HIPO Coffee: Jacket Spud Action

I have had my eye on the Coffee x Spud action at Hipo Coffee for some time now. Every time I walk up Carlton Street at Lunchtime past the cafe I see a board offering a Jacket Spud and a drink and remember I want to check it out. Today was the day I finally…

Lunch at Everyday People: Tonkotsu Ramen Noodle action

Everyday People on Byard’s Lane in Nottingham is the brick and mortar Ramen restaurant owned by Masterchef finalist Pete Hewitt who you may also recognise locally as the man behind Homeboys Street Food. While the joint primarily is know for it’s take on ramen, they also offer small plates and occasionally branch out on themed…

Breakfast at Tuckers

Tuckers Cafe & Takeaway on Friar Lane is one of the last proper old school greasy spoon cafes in the city centre, and an absolute classic in the genre. It is the sort of place that needs to be cherished and we do so in our droves. The last time I wrote about Tuckers was…

Hey! Chili in Nottingham – top ramen action

Hey! Chili on Heathcote Street in Nottingham are serving up some excellent Asian food swerving their way across the Continent with a playlist featuring a number of popular dishes from Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan. I was here in the hunt for Ramen hoping for some top notch noodle action in a bowl….

Prickly Pear at the Golden Fleece

Prickly Pear are in residence in the kitchen of the Golden Fleece pub on Mansfield Road serving up a whole lot of tasty food from their vegan menu. If the name sounds familiar well it should be as they have been around for a while in town formerly occupying their own cafe further down the…

Smash-burgers at Onur Burger

Onur Burger on Alfreton Road appears at first sight to be just another halal takeaway joint but reading their website they appear to have loftier ambition and a calling “Our restaurant was inspired by the desire to let everyone in Nottingham try what they have always been missing out on, the ONUR patty. This secret…

Banh Mi at Boulangerie de Saigon

Boulangerie de Saigon, a Vietnamese Coffe shop, recently opened on Freckingham Street in Sneinton Avenues. It is being run by two sisters Aivi and Milly Nguyen inspired apparently by their grandmas street food stall in Vietnam. I do like the tastes of Vietnam so when I heard I was really keen to check them out…

Pizza at Pizza Pilgrims

Pizza Pilgrims ambled in to the Nottingham Pizza scene last month taking over the space formerly occupied by Edin Gondzica’s Sexy Mama Love Cichetti on Carlton Street in Hockley. They have totally transformed the former Jewellers Store with just the clock left on the outside to show the buildings former use. Inside it has been…