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Bab Al-Yemen, Grangetown, Cardiff: review
On December 14, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanIf you like lamb, have number 16, he says, grinning. That’s what everyone likes first time they come here. Haneed lamb it is, then. Unsurprisingly for a local Yemeni menu, meat dominates and lamb in particular. Some names are faniliar, others less so: so you can have it minced with tomatoes and onions, as soughar
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Koi (No Yokan), Windsor Place, Cardiff: review
On November 12, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanLet me tell you a tale of fried chicken. I was in a good mood, the sort when someone stops you in Queen Street to tell you your hair looks good. And if it soon becomes obvious they’re trying to get me to sign up to something, you still have to take the wins where
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Salkaara, Wellfield Road, Cardiff: review
On November 2, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanThis, the former New Himalaya, was where you’d come for your Friday night curry. You might have fond memories of their Sunday evening buffet, all you could eat for £6 or thereabouts. But these days, you come here to Salkaara for some of the best Indian cooking in Cardiff. The Wellfield Road branch has followed
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Dino’s Cafe, Canton, Cardiff: review
On October 12, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanAt first, Dino’s feels like we are on familiar ground. Jacket potatoes with tuna mayo or cheese and beans, omelettes and all-day big breakfasts: it’s a typical menu from any one of the bright, busy little caffs which speckle Canton’s Cowbridge Road East. But look closer. Falafel. Hummus. Shawarma. Lamb kabseh: a smattering of Levantine
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The South Kitchen, Broadway, Cardiff: review
On October 8, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanThe South Kitchen is hiding in plain sight on Broadway. It probably doesnt look like your idea of a restaurant. It is easy to miss- I have passed it on foot so many times, and sometimes the front looks shuttered when the side entrance is open. But it’s certainly time you knew about it. The
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Unsung heroes: an alternative Cardiff list
On September 26, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanIt’s easy to come up with a list of Cardiff’s restaurant peaks. Those times when inspiration, sourcing and technique bring us something definitive, something which sets the local standard to widespread recognition. Think Tom Simmons’ chips or mushroom butter. Bar 44’s croquetas, Asador’s chuleton, or anything Tommy Heaney does with lamb (and oysters). Milkwood’s breakfast