Spice Market, Leicester Square, London

Starter

Pad Thai

Kaffir Lime Cheescake

I was delighted with my Southeast Asian meal at Jean George's Spice Market... Compared to it's New York counterpart, the London location was casual, yet elegant. Our waiter was quite helpful and recommended a variety of vegetarian dishes for our meal. We kept it light and tried a special dish not on the menu (asparagus based) and the Vegetarian Pad Thai. For dessert, we had the Kaffir Lime Cheesecake with Mandarin sorbet and braised pineapple. Given this was a lunch visit, I would definitely visit Spice Market again for a weekend dinner to experience a more exciting and lively atmosphere.

Novikov, Green Park, London

Crispy Shitake Dumplings

Sushi Rolls

Currently, one of London's most talked about restaurants... Novikov is enormous, pricey, and delicious! The place offers two restaurants with different cuisines: the Italian Room or Asian Room. Purely based on recommendation, I opted to try the Asian Room and was delighted with my experience. We didn't order much, but somehow managed to have a full and satisfying meal. For drinks, we had the Plum Sakes which were excellent. To eat, we tried the Crispy Shitake Dumplings which were so delicious that we ordered a second round! We had a few other vegetarian Sushi rolls which were great as well - (refer to photos). Looking forward to trying the Italian Room the next time I'm in London town!