Shanghai Shanghai on Goose Gate in Hockley is probably the best known of the authentic Chinese restaurants in the city. It is one of the few spots that has attracted the attentions of the critics . This place is probably best known for its Sichuan food and that is what we usually come here for….
Mowgli Indian Street Food in Hockley – Tiffin for one and some Himalayan Cheese Toast please.
Mowgli Street Food has just opened up in Hockley on the corner of Stoney Street and Goose Gate, just where they cross over into Broad Street. The storyline is that they ‘serve the kind of food Indians eat at home and on the streets’ which sounds like a nice tagline This is the latest in the…
Bun Mii Vietnamese cafe – Bun Thit Nuong and a Banh Mi
Bun Mii on George Street is a Vietnamese Café serving up a small menu of classic dishes from Vietnam. I came here a while back in November 2017 when I tried out the Pho (read more about that here). It was pretty good and I always meant to come back and try everything else. It…
Edins Continental Cafe – Menu Del Dia
I first blogged about Edins in Broad Street back in June 2013 when I described my experience as ‘a quite delightful light lunch’. I had just had a simple meal of ‘Ham Hock & Tarragon Pasta Shells with a Dijon Mustard Sauce‘ as part of a lunchtime deal that also included a bowl of…
U Canteen – Beef Brisket Noodle Soup and Dumplings
U Canteen on Heathcote Street in Hockley is a really great little Chinese Diner, on their Facebook page they describe themselves as serving “Authentic Home-Style Real Chinese Food“, which sounds great as that is just what I am looking for. I like the menu, it has a lot more regional food which is my code…
Think Garden Cafe in Cobden Chambers – Local, Independent, and Tasty Food
The Garden Café has opened up recently in the Think building at the end of Cobden Chambers taking the place of the former occupant Kiosk. They are serving up seasonal dishes using local independent suppliers and growers, How local? well so much so that inside on the specials menu board they were offering a Hockley…
Rikshaw Urban Indian Kitchen in Sherwood – Tasty Indian Streetfood
Rickshaw Urban Indian Kitchen opened up in Sherwood recently serving their modern take on Indian Street Food. I took a stroll up Mansfield Road to check them out a couple of times this week so that I could see what they were all about. Spoiler alert I found some pretty tasty food to eat 🙂…
Tough Mary’s Bakehouse – Fantastic Local Artisan Bakery on Derby Road
Tough Mary’s Bakehouse part way up Derby Road is one seriously great bakery. I first popped in last month just to get some bread having heard great things about them. I had also been served some of their sourdough on a visit to No 8 deli in West Bridgford and had one of their Cobs…
Beef Brisket Noodle Soup and More at Nosh in Beeston
Nosh is an authentic Chinese restaurant in Beeston serving up Szechuan, Hunan, and North Eastern styles of food. It is not your typical Westernised Chinese restaurant that you will find everywhere, this place is serving a more rustic, somewhat more honest, and I find somewhat more delicious style of Chinese Food. You have to go…
Cartwheel Coffee – Very major important and serious brunch (and more)
Cartwheel Café and Roastery located on Low Pavement in Nottingham is a rather excellent place for a spot of lunch and brunch and I understand sells some of the best single origin coffee in the city. On their website they say that their “food menu is carefully crafted to produce dishes that not only look…