Only by looking at the entrance of the small café at Baker Street it feels like this place is somewhat unreal: seems like it was drawn in the city landscape canvas or carefully cut out from an old-fashioned sepia photography and glued to the Chiltern street. When you turn out to be inside the place, the magic continues: as Lewis Caroll’s Alice, who went after the White Rabbit into the hole, you are invited to follow the stairs to the downstairs level. There, the cosy interior with vintage lamps, beautiful photographs on walls, and a cosy fireplace create the atmosphere of a warm countryside house.



The menu, which is happily affordable, represents a trendy combination of organic salads, hot dishes, and desserts, including soft and moist cardamon-buns (3£). Having its sister restaurant in Japan, Monocle also offers a variety of fusion Asian cuisine: try grilled-sandwich with deep-fried shrimps and chips on the side (7£) and a delicate green-tea cheesecake with white chocolate flakes (5.50£), – and you will be left craving for more.





Address: 18 Chiltern Street, W1U 7QA, London, UK
Opening Hours: Mon-Tue-Wed 07.00-19.00
Thu-Fri 07.00-20.00
Saturday 08.00-20.00
Sunday 08.00-19.00
Website: http://cafe.monocle.com/