Phat Phuc: London

On a recent trip to London, I found myself eating pretty much at the very top of the food chain at every meal. Favorites like Nobu, Le Caprice and Cipriani expanded both my credit balance and waistline. Staying as I usually do in Chelsea at the incomparable hideaway myhotel (highly praised and voted one of Conde Nast's 50 coolest hotels in the world), I opted for a light lunch a few blocks from the hotel at what will surely become one of my regular haunts. If you can't find it down the stairs just off the Kings Road on Sydney Street next to the Chelsea Farmer's Market, stop a passerby and ask "Pardon me, can you tell me where I can find the "Phât Phúc"? Just pretend you are Borat looking for a kiss, and once you recover from the assault, get thee to Phât Phúc and sit down at their open-air gem for some of the best homemade noodles and broth this side of Saigon. Lunch cost me less then the taxi ride to my 2:00 meeting in Bloomsbury. A great bargain, Phat Phuc is super healthy, incredibly delicious and a superb value "“ not even French Connection UK has a better name. Enjoy!