavours that change every week and is slowly spreading around Australia. If I'm not wrong they just opened a chain in America. My favourite flavour from there is called Mr Potato Head.
I get the impression that Matt's at the stage of sleepy where he just wants to get the recording done with, efficiently. So maybe the maximum rambling happens with a sleepy Tom and a wakeful Matt?
This video turned into white noise so fast I didn't even realize it had been going for 9 minutes until I took my headphones off and wondered why my room went so quiet
Burrito opinion - Tom, Matt, if you're ever in Phoenix AZ, stop by the Humberto's off Grand Avenue and get the Carne Asada burrito. They're great. Especially with guacamole and sour cream.
I haven't spent much time in London, but I did spend about 3 months in other bits of Britain, and I'm very surprised you didn't mention Kaspas as a dessert place! I only went maybe 2-3 times but every time was very memorable
There is a really good mexican restaurant just off seven dials as you head toward Leicester square - can't remember the name, but I try and visit whenever I'm in town. Give it a try.
Now you've got me wondering if putting gravy on a burger would be good... would be surprised if nobody's tried it before, but I've not seen anywhere that does both decent burgers and gravy
pizza for south London people, '500 degrees' is really good and reasonably priced, I think they've got some other places, and if you're in central there's one in Marylebone
I would recommend eating one of the more secluded areas of London, otherwise people will immediately ask you why you are trying to cut up the tarmac with a knife.
This was actually the second video we filmed that day. The promise I made about getting distracted will make a lot more sense when I've put the next... er, the previous video together! -- Tom
Matt and Tom you could also add pie and mash
That's a manderin duck! The males are very pretty, often used as ornamental ducks :)
But what about the great British bakery does London not have any of those worth mentioning
Colonial Clenching, they had a few hits in the late 80s right?
Misspelled La Gelateria website in description.
"You shouldn't trust me when ducks are involved" - You don't need to tell us, we remember the story of you buying ducks from a guy at a motorway service station.
Oh yeah i remember that! but for the life of me i can't remember what they were for.
They were for the University pond, IIRC.
tyjuji i think i remember that
Ah, the good ol' Duck Dealer Story.
Oh, nice recall! Thank you for reminding me!
i've never been to london and probably won't be for many years, yes i still watched this entire video
Multiple times...
The Tower Of London is a really good place to eat because its grass is actually really yummy and the bricks are soft enough to chew.
P Tucek Oh god not that.
The Mansion House is also pretty tasty.
Matt, please secretly swap Tom's "mystery biscuits, oh yeah" button with a clip of "colonial clenching, oh dear" from this episode ;)
Anonymous User +
Anonymous User I suspect he keeps his computer out of the other contestants' reach prior to recording, ever since the audio episode where the "ding" was replaced by the sound of a gong.
which episode was that, I can't remember that?
Might there be a Citation needed episode I haven't watched yet! O.O
Not quite! It was pre-Citation Needed, back on the audio podcast.
I believe it's episode 9 where Tom's ding became his dong?
The audio episodes are good and are all still on a podcast feed (found on the techdiff website). They're not Citation Needed, they are instead the reverse trivia quiz game. But that hardly matters, it's these guys and a similar format.
Why should i eat a place in london?
Good point. The title should be "Places to eat at in London"
valtteri nietula Exactly. You should eat a plaice in London
"Places at which to eat in London" :D
"I don't have an adventurous palate."
"I had a balsamic vinaigrette ice cream and it was lovely."
That seems plenty adventurous to me, Tom.
Also, burrito opinion: I like them and I like lots of meat on them. Otherwise, I'm not picky. Stick some warm food in a tortilla and I'll probably eat that burrito happily.
Fancy sandwiches are fundamentally just sandwiches which means proper sandwich rules apply. The more meat, the better.
@@zyaicob you are correct
I like when there is warm stuff and cold stuff, not perfectly mixed but still flowing into eachother.
If the warm stuff is some meat and something spicy then there is no longer improvement to be made.
"One of those openey-boxey things" I love Matt's detailed descriptions of things
I honestly don't care about the topic you talk about. I just love to hear you ramble. You two always make me laugh a lot and brighten up my day :D
this is such a pure comment--me too.
