Brat

Visited BRAT for my birthday — probably still my favourite restaurant in London. The food is always deeply flavourful, the wine list is full of gems, and the service is genuinely kind and knowledgeable. This time, we shared oysters with cucumber and seaweed, green asparagus with fresh cheese, and grilled bread with anchovy to start. For mains, the cull yaw mutton chop was outstanding, paired with wood-roasted greens and their signature bread with burnt onion butter. To finish: the Basque cheesecake and ice cream with olive oil — both excellent. We paired everything with two fantastic bottles: Dominique Belluard’s Monsieur Gringet 2020 and François Rousset-Martin’s Château-Chalon 2012. It can get a bit loud inside and the wine pricing is definitely on the higher side, but honestly — BRAT remains a real joy of a place.