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Does eating food while bobbing about on water float your boat? You’re not alone.
An east London restaurant has just been named the ninth best in the world for ‘one of a kind’ dining experiences in the annual TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. Barge East, which is based on a 125-year-old Dutch barge on River Lee Navigation in Hackney Wick, was also named the best in the UK in the newly created ‘one of a kind’ category in the awards.
Barge East opened in 2018, and is permanently moored by London Stadium. The floating restaurant has been awarded 2 AA Rosettes for Culinary Excellence for the past three years, and prides itself on sustainability, with a hyper-local riverside kitchen garden.
Speaking about the TripAdvisor nods, Head Chef Kayla Dimmick commented: ‘To now be awarded and recognised by TripAdvisor’s global audience shows how far we’ve come in putting sustainable, creative British dining on the map. We’re so grateful to everyone who’s dined with us and shared their experiences. We’re making waves and can't wait to welcome more customers aboard.’
The floating restaurant is open from 4pm on Thursday and Friday and from midday until late on Saturday and Sundays. Their current menu offers the likes of gilthead bream crudo, pea and broad bean tartlets with smoked cods roe, harissa barbecued hispi cabbage, and a roast on Sundays.
Co-founder Tommo Stuart Thomson added of the win: ‘To be recognised not just nationally, but globally, as one of the top 10 most unique dining experiences is something really special for our team. From day one, Barge East has been about creating something truly distinctive, sustainable food, grown in our own gardens, served aboard a historic barge in Hackney Wick. To now be named No. 1 in the UK is a huge honour and a testament to our chefs, our team, and our guests who’ve supported us year after year.’
Find Barge East in Time Out’s list of the best quirky restaurants in London.
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