tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56182134265445523202024-03-13T02:59:44.524+00:00Little Secrets In LondonThis is a blog for all of us who love London and are eager to discover its little secrets.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618213426544552320.post-34125142130922712972013-01-06T16:30:00.000+00:002013-01-06T16:42:02.634+00:00Little Secret #11 – Gitane<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Do you need a break from your sales shopping on Oxford Street but <a href="http://littlesecretsinlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/little-secret-8-kaffeine.html" target="_blank">Kaffeine </a>is packed? The solution is the new Great Titchfield Street addition, <b>Gitane</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">This lovely Middle Eastern and Persian coffee place has a truly friendly and family atmosphere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">All the delicious food, which is prepared daily in-house at the hidden kitchen in the back of the shop, is displayed on the wooden counter and not only treats your eyes but also your tummy. The friendly and smiley owners' aim is to simplify and modernise middle eastern and persian cuisine and have done this very successfully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Our pick of the day was the delicious banana cake which was freshly prepared and presented in one of the cutest hand drawn plates also </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">accompanied</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"> by home made </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">strawberry</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"> jam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">If you prefer drinking your coffee and eating your cake outside, Gitane has two cute purple </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">metallic tables with lovely flowers on each one which will </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">definitely welcome you on a sunny Sunday morning. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Of course, following the new trend in the area, Gitane has a blackboard located just outside the coffee shops which apart from a daily message presents the daily specials.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Could not agree more with the daily message. Why don't you try the tasty foods and give some love back to the owners then? </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618213426544552320.post-75129789533071512112012-10-28T13:00:00.003+00:002012-11-03T19:55:53.702+00:00Little Secret #10 – Franzè & Evans<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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artist and a barrister? Redchurch street, right at the heart of Shoreditch, holds
the answer...it is of course <b>Franzè
& Evans</b>. Franzè & Evans is an italian delicatessen, very different
and nothing like <a href="http://littlesecretsinlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/little-secret-4-in-parma-by-food-roots.html" target="_blank">In Parma</a>, which was established by three good friends Theresa
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unusual lemon and courgette as well as chocolate and beetroot cakes), salads
and savory dishes, Franzè & Evans claim to source all their ingredients locally,
sometimes organic, from suppliers the three friends know and respect.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The atmosphere is casual and relaxed with wooden
tables and modern chandeliers (which seems like it is becoming the trend now like at
<a href="http://littlesecretsinlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/little-secret-7-everbean.html" target="_blank">Everbean</a>). You can choose between large tables with comfy sofas or smaller and
more private tables that remind somewhat of kids toys. The large mirrors
running across one side of the store make the space look bigger and the large
windows make sure the place has plenty of light...on a sunny day that is.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618213426544552320.post-84533103747759426542012-09-29T17:41:00.000+01:002012-11-03T19:55:24.000+00:00Little Secret #9 – BB Bakery County Hall <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">BB Bakery County Hall </b><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is the new addition to busy Covent Garden which </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">definitely catches your eye from outside and invites you to spend some time in a totally Parisian caf</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">é.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The meringue towers just by the entrance are literally pieces of culinary art and are a great hint of what to expect inside. The overall style and atmosphere is french; with the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jacques Garcia chairs alongside dark wooden tables and old style china which give a very french heritage style. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even the staff, who almost all </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">were</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">french, were wearing a color coordinated pink outfit which resembled Marie </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Antoinette's</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">maids</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The variety of patisserie is amazing, such that it is almost impossible to decide which one to try. From amazing eclairs to soft delicious macaroons and cupcakes which can travel you to Paris in a bite.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our pick of the day the amazing meringue lemon tart which had the perfect balance between the sourness of the lemons and the sweetness of the heavenly meringue. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">If you want to mentally travel to Paris and see the "Meringue Tower" then BB Bakery is the place to be...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">6-7 Chandos Place, London , WC2N 4HU</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618213426544552320.post-21643714978754116682012-09-10T22:00:00.001+01:002012-11-03T19:55:03.442+00:00Little Secret #8 – Kaffeine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Who said that <b>Kaffeine </b>is only about caffeine. This Australian/New Zeland owned coffee place has lots more to offer from just great quality Square Mile coffee. