• Food and drink: best of 2006 top ten

  • By Time Out editors

    Posted: Tue Dec 19 2006

  • 2006 has been an eclectic year in food, here's Time Out's top ten restaurants and bars of the last twelve months

    Food and drink: best of 2006 top ten

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  • Read Time Out's food editor Guy Dimond wax lyrical about these restaurants and the best of the rest in 2006 here.

    Critics’ choice 2006
    1 The Ambassador
    55 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QL (020 7837 0009).
    Sparse-looking, but likeable wine bar with excellent British-accented dishes.

    2 Arbutus
    63-64 Frith St, W1D 3JW (020 7734 4545).
    Fancy cooking in an frill-free setting in the heart of Soho.

    3 L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
    13-15 West St, WC2H 9NQ (020 7010 8600).
    Branch of the French superchef’s international chain; high prices, but stunning food and dining rooms. Feature continues

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    4 Bar Shu
    28 Frith St, W1D 5LF (020 7287 6688).
    The first full Sichuan restaurant in the UK, with lip-smacking spicy dishes.

    5 Hawksmoor
    157 Commercial St, E1 6BJ(020 7247 7392).
    Paradise for the cocktail connoisseur, with a nifty steakhouse attached.

    6 The Table
    83 Southwark St, SE1 0HX (020 7401 2760).
    The chic works canteen of an architectural practice that’s open to the public for lunch.

    7 Odette’s
    130 Regents Park Rd, NW1 8XL (020 7586 8569).
    Primrose Hill institution changed beyond recognition by a new owner and the polished cooking of Bryn Williams – he’s cooked for the Queen, you know.

    8 Postcard Teas
    9 Dering St, W1S 1AG (020 7629 3654).
    Tiny, utterly charming tea shop in Mayfair catering for the tea connoisseur.

    9 St Alban
    4-12 Regent St, SW1Y 4PE (020 7499 8558).
    Instant hit of a Modern Mediterranean restaurant from the people who brought us The Wolseley.

    10 Tom’s Kitchen
    27 Cale St, SW3 3QP (020 7349 0202 ).
    Haute cuisine chef Tom Aitkens’ all-day brasserie with Anglo-French dishes for Chelsea boys and girls.

    Read Time Out's food editor Guy Dimond wax lyrical about these restaurants and the best of the rest in 2006 here.

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