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London Christmas Picks

London Christmas Picks

London Christmas Picks

Two restaurants & two galleries to get you in a holly-jolly mood

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A Different Kind of Christmas: Non-traditional festive feasting across London

Part 1/3

by @burgers_and_burpees

For those who’d rather swap sage & onion for spice, smoke, fire and soy, London’s festive dining scene is delivering serious alternatives this season. From lobster noodles to wagyu grills, these are the tables rewriting the rules of Christmas lunch and doing it with confidence.

Namaste Village, Twickenham & OMNOM Islington

Christmas arrives in full colour at Namaste, where their festive menu leans into nostalgic Indian home cooking with serious seasonal flair. The five course option at £35.95 feels like a gift in itself. Think Galawati kebabs, spiced pumpkin and carrot soup, a Christmas masala dosa, red velvet naans and carrot halwa with brandy butter. It is comforting, generous and quietly brilliant for anyone opting out of meat without sacrificing indulgence.

@namastevillage

Doughnation, Covent Garden

For those who believe Christmas should involve gravy at all times, Doughnation’s Turkey Cranberry Feast pizza is the festive crossover you did not know you needed. Turkey, chipolata, cranberry and rocket arrive on their signature soft base with a side of thick gravy for dipping. Add the Jingle Bell Spritz pitcher and suddenly December plans look very productive indeed. There’s also a bottomless option for the brave.

@doughnation_pizza

Chook Chook, Putney

Chook Chook keeps things properly cosy with a Christmas menu built for sharing. At £40 per person, you get a full run of starter, main, sides and dessert with showstoppers like curry leaf prawns, duck vindaloo and pistachio kulfi. The festive cocktails seal the deal. The cranberry margarita alone could become tradition.

@chookchooklondon

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A Different Kind of Christmas: Non-traditional festive feasting across London

Part 1/3

by @burgers_and_burpees

For those who’d rather swap sage & onion for spice, smoke, fire and soy, London’s festive dining scene is delivering serious alternatives this season. From lobster noodles to wagyu grills, these are the tables rewriting the rules of Christmas lunch and doing it with confidence.

Namaste Village, Twickenham & OMNOM Islington

Christmas arrives in full colour at Namaste, where their festive menu leans into nostalgic Indian home cooking with serious seasonal flair. The five course option at £35.95 feels like a gift in itself. Think Galawati kebabs, spiced pumpkin and carrot soup, a Christmas masala dosa, red velvet naans and carrot halwa with brandy butter. It is comforting, generous and quietly brilliant for anyone opting out of meat without sacrificing indulgence.

@namastevillage

Doughnation, Covent Garden

For those who believe Christmas should involve gravy at all times, Doughnation’s Turkey Cranberry Feast pizza is the festive crossover you did not know you needed. Turkey, chipolata, cranberry and rocket arrive on their signature soft base with a side of thick gravy for dipping. Add the Jingle Bell Spritz pitcher and suddenly December plans look very productive indeed. There’s also a bottomless option for the brave.

@doughnation_pizza

Chook Chook, Putney

Chook Chook keeps things properly cosy with a Christmas menu built for sharing. At £40 per person, you get a full run of starter, main, sides and dessert with showstoppers like curry leaf prawns, duck vindaloo and pistachio kulfi. The festive cocktails seal the deal. The cranberry margarita alone could become tradition.

@chookchooklondon

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A Different Kind of Christmas: Non-traditional festive feasting across London

Part 2/3

By @burgers_and_burpees

Noodle and Beer, Chinatown and Spitalfields

If you want your Christmas feast with a side of drama, Noodle and Beer’s lobster special delivers. A whole 1.1kg lobster arrives swimming in house sauce with blanket noodles and a festive gold shimmer, designed for groups of up to four. Pair it with their cult cocktails and end on sticky rice cakes. This is unapologetically fun Christmas dining.

@noodleandbeerltd

Xi Home Dumplings Bay, East London

Xi Home’s festive specials feel deeply personal, rooted in founder Wenjun’s Northeastern childhood kitchen. Expect fried radish balls, prawn and fish roe wontons in chilli oil, clay pot braised beef short ribs with tomato and cabbage, and osmanthus pear for dessert. It is winter comfort food with real soul, and exactly the kind of cooking that makes December feel human again.

@xihome.dumplingsbay

KIBOU, Battersea

KIBOU trades turkey for toro with stylish confidence. Their festive sharing menus start at £35 per person, while the Tokyo Menu goes all in with wagyu and yuzu miso salmon at £75. There are also made to order sushi and bao platters for at home celebrations that deserve better than supermarket party food.

@kiboubattersea

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A Different Kind of Christmas: Non-traditional festive feasting across London

Part 2/3

By @burgers_and_burpees

Noodle and Beer, Chinatown and Spitalfields

If you want your Christmas feast with a side of drama, Noodle and Beer’s lobster special delivers. A whole 1.1kg lobster arrives swimming in house sauce with blanket noodles and a festive gold shimmer, designed for groups of up to four. Pair it with their cult cocktails and end on sticky rice cakes. This is unapologetically fun Christmas dining.

@noodleandbeerltd

Xi Home Dumplings Bay, East London

Xi Home’s festive specials feel deeply personal, rooted in founder Wenjun’s Northeastern childhood kitchen. Expect fried radish balls, prawn and fish roe wontons in chilli oil, clay pot braised beef short ribs with tomato and cabbage, and osmanthus pear for dessert. It is winter comfort food with real soul, and exactly the kind of cooking that makes December feel human again.

