The city of London is fantastic for foodies all over the world, with a wide range of diverse culinary experience for you to enjoy. So, before your next visit to London, here are some things you should add to your culinary bucket list.
- Modern Chinese cuisine at Shikumen Luxe
Shikumen Luxe, located on the first floor of the elegant Dorsett Hotel, City in Aldgate, serves creative Asian cuisine and a private dining service. Its specialist Chinese foods include favourites from Chines Huai Yang Cuisine, Chinese Sichuan Cuisine, Chinese Kong Fu (Lu) Cuisine, and Contemporary Cantonese Cuisine.
Whether you opt for authentic Beijing Peking Duck hand carved at your table services with handmade pancakes, or an exceptional range of the finest Dim Sum, every dish is made using carefully sourced ingredients, serving the highest quality culinary experience.
- Food stalls at Borough Market
Borough Market has dozens of food shops and stalls that cater to both locals and tourists, as well as many restaurants that line the market. Whether you choose a melt in your mouth pork sandwich, or try out some of the best Caribbean food, Borough Market is for sure one for your culinary bucket list.
- Afternoon Tea and champagne at the Shard
The Afternoon Tea was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford in 1840. It is said that she would become hungry around 4pm and couldn’t wait until 8pm for her evening meal, and so asked for a tray of tea, bread and butter, and cake during the late afternoon.
The modern Afternoon Tea is still a proper English tradition, this time with fancy finger sandwiches, miniature pastries, and small desserts. Afternoon Tea at the Shard is certainly a culinary experience worthy of your bucket list, especially with a glass of Champagne as you gaze upon the iconic city skyline.
- Gourmet meal aboard a double-decker sightseeing bus
What’s better than a gourmet meal? A gourmet meal aboard an iconic red double-decker open-topped sightseeing bus!
- Street food at Dinerama in Shoreditch
If you love street food, then Dinerama in Shoreditch will feel like heaven on earth. With two floors of food stalls and bars, each serving something unique, you will find it impossible to choose between Taiwanese steamed buns, pizza, doughnuts, and much more. Better yet, why not have a bit of everything!
- Sunday Roast at a quintessential English pub
The Sunday roast came into prominence during the reign of King Henry VII in 1485. Most commonly, the meat that was served in a Sunday roast was beef – their love of which caused the Yeomen of the Guard, the royal bodyguards, “Beefeaters” since the 15th century. The French even started calling Englishmen “rosbifs” in the 18th century for the same reason.
If you aren’t from the UK, or you love to keep up the tradition of a roast dinner on a Sunday, then a Sunday dinner in a quintessentially English pub is an absolute must for your next visit to London.
Now that you have this ultimate culinary bucket list for when you next visit London, all that is left for you to do is to start eating. Yum!
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