, but you might not think so after looking at a list of the most legendary restaurants in the world.
, it’s a café.
dishes like lasagne.
While some might find it a random choice for the list, being picked over award-winning Michelin Star restaurants, the spot is somewhat of a cult favourite in the capital, and is also rather popular with celebrities.
and Michael Gambon have been known to eat there over the years.
As well as being a hit with celebs, the café has thousands of rave reviews online, with Google reviewers hailing it as ‘10/10’ and ‘incredible’.
A user known only as Donté F gave it five stars, saying: ‘I couldn’t have enjoyed this restaurant any more than I did. The English breakfast was phenomenal, very fresh! However the food wasn’t the best part. It was the staff and management. Just so friendly with everyone and merry! I know why people keep coming back day after day, for years and years. I will have to visit everytime I’m in London.’
Similarly, Tina BQ Tran wrote: ‘If you want a solid breakfast, this is the place to have it. Based on the food quantity we saw while waiting in line, we ordered 3 different items for 4 persons. It turned out to be more than enough. The service was excellent. Although we didn’t ask, they gave us a 4th empty plate so we could share the food. Although everything was good, the hash browns were our favourite.’
And Emil Alakbarov posted: ‘Best of the best of the best! Legendary place for legendary breakfast in London. Absolutely in love with the team and food. Gonna come back again and again!’
For those curious, the number one spot on the list went to Figlmüller, a Viennese restaurant in Austria, famed for its Schnitzel.
in Naples, and Hofbräuhaus München in Munich, Germany which sells classic dishes like pork knuckle, liver dumplings, sauerkraut and soups.
The top 10 was rounded out by Gino e Toto Sorbillo in Naples, Paragon Restaurant in Kozhikode, Café de Tacuba in Mexico City, Peter Cat in Kolkata, Katz’s Delicatessen, Karne Garibaldi Santa Tere in Guadalajara, and El Pimpi in Málaga.
This comes after the UK also failed to make it into a list of the top 50 best cities in the world for food.
, didn’t feature until much further down the list at number 90.
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, meats, cheeses, wine and more.
in sixth place, and Turin in ninth.
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