@@AlexiLaiho227 It's a really interesting comment in my opinion.
Hello, fellow human! I also enjoy the food.
I too enjoy partaking in food
I especially sympathize with food enthusiasts who put the food in their respective mouths. (Like I do too. (With my mouth. (Not any other mouth. (Because that would be weird.))))
I also like to put food in my main face-hole.
MrMe01 I was just about to say that
Combined with the "We are not watching you. We haven't got a camera in each of these places" denial makes me wonder... are Matt and Tom extraterrestrial culinary anthropologists?
The spongy bread, in Ethiopia at least, is known as injera :)
Ha. I could remember the name of teff flour, but not the bread! -- Tom
Injera filled wtih goodies was the best part of working saturdays with an Ethiopian in Tromsø. He always brought enough food for everyone and it was always delicious :)
i would die for injera it’s so good
And it's the world's best bread
@@karl-erlendmikalsen5159 That's just Ethiopian culture, haha. Hospitality is a very vital part of being an Ethiopian, and we love breaking bread with friends.
I appreciate you mentioning "not authentic" because people don't realise how different actual proper indian food is to british "curry".
I wonder how authentic Indian food differs from the Indo-Caribbean hybrid system i grew up with
Why don't Indian restaurants in the UK serve proper Indian food?
@@ajs41 because the british would not be able to take it, unironically
14:20 when Tom gets Matt's pun, the delayed reaction is amazing. and then Matt's reaction to Tom's delayed reaction.
I suspect Tom would sacrifice Matt to save some baby ducks if the circumstances required it.
Hurp Durp I think there would be a tense moment of consideration, the decision would go toward saving Matt, and then several days of occasional sadness about the ducklings.
Let's not start doing what the Phandom are doing. We are responsible adult-seeming people who could choose to be mature about things, if we ever saw any reason to ever.
Steamed carrots, parsnip purée and a mild red wine sauce.
@@Altoclarinets for the ducks
@@Altoclarinets oh yes >:)
The Baby ducks are the cutest thing I have seen all day. Matt let Tom show us more adorable ducks
Tom: I don't have a particularly adventurous palate
Also Tom: this drink has a human toe in it
In addition to learning a lot of places to eat in London, I've also learned that Tom has a cuteness proximity weakness to baby ducks. (Not that I blame him, though.)
18:36 Toms tiny T-rex hands distracted me through the desserts
"Every culture has a sandwich. Here is a bready starch that we put something in."
"Dishoom"? :D The way you pronounce it so properly is hilarious, cos it's basically an onomatopoeia of the sound of punching in indian cinema. I'm not from the UK and I've never heard of this chain before, cool!
Fun fact: there's at least one Saudi Arabian taxi company (don't know if they still do this) that used Foursquare's places for GPS locations, because it was way more accurate than anything else available for the country.
_Tokyo_ Diner
in *_CHINATOWN_*
Po Yao Cheong I've had excellent Vietnamese food in Chinatown in London.
Nillie _WH _*_A T_*
Po Yao Cheong Theres this thai place, and an excelent korean place in my local chinatown
+Detective「Jorge Joestar ||」
*_W H Y_*
Why would i go to china town to get chinese food when i could go to panda express
also korean food is great
All you need to do is this, this, and this.
- Vegetarian
I live in London and there are a few joints i recommend:
1. Meat and Liquor. I think they mentioned this and it serves the best burgers i have ever had (and i have had a lot of burgers)
2.Sakura. This isn't in Central London, it's in my area but it serves the best Japanese food for extremely low prices. Even if it is tiny, the service here is amazing
3. Ping Pong. Another Japanese place that serves everything from dumplings to pork puffs, I highly recommend it.
Theres a lot of places called Sakura, could you be more specific?
there are two types of steakhouses, those at the main street on the way to tourist attractions with >20€/100g steak and those on the side street with proper pricing and really good steaks.
Tom, I had to stop watching to say this, I'm a vegetarian and I don't get Tofu either.
