#FLOFavourite: top 5 in food this weekend
Alfresco dining
NAC Mayfair
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#FLODown: This trendy French bistro offers tasty contemporary French cuisine with a selection of some brunch favourites. You can indulge in their delicious flamed aubergine, miso with Greek yoghurt, truffle burgers, tuna poke or rigatoni with parmigiano-reggiano, all in the comfort of their sun-filled terrace.
Plus, for all you brunch lovers they have a weekend brunch menu featuring Merguez shakshuka, poached eggs with avocado toast, crushed milk chocolate cookies and their famous pancakes with dulce de leche.
Location:
41 North Audley Street, W1K 6ZP, Mayfair
Opening hours:
Monday- Friday: 11.30 am – 6pm, 6pm – 11.30pm
Weekend Brunch 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday Dinner 6pm -10.30pm
The hidden oasis
YOPO at Jumera Terrace
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#FLODown: The Mandrake Hotel has opened their outdoor terrace - Jumera. Expect to find a ‘laid-back cabana affair’ surrounded by hanging greenery. It’s truly breath-taking and is the ultimate hidden oasis in the heart of the city.
Jumera will now feature a new menu from YOPO (The Mandrake’s restaurant) offering South American inspired dishes and a selection of feel-good summer cocktails, all served from their fitting shack-style bar! With gorgeous surroundings and delicious food, a trip to this green sanctuary is not to be missed!
Location:
20 - 21 Newman St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1PG, United Kingdom
Opening hours:
Tuesday – Saturday Noon- 11 pm, Sundays Noon – 10.30 pm
The neighbourhood restaurant
Milk Balham
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#FLODown: Milk is welcoming back dinners for al fresco eating. With over 50 seats available for outdoor dining, they will be running a counter-service operation from the restaurant window.
Head down to Milk to indulge in their delicious buckwheat pancakes with English cherries, coffee cream and macaroons. Or, we also recommend their mouth-watering ice cream served with watermelon, Thai basil kombucha syrup and meringue.
No need to book just show up, order at the window and find a seat.
Location:
20 Bedford Hill, London, SW12 9RG
Opening hours:
7 days a week 8 am – 4 pm ( Sat-Sun 5 pm)
For brunch with a view
The Nest in Treehouse
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#FLODown: Located in the Treehouse Hotel, The Nest in Treehouse, is London’s newest rooftop terrace offering a glorious 360-degree view of London’s skyline. Expect to find a menu packed with favourites including waffles with mixed berries, pecan nuts and maple syrup or a good old eggs benedict, Florentine or royal! If you’re looking for a boozy brunch they have a large selection of equally tasty cocktails to try.
Location:
14-15 Langham Place London W1B 2QS
Opening hours:
Monday – Saturday: 8 am – 10 pm
Sunday: 8.00 am – 10.30 pm
For the bottomless brunch
Daisy Green Collection
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#FLODown: Daisy Green brings all the joy of the bottomless brunch that we all know and love, from smashed avocado to sourdough French toast topped with pistachio, Yorkshire rhubarb and maple cream this Aussie-inspired restaurant has it all. If you’ve missed your usual dose of bottomless mimosas and buttermilk pancakes… get yourself down to Daisy Greens for some al fresco dining.
Daisy Green Collection locations currently open:
Daisy Green in Portman Village
Barbie Green at London Wall
Beany Green in Paddington
Timmy Green in Victoria
Darcie & May Green
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