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">An independent coffee place located literally 4-5 minutes away from Oxford Circus which has set the bar high for high quality coffee in Fitzrovia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apart from great coffee a mixture of sweet and savoury treats is prepared daily by the friendly staff. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sandwich and salad </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ingredients change regularly to reflect the different seasons and provide a variety of options whilst showing the owners' passion for fresh quality vegetables and cheese. The menu changes weekly which means you will never get bored and will always have something new to try. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The interior is very simple, exposed brick walls, tall tables with wooden stools and wooden crates which are put together to create tables and chairs. The outside area welcomes anyone who is keen to enjoy a nice iced latte in the sun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Our pick of the day is the blackboard located outside Kaffeine which always has a smart message to share with the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">by-passers</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> and surely </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">intrigues</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> them to get in and try the coffee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kaffeine is also the winner of the 2010 Allegra Best Independent Cafe Europe award. If the coffee experts rate it this high maybe you should see if you agree with them and if Kaffeine's coffee can make you a morning person...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">66 Great Titchfield Street, London, W1W 7QJ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Have you ever
been out shopping and felt an urgent need to grab a coffee and a cake and relax? In the heart of Mayfair and off the shopping paradise of New Bond
street <b>Everbean </b>offers exactly the right energy or relaxation fix for shoppers.</span><br />
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are alone or with a big party there is plenty of seating downstairs, with comfy
stools just by the bay window next to beautiful flowers or the large welcoming rotunda. The inside is industrial
-which surprisingly does not make the place look cold at all- yet colourful and it is
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feature of the interior is the overlooking balcony above the bar
which creates a nice space upstairs with view on to the Avery Row shops. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The selection
of coffee, cakes, sandwiches and pastries is wide and complimented by very nice teas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">So whether you are a tired shopper, curious </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">wanderer</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> or coffee lover and you have never been to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Everbean why not give it a try?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Do you have any idea between which latitudes most of the world's finest wines are produced? If you
don’t maybe it’s worth paying a visit to the new 28°- 50° Wine Workshop and
Kitchen whose name is the answer.</span><br />
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branch of the City based restaurant in Marylebone has a fascinating design
which welcomes any eager pedestrian walking past it as its huge glass panes
give the impression that the interior is well integrated with the exterior. Its
open plan kitchen/bar which seats comfortably 12 people is the heart of this
restaurant where some of the best wines in London are served in fine and stylish wine glasses. This is how all wine should be served... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The menu is as impressive as the design of the restaurant offering salads, soups and a selection of main courses and deserts. However, our pick of the day was from the sharing platter section: charcuterie and cheese platters which is the best company to a cold glass of white wine while listening to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5X-5F_gkyY" target="_blank">Doors</a>.</span>
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whilst drinking Sri Lankan tea? But of course in <b>Lanka </b>(lanka means island in Sanskrit)</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After working
in Michelin stared restaurants in London for more than 15 years, Chef Masayuki
Hara has opened this cute little patisserie in one of our favourite and
busiest streets in Primrose hill - Regent's Park Road. Lanka offers a selection
of Sri Lankan teas, very strong Monmouth coffee and some of the finest French/Japanese patisseries which can be easily compared with the ones offered
by </span><a href="http://www.patisserie-valerie.co.uk/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Patisserie Valerie</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or </span><a href="http://www.paul-uk.com/content/whats-news.php" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Paul</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Our pick of the day: macaroons to die for...</span></div>
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with a bowl of fresh water next to the entrance but our little friends are also welcomed inside. This is a great place to treat yourself to fine</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> French/Japanese deserts after enjoying beautiful Primrose Hill nearby - plus your dog will love it as well...</span></div>
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Regent's Park Road, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">1 Regent's Park Road</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">, London,
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618213426544552320.post-52660096592048511172012-07-21T19:40:00.002+01:002012-11-03T19:53:16.410+00:00Little Secret #4 – In Parma (By Food Roots)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">“If you are looking for the classic traditional italian restaurant which serves pizza and pasta this place is not for you.” – said the passionate