I'm not a vegetarian but I love tofu.
KanonXD same 😄
5:29 : "currying on!"
I was surprised god Pun didn't pick up on that
Keep calm and curry on
I don't quite get why it's so entertaining to watch a video about food places in a country I've never been to
I have a thought about Matt and Tom travelling to Thailand, as there is a dish of rice with pork and "gravy". Matt's dish is probably rice with loads of crispy pork, while Tom's dish is possibly rice and pork in normal portions, but drenched with gravy.
That dish, based heavily on Chinese cuisine, is rice with various pork sides including char siu pork (called "red pork" in Thai), crispy pork, Chinese sausages, and then covered in red gravy.
Dessert restaurants are becoming quite a big thing in the UK actually - in my town they've opened 3 separate ones (each connected to larger chains) called 'Treats' 'Creams' and 'Afters' - they're all fairly decent but very overpriced imo
my favourite Indian restaurant in London is Diwana Bhel Poori in Euston, Noth Indian style, theres a buffet there every lunch and the food is great. Also helps that there's an Indian sweets shop across the road from it
I like it when you do your London travel guides. It lets me pretend that maybe someday I'll be able to afford going there.
Very nice video, gents. I must say, the couple of times I've been to/through London in my life I haven't really taken to the place, but perhaps knowing where some good restaurants are might help.
Personally though, there is one restaurant in London that I can highly recommend: Byron. Located next door to Earl's Court tube station, this was hands down the best burger joint I found anywhere in the UK. It's run by a group of Frenchmen who are aiming to mix French culinary mastery with this American classic to create a menu of boutique gourmet burgers. However even their plain bog standard burgers were top notch. The service was also excellent; even after I accidentally knocked a ketchup bottle off of my table once, the waitress was still very kind and understanding, asking if I was alright. Even the prices were reasonable.
Coincidentally a couple of days after this video I ended up in London (a rare occurrence as I live in rural mid Wales) and needed somewhere to eat near Kings Cross. So I went to Pizza Union and I salute your recommendation. Had a pizza, garlic bread (to have on the train later) and a drink for less than £10. Thank you very much lads!
Bombay is only called Mubai by the majority ethnic group in the state, others still use Bombay. It's not any wierder than Helsinki is called Helsinkiby the finnish and Helsingfors in Swedish (minority languange in the county but majority in other counties. Swedish was more common than Finnish until the 1930's). Or that Kiruna in Swedish Lapland is called Kiruna in Swedish and Giron in Sami.
For amazing vegan deserts: Rubys of London, they are in Greenwich Markets, on Saturdays and Sundays.
Oh, god! An actual park bench!
Wait they are human? ;-)
Ryan Studley don't be fooled by their playing about
Ryan Studley Until proven otherwise, i will continue to belief that they have at least some superhuman abilities.
Summon ducks. Their superhuman ability is to be able to instantly summon ducks.
Paul Paulson Maybe Matt's power, probably Tom's kryptonite.
Ooh, so like the only reason Tom hasn't taken over the world yet is that every time his plans get too big, Matt summons some ducklings and Tom gets distracted by them? But Tom knows he doesn't want to run the world after taking it over anyway, so he hangs around Matt for this reason . . .
Wow, how convenient that this video came out 3 days before I visit London with my Mum and Nana. Thanks Matt and Tom. 👍🏻
I found the Steak House review:
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/angus-steakhouse-how-does-tourist-staple-continue-to-thrive-in-todays-gourmet-market-9268063.html
Enjoy.
My favorite place to eat in London is Gaby's - lovely little diner.
The "colonial" decor at the Dishoom you're talking about is actually Persian decor. It was featured on Eater.
So, Matt has the inconceivable ability to deliriously make himself laugh to introduce the video... perfect.
My favourite Mexican food almost works like a sandwich, only there's no bread involved. It's called a *tlacoyo* (you might consider it an oval-shaped and somewhat fatter tortilla), traditionally made with blue corn kernels, and they usually stuff it with a special kind of cheese (requesón) or fava beans (de frijol). To me, it's just the best vegetarian-friendly street food here and I get to top it with a really hot salsa, possibly made with *chile* *serrano* or *habanero.*
I really like the scenic outdoor setting in this one, and Tom getting distracted by cute wildlife is fun :-)
+1 for La Gelatiera, especially the rosemary orange zest with honey flavour.
