Simon Willison's Weblog: restaurants

Quoting Collin Wallace

2020-05-22T03:05:19+00:00

Food consumption really only grows at the rate of population growth, so if you want to grow faster than that, you have to take market share from someone else. Ideally, you take it from someone weaker, who has less information. In this industry, the delivery platforms have found unsuspecting victims in restaurants and drivers.

— Collin Wallace

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Where should we stay in Nashville?

2016-10-04T16:09:00+00:00

My answer to Where should we stay in Nashville? on Ask MetaFilter

For a delightfully unique Nashville experience, I suggest looking up Santa's Pub. It's a dive bar in a double wide trailer run by a man who looks a bit like Santa, and every night there is karaoke night. Aside from being a bit smokey it's an enormous amount of fun.

Tags: ask-metafilter, nashville, travel, restaurants, hotel

Difficulty level: Eating dumplings

2016-10-01T14:49:00+00:00

My answer to Difficulty level: Eating dumplings on Ask MetaFilter

When I lived in Islington a few years ago I really liked New Culture Revolution for dumplings. It was never busy, not very expensive and the food was great.

Tags: ask-metafilter, london, restaurants, resolved, reservations

What are the best ramen places in London?

2013-12-23T17:43:00+00:00

My answer to What are the best ramen places in London? on Quora

The big four are Bone Daddies, Tonkotsu, Shoryu and Ittenbari, all in or around Soho. You can find them all on my foursquare list here: Ramen in London

Personally my favourite is Tonkotsu on Dean Street - they do my favourite ramen bowl of the four, and they are a lot less crowded than Bone Daddies.

Tags: food, london, quora, japan, restaurants

What are the cheapest ways for a single man to eat in London without cooking?

2013-08-05T14:20:00+00:00

My answer to What are the cheapest ways for a single man to eat in London without cooking? on Quora

24 hour fried chicken joints are a relatively cheap source of calories if you want hot food and don't want to cook.

(You didn't say anything about eating healthily!)

Tags: food, london, travel, quora, restaurants

Which restaurants in London serve orange or lemon sorbet served in a hollowed out orange or lemon?

2013-02-11T13:24:00+00:00

My answer to Which restaurants in London serve orange or lemon sorbet served in a hollowed out orange or lemon? on Quora

Thanks to Twitter I'm informed that Ciao Bella on Lamb's Conduit Street has the lemon version.

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Dessert menu: Welcome to Ciao Bella Italian Restaurant in Bloomsbury

Tags: food, london, quora, restaurants

What are some hidden gem restaurants in London for trying food from different countries, aside from the plenty of Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Italian restaurants?

2013-01-28T13:13:00+00:00

My answer to What are some hidden gem restaurants in London for trying food from different countries, aside from the plenty of Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Italian restaurants? on Quora

I'll throw in a few of my favourites...

http://malinarestaurant.com/ is an absolutely delightful Polish restaurant near Hammersmith. Malina is polish for raspberry and they serve a beautiful home made raspberry liqueur at the end of the meal. Terra Sarda on Upper Street in Islington is a fantastic little Sardinian restaurant - amazing main courses. Here are some photos I took there: https://www.facebook.com/swillis...

Afghan Kitchen in Angel serves home cooked traditional Afghan food - very tasty indeed.

cbetta on Twitter suggested Ceviche on Frith Street in Soho for Peruvian food.

Tags: food, london, quora, restaurants

Egypt: What is the best restaurant for fish in Dahab?

2010-11-07T10:47:00+00:00

My answer to Egypt: What is the best restaurant for fish in Dahab? on Quora

We've tried Al Capone and Ali Baba (both excellent, Ali Baba had slightly more exciting bread), also Friends (not quite as good) and Funny Mummy (good, but not quite up to Ali Baba's standards - great decor though).

Tags: quora, restaurants, egypt