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WITH

CONTRIBUTIONS

FROM

DAMIAN

HARPER,

PETER

DRAGICEVICH,

STEVE

FALLON

AND

EMILIE

FILOU.

PHOTOGRAPHS: ELISA DE PASQUALE – EXPAT & FOOD BLOGGER AT @ELISAROUND_, SAM MELLISH/IN PICTURES VIA GETTY IMAGES

SUPERLATIVE EATS

THE MOST

DECORATED ONE

RESTAURANT

GORDONRAMSAY

Oneof Britain’sfinestrestaurants

andLondon’slongestholderof

threeMichelinstars(since2001),

thisis hallowedturfforthosewho

worshipat thealtarof thestove.

TheblowoutMenuPrestige

(£160)is sevencoursesof

perfection,alsoavailablein

vegetarianform(£160).Smart

dresscode;reserveearly.

gordonramsayrestaurants.com

THE MOST CHOCOLATEY ONE

RABOT 1745

Startedbythefoundersof HotelChocolat,who

restoreda cacaoplantationontheislandof

St Lucia,Rabot 1745 dishesupanintriguingmix

of Britishplateswithflavoursof theWestIndies

insideBoroughMarket.Everydishhascacaoof

somesort– includingmeatmarinatedin cacao

nibs– andsomehowit all works perfectly.

hotelchocolat.com

THE HIGHEST

ONE

DUCK& WAFFLE

Surveythekingdom

fromthehighest

restaurantin town

(onthe40thfloorof

HeronTowerin the

City)overa helping

of thenamesake

dish:a fluy wae

toppedwitha crispy

legof confitduck

anda friedduck

egg,drenchedin

mustard-seedmaple

syrup.Veryrarefor

a Londonrestaurant,

it’salsoopen 24

hoursa day,seven

daysa week.

duckandwae.com

THE OLDEST ONE

RULES

Establishedin 1798,this

poshandveryBritish

establishmentlaysclaimto

beingLondon’soldest

restaurant(thoughsome

pubsareolder).Themenuis

inevitablymeat-oriented,

witha specialismin classic

gamecookery,butfish

dishesarealsoavailable.

Traditionalpuddingscome

with lashingsof custard.

rules.co.uk

ASalted

Caramel

Sootherat

Rabot 1745