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…

Temple of Heaven – Pretty decent Chinese food on Broad Street

Temple of Heaven serving up some pretty decent Chinese Food are tucked away down at the end of Broad Street. I am always on the look out for a hidden Chinese gem so I wandered into town to check them out. They seemed to be off the beaten track and kind of off the radar as…

Indian Street Food at Kar-O-Bar

Kar-O-Bar on Goosegate in Hockley, is born again like a phoenix from the ashes at the site of many other themed efforts at this location. This spot seems to reinvent itself every couple of years, and I often think it is like the scene in the Time Machine where the man watches the changing fashions…

Sourdough Pizza from Secret Pizza in Hockley

Secret Pizza in Nottingham is located in the small alleyway alongside Rough Trade on Broad Street in Hockley. It is a pop-up pizza spot that will I understand be there at least until the autumn run by a trio of pizza enthusiasts Will, Joe, and Daniel. They are selling a selection of Italian inspired sour…

Breakfast at Sexy Mamma Love Cichetti

Sexy Mamma Love Cicchetti on Carlton Street in Hockley is well know for it’s Italian Tapas and small plate dishes. I have been a few times and wrote about one of those visits back in December 2017 in this post: “Sexy Mamma Love Cicchetti, and so do I!” Something I hadn’t known was that they…

Lilys Umami – Savoury Chinese Pancakes

Lily’s Umami on Goose Gate in Hockley in the space formerly occupied by Chicken Licious and Flavour Bites has recently opened. On their Facebook page they describe themselves as “A modern take on a Chinese takeaway, serving wraps, Bento lunchboxes, bubble teas and pure teas” I had seen the sign on the front for a…

Squeaky Beaver Poutine at Six Barrel Drafthouse

Six Barrels Draft House in Hockley has been hosting a pop-up by Squeaky Beaver Poutine over the last few weeks. Now I really do like a nice bit of the old ‘Poutine;’ and have sampled it quite a lot as a snack back over in the States admittedly mostly whilst checking out breweries and bars so…

The Pho at Studio23 Cafe and Kitchen

Studio23 Café and Kitchen on Heathcote Street in Nottingham is the latest venture and location by Timeout who were previously located up on Wheeler Gate. They have taken up residence in Hockley in the space that was formerly occupied by the tapas restaurant Tapestry. It was a welcome sight to find the Timeout guys here…

Sexy Mamma Love Cicchetti, and so do I!

Sexy Mama Love Cicchetti on Carlton Street in Hockley is the latest offering from Edin Gondzica. They are serving up some excellent classic small plates of Cicchetti style food (think Italian Tapas) and are well worth a visit. It gently reinvents the space formerly known as “Edin’s Natural Kitchen”. I suppose that this is just…

Kayal Business Lunch – The Thali

  Kayal is one of the restaurant stalwarts on Broad Street in Nottingham. They serve up Southern Indian style food and are a pretty well thought of when you talk about where to go for an Indian meal in the Nottingham Curry scene. They are also one of the spots that we seem to have…