What do you think? Are these famous London foods worth the money and the hype? Do you have a recommendation for somewhere else we should try? Let us know! Watch next: Trying Fish and Chips in London for the First Time: th-cam.com/video/CjTvkxqlE5Q/w-d-xo.html&t Trying Iconic London Foods (pie, mash & liquor & jellied eels): th-cam.com/video/g80hQvv9nm8/w-d-xo.html&t Visiting Borough & Camden Markets for the first time: th-cam.com/video/ixUDfMXX4oE/w-d-xo.html&t Trying fish and chips by the seaside for the first time (Whitby): th-cam.com/video/p70kNGqQ0Jw/w-d-xo.html&t
Crumble is very easy to make: you’ll find lots of simple recipes online using seasonal fruits….no need to pay a lot to buy it from one of these places. Classic ones include apple and blackberry in the autumn… or gooseberry. Always have with a good custard or vanilla ice cream. Hot crumble with cold custard 😋
If you want good Indian food without paying tourist prices, make your way to Southall where there is a large Indian/Pakistani population and lots of cafes and restaurants.
General rule of social media food is if it's just influencers bigging it up it's going to be average but if real people are bigging it up it's going to be good.
As a Londoner, I would eat Indian food in Drummond Street or Tooting. Don’t fall for the hype, go to Diwana Bhel Poori House (since 1975)or another Indian/Bangldeshi restaurant in Drummond St. Dishoom is just a chain. Also, as a Londoner, I wouldn’t eat in a place that charges £11 for a jacket potato, they’re having a giraffe.
I love how you guys explored both the hype and the hidden gems. The breakfast at Dum sounds incredible, especially with that fresh naan! And those cube croissants--what a unique twist, even if they were a bit underwhelming. The chocolate-covered strawberries at Borough Market seem like a classic, but I get why you found them a bit basic. Overall, it looks like you had a delicious time! Can't wait to see what you try next!
They may not want to share, but if it’s quiet, you can always ask a stall holder where they go to eat. Many years ago I had a stall in what was the trendiest of all the London markets. Pretty much every stall holder used to go to one place to eat, a few minutes away from the market that carried no signage, had no set menu, the service was near instant and the prices incredibly low. Each day the chef would pick two or three options from what was available at the food markets, and those were your options. That particular guy happened to be a superb French chef who preferred a low overhead/high volume business rather than struggling to afford a fancy restaurant with London style overheads. But the same runs true for all the markets around London, especially the more wholesale places like Smithfield’s, Billingsgate etc. there are always a couple of places very nearby, where traders can get in and out quickly and get a very good meal at a very good price.
Happy crimbo! Those prices though, London is weird and amazing. I live in the W Midlands where we get value for money. We don't get tourists where I live, last ones in my local pub was a couple from NZ about 10 years ago....We still talk about them.....
Dishoom is the GOAT. I live next door to the one in Manchester. It's hard not to visit regularly. The main meals outside of breakfast might not be "the best" Indian but they have a unique take on their dishes and I'd rank them in the top 10% of Indian restaurants I have visited. Which is a lot over the last 40 years.
Never understood the hype around having to go to Dishoom in London, there’s literally one in Birmingham and you rarely ever have to queue. It’s a chain restaurant 🤷🏻♂️
My tip would be try Gary Eats' channel on TH-cam. He's a great genuine British guy and he reviews restaurants all over the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. He reviews all kinds of eateries, from high end to back street and he would, I'm sure, come up with a few places you'd like to try! A lot of 'famous' places, especially in London are hopelessly over-hyped with eye watering prices to match and are popular more to be seen in to be on trend than because the food's any good.
Borough Market has always been a great place for good food, but since sooo many people have landed on it for TH-cam/Insta etc, the prices have gone waay up, and there are far more stupid hipster stalls (like the strawberry place) massively overcharging for the 'experience'. Used to be able to get a decent lunch for £4-6... And yes, what is called a bagel, is actually a Jewish thing which is spelled 'beigel' in Yiddish and pronounced with the ei like in height. When you know, you know, and saying 'bay-gel' in good beigel shops marks you out. You won't get worse service or food by any means! But....
India Club at London's Aldwich (across from the India High Commission) used to be the most truly authentic South Asian eatery in Britain. It opened in 1951, and was very club-like, basic, and filled with expat Indians. It was a favourite of mine when a stray uncle or my godfather would treat my junior school roomies and I to lunch during a school Saturday exuent. It closed last year. Veerswamy on Regent St is still around though, almost a century after first opening. Excellent as it remains, at £100 per head, on average today, it's beyond my pockets.
