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Within the short stroll along Church Street, from Albion Road to
the High Street, are to be found twenty-two restaurants, offering menus from Britain,
India, Malaysia, Turkey, France, Spain, Thailand, China and the Pacific Rim. In the
surrounding area are also to be found some quality eating establishments. Several of the
pubs in the area also offer food, including The Rose and Crown (020 7254 7497), Ryan's
(020 7275 7807), The Rochester Castle (020 7249 6016), The White Hart (020 7254 6626) and
The Coach and Horses (020 7254 6697). Here is a listing, starting from the Albion Road end
of the street.
Welcome Inn Unpretentious Chinese. 6pm - 11.30pm, seven days a week.
Visa, Mastercard. No cheques. 179 Church Street, (now closed).
The Fox Reformed. Elegant wine bar with excellent cooking and first-rate
wine list. Walled garden. Backgammon and crossword enthusiasts welcome. Usual cards. 176
Church Street, 020 7254 5975.
Vortex Jazz Cafe Home-made snacks and meals. 10am -7pm daily. 141 Church
Street, 020 7254 6516.
Barracuda 'Pacific Rim' inclination, jazz on weekend evenings. Lunch Tues
- Fri, 12 noon - 3pm. Bookings only for lunch. 125 Church Street, 020 7923 7488.
Anglo Anatolian Tiny, good-value Turkish restaurant, usually crowded.
Diners Club, Access, Mastercard. 123 Church Street, 020 7923 4349
Shamsudeen's. An old timer on the street, serving Malaysian, Singaporean
and South Indian food. Cheques or cash only. Daily 6pm - midnight. Unlicensed (byob). 119
Church Street, 020 7254 5696.
The Blue Legume 'Cafe / Patisserie / Juice Bar'. Good vegetarian and
non-vegetarian food. Traditional breakfast. 9.30am - 6.30pm daily. 101 Church Street, 020
7923 1303.
Les Gallois French / Welsh restaurant on corner of Defoe Road. Tues -
Sat, 12 noon - 2pm, 6pm - 11pm. All major cards except Amex. (Now closed)
Booth's Pizzeria Pleasant pizza and pasta served in bright, spacious
upstairs room. Mon - Fri 5pm onwards, Sat - Sun 12 noon onwards. Bar food available all
day. 71 Church Street, 020 7923 9332.
Il Bacio Cosy Italian pizzeria and restaurant, run by Sicilian family.
Good Corsican wines. Mon - Fri 6pm - 11.15pm, Sat - Sun 12.30pm - 11.15pm. Access,
Mastercard. 61 Church Street, 020 7249 3833.
Rasa Celebrated vegetarian restaurant featuring spicy cooking from South
Indian state of Kerala. All major credit cards. No smoking. Lunch Sun, 12.30 pm - 2.30 pm.
Dinner Sun - Thurs, 6 pm - 11 pm, Fri & Sat, 6 pm - 12 pm. 55 Church Street, 020 7249
0344.
Le Taj An Indian restaurant. Take-away option. Daily 6pm - 12pm, except
Tues. Amex etc. 56 Church Street, 020 7249 0799.
Anglo Asian Tandoori Tandoori and North Indian favourites, take-away and
home delivery. Good Indian beer. Major credit cards. Noon - 2.30pm, 6pm - midnight daily
(Fri - Sun 12.30am). 60-62 Church Street, 020 7254 9298 / 020 7254 3633.
Ruchi A new South Indian restaurant offering a vegetarian and sea food
menu from Kerala. Also take-away. Licensed. Open noon - 2.30 seven days a week, 6pm - 11pm
(Sun - Thurs), 6pm - 11.30pm (Fri, Sat). 42 Church Street, 020 7923 4564.
Shamsudeen's Younger brother of the other one. Singapore, Malay etc. Amex. Noon - 3pm
(except Monday), 6pm - midnight daily. 35 Church Street, 020 7241 4171.
Yum Yum Justifiably popular Thai eatery, good Express Set Lunch (from
£4.95). Excellent wine list. All major credit cards. Daily lunch, noon - 2.30pm; Sun -
Thurs, 6pm - 10.45pm; Fri & Sat, 6pm - 11.15pm. 30 Church Street, 020 7254 6751.
Mesclun Highly praised French / contemporary restaurant, pricey but worth
it. Recently renovated. Daily 6pm - midnight. All major credit cards. 24 Church Street,
0207 249 5029.
Amina Tandoori Balti house with inexpensive, filling helpings. No licence
(byob). Take-away and home delivery. Accept most major credit cards. Open Sun - Thurs,
5.30pm - 11.30pm; Fri & Sat, 5.30pm - midnight. 15 Church Street, 020 7275 0166.
Karnaphuli More good Indian cooking. Also take-away. Noon - 2pm, 5.30pm -
midnight daily. 20 Church Street, 020 7254 0661 / 020 7254 5888.
Minara Good, new South Indian vegetarian restaurant. Major credit cards.
Daily, noon - 2.30pm; 5.30pm - 11.30pm. 020 7275 7867.
Pamukkale Ocakbasi barbecue restaurant. Take-away. Unlicensed (byob).
Noon - 3.30am. 16 Church Street, 020 7923 2146
Bar Lorca Big Spanish establishment, tapas, paella, good wines. Open
lunchtime and till late. Three course lunch menu (£4.90). Funk and Latin music Thurs -
Sat, 10 pm till late. 175 High Street, 020 7275 8659.
And just around the corner on the High Street...
La Fenice Large Italian restaurant, with friendly manager and staff.
Usual cards (no Amex). 6pm - 11.30pm daily. 194 High Street, 0207 249 9111.
Chutney Chat Licensed Indian restaurant and take-away. 179 High Street,
020 7275 7272
Rice and Spice 'London's First Balti House'. No licence (byob). Home
delivery available. 6pm till midnight daily. 160 High Street, 020 7249 1643
itto Small noodle and dumpling bar on corner of Northwold Road. No credit
cards. Licensed. Daily, 5pm - 11.00pm, except Sun. 226 High Street, 020 7275 8827
And slightly further afield...
P'Tani Formerly The Caribe, P'Tani serves traditional West Indian food
from noon - 3pm, Tuesday - Friday, and dinner every evening except Monday. 20 Northwold
Road, 020 7241 0011.
Sanjidha New Bhel Poori Tandoori cuisine and take-away. 8 Cazenove Road,
020 8806 9242
There are also some good Turkish restaurants further down the High Street. One of the best
is Mangal (4 Stoke Newington Road, 020 7254 7888) which we have reviewed in this issue. |
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