Insatiable Magpie

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Rice Republic | £££££ | ★★★★☆ 161 Streatham High Rd, Streatham SW16 6EG

Delicious cantonese food in the heart of Streatham. Who knew?

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St David Coffee House | £££££ | ★★★★☆ 5 David’s Rd, Forest Hill, SE23 3EP

The volume of bacon always astounds (and delights) me.

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Young Cheng | £££££ | ★★★★☆ 76 Shaftesbury Av, Chinatown, W1D 6ND

RELOCATED TO LISLE STREET My favourite old go to. 

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Mamuśka! | £££££ | ★★★☆☆ 16 Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6TH

RELOCATED TO SOUTHWARK Thick stodgy (in a good way) dumplings and creamy, artery blocking (again, in a good way) chick livers in cream. Late night food joint serving just what you want most.

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The Windmill | £££££ | ★★★★☆ 6-8 Mill St, Mayfair, W1S 2AZ

Not a half bad pie for a Mayfair lunch. Good luck getting a table though!

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Artusi | £££££ | ★★★★★ 161 Bellenden Rd, Peckham, SE15 4DH

Tagliatelle with girolles. Anything with this amount of parmigiano deserves 5*.

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Artusi | £££££ | ★★★★☆ 161 Bellenden Rd, Peckham, SE15 4DH

Smoked sea trout and creme fraiche.

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Artusi | £££££ | ★★★★☆ 161 Bellenden Rd, Peckham, SE15 4DH

Fried artichokes with aioli.

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Burger Bear | £££££ | ★★★★★ Tottenham Social, Markfield Rd, Tottenham N15 4QQ

I ate so many, I started to feel sick. No regrets though. I’d do it 100x again.

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Com Linh | £££££ | ★★★★☆ 43 Phan Chu Trinh, Hội An, Vietnam

Snack stop pt XXIIXKJS. The freshest spring rolls. Yum.

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Luckydaisy’s Bamboo Bar | £££££ | ★★★★☆ Ta Van Village, Sapa, Vietnam

After a long journey, this food was heaven. Ta van was heaven. Only home cooking after this!

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| £££££ | ★★★★☆ Hội An, Vietnam

Easy restaurant with many stepped levels. Mostly tourists but still cheap and easy. The food that is.

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| £££££ | ★★★☆☆ Hội An, Vietnam

Easy restaurant with many stepped levels. Mostly tourists but still cheap and easy. The food that is.

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? | £££££ | ★★★★☆  The alley with lots of vendors, Hội An, Vietnam 

Fried egg basket (?) and meat (?) with fresh veg and noodles. Nothing beats a street food vendor (and an iron stomach).

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? | £££££ | ★★★☆☆ Hội An, Vietnam

One of the many ‘front yards’ where you’ll be left alone to drink coffee (or beer) and people watch.

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Banh Mi Phuong | £££££ | ★★★★☆ 2B Phan Chau Trinh, Hội An, Vietnam 

I never really understood the whole Banh Mi thing until I had one here. This changes everything. Absolute must if you’re in Hội An.  

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? | £££££ | ★★★☆☆ Hội An, Vietnam A restaurant tucked away down some Hội An side street. The food was ok but the music and chilled atmosphere help offset the hell of the main drag.