Borough Market. It’s easy to see why this dish has amassed a cult following in London – and why it was one of the culinary calling cards that the owners of Trullo decided to include on the menu at their second restaurant, Padella. For afters, we recommend the brown bread ice cream with popped corn at Orasay in Ladbroke Grove, while the hot chocolate dispensed by Le Café Alain Ducasse on Coal Drops Yard is just fabulous. It uses crushed toasted hazelnuts and sesame seeds (for crunch), aleppo chilli (for heat), dried mint and sumac (for aroma), plus cumin, coriander and fennel seeds (for more aroma, of the spice trail variety). Dean Street Townhouse is one of those Soho restaurants that attracts self-important media types, all big watches and loud voices. If you could eat principles, this dish would already be off to a good start. With its delicate flavour, springy texture and plenty of ‘knack’ when you bite into it, this beauty needs nothing more than ketchup and mustard – though the optional free topping of crispy onions and a dollop of sauerkraut (50p) or curry-tomato sauce (£1) are jolly nice, too. Don’t be fooled by the dull decor and hotel lounge muzak: this Korean barbecue restaurant on Shaftesbury Avenue is the real deal. This is burger brilliance at its best. You get three per plate, and they’re fairly rich, so you’re usually happy to let someone else try one. This is Casita Andina’s take on one of them: a canoe of sweet and starchy steamed corn transporting a rich, chilli-fired cargo of pulled-pork adobo, with a tomato salsa garnish to lift all that lovely stodge. Déjà vu! We’re delivering from the restaurant 7 days a week. They produce excellent hand-pulled ‘thin’ noodles, but our vote goes to their aptly named ‘belt’ versions – a current fave on London’s foodie scene. Billed as a ‘lobster crumpet’, this moreish snack is essentially two pieces of extremely posh sesame prawn toast with a mind-blowingly good dip – a sweet, tangy, liquid kaleidoscope that swings from peppery chilli heat via flashes of kumquat fruitiness to the fragrance of spring onion and coriander. Salt Yard’s frilly-edged courgette flowers are jammed with monte enebro (a salty goat’s cheese with ‘blue’ notes) before they’re tempura-battered, deep-fried, and drizzled with blossom honey. You know those dishes that are absolutely delicious but enormously fiddly to make? The ideal accompaniment? Thanks for subscribing! At Yashin, individual seasonings are paired with each piece of flesh to bring out the essential flavours of seafood or meat; some are also lightly blowtorched to create contrasting textures and smoky grace notes. Venue says A vibrant Mexican restaurant with an upstairs tequila and mezcal bar, serving authentic regional Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Details such as prices and hours are subject to change. If you’re an absolute dumpling addict, head to Baltic’s bar, where they serve sharing boards loaded with pelmeni, pierogi and kopytka – perfect with a carafe of house vodka. However, you can get your ramen fix to takeaway or delivery on Uber Eats & Deliveroo . London is a world-class city known for its architecture, royal family, and theater (to name a few). Hot chocolate at Le Café Alain Ducasse, 52. Everything is cooked to perfection, but the absolute highlight is the beef bulgogi (literally ‘fire meat’). Among its array of cold mezze brought to the table on a lovely wooden tray is one stellar kