Hospitality

Rough Trade East sign above the record shop entrance off Brick Lane
barry roberts
05/10/2016

Rough Trade East Coffee and Brick Lane Bagels in 2016

Historic communal dining room inside Simpson’s Tavern in the City of London
barry roberts
01/10/2016

Simpson’s Tavern: Inside London’s Historic City Chophouse

A 2016 Roberts London visit to Simpson’s Tavern, recording the hidden Cornhill entrance, communal chophouse dining room and a traditional City roast lunch.

Barry holding a golden fish-shaped taiyaki cake outside Chinatown Bakery
barry roberts
30/09/2016

Taiyaki in London Chinatown: Warm Custard Cakes in 2016

Black-tiled Regency Café exterior with white lettering and gingham curtains on Regency Street, Westminster.
barry roberts
24/09/2016

Regency Café London: Full English Breakfast, History and Films

A 2016 Roberts London visit to the Regency Café in Westminster, revisited with current information about the historic caff, its full English breakfast and its film appearances.

Barry holding a large steamed Baozi Inn pork bun in Chinatown in 2016
barry roberts
23/09/2016

Baozi Inn Pork Buns in London Chinatown, 2016

Barry drinking a black Americano at Pedlars Notting Hill in 2016
barry roberts
20/09/2016

Pedlars Notting Hill: Coffee and Vintage Finds in 2016

Barry outside Workshop Coffee Fitzrovia with the café entrance across the street
barry roberts
19/09/2016

Workshop Coffee Fitzrovia: A Black Americano in 2016

Red lanterns above a busy Chinatown street at dusk in September 2016
barry roberts
17/09/2016

Chinatown Mooncake Festival 2016: A London Food Walk

An evening in Chinatown on 15 September 2016: lanterns, Baozi Inn skewers, Kowloon mooncakes, Chatime and a Thames walk in search of the moon.

Happy Lemon shopfront with customers beneath its yellow drinks sign
barry roberts
16/09/2016

Happy Lemon Chinatown: Oreo and Salted Cheese Tea in 2016

Burger and crisp plantain strips served together on a tray
barry roberts
14/09/2016

Boom Burger Portobello Road: Burgers and Plantain in 2016