little miss sunshine

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Simin treated us to a Michelin-star Chinese restaurant called Hakkasan. Yummy Dim Sum! but so exp! haha very atas restaurant.

Simin and her lychee cocktail

We all had 1 each too!

Char Siew Chee Cheong Fun £4.90

Pork and prawn Siew Mai £4.90

Har Gau £4.90

Fried squid

Char Siew Bun £3.90

Xiao Long Bao £6

Steamed Chilean Seabass Mooli Roll £6.50

Crispy Duck roll £6.50

Then we went to Fortnum and Mason for ice cream.

On the way

The beautiful display outside Fortnum and Mason

choosing ice cream at The Parlour restaurant

Lazy Sundae Afternoon with balsamic vinegar ice cream £12

Simin's tea

My Amedei chocolate milkshake £5.75

Hakkasan is located in:
8 Hanway Place, London W1T 1 HD
Tel: 020 7927 7000

The Parlour is located in:
181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER

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We went to Kim Chee - a Korean restaurant, just a bus ride away from our place. Yummy!

Veg Pancake £5.50

Deep fried chicken with seasoned soy sauce £4.90

Grilled mackerel with seasoned soy sauce £6.50

Our stove for our BBQ things

Our BBQ meat - chicken, pork and beef

Seafood for BBQ

We were crazy enough to eat Baskin Robbins ice cream on such a cold night

We ended the day with setting off fire works! Exciting!

Kim Chee is located in:
887 Finchley Road, London, NW11 8RR
Tel: 020 8455 1035

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Borough Market is always great to walk in - full of yummy goodies! It is only opened on Fridays and Saturdays.

Monmouth coffee place, always with a long queue

Our lunch

Dead rabbits hanging

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One day, we decided to have indian food. Curry Place was recommended by Frances so we decided to try it. Curry Place is also at Bayswater.

Curry Palace Special £7.95

Aloo Gobhi £4.75

Karahi Paneer £5.25

Mixed Veg curry £4.75

Curry place is located in:
36 Queensway, Bayswater, London, W2 3RX
Tel: 020 7243 8992

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Blueprint cafe has great view of tower bridge, though their food wasn't that fantastic. But the view really made up for it! We had a choice of 2 course meal which is £23.50 or 3 course meal which is £27.50.

Each of the table has a binocular for diners to look far and away into the river and the surrounding. Cool!

The view

Our complimentary bread

Baked Salsify, Parmesan for starter - Yummy!

Fillet of bream, crab, tomato & tarragon broth - Kuan Yang's main

Baked lamb, lentils, mustard and parsley crust - my main

Sticky Toffee pudding, ice cream - Kuan Yang's dessert

Petit pot au chocolat - my dessert

Blue Print Cafe is located in:
Design Museum , Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
Tel: 020 7378 7031

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Another great recommendation from Simin - Salt Yard which sells modern Tapas. Yummy! But exp too! haha

Our complimentary bread

Padron Peppers £3.50

Courgette Flowers stuffed with Monte Enebro Cheese and drizzled with honey £7.25 - Very good!

Prosciutto di Parma from Emilia Romagna D.O. £7.85

Patatas Fritas with Romesco and Alioli £3.50

Stuffed and Roasted Baby Squid with Braised Fennel and Nora Pepper Oil £6.25

Duck Egg with Pecorino, Girolles and Soffritto £5.75

Twice Baked Bitter Chocolate Cake with Marcona Almonds and Fresh Mint Ice Cream £5.25

Plum and Almond Cake with Salted Almond Caramel Ice Cream £5.25

Salt Yard is located in:
54 Goodge St, London W1T 4NA
Tel: 020 7637 0657

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Near Goldmine along the same road, there's another Chinese restaurant that we dropped by. It wasn't as good as Goldmine. Bayswater has a lot of restaurants to eat in - including a Singaporean cafe called Kiasu cafe which sells local cuisine, like Cha Kway Teow for 7£! Of course we won't try that, though I was tempted! haha

Hot dumpling soup for such a cold weather!

Duck again!

New Fortune Cookie Restaurant is located in:
1 Queensway, London, W2 4QJ
Stn: Queensway/Bayswater
Tel: 020 7727 7260

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