owner (Christian) as we were sipping our fine Lambrusco.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Parma (By Food Roots)</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> offers something very different. High quality cheese, wine and charcuterie. This lovely little gem located in one of the nicest alleys in Fitzrovia will change the way you think about italian restaurants.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Clearly a lot of time and thought has been put into this
tiny cozy restaurant which is decorated with wooden lattices containing traditional italian products, hanging italian meats, cheeses and wines . The atmosphere is
nicely complemented with</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkAGtz8lKDw" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank"> brazilian music</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> and with friendly staff who clearly
know their job very well...The knowledgeable owner, very passionate about what
he does, can explain to you with every little detail about his PDO (Protected Destination
of Origin) products and his country of origin.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The selection of original italian products is amazing not only in terms of breadth but also in terms of quality - all of them are personally chosen by the owner from the best producers in Parma. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our pick of the day was the finely sliced prosciutto served on a wooden board. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the perfect place to enjoy a fojeta of fine Lambrusco and try one of the best – if not the best </span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">–</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">prosciutto you have ever tasted... </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What better way to start a Sunday morning than with a warm coffee accompanied by a sweet or savoury freshly baked pastry? </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">Nordic Bakery</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"> offers exactly what you have been looking for;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> the perfect place </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">to enjoy Sunday morning and read your paper in peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Along with great coffee Nordic Bakery offers a selection of sweet in-house baked goods and a range of sandwiches and savouries. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Our pick of the day was the</span> Nordic sticky cinnamon bun, fresh out the oven, it was still warm when we tried it. Sticky and crunchy on the outside and doughy on the inside. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">The strong cinnamon taste almost brings back Christmas memories and definitely fills you up. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Simply delicious...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">You can now pick between three different locations depending on what you are after. The one on Golden Square seems to be the busiest so if you just want to relax and have a quiet one it might worth trying the one on New Cavendish Street or their new branch on Dorset Street. Enjoy...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Just a couple of days after the announcement of Henry Moore’s Sundial sculpture being stolen from the garden of the Henry Moore Foundation in Hertfordshire we visited the </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Late Large Forms exhibition at the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Gagosian Gallery. Located few minutes away from Kings Cross station in a quiet street, this little gallery had the honour to host nine large-scale sculptures of Henry Moore; some of which are being presented indoors for the first time.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The vast size of Moore’s sculptures made the gallery look tiny and we could not help but wonder how these mammoths made it in there - later on we discovered that a wall had to go down in order to accommodate them. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact that they were indoors made the vibe much more personal. The white background surrounding their s</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">trong metal figures made them look</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> vibrant and natural </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">although the sculptures were not actually in their "natural environment".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Henry Moore exhibition will be on until the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18<sup>th</sup> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of August 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">In a small street just off one of the busiest streets in London, Oxford Street, is located one of the most original and independent Espresso & Brew Bars in London. At </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Speakeasy Espresso & Brew Bar </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">baristas know how to make the perfect cappuccino by brewing some of the finest British coffees.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The atmosphere is very relaxed and minimal, white walls with very colourful paintings, long dark grey benches with comfy metal stools and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bag1gUxuU0g" target="_blank">Lana Del Rey</a> playing in the background. I love it when there is music playing in coffee places like this, it gives them such a different vibe. The staff were all very friendly and especially while explaining to the sweet pregnant lady next to me how to prepare her chai tea which by the way smelt great.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Espresso bar also offers a wide range of hot and cold sandwiches, delicious cakes and croissants.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Definitely recommended for a short or long coffee break from shopping or work as the location is perfect. If you are lucky and the sun is </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">out</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">, unlikely this summer, you can always sit at the tables outside and enjoy the sun! </span></div>
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