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Mr. Petter Nylander
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Since 2005, Mr. Nylander has being living in Notting Hill. He wanted to share some good insider tips from the hidden jams of Notting Hill and wine recommendations:
| RED WINES | WHITE WINES |
| Domaine Santa Duc Cuvée Tradition The Gigondas region from where this wine is produced by Château-Neuf-du-Pape they deliver wine at the same good quality but for much more value for money. Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon 2005. South African wines just gets better and better. Their Shiraz where previously good but lately even the "Bordeaux blends" (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carbernet Franc) has become better for each year. Havens Syrah. Full-bodied and strong pure Syrah as an original French — Syrah (not Shiraz). The wine is also a flirtation with the French Rhône wines. Filled with Everything! |
Georg Breuer Riesling Sauvage, Germany Breuer's dry, fresh and crispy Rieslings are irresistible Chablis Vieilles Vignes Domaine Sainte Claire. This classic and crispy Chablis are more distinguishing for each year. |
Mr. Nylander Italian restaurant tips:
"Whatever part of the world you live in it's important that you know the local Italian".
Osteria Basilico, small local Italian with amazing food. Very hearty and consistent. The owners are present every night securing that the quality is the best.
I recommend to you to start with the spaghetti Vongole as a starter, Osso Bocco with Saffron risotto as a main course with a wine from the Valpolicella region would be excellent to combine. The restaurant has a quite a good range of wines. If you go there I recommend to sit upstairs and not downstairs because it is nicer and they are always so full booked.
Osteria Basilico
29 Kensington Park Road
Notting Hill Gate
London W11 2EU
Tel.: +44 (0) 20-7727 9957
Mr. Nylander recommendations list of Places in London.
"A quite vibrant trend in London is that Pub is being transformed into Gastro Pubs and the new are entrepreneurs are using the nice atmosphere of the pub but launching much better food and wines & pub".
| Name of the restaurant/pub or hotel: | Recommended as: | Mr. Nylanders comments: |
| The Bumpkin 209 Westbourne Park Road London, W11 1EA Telephone: 44 (0) 20 7243 9818 |
Gastro Pub | which is very nice Gastro Pub a bit off beat. Both the atmosphere and prices are good. |
| The Westbourne 101 Westbourne Park Villas London W2 5ED Telephone: 44 (0) 207 221 1332 |
Gastro Pub | is a mixure of young professional, expats, creative people and from the finance industry. Basically a very good place for a drink and they do also have good food. I specially recommend the place as an after work during summertime. |
| The Cow Pub & Restaurant 89 Westbourne Park Road London W2 5QH Tel. +44 (0) 20 7221 0021 |
Gastro Pub | The Cow is a good classic gastro pub with good seafood. They don´t take reservation but you have to be on time. Very nice local pub as well. |
| The Walmer Castle 58 Ledbury Road London W11 2AJ Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7229 4620 |
Gastro Pub | at Ledbury Road have good Thai food. |
| Ladbroke Arms 54 Ladbroke Road, Holland Park London W11 3NW Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7727 6648 |
Gastro Pub | by Holland Park nice mix between old money and young people from the finance industry who comes over for a pint or glass of good wine. |
| The Paradise 19 Kilburn Lane, Kensal Green London W10 4 AE Tel.: +44 (0) 20 8969 0098 |
Gastro Pub | The Paradise is maybe for a bit younger people and is open very late. It's to be a nice restaurant, then good bar and ends like a night club. I highly recommend The Paradise. |
| E&O 14 Blenheim Crescent, London, W11 1NN Tel.: 44 (0) 20 7229 5454 |
Asian Restaurant | Recommended dish "San choi bau" for starter. Seared Tuna for main course and finish with a Corean lamb rack and Kimchi. For drink combine this with Asahi or a Malbec wine. It has been open for a quite some time now but it's still extremely popular and full every day so you need to book it well in advance. |
| The electric Brasserie 191 Portobello Road London W11 2ED 44 (0) 20 7908 9896 |
Brunch place | Even if you are not staying in Notting Hill I recommend to at least having a nice brunch. |
| Restaurant Lucky 7 127 Westbourne Park Road London W2 5QL Tel.: +44 (0) 0207 727 6771 |
Brunch place | Is a very good Hamburger Diner. |
| Raoul's Cafe & Bar Notting Hill 13 A Clifton Road London W9 1SZ United Kingdom Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7286 2287 |
Brunch place | Fresh salads with good brunch menu. |
| Bodeans BBQ 57 Westbourne Grove London W2 4UA Tel: +44(0) 207 727 9503 |
Grilled | Classical American Sports bar, smoke house with good ribs and pulled pork is excellent. |
| Notting Hill Tandoori 23 All Saint Road London W11 1HE Tel: +44(0) 207 7279 999 |
Take Away | Lovely Indian food with Indian beer. Delivered take away until 23:30 |
| The Orangery i Kensington Palace | Afternoon Tea | Go to Hyde Park up to Kensington Palace. Is being part in London for an Afternoon tea. Very charming venue. |
| Kensington Wine Rooms 127 Kensington Church St London, W8 7LP Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7727 8142 |
Wine Bar | Kensington Wine bar, which serves offer great supply of excellent wine by the glass and a nice relaxed atmosphere. They have a vacuum system where you can have fantastic wines by the glass. The food is decent too. |
| The Portobello hotel 22 Stanley Gardens London, W11 2NG Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7727 2777 http://www.portobellohotel.com/ |
Hotel | The Portobello hotel is a very charming family run hotel, with charming room with Moroccan theme, Moroccan attic. Every room is very individual and nice Small discrete hotel with nice personality. The hotel does also own the Julie's which is a very good weekend lunch restaurant and nice place to sit outdoors during summertime. |
| Millers Residence 111a Westbourne Grove London W2 4UW Tel: +44 (0) 20 7243 1024 http://www.millersuk.com/ |
Hotel | Millers Residence Is owned by antique dealers so every room is filled with his personal antiques and therefore an amazing experience. Unique and basic kind of standard hotel that you don't find normally through a travel agency. |
WB Center: What are your personal interests?
Petter Nylander: I'm a history nerd. All kind of Europe history basically from Babylon and onwards. This weekend I'm actually travelling to a museum in Cairo. I try to mix my passion for history with travelling and try to visit the important museums and look after important venues. I've realized my life is too short learning about the global history so I try to focus on European history.
WB Center: How come that you are interested in history?
Petter Nylander: I've always liked history since I was a child, I was passionate by history and it has always been my best area as a kid. It's my way of relaxing, I read o lot biographies and historical books and I buy tons of DVD boxes about history. That's my way of relaxing. I think you learn a lot of today's society by studying history. Our life span is so short in the context of human nature. That's why I think it's important to learn or at least to try to understand history, it makes your more clair voyant.
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