Eat Out London!The Black Hamburg
The Black Hamburg Sandwiches & toasties by chefs, Finsbury Park
The Black Hamburg - Sandwiches & Totasties
At THE BLACK HAMBURG we think fast food doesn’t have to be junk food.
As chefs and fast food lovers we value sunstainability and quality as much as flavour.
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Sketch Is Quite Possibly The Most Beautiful Restaurant In London
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The Gallery is the place to be for afternoon tea or dinner, but if you’re after an unforgettable meal, head instead to The Lecture Room, the restaurant that won sketch its two Michelin stars.
For our money, the prettiest room at sketch is The Glade.
Despite being the most ultra toilets we’ve seen in a while, sketch still gives them seasonal makeovers, such as this cute effort for the Mayfair Flower Show.
However, for those days you’re feeling Extra Fancy, and looking for somewhere fabulous to go, sketch will fill both your stomach and your Instagram feed rather nicely.
Opening hours: sketch is open seven days a week, and you can find the opening hours for each room here.
Black Hamburg late night sandwich shop opens in Finsbury Park ...
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Summing it all up: Finsbury Park gets a tiny hole in the wall sandwich shop aimed at chefs coming off shift and other late night stop outs.
We're not quite sure how we missed this (hands back Finsbury Park resident membership in shame) but four weeks ago a rather special sandwich shop opened in N4.
The Black Hamburg was founded by two chefs from local restaurants Ian Macintosh and Michael Spurgeon (Heirloom restaurant and Nickel bar respectively) who quite fancied the thought of a late night pit stop for off-duty chefs.
Described as 'a hole in the wall' space-wise with seats for four and a mainly takeaway trade, there are just two main hot sandwiches on offer - Smokey beef shin, house-made kimchi, fermented chilli and Ogleshield cheese (£6.50) and the vegetarian Double-grilled Ogleshield cheese, Keen’s cheddar, kimchi and hot sauce, fermented in-house (£6).
But there'll also be a range of specials on rotation kicking off in price from just a fiver, like pig's cheek with smoked ham hock, kimchi, Ogleshield and Hamburg hot sauce.
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A popular one is the Vadavan lamb shoulder, pickled sultanas, labneh and fermented green chilli toastie but options for the less carnivorous include miso aubergine, peanuts, spring onion, kimchi and aged cheddar.
Co-founder Ian Macintosh, who also runs modern British restaurant Heirloom in Crouch End says: “The idea behind The Black Hamburg was to create a late-night fast-food option for off-duty chefs, or anyone who wants to eat quality fast food.
The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì 1/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For overall bliss – Max's Sandwich Shop Matt Writtle 2/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For bánh mì – Kêu 3/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For steak - Hawksmoor 4/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For something fancy – Quo Vadis 5/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For barbeque – Smokestak 6/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For bao – Bao 7/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For naan – Dishoom 8/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For ham and cheese - Enrique Tomas Enrique Tomas.
(Picture: James Gardiner) 9/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For bagels – Beigel Bake Brick Lane Getty Images 10/10 The best sandwiches in London: from bagels to bánh mì For grilled cheese – Kappacasein What they decide to make is based on what’s in season, says Macintosh.
The Black Hamburg joins Max’s Sandwich Shop further up the road.
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Ametsa with Arzak Instruction at The Halkin by Como Hotel Review
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Marvelling at its ceiling installation of 7,600 glass containers back in March, Ametsa with Arzak Instruction at Halkin by Como was a restaurant name we were never going to remember, despite its interior beauty.
However, Ametsa with Arzak Instruction at Halkin by Como in the fancy hotel-land of Belgravia is indeed one memorable restaurant, as we found when sampling its wares recently.
A collaboration between Elena Arzak – voted by Veuve Clicquot as World’s Best Female Chef in 2012 – and father Juan Mari Arzak (along with Mikel Sorazu, Igor Zalakain and Xabier Gutierrez) the young, petite and rather stylish eatery has a thing or two to prove and show-off, thanks to eponymous Spanish eatery Arzak rising from 10th to 8th in this year’s list of the world’s top 50 restaurants.
Offering new Basque cuisine, Ametsa takes inspiration from its Spanish roots with inventive twists on seasonal fare.
A take on the original three Michelin starred restaurant in San Sebastian, the interiors were achieved by London-based Ab Rogers Design.
Lorne London, Victoria Restaurant: Katie Exton and Peter Hall
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Dine on modern British fare in Australian surrounds at new London restaurant Lorne.
Located on Wilton Road, a five minute walk from the city’s Victoria Station, Lorne is the first undertaking from Katie Exton (former sommelier at The River Café) and chef Peter Hall (who boasts stints at London’s Brawn and three Michelin-starred Benu in San Francisco) and is born from a love for food and drink, restaurants and the good times.
Food and wine sit as equals here, seasonality and produce influencing dishes like mackerel with pickled cucumber, ratte potatoes and nasturtium, or short rib beef, onion, pears and cavolo nero; Exton and Hall having invested considerable efforts into compiling their little black book of trusted suppliers.
The space is light, sleek and modern; and exceedingly Antipodean.
Using Lorne’s Australian namesake as inspiration, designer Justin Gilbert of Coriander Buildings chose colours that represent the calm, washed-out aesthetics of the Great Ocean Road; creating an open and welcoming layout that is teeming with greenery and design touches.