I feel very sorry for anyone in food manufacturing at the moment but bakers are especially feeling the costs. No cookies is worth five quid but even at that price I doubt they make more than 10 or 15% net profit on each one with the cost of energy, rent and ingredients at the moment.
hmm, the Borough Market no filming thing is weird, just looked it up and apparently you need advance permission and filming is not allowed at all between 1am and 2:30pm. I'm guessing it's something to do with how many movies have used the area as a backdrop. Apparently there are other places in London where there are similar rules (I remember being very annoyed that I couldn't take photos in St Paul's)
Not that you were disappointed but I think this is a great example of why you shouldn’t necessarily follow trends. Your other videos show you having a far better experience almost “winging it” atleast that’s how it came across. Great video as always :)
Great video 👍 The Bagel dough mix will affect the taste,in San Francisco they still use the hundred year old dough starter it changes if the dough is used outside the San Francisco bay😮
Having only filmed with a phone in borough Market,never been told not to,not sure why they asked you not to,and yes its a beigel, not a bagel but still the same thing, merry Christmas.
£11 for a baked spud? Daylight robbery. And crumble is always humble because it's so basic, easy and cheap to make. I always add porridge oats and demerara sugar to mine to give it extra texture.
I saw on your instagram stories a few weeks back that you went to Chesterfield, how did you find it? not really a tourist place, fairly dull/run down nowadays 😂only really worth visiting as a cheap base for exploring the Peak District nearby. (Chatsworth, Bakewell, Matlock Bath etc) also did you go to Leeds in the end? didn't see any posts from there, lots recommend Royal Armouries museum which is pretty good, def a city worth checking out at least once.
When I would tell my dad about somewhere I had been that he considered "too expensive" or a rip-off, he would say "oh, that's the place with the big telescope on the roof" In other words, they saw you coming a mile off!
@TheMagicGeekdom they do 3 types milk chocolate, triple chocolate and a limited edition that changes. I have had a lot of cookies in my time and the milk chocolate ones are like cookies I have never had anywhere. They are made with golden sugar that gives them a unique taste
I loved this video! That bagel made me very hungry lol. I also have to say that you both are looking great. If you’re ever near a town called Marlow, definitely check out the food scene there, and Harleyford is a great spot to walk the dog.
Some years ago I used to wander around the markets on a Sunday morning. Always fancied trying a beigel from the Beigel Bake, but the long queue would put me off. Never understood why people mix chocolate with fruit, they just don't go together.
Did you know that the name Soho actually comes from the hare coursing term, similar to tally ho in fox hunting to signal that the dogs are on a scent and we’re in pursuit, as soho was originally a top hare coursing area 😮
..but it's just not bloody crumble!! The crumble should be at least an inch thick and unpenetrable by any implement! I've no idea what that thing is but it ain't crumble!!!
How can you tell an egg is "farm fresh"? Aren't they always that color? Sorry, I'm not an egg expert. Maybe I always buy "farm fresh" without realizing it?
The worst thing about 'hyped' food establishments like these is not everyone likes the same thing, 1 person will rave about something and someone else be like 'meh' But least you tried them guys win/win in my book 👏🏼
That bagel / biegel was WAY better value than the sandwiches in my local pub (£15 for a squirt of brisket and about ten skin on fries that arent even home made).
Where do you two put all that food. Bagels or Beigals are not an American thing, their origin is Jewish. Personally I think all the food with the exception of the Jacket Spud was overpriced and I would not be willing to pay that.
I'm glad you've enjoyed being back in my hometown of London, UK here! I hope you enjoyed the delicious foods that we Londoner's have to offer to everyone and Happy Holidays. 👍🎅🎄🎁✨
It was. We don't know him, but John Robins asked him for some suggestions for us. The Spud Bros, and Creme cookie were both Ed's suggestions. He also mentioned the strawberries, but we were planning to try those anyway.
London is so overrated & overpriced,,,better & cheaper alternatives around the uk ,, but tourists will pay top dollar because it’s London,,,,crumble can be made for pennies & in around 10 minutes,,,half the food shown is a rip off 😔gimmicks for the tourists
Hello The Magic Geekdom. Have you tried Campden Market? Also, you should try Milton Keynes restaurants and Costco foods and try Massive 🍕, Hotdogs 🌭 , Ice Creams 🍧 and Jacket Potatoes 🥔 🥙 my favourite jacket potato is Baked Beans, These, Onion and Coleslaw for crunch 🧅🧀🫘🥔. Why did you say American Should try Baked Beans on a jacket Potato's . W hen they come over here. ? Do they stock Baked Beans in their Supermarkets. They can try it in their own comforts of home.🏚. I've been watching your channel for sometimes. Your honest and straightforward if you Like ore dislikes. Enjoy take care. X I don't mean any by this but have you loss a lot of weight. Cara you look radiant and alot of weight in your face.❤ I want to eat a Cube Croissant too.🥐 with Nutella 🥜🍫
What do you think? Are these famous London foods worth the money and the hype? Do you have a recommendation for somewhere else we should try? Let us know!
