The Best Central London Restaurants

Abeno

Address: 47 Museum Street, WC1A ILY
Telephone: 020 7405 3211

The indicative 'entry' cost of a single 2-course ? la carte meal (dinner), including starter, main course, vegetables (if extra), coffee, cover charge, service & VAT, plus half a bottle of house wine.Wine ?14.00?? Champagne ?29.00 Opening Hours Mon-Sun 12N-10pm There?s a second, snazzier branch of Abeno near Leicester Square, but the diner-like decor of the original better suits the basic food on offer. The house speciality is okonomiyaki, a cross between an omelette & a pancake, which is much easier to cook than it is to say. Once you?ve chosen from a meat, seafood or vegetarian okonomiyaki, a sweet, smiley waitress comes to your table & spreads a mix of flour, egg & cabbage, along with your chosen ingredients, on to the hot plate in front of you. After a bit of prodding & flipping, a squirting of sauce & some sprinkling of seaweed & fish flakes, you have a cheap, filling & nutritious meal. Alternatives include noodle dishes, side orders such as grilled dumplings &, to drink, sak?, shochu & Kirin beer.