Udderlicious (Seven Dials and Islington) has great ice cream, and enough choice to satisfy the adventurous and unadventurous alike.
Said is a chocolate cafe in Soho, most amazing hot chocolate I've ever had. Essentially liquid chocolate :)
Beigel Bake on Brick Lane for the salt beef on a bagel- the bakery one store down is just as good and shorter lines!
Bread Ahead- excellent filled doughnuts, especially the praline or burnt sugar ones.
Pricier:
The Shed in Notting Hill, lots of small plates using British ingredients.
Copita- spanish tapas.
Rodizo Rico - Brazilian-style restaurant, waiters come around with different meats on skewers and slice off whatever you want. All you can eat and lots of variety.
"Colonial Clenching! - oh dear" killed me but at the same time I'm just imagining a military figure in the British East India Company doing squats
The term "Branches" to describe Restaurant Chain Outlets feels weird. I'm picturing a Bank style building but instead of handing out money and dealing with cheques they serve plates of food through a small slit behind 6mm polycarbonate windows.
good idea for a warzone
Living a few minutes from downtown Baltimore, what you described is more real than you might imagine
George Farren That just sounds like a fast food drive-through in a scary neighborhood.
I don't know about chains, because I rarely go to them, but surely almost anywhere lets you pick your pizza toppings.
2 recommendations.
Wong Kei in chinatown is simple but cheap and tasty chinese food. They have options on the chinese part of the menu which are more authentic.
Mangal 2 (Not Mangal 1) for authentic ocakbasi style turkish food. It's far more than just kebabs.
Other than that, spot on with everything!
Matt has shades but Tom is the one with the sun in his eyes...
If you are with vegetarians, it's always fun to order a bacon sandwich. You can see the conflict behind their eyes. I've never understood why, despite all the fantastic vegetarian nosh available (no, I'm not vegetarian, but yes, veggie food can be, and often is totally delicious), do vegetarians keep trying, and failing dismally, to replicate meat products, like bacon, sausages, and the like? And thanks to hipsters championing Quinoa, it has become in short supply and expensive, for the people for whom it was a food staple. Cheers, beardy git from Shoreditch, and all your ilk. The Balti and Curry places around Brick Lane are great, as is the famous Baigel Shop there. Manzes Pie & Mash shop, on Tower Bridge Road is well worth a visit for proper London nosh, and, I believe, featured in a couple of episodes of the TV series 'Whitechapel'. Some of the pubs near Smithfield meat market serve fantastic breakfasts, which you can wash down with beer, if you like, from very early in the morning. Yes, really.
For Japanese places to eat round London there are some really good options.
Abeno for Okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) is really really good. Bit pricey but if you want Japanese food that isn't sushi, sashimi or ramen this is a good place. Near the British Museum
Kintan for Japanese BBQ meats. Again depending on the cuts of meats you choose it can be pricey but there is great selection the sauces compliment well and is just a great place to sit in and eat. Down the road from the British Museum
Shimogamo for a variety of Japanese dishes near Camden Town station. Bit pricey but good variety cosy place to eat never to busy. I had an aubergine that was coated in a type of fish sauce and cheese there and that was delicious. Gyoza is usually quite nice. Last time though it looked significantly under-cooked didn't realise until I opened up the last one but I didn't get food poisoning so all okay I guess
Japan Centre. The import store that has moved all around the Picadilly Circus/ Green Park area over the last 15 years always has some nice tasting ready to eat meals available. Good for a picnic perhaps or to eat Japanese food at a more affordable price. The takoyaki stand outside is quite nice as well. Good selection of ceramics as well. You can buy a stove top hotpot and the ingredients there if you want to make a warming Japanese hotpot at home as well
Ten Ten Tei. One road shy of Soho but adjacent to Shaftbury Avenue. I believe they are closed now but I used to be taken there a lot by my mother. I remember them having some really nice simple sushi when I was about 5 or 6 years old. But some of the worst toilets that I have ever seen associated with a restaurant
I'd recommend Simpsons Tavern. Proper old school food made extremely well with really good sized portions. Not hugely expensive either for a place to eat in the middle of the City. Have the stewed cheese for dessert too.
