Chefs’ recs: where chefs eat in London

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[]Looking for great value lunch options or perhaps somewhere to splash out for a special occasion? Spend your money wisely at these highly-rated restaurants in London. From Michelin-starred lunches to the ultimate sandwich in the city, we asked our favourite chefs where they eat out in their spare time. Each chef will dictate where we go the following week to create the ultimate London treasure hunt. Follow along below…

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Chefs’ recs: where chefs eat in London

[]Many chefs we spoke to recommended the Bar Express Lunch at Michelin-starred modern Italian restaurant, Luca, in Clerkenwell. The menu is served from midday until 2pm and comes in at a reasonable (remember it’s got a Michelin star!) £32 for two courses and £38 for starter, main and dessert.

[]Here we started with the Jerusalem artichoke dish with cauliflower mushrooms and tropea onion, but the star of the show was the braised Hereford beef, smoked potatoes, winter mushrooms and roscoff onions.

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Best breakfast

[]Luca’s chef Rob Chambers recommends his favourite breakfast in the capital. Bookmark this article and come back next Friday to find out where that is…

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