Favorit

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• Average price 2 courses:
   £7 (lunch)
   £9 (evening meal)
• House wine: £11.25 per bottle

• High point: Attention given to creating an atmosphere of cool
• Low point: Lack of attention given to food preparation
• Food served: Mon-Sun 8am-2am
• Bar open: Mon-Sun 8am-3am
• Open since: 1999
• Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least 25% of menu), Childrens portions, Take away

The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 is now in the shops.

This review is from the 2007 edition.

This anachronistic mix of American diner, European café and UK style bar is not easy to categorise. Open early enough for breakfast with tempting continental fare, it whizzes through its lunch incarnation offering panini, sandwiches and hot dishes, to evening, when nibbles include tapas, nachos and superbly understated crusty bread with dipping oils. The clever part is that the full menu is available at all times, so nothing as pedestrian as a schedule interrupts socialising. Moreover, it goes the distance, serving food right through until 2.30am. This truly egalitarian menu caters to all desires: Ben & Jerry's ice-cream for the sinners; equally tasty fresh juice blends for the saints. With such a diversity of dishes all coming from an area barely big enough to call a kitchen, it is inevitable that some food quality is sacrificed in the rush. What does not suffer is the extensive beverage range. Perfectly-made coffees, chilled European beers and elegantly caffeinated coffee-based cocktails prove that Favorit is as good as any bar where drinks are concerned. When you want to rest your feet and catch up with friends instead of boogying, or swank around like the subject of an Edward Hopper painting, this is the place to do it.