{"id":650274,"date":"2025-12-23T11:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/650274\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T11:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:37:26","slug":"suedes-my-london-curries-secret-churches-and-roaring-pub-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/650274\/","title":{"rendered":"Suede&#8217;s My London: Curries, secret churches, and roaring pub fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/newsletter_style_embed_desktop.png\" alt=\"STYLE\" width=\"158px\" height=\"158px\" class=\"sc-gytJtb kpUGLA\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/suede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suede<\/a>\u2019s Brett Anderson and Mat Osman think London is best explored by bike rides through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/going-out\/attractions\/londons-best-parks-a-guide-to-outdoor-activities-from-hyde-park-to-clapham-common-a3512556.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyde Park<\/a> and pub walks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/highgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Highgate<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The best restaurant in London is&#8230;. <\/p>\n<p>If I was going not high-end, but not low-end either, I\u2019d go for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/going-out\/restaurants\/darbaar-a-right-royal-indian-banquet-a3678416.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Durbar Tandoori<\/a> on Hereford Road, just off Westbourne Grove. That\u2019s my favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/indian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian<\/a>. But there\u2019s a restaurant called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/going-out\/restaurants\/skye-gyngell-spring-hackfield-place-dead-b1259375.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring<\/a> near Somerset House which I really like too.  Brett Anderson<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a place called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/going-out\/attractions\/cheap-nights-out-london-best-free-gigs-comedy-clubbing-b1020565.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diwana<\/a> where Brett and I first went to about 35 years ago on Drummond Street. It\u2019s Indian vegetarian and holds a place in my heart. It\u2019s cheap, vegetarian and good food.  Mat Osman<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766489846_839_newFile-3.jpg\" width=\"971\" height=\"647\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-eqUAAy kRUyJB\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Spring at Somerset House<\/p>\n<p>Spring at Somerset House<\/p>\n<p>The best pub in London is&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>I like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/going-out\/bars\/the-flask-review-a-historic-pub-with-great-character-a3693281.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flask in Highgate<\/a>. It feels like a proper pub where you go for a walk round there and a drink at the pub. The Princess Louise is the best-looking pub in Holborn, but the Flask is all about dogs and roaring fires. Mat Osman<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d say the Cork and Bottle because I\u2019ve spent more time drinking at that pub than any other place in the world! Brett Anderson<\/p>\n<p>Best London place to visit is&#8230;. <\/p>\n<p>Just off Leicester Square, there\u2019s a French church with some Jean Cocteau murals. Nobody knows they\u2019re there and they\u2019re so incredible and spooky. You can only see Christ\u2019s feet and Roman soldiers are gambling with dice. But they\u2019re so beautiful and free to see. Mat Osman<\/p>\n<p>My favourite thing to do is cycle with my son from the edge of Hyde Park to the National Gallery and go through Green Park without ever going on the road.  Brett Anderson<\/p>\n<p>If you were to take over London, what would you change? <\/p>\n<p>I would free up the River Thames, I think it\u2019s despicable that big swathes of it are made up of gated communities. Every Londoner should be able to walk the whole length of the Thames. 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