One of the last remnants of the pre-gentrified Broadway market, F. Cooke dates back to the days before the street was thick with Cypressa vans delivering organic goods. When I politely ask if I may take a photo, I get an obvious “aye roll along” with a weary sigh and a “what’s it for?” “My [...]

47 Endell Street, London, WC2H 9AJ
020 7836 3785
Monday – Saturday 11.30am-11pm Sunday 12pm-10pm

Not much to look at, excluding the shelves of fluorescent sweets made of mashed rice and sugar, but the fact that the queue of people winds in and out of the tables and out the door is some indication of how popular this place is. In fact you need to make a reservation just to [...]

I’m sceptical as to whether or not to feature this place in my top 10 favourite fish and chip shops, (you may have realised by now that I have an inflated sense of grandeur when it comes to fish and chips, I hate scummy and let’s face it fish and chip shops are generally scummy). [...]