Also, doughnuts... Crosstown doughnuts are superb.
And for Pizza - Pizza East.
Also really like the burgers at The Blues Kitchen. The oreo donuts are really moreish too.
Just wanted to say thanks for the Bodean's recommendation Went there today and great food
I went to a great place about a year ago called Black Lock. On Sundays, they do your choice of roast beef, lamb or pork, but they also give you the option of having all three. If you have a big enough group, they'll bring out the latter option on a central platter for everyone to take their desired amount from. The meat itself was amazing, but for me the highlight was the roast potatoes, which were perhaps the best I've ever had. Fully recommended.
in your in south London, go to the lesser known restaurants and ignore the chain ones. if your in the brockley/dulwich/camberwell area go to: fm mangal on camberwell highstreet as well as the falafel and shrwama shop. the brockley rock is a fish and chip shop with some of the best fish and chips in london. ganapati is an excellent Indian restaurant and lots of restaurants on / around Peckham rye lane are brilliant. if your on the south bank the market just behind the royal opera house is an excellent foodie place. gabbies in the west end is a cheap and cheerful restaurant in that area. look for local and interesting restaurants and look up reviews online
Tibits off Regent Street does great vegetarian food, it's an upmarket buffet and it's priced by weight!
If any of you find yourself in Soho and want a cuisine that's a bit more niche, I will Recommend Herman Ze German because they do Currywurst that is genuinely better than the stuff you get in Berlin through its use of homemade currywurst sauce and imported German bratwurst. They have a few locations across London including on Charlotte Street which was the original home of the German immigrant community in London.
They do Schnitzel, regular brats in buns and authentic German drinks like Fritz Kola and Weißbier.
If you're looking for variety and atmosphere, Boxpark (all-food one in Croydon and a food/shopping one in Shoreditch) is fantastic. Haven't had a single problem with it yet.
I would have to say Dishoom is more authentic than you perhaps seem to think. It is a take on the Iranian cafe's in India which offer easy street food. I admit as they've expanded they've changed some of their recipes to suit the UK palate slightly more but nonetheless this is very close to the product you would get in the cafe's in places like Mumbai. The Indian resturants that were popular in the 70s & 80s were not Indian as such but Bangladeshi and they had a different style of cooking mixed in with appealing to the UK taste.
new superhero....The Colonial Clencher
"Currying on" - Matt, right after talking about the traditional curryhouse.
Tom, the only man who appreciates a proper soup sandwich.
the new 'Mystery Biscuits': "Colonial Clenching!?!" 'Oh dear...'
Tom's slow uptake on the helicopter joke gives me life
Last time I was in the UK, I mostly did pub meals. A pint of the local, and Something Something and chips.
Ah! So homesick hearing these amazing restaurants … been ‘trapped’ in Switzerland since corina hit … miss all my favourite London haunts!
Great timing on this video for me. I'll be in London soon and will be sure to check out at least one of these places!
If you like burritos and you're visiting Edinburgh, Taquito in Tollcross is great for takeaway and Pancho Villas is brilliant sit-in.
There's a great smokehouse called Grillstock in Leicester city centre (St Martin's Square to be precise). The service can be a little slow cause it's very popular and all cooked in-house (they even have the big rotatey smokers there) but I highly recommend it if you're ever doing anything in the Midlands.
There's also Walker's pie shop just down the road from the market, which sells traditional Melton Mowbray pork pies (they also do hot pies with mash).
There're traditional curry houses everywhere, too.
"They've covered up the history with branding" #modernlife
Tom, you don't get Tofu??? All you need to do is this, this and this! Bam! Good Tofu!! 🤣
I've had nice conversations with fans of Sherlock as well as Whovians at Speedy's.