@xihome.dumplingsbay

KIBOU, Battersea

KIBOU trades turkey for toro with stylish confidence. Their festive sharing menus start at £35 per person, while the Tokyo Menu goes all in with wagyu and yuzu miso salmon at £75. There are also made to order sushi and bao platters for at home celebrations that deserve better than supermarket party food.

@kiboubattersea

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A Different Kind of Christmas: Non-traditional festive feasting across London

Part 3/3

By @burgers_and_burpees

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Farzi, Haymarket

Farzi’s Taste of Farzi festive menu brings pure theatre to Christmas dining. Duck khurchan cornetto, lobster seekh kebab, grilled halibut with shrimp chutney and rich mutton kosha mangsho all sit comfortably on a menu that refuses to behave. Add the Xmas brownie with grilled marshmallow and suddenly pudding feels exciting again.

@farzilondon

Roketsu, Marylebone

For those who want Christmas with quiet precision and deep luxury, Roketsu’s six course festive menu is one of the most refined in the city. Yellowtail yuzu, foie gras miso monaka, crab chawanmushi, seasonal tempura and wagyu from the grill if you are feeling decadent. Pair with sake or wine and let someone else do all the thinking.

@roketsulondon

KOKUM, East Dulwich

KOKUM’s Christmas feast is bold, flavour driven and generous. Crab tikki, achari turkey tikka, ossobuco laal maas and saffron kulfi bring serious energy to the traditional format. The cocktail list leans playful too, with names like The Grinch and Santa’s Nightcap doing exactly what they promise.

@kokumlondon

HUŌ, Belsize Village

HUŌ offers an elegant Asian alternative for those wanting to trade roast potatoes for jasmine rice. Peppercorn prawns, Thai green curry, sweet and sour chicken, seabass with ginger and a dessert spread of yuzu cheesecake and mochi keep things celebratory without feeling heavy. It is a proper feast built for sharing and lingering.

@huo.london

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A Different Kind of Christmas: Non-traditional festive feasting across London

Part 3/3

By @burgers_and_burpees

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Farzi, Haymarket

Farzi’s Taste of Farzi festive menu brings pure theatre to Christmas dining. Duck khurchan cornetto, lobster seekh kebab, grilled halibut with shrimp chutney and rich mutton kosha mangsho all sit comfortably on a menu that refuses to behave. Add the Xmas brownie with grilled marshmallow and suddenly pudding feels exciting again.

@farzilondon

Roketsu, Marylebone

For those who want Christmas with quiet precision and deep luxury, Roketsu’s six course festive menu is one of the most refined in the city. Yellowtail yuzu, foie gras miso monaka, crab chawanmushi, seasonal tempura and wagyu from the grill if you are feeling decadent. Pair with sake or wine and let someone else do all the thinking.

@roketsulondon

KOKUM, East Dulwich

KOKUM’s Christmas feast is bold, flavour driven and generous. Crab tikki, achari turkey tikka, ossobuco laal maas and saffron kulfi bring serious energy to the traditional format. The cocktail list leans playful too, with names like The Grinch and Santa’s Nightcap doing exactly what they promise.

@kokumlondon

HUŌ, Belsize Village

HUŌ offers an elegant Asian alternative for those wanting to trade roast potatoes for jasmine rice. Peppercorn prawns, Thai green curry, sweet and sour chicken, seabass with ginger and a dessert spread of yuzu cheesecake and mochi keep things celebratory without feeling heavy. It is a proper feast built for sharing and lingering.

@huo.london

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All we want for Xmas is this essential vending machine from Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, as featured in the new retrospective at the @designmuseum on @highstreet_kensington

📸 Richard Round-Turner @richard_round_turner

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#wesanderson #accidentallywesanderson #asteroidcity #vendingmachine #film #arts #london #westlondon #kensington #museumlover #londonmuseum #museum #londonlife #whatsonlondon

🍸 🥛 🥣

All we want for Xmas is this essential vending machine from Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, as featured in the new retrospective at the @designmuseum on @highstreet_kensington

📸 Richard Round-Turner @richard_round_turner

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#wesanderson #accidentallywesanderson #asteroidcity #vendingmachine #film #arts #london #westlondon #kensington #museumlover #londonmuseum #museum #londonlife #whatsonlondon

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Murals, Madness & Madrid

@estella_rua_writer interviews Emmy-winning director @murfish about his Goya-inspired short animation THE QUINTA’S GHOST, shining a light on the artist’s final years, the horror genre more broadly and Mary Shelley’s creative legacy.

Read the full interview with James A. Castillo by tapping the link in the @banglemag bio

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Murals, Madness & Madrid

@estella_rua_writer interviews Emmy-winning director @murfish about his Goya-inspired short animation THE QUINTA’S GHOST, shining a light on the artist’s final years, the horror genre more broadly and Mary Shelley’s creative legacy.

Read the full interview with James A. Castillo by tapping the link in the @banglemag bio

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CROSSOVER CUISINE

In this season’s @banglemag you’ll find a review of the sensational @losmochislondon in Notting Hill, where Japanese and Mexican cuisine make for perfect matrimony.

Zoom in, squint, or do yourself a favour & download FREE to you tablet by tapping the link in the @banglemag bio ✨

🇲🇽 🇯🇵 🇲🇽 🇯🇵

CROSSOVER CUISINE

In this season’s @banglemag you’ll find a review of the sensational @losmochislondon in Notting Hill, where Japanese and Mexican cuisine make for perfect matrimony.

Zoom in, squint, or do yourself a favour & download FREE to you tablet by tapping the link in the @banglemag bio ✨

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