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Here at Time Out we recently revealed the super talented names we’re tipping for greatness as our Best Young Chefs in London.
Ella Williams of Peckham’s Hausu, Jay Claus of Rake at the Compton Arms in Islington, and author and pop-up chef Millie Tsukagoshi Lagares were our chosen chefs and we asked them for their food recommendations. Last week they named the city’s top bakeries, and their favourite Sunday roasts in London.
Now it’s time for the trio to lift the lid on their favourite cheap eats, and what they consider to be the best value restaurants in London. Here are their top four picks.
Tay Do, Kingsland Road
Pop-up chef and author Millie Tsukagoshi Lagares chose Vietnamese canteen Tay Do on Kingsland Road. ‘It’s one of my favourite restaurants in London. They have two branches, but it’s the white one - no-one is ever there but in a good way!’ she said of the restaurant, which has two locations right next to each other.
‘The pho is amazing, the bun noodle is amazing with marinated pork grilled to perfection with crispy bits. The fried spring rolls with carrots, daikon, lettuce. Tay Do is just the best. It’s delicious comfort food and the perfect place to chat with your friends for hours. And it’s bring your own booze.’
Tay Do, 60-64 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, E2 8DP
Bun House, Chinatown and Regency Cafe, Pimlico
Ella Williams of Hausu in Peckham had two recommendations. ‘Bun House do very good buns, specifically the beef one and the chicken one, which is kind of like coronation chicken,’ she says of the Chinatown spot.
Her second recommendation is the iconic caff, Regency Cafe. ‘I used to go every Tuesday with my best mate, who’s also called Ella, and have a full English,’ she says. Recency Cafe went under new ownership earlier this year. ‘It’s sad that Marco doesn’t own it anymore, he’s just sold it. I’ve been going there since I was two. I was watching it in [2004 action film] Layer Cake last night and I felt very nostalgic.’
Bun House, 26-27 Lisle Street, Chinatown, WC2H 7BA and Regency Cafe, 17-19 Regency Street, Pimlico, SW1P 4BY
Roti Stop/Spot, Stamford Hill
Jay Claus, one half of chef duo Rake, recommended Trinidadian favourite Roti Stop in Stamford Hill, which seems to have recently rebranded as Roti Spot. ‘I go for as much as I can get,’ he says on what to choose from the short menu. ‘I’ve been in there just after it’s opened to be told they’re out of things! I don’t mind what I have, it’s all good; I go for the jerk chicken, and anything else that’s left, like the saltfish patties.’
36B Stamford Hill, N16 6XZ
The best cheap eats in London, according to Time Out.
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