Bit of crossover between the two lists, but still looks amazing :)
Moroccan meatballs, couscous and tzatziki.
Had a couple friends round, was going to make spaghetti but I thought I’d go for something a little different :)
Salt beef melt on rye, Mango water and chocolate moose from Pret
Goat mooli from Mooli’s
Tasty and meaty. It had a dry heat to it, perfect for the cold I’m suffering through at the moment :)
8 sandwiches to go! :D
Someone linked this to me, looks like an amazing burger place to go to. Apparently they used to have an LA Style Van but it got stolen, so they’re doing a pop-up restaurant to put some money together to get a new one. But hey, amazing looking burgers in a New Cross pub, probably should check it out :D
Bocadillo of tomatoes and Iberico ham at Fernandez & Wells
36-month aged ham! What could go wrong, rich, salty ham and crusty bread. Not a massive fan of tomatoes in sandwiches, but worked well here.
The place is sort of out the way, and it was kind of awkward and quiet, everyone else seemed to be dressed to the nines in a sort of Soho sophisticate way. But the food was good so I’m happy.
First of the Top Ten Sandwiches in London. 1 down, 9 to go! :D
TEN BEST LONDON SANDWICHES
1 Op-La-Di steak bánh mì at Banhmi11 (Saturdays, Broadway Market, E8, banhmi11.com)
It doesn’t get better than this authentic version of the bánh mì (Vietnamese baguette) — fresh herbs, pickled carrot and daikon, and a choice of pork (they make their own pâté) or marinated tofu. Jamie Oliver rates them. From £2.50.2 Bocadillo of tomatoes and Iberico ham at Fernandez & Wells (43 Lexington Street, W1F, 020 7734 1546, fernandezandwells.com)
A traditionally French stone baked baguette filled with 36-month cured Juan Domecq ham and plum tomatoes. Made to order, £7.50.3 Grilled cheese sandwich at Kappacasein (Borough Market, SE11, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, kappacasein.com)
You have to be hungry to finish a whole one. But Kappacasein uses the finest cheddar in the finest bread, toasted until just on the cusp of burning. About £5.4 The ultimate bacon sandwich at St John Bread and Wine (94-96 Commercial Street, E1, 020 7247 8172, stjohnbreadandwine.com).
The bacon is Gloucester Old Spot. The ketchup is homemade. The bread is white, soft and yielding. £5.60.5 Fried cauliflower falafel wrap at Mr Falafel (Units T4-T5, New Shepherd’s Bush Market, W12)
Crisp, golden falafel balls, pickled cucumber, salty pickled turnip, crunchy shredded lettuce and parsley, white tahini and a slash of chilli, all wrapped in flatbread. £4 (medium).6 Salt beef sandwich at Reuben’s
(79 Baker Street, W1U, 020 7486 0035, reubensrestaurant.co.uk)
Savour the pumpernickel, too. £7.95.7 Sausage and mushroom baguette at Rive Gauche (20 Warren Street, W1, 020 7387 8232, caferivegauche.co.uk)
Comes with onions. Master Guy Gumption — allegedly the pioneer of the mini baguette in London — runs a little gem of a place where the sandwiches are inventive and the fillings are incredibly fresh. £3.70 (large).8 Lamb Keema roti wrap at Delhi Grill (21 Chapel Market, N1, 020 7278 8100, delhigrill.com)
Flat bread wraps with homemade fillings and fresh chutneys sold at lunchtime from a cart outside the restaurant. A diverting meal under £3.9 Roast beef sandwich at Birley Sandwiches (Cabot Place West, E14, 020 7512 9112, birleysandwiches.co.uk)
As soon as you’ve taken a bite you’ll understand what makes it so good. Generous portion of tender roast beef on proper bread — good hangover cure. £4.95.10 Punjabi goat mooli at Mooli’s (50 Frith Street, W1D, 020 7494 9075, moolis.com)
Punjabi-spiced goat is soft, stewed meat mixed with lettuce, cucumber and tomato, plus pomegranate salsa, all presented in warm, chewy bread in a paper package — a really different taste and not messy. £5 (mini £3.50).
Planning on trying every one of these this year :)