"Oh boy, I'm in London now for a year! This video's gonna be actually usefu- *2020*
"We are human, we like the food"
"We're not watching you"
I've only been to the UK once, and I went to Dishoom. That was some of the best food i've ever had.
I went to Bodeans and it's lovely! was for a pre concert meetup type thing.
I got a 3 course meal inlcuding a steak at Hawksmoor for about £35 a head at lunchtime. Not outragous. It might have just been a special menu they had though.
Bodean's is brilliant, any tourists going to watch Chelsea/visit the ground, there's one round the corner. Gets rammed on a match day but if you're doing the stadium tour it would be a good way to round it off. Either that or a Nando's.
there is something genuinely British about these videos. If two Americans tried to do the same format, it would come out completely different and probably not nearly as fun to watch.
Hrm ... I wonder if it's possible to deduce the Zeitgeist of a culture by watching two friends from that culture BS in front of a camera.
Nope. You'll get the Zeitgeist of the experience of those two friends, but culture is so vastly different for different people that the only way to get your head around the culture of a country is to live there yourself and even then your experience of its culture will be very specifically yours
The best burrito I've had was from a food van in front of Peckham library, they're only there some days of the week but it's really good and great value for money
I've found that tofu can be quite good...when served in a soup with meat.
I swear I heard Matt say "currying on".
Street markets are always good. Whitecross street, Borough, Camden, Spitalfields etc.
Actually went to Hawksmoor last week, after your previous recommendation. A bit pricey, but the best steak I've ever had. Same goes for the asparagus by the way.
I also don't know what to do with tofu. Tempeh is worth trying though.
On the topic of Ice-creams that you started discussing at the end of the video, I will suggest something for anybody visiting Sydney, Australia.
Messina, it started in Darlinghurst but there is a store at Bondi Beach, up a little side road. It has weird and wonderful flavours that change every week and is slowly spreading around Australia. If I'm not wrong they just opened a chain in America. My favourite flavour from there is called Mr Potato Head.
Hi vegan here, I don't understand tofu xD yay for legumes.
What have ya done to Matt and Tom?
There's no rambling about random stuff in this video at all, and that's weird.
Robots can't ramble
I get the impression that Matt's at the stage of sleepy where he just wants to get the recording done with, efficiently. So maybe the maximum rambling happens with a sleepy Tom and a wakeful Matt?
This video turned into white noise so fast I didn't even realize it had been going for 9 minutes until I took my headphones off and wondered why my room went so quiet
Went to the Soho Tonkotsu yesterday. It was very nice, thanks for the recommendation!
Burrito opinion - Tom, Matt, if you're ever in Phoenix AZ, stop by the Humberto's off Grand Avenue and get the Carne Asada burrito. They're great. Especially with guacamole and sour cream.
I haven't spent much time in London, but I did spend about 3 months in other bits of Britain, and I'm very surprised you didn't mention Kaspas as a dessert place! I only went maybe 2-3 times but every time was very memorable
Wow, I've been looking at videos about things to do in London from you guys, seems like fate that this was released!
There is a really good mexican restaurant just off seven dials as you head toward Leicester square - can't remember the name, but I try and visit whenever I'm in town. Give it a try.
Now you've got me wondering if putting gravy on a burger would be good... would be surprised if nobody's tried it before, but I've not seen anywhere that does both decent burgers and gravy
Yes. Provided you've got bread with enough structural integrity to survive it. Matt would probably disagree. -- Tom
I've tried chips and gravy in a bun; and meat and gravy in a bun; but haven't thought of doing it with a burger. I must try this.
Angel Wedge o yes it can be very tasty. just surf it in a small bowl next to the burger it self and dunk the burger in to the gravy per bite.
pizza for south London people, '500 degrees' is really good and reasonably priced, I think they've got some other places, and if you're in central there's one in Marylebone
There's a Thai place at the end of Portobello Road that I highly recommend. Had a couple of lovely dinners over there.
I would recommend eating one of the more secluded areas of London, otherwise people will immediately ask you why you are trying to cut up the tarmac with a knife.
5:28 probably the best unintended(maybe?) pun in this video