The supper-club host tells us the best places to buy Vietnamese food and recommends great Japanese, Austrian and Italian restaurants in London
BUYING IN
London Star Night
203-213 Mare St, London E8 3QE; 020 8985 2949
Le Mi
257 Mare St, London E8 3NS; 020 8533 1020
Huong-Nam
185 Mare St, Hackney, London E8 3QE; 020 8985 8050
“There are three different Vietnamese shops on Mare Street. Each one stocks something the others don’t and they all have different prices for different things, so I go to all three.” – Uyen
Casa De Carne Boi Gordo
223 Mare St, London E8 3QE; 020 8986 4548
“My local Brazilian butcher.”
Fin and Flounder
71 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH; www.finandflounder.co.uk
“Great fish shop.”
EATING OUT
Kyoto
26 Romilly St, London W1D 5AL; 020 7734 7622
“A great Japanese restaurant in Soho.” – Uyen
The Delaunay
55 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BB; www.thedelaunay.com
“I love Austrian food. This is great for Sunday roasts or Wiener schnitzel.”
Lardo
205 Richmond Rd, London E8 3NJ; www.lardo.co.uk
“This is closer to home and really nice for pizzas.”
Bella Vita
53-55 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH; www.bellavitabroadway.com
“A cheap and local Italian.”