Watch next:
Trying Fish and Chips in London for the First Time: th-cam.com/video/CjTvkxqlE5Q/w-d-xo.html&t
Trying Iconic London Foods (pie, mash & liquor & jellied eels): th-cam.com/video/g80hQvv9nm8/w-d-xo.html&t
Visiting Borough & Camden Markets for the first time: th-cam.com/video/ixUDfMXX4oE/w-d-xo.html&t
Trying fish and chips by the seaside for the first time (Whitby): th-cam.com/video/p70kNGqQ0Jw/w-d-xo.html&t
Crumble is very easy to make: you’ll find lots of simple recipes online using seasonal fruits….no need to pay a lot to buy it from one of these places. Classic ones include apple and blackberry in the autumn… or gooseberry. Always have with a good custard or vanilla ice cream. Hot crumble with cold custard 😋
£11 for a jacket potato is robbery
Merry Christmas to you both. You can't beat a good crumble and custard, and it is so simple to make. I made sure I ate before watching this time!!
LIked the shout out for John Robins and Ed Gamble and enjoyed your appearance on the Elis and John podcast/radio show the other week
Greeting from Yorkshire.
Sorry to reinforce a regional stereotype, but...
A fiver for an undercooked biscuit.
HOW MUCH?!
If you want good Indian food without paying tourist prices, make your way to Southall where there is a large Indian/Pakistani population and lots of cafes and restaurants.
Thank you! We will keep note of that for next time.
General rule of social media food is if it's just influencers bigging it up it's going to be average but if real people are bigging it up it's going to be good.
Great videos guys,at 7.40 "the food actually follows through"
Where I am in the UK would mean you just sh*t yourself 😂😂😂.
Great channel 👍👍👍
18:56 "bagel" is basically an anglicised spelling and pronunciation of the Yiddish "beygel/beigel"
As a Londoner, I would eat Indian food in Drummond Street or Tooting. Don’t fall for the hype, go to Diwana Bhel Poori House (since 1975)or another Indian/Bangldeshi restaurant in Drummond St. Dishoom is just a chain. Also, as a Londoner, I wouldn’t eat in a place that charges £11 for a jacket potato, they’re having a giraffe.
I love how you guys explored both the hype and the hidden gems. The breakfast at Dum sounds incredible, especially with that fresh naan! And those cube croissants--what a unique twist, even if they were a bit underwhelming. The chocolate-covered strawberries at Borough Market seem like a classic, but I get why you found them a bit basic. Overall, it looks like you had a delicious time! Can't wait to see what you try next!
They may not want to share, but if it’s quiet, you can always ask a stall holder where they go to eat. Many years ago I had a stall in what was the trendiest of all the London markets. Pretty much every stall holder used to go to one place to eat, a few minutes away from the market that carried no signage, had no set menu, the service was near instant and the prices incredibly low. Each day the chef would pick two or three options from what was available at the food markets, and those were your options. That particular guy happened to be a superb French chef who preferred a low overhead/high volume business rather than struggling to afford a fancy restaurant with London style overheads.
But the same runs true for all the markets around London, especially the more wholesale places like Smithfield’s, Billingsgate etc. there are always a couple of places very nearby, where traders can get in and out quickly and get a very good meal at a very good price.
Omg you got advice from Ed Gamble who has one of the biggest podcasts and is judge on Great British Menu on BBC!
Hello Cara and Jeremy. Happy Christmas and New Year to you and anyone reading this comment.
Happy crimbo! Those prices though, London is weird and amazing. I live in the W Midlands where we get value for money. We don't get tourists where I live, last ones in my local pub was a couple from NZ about 10 years ago....We still talk about them.....
Dishoom is the GOAT. I live next door to the one in Manchester. It's hard not to visit regularly. The main meals outside of breakfast might not be "the best" Indian but they have a unique take on their dishes and I'd rank them in the top 10% of Indian restaurants I have visited. Which is a lot over the last 40 years.
Never understood the hype around having to go to Dishoom in London, there’s literally one in Birmingham and you rarely ever have to queue. It’s a chain restaurant 🤷🏻♂️
A good jacket spud is a very underrated dish - that said, the bagel and indian had my mouth watering too.
