Pick More Daisies – Crouch End

CLOSED DOWN   This review has been left for historical value. Come here for breakfast, lunch, dinner or coffee and cake. Its perfect for anytime of the day! To start the day, if you would like a good quality fry-up (without the atmosphere of a greasy cafe!), then try the Brits Breakfast. Their Kobe burgers…

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BAR – New Haven

This has to be one of my favourite pizza restaurants. The pizzas are out of this world, freshly cooked in the brick ovens. I think it is the tomato sauce that is one of the things that makes this pizza so delicious and moreish.

Pizza Pino – Paris (Republique)

A busy pizza restaurant which uses good quality ingredients for their pizzas. We were seated for quite a while before the waiter came over to take our order. Saying that, the service was good after the order was taken. The waiter didn’t seem too impressed when we said that we just wanted to share one…

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Coquelicot – Paris (Abbesses)

A short walk away from the Sacre-Coeur is this rustic bistro with its stone tiled floor and quirky decor. The staff were very friendly and the service was good.

L’institut – Paris (Cardinal Lemoine)

Just south of the River Seine is this nice bistro. Head towards the back of the bistro and it opens out into a bigger area filled with comfy chairs and sofas. Perfect for a rest and a bite to eat! The hot chocolate was good but not too rich. The jug of hot milk meant that we…

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Trente30 – Richmond

Trente30 is a cute little ice cream parlour and coffee shop located on Sheen Lane in Richmond, just up the road from the Mortlake train station.  They offer a good range of smoothies, ice cream, milkshakes, hot drinks and pastries.  The staff are very friendly. I really warmed to this cafe.  The coffee and hot chocolates are great…

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Del’Aziz Cafe – Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre

A leisure centre is not the first place that would come to mind when thinking of a good Mediterranean bistro but this one is an exception. The large wooden tables and stools give it a rustic feel. You can sit either looking at the view outdoors or one of the window walls looks down onto…

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Salamanca – Barcelona

A fantastic authentic Spanish restaurant with a great atmosphere and very friendly staff. All the walls are covered in photos of the owner with various people. We also had a man on a harmonium playing music to us while we waited for the food! We were sat upstairs and felt that we had our own…

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