London Food

Visitors walking among the stalls at Southbank Centre Market.

Southbank Centre Market: A Street Food Dinner in 2016

Classic pork bao topped with peanut powder at BAO Soho

BAO Soho: Taiwanese Buns and the John Snow Pub in 2016

Chilli oil poured over a Margherita pizza at Pizza Pilgrims Soho

Pizza Pilgrims Soho: Margherita and Bar Italia Coffee in 2016

A 2016 evening in Soho: a Margherita and Limonata at Pizza Pilgrims on Dean Street, followed by espresso, a custard tart and people-watching at Bar Italia.

Jerk chicken cooking on the griddle at Mama’s Jerk, Pop Brixton

Pop Brixton: Mama’s Jerk Chicken and Container Street Food in 2016

A cold-day visit to Pop Brixton in 2016: Supercute coffee, shipping-container spaces and a generous jerk chicken wrap from Mama’s Jerk, with reflections on the changing market streets.

Ari Gold cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato and sauce at Patty & Bun

Patty & Bun Soho: Ari Gold Burger, Chicken-Salt Chips and The Chandos

Char siu pork bun at Shackfuyu Soho in 2016

Shackfuyu Soho: Char Siu Pork Buns on Old Compton Street in 2016

Two char siu pork buns, hot green tea and a window seat on Old Compton Street: my February 2016 lunch at Shackfuyu Soho, with original video stills.

A stack of American-style pancakes with crispy bacon, blueberries and icing sugar at Jackson & Rye Soho.

Jackson & Rye Soho: Pancakes, Bacon & Maple Syrup (2016)

A quiet Soho morning, a seat at the bar and a stack of bacon and blueberry pancakes with warm maple syrup. My Jackson & Rye breakfast from the 2016 archive.

Rows of red lanterns over a busy Chinatown street in London before Chinese New Year in 2016.

Chinatown London in 2016: New Year Lanterns, Pork Buns & Sweet Treats

A 2016 Chinatown walk from New Year lantern preparations to Baozi Inn buns, Happy Lemon salted-cheese tea, warm taiyaki and the journey home with two fragile cream cakes.

The Über Ding with spicy sausage, cheese, onions and jalapeños at Herman Ze German Soho.

Herman Ze German Soho: Bratwurst & Currywurst (2016)

Barry holding Crosstown’s coconut-covered Lam-nut doughnut at Spitalfields in 2016

Crosstown Doughnuts: Spitalfields Lam-nut & Camden (2016)