Sacha Eats (some more) Asia

Part 2: Seconds anyone?

Marie’s pad Thai with prawns

In part one our Sacha laid a little Japanese, Malaysian and Singaporean cuisine on us. We slopped it right down our bibs and went straight back for more. Here’s what came next…

Ragam (South Indian): # No. 2 Masala dosai, £4.95
I am dosai-obsessed. My favourite is rava dosai, but sadly I cannot find a good one on any London menu (recommendations to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)). Masala dosai comes a close second; spongy rice and lentil flour pancakes, crisp at the edges and filled with coconutty potato curry, spiced with Indian leaves and seeds you can’t get at Tescos. Ragam is unglamorous but friendly, and their masala dosais are the best I’ve tasted outside of South India.
57 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JN

Masala to dosai for

Marie’s Cafe (Thai): # No. 10 Phad Thai, £3.90 w/ chicken, £5.00 w/ prawns (daytime); # No. 39 Phad Thai, £4.50 w/ chicken, £5.50 w/ prawn (evenings)
This greasy spoon-cum-Thai kitchen is well scungy and, judging by the menu, a bit confused – beans on toast or Thai green curry anyone? That’s why I love it. There’s cheesy pop, builders’ tea in mismatched mugs, and an eclectic bunch of regulars. And the staff are cute; once, they swiped my chair from under me to replace it with another (a light refurb during service never hurt anyone). For a fiver you get a sticky, comforting mound of noodles, crushed peanuts, and a generous helping of plump prawns. Plus, phad thai always tastes better with noisy Thai nattering in the background.
90 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7AB

Cicada’s chilli salt squid

Cicada (Fusion) – Chilli salt squid, £6.50 (but half price on Mondays, if mentioned when booking)
This one is quite posh – hence dishes are not # numbered – but it makes the list because a) it is half price on Mondays, and b) it has incredibly moreish deep-fried squid. I cannot go without my weekly fix of these light, crunchy tentacles, served in bowls lined with Chinese newspaper. Fish ‘em out with chopsticks and plunge into the sweet chilli side.
132-136 St John Street, London EC1V 4JT

You can read more of Sacha’s words here. And if you think she may have missed a trick, you can email us .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), and we’ll pass it right along.

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Part 2: Seconds anyone? Marie’s pad Thai with prawns In part one our Sacha laid a little Japanese, Malaysian and Singaporean cuisine on us. We slopped it right down our bibs and went straight back for more. Here’s what came next… Ragam (South Indian): # No. 2 Masala dosai, £4.95 I am dosai-obsessed. My favourite is rava dosai, but sadly I cannot find a good one on any London menu (recommendations to eatup@thriftygobbler.com). Masala dosai comes a close second; spongy rice and lentil flour pancakes, crisp at the edges and filled with coconutty potato curry, spiced with Indian leaves and seeds you can’t get at Tescos. Ragam is unglamorous but friendly, and their masala dosais are the best I’ve tasted outside of South India. 57 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JN Masala to dosai for Marie’s Cafe (Thai): # No. 10 Phad Thai, £3.90 w/ chicken, £5.00 w/ prawns (daytime); # No. 39 Phad Thai, £4.50 w/ chicken, £5.50 w/ prawn (evenings) This greasy spoon-cum-Thai kitchen is well scungy and, judging by the menu, a bit confused – beans on toast or Thai green curry anyone? That’s why I love it. There’s cheesy pop, builders’ tea in mismatched mugs, and an eclectic bunch of regulars. And the staff are cute; once, they swiped my chair from under me to replace it with another (a light refurb during service never hurt anyone). For a fiver you get a sticky, comforting mound of noodles, crushed peanuts, and a generous helping of plump prawns. Plus, phad thai always tastes better with noisy Thai nattering in the background. 90 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7AB Cicada’s chilli salt squid Cicada (Fusion) – Chilli salt squid, £6.50 (but half price on Mondays, if mentioned when booking) This one is quite posh – hence dishes are not # numbered – but it makes the list because a) it is half price on Mondays, and b) it has incredibly moreish deep-fried squid. I cannot go without my weekly fix of these light, crunchy tentacles, served in bowls lined with Chinese newspaper. Fish ‘em out with chopsticks and plunge into the sweet chilli side. 132-136 St John Street, London EC1V 4JT You can read more of Sacha’s words here. And if you think she may have missed a trick, you can email us eatup@thriftygobbler.com, and we’ll pass it right along. - http://www.thriftygobbler.com/62/

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