My tip would be try Gary Eats' channel on TH-cam. He's a great genuine British guy and he reviews restaurants all over the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. He reviews all kinds of eateries, from high end to back street and he would, I'm sure, come up with a few places you'd like to try! A lot of 'famous' places, especially in London are hopelessly over-hyped with eye watering prices to match and are popular more to be seen in to be on trend than because the food's any good.
Beigel Bake is elite, and yes you definitely went to the right one
Hiya. Bet you're glad you had on that green overcoat, eh, Cara? Merry Christmas! Stay safe. All the best to you.
A smoked salmon and cream cheese beigel from the Beigel Bakery is the nuts. Maybe next time?
Borough Market has always been a great place for good food, but since sooo many people have landed on it for TH-cam/Insta etc, the prices have gone waay up, and there are far more stupid hipster stalls (like the strawberry place) massively overcharging for the 'experience'. Used to be able to get a decent lunch for £4-6...
And yes, what is called a bagel, is actually a Jewish thing which is spelled 'beigel' in Yiddish and pronounced with the ei like in height. When you know, you know, and saying 'bay-gel' in good beigel shops marks you out. You won't get worse service or food by any means! But....
India Club at London's Aldwich (across from the India High Commission) used to be the most truly authentic South Asian eatery in Britain. It opened in 1951, and was very club-like, basic, and filled with expat Indians. It was a favourite of mine when a stray uncle or my godfather would treat my junior school roomies and I to lunch during a school Saturday exuent. It closed last year. Veerswamy on Regent St is still around though, almost a century after first opening. Excellent as it remains, at £100 per head, on average today, it's beyond my pockets.
I feel very sorry for anyone in food manufacturing at the moment but bakers are especially feeling the costs. No cookies is worth five quid but even at that price I doubt they make more than 10 or 15% net profit on each one with the cost of energy, rent and ingredients at the moment.
That was one expensive cookie, imagine all the lovely packets of cookies/ biscuits you could get for the same price as that one cookie.
hmm, the Borough Market no filming thing is weird, just looked it up and apparently you need advance permission and filming is not allowed at all between 1am and 2:30pm. I'm guessing it's something to do with how many movies have used the area as a backdrop. Apparently there are other places in London where there are similar rules (I remember being very annoyed that I couldn't take photos in St Paul's)
Not that you were disappointed but I think this is a great example of why you shouldn’t necessarily follow trends. Your other videos show you having a far better experience almost “winging it” atleast that’s how it came across. Great video as always :)
Great video 👍 The Bagel dough mix will affect the taste,in San Francisco they still use the hundred year old dough starter it changes if the dough is used outside the San Francisco bay😮
Having only filmed with a phone in borough Market,never been told not to,not sure why they asked you not to,and yes its a beigel, not a bagel but still the same thing, merry Christmas.
£11 for a baked spud? Daylight robbery. And crumble is always humble because it's so basic, easy and cheap to make. I always add porridge oats and demerara sugar to mine to give it extra texture.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both
I saw on your instagram stories a few weeks back that you went to Chesterfield, how did you find it? not really a tourist place, fairly dull/run down nowadays 😂only really worth visiting as a cheap base for exploring the Peak District nearby. (Chatsworth, Bakewell, Matlock Bath etc) also did you go to Leeds in the end? didn't see any posts from there, lots recommend Royal Armouries museum which is pretty good, def a city worth checking out at least once.
The wasn't the lady from home alone it was piers Morgan
I think your mother is correct about cookies, cooked all the way through and crispy crunchy every time.
We have special k cereal in the UK but we have real fruit in ours unlike the US version
When I would tell my dad about somewhere I had been that he considered "too expensive" or a rip-off, he would say "oh, that's the place with the big telescope on the roof"
In other words, they saw you coming a mile off!
The best cookies are from M&S bakery section they are in a clear plastic bag 5 for £2.75
We'll have to try those next time.
@TheMagicGeekdom they do 3 types milk chocolate, triple chocolate and a limited edition that changes. I have had a lot of cookies in my time and the milk chocolate ones are like cookies I have never had anywhere. They are made with golden sugar that gives them a unique taste
I’ve always wanted to go there so thanks! I may give it a go x
John and Ed are 2 well known comedians who are often on TV
I loved this video! That bagel made me very hungry lol. I also have to say that you both are looking great. If you’re ever near a town called Marlow, definitely check out the food scene there, and Harleyford is a great spot to walk the dog.
Thank you so much!!
Some years ago I used to wander around the markets on a Sunday morning. Always fancied trying a beigel from the Beigel Bake, but the long queue would put me off.
Never understood why people mix chocolate with fruit, they just don't go together.
Wow, Brick Lane used to walk there from work for a Thai Red Curry. Was my weekly treat. Fond memories.
Did you know that the name Soho actually comes from the hare coursing term, similar to tally ho in fox hunting to signal that the dogs are on a scent and we’re in pursuit, as soho was originally a top hare coursing area 😮
Beigel bake was owned by two brothers. They had a big row and one opened the shop a few doors down
You guys coming to Liverpool this time?
Try It's Bagels in Notting Hill, Soho and Primrose Hill and Kleinsky's bagels in N Audley Street Mayfair.
Dishoom is the best Asian food I've ever tasted!
..but it's just not bloody crumble!! The crumble should be at least an inch thick and unpenetrable by any implement! I've no idea what that thing is but it ain't crumble!!!
That's the same spud bros that Gary eats reviewed a couple of weeks ago
Was this all in one day? That lot would keep me going for about a week!
How can you tell an egg is "farm fresh"? Aren't they always that color? Sorry, I'm not an egg expert. Maybe I always buy "farm fresh" without realizing it?
Are you going somewhere interesting on this visit, or staying in London?
Do you know any adjectives other than 'good' when describing food?
The worst thing about 'hyped' food establishments like these is not everyone likes the same thing, 1 person will rave about something and someone else be like 'meh'
But least you tried them guys win/win in my book 👏🏼
Dishoom is very good. Last 2 years we have done our work department Xmas meal there, the Manchester one.
Americans love their food.😊
You went in the wrong bagel shop. The one on the right with the white sign (not yellow) is the one lol.
We make a special trip to London just for the beigels
Wow wow wewah, serving bacon in an Indian restaurant 😱never known that before in any other restaurant.
That bagel / biegel was WAY better value than the sandwiches in my local pub (£15 for a squirt of brisket and about ten skin on fries that arent even home made).
do you think usa food is better than uk food ? or uk better than usa food ?
London prices are criminal
Enjoy your videos, authentic Indian street food?………….Bacon and Brie!!!!! Come on, you’re having a laugh……….😊
Where do you two put all that food. Bagels or Beigals are not an American thing, their origin is Jewish. Personally I think all the food with the exception of the Jacket Spud was overpriced and I would not be willing to pay that.
That no filming with large cameras nonsense seems to be happening in quite a few places around London this year. Weird
The croissant looked awful but the spud looked great.
The Croissant looked more like you were cutting bread....
I'm glad you've enjoyed being back in my hometown of London, UK here! I hope you enjoyed the delicious foods that we Londoner's have to offer to everyone and Happy Holidays. 👍🎅🎄🎁✨
barely any toppings on the spud
Go to Bolton they have best Indian 😊
You’re friends with John robins??
wait was that Ed gamble? or was that a joke?
It was. We don't know him, but John Robins asked him for some suggestions for us. The Spud Bros, and Creme cookie were both Ed's suggestions. He also mentioned the strawberries, but we were planning to try those anyway.
@@TheMagicGeekdom I’m so happy to see you’re in contact with John Robins, he’s amazing. Would love to see him in one of your videos
London is so overrated & overpriced,,,better & cheaper alternatives around the uk ,, but tourists will pay top dollar because it’s London,,,,crumble can be made for pennies & in around 10 minutes,,,half the food shown is a rip off 😔gimmicks for the tourists
Ripp off London
Overrated
Hello The Magic Geekdom.
Have you tried Campden Market?
Also, you should try Milton Keynes restaurants and Costco foods and try Massive 🍕, Hotdogs 🌭 , Ice Creams 🍧 and Jacket Potatoes 🥔 🥙 my favourite jacket potato is Baked Beans, These, Onion and Coleslaw for crunch 🧅🧀🫘🥔.
Why did you say American Should try Baked Beans on a jacket Potato's . W hen they come over here. ? Do they stock Baked Beans in their Supermarkets. They can try it in their own comforts of home.🏚. I've been watching your channel for sometimes. Your honest and straightforward if you Like ore dislikes. Enjoy take care. X
I don't mean any by this
but have you loss a lot of weight. Cara you look radiant and alot of weight in your face.❤ I want to eat a Cube Croissant too.🥐 with Nutella 🥜🍫
London is a rip off place!
Please try Borough market? Its fantastic for food stalls ! Don't go bk before trying it guy's ! All the best and Goodluck 👊🙏💕🏴
I went i n a motorway sevice station yesterday and was asked to pay 13 quid for a poxy Burger King
Jokers