Filipino food

Josephine's is a Filipino restaurant near Goodge Street tube station.

I had Simigang sour soup as a starter, which is (according to their menu) tamarind flavour soup with radish and string beans. I chose lapu lapu fish with mine.  My colleague had Tinola (a ginger soup) which he let me try.  I liked both dishes.

 For my main course I had chicken adobo with rice, which is chicken in slightly spicy vinegar and oil marinade.

 Unfortunately I was too full to have dessert, which is a pity because they had a lot of tasty options on the menu.

http://www.josephinesrestaurant.co.uk/index.html

Russian books

This Russian shop just round the corner from Goodge Street station is also is a cafe according to the sign outside.  When I went in there were some tables and chairs but they were all covered in books and no sign of any coffee or tea.  Maybe they just had a big book delivery that day, or maybe the sign is out of date.  

They do sell a small amount of other Russian products too, such as food and knick knacks.

Australian Cafe

Lantana near Goodge Street tube station is an Australian cafe.

So what's an Australian cafe you might ask.  Well to quote from my Aussie friend it's a cafe:
- with lots of personality.
- where you can sit and enjoy your cafe without being hurried out the door by the staff the minute you've finished.

Lantana ticks both these boxes with its quirky artwork and chilled atmosphere.

Iced coffee and Hello Dolly cake

 Vegemite for sale!

 www.lantanacafe.co.uk/