Chik’n – Baker Street

Over the years, I have had an on-and-off relationship with fried chicken. One that has been inversely proportional to my … More

Elvet Steakhouse – Forest Gate

Irrationality dictates that when a restaurant opens up near your home, you will never visit it. You will blister your … More

Cona – Bradford

There are certain things that people spend many years looking forward to – be it their wedding, their first house, … More

Mr White’s English Chophouse – Whitechapel

We can all agree that recycling is a great thing. Whether reforming paper, cardboard and plastics, or burying vegans alive … More

Beef And Birds – Brick Lane

If I had to compare my immune system to something, it would probably be TFL Rail. Shoddy, unreliable, and falls … More

Route 58 Diner – Green Street

If given the choice between walking safely into a shopping mall and running wildly into an active minefield, I would … More

Skewd Kitchen – Cockfosters

Since buying my first car, I have felt a new sense of liberation. Suddenly, I am no longer bound to … More

The Best of 2017

With all that has transpired over the last twelve months, a post titled “The Best of 2017” could seem as … More

The Banc – Tottenham

If your friends are anything like mine, co-ordinating absolutely anything with them is probably about at difficult as getting a … More

Fatboyz Diner – Upton Park

“Everything the light touches is East London”. “What about that shadowy place?” “That’s Green Street. You must NEVER go there”. … More

Zelman Meats – Knightsbridge / Soho / St Paul’s

As a registered healthcare professional, it is my duty to respond to sudden emergencies. Fractured teeth. Monumental infections. Collapsed strangers … More

Wing Wing – Russell Square

If this time last year, you had told me that I would come to miss dental school, I would probably … More

The Great Chase – Islington

For the last two years, I have been endlessly grumbling and mumbling about the lack of halal British restaurants in … More

Lokhandwala – Fitzrovia

Whenever my birthday comes around – (well, once a year really?), I find it both endearing and confusing when Steak … More

Burger UK – Chalk Farm

By now, many of will know that I’ve been going through a bit of a rough patch in my relationship … More

Street Eats by Halal Gems

FOOD FESTIVALS. Arguably, they are the best thing about summer time in London, since, well, the weather is almost always … More

Moor & Hitch – Queensway

“I don’t want a burger”. The first time these words left my mouth, I was rather taken aback. Am I … More

Famous Flames – Camden

Suggest to me the notion of visiting a fried chicken shop, and I’d probably give you a disgusted scowl. PFC? … More

The 2Four4 Lounge – Poplar

During my 23 years as a diligent student – (education starts at birth if you’re brown), I have made my … More

Breakfast with Halalnivore

A couple of weeks ago, I made a startling realisation. In the midst of my early morning gym excursions and … More

Tarshish – Wood Green

Over the last few months, I have developed a bit of an aversion towards Turkish restaurants. So much so, that … More

Red Iron Steakhouse Preview

When you’re invited along to sample a new menu, you never quite know what to expect. Will it be an … More

Loaded Burgers – Ilford

When Loaded Burgers opened their doors in 2014, few people would have anticipated the great burger revolution that they would … More

HS&Co – Stratford

Perhaps it’s the onset of premature senility, (or the insignificance of the ages between 21 and 25), but when this … More

Brioche Burger – Walthamstow

“Green street”. A Punjabi noun that can be roughly translated into English as “The dark netherworld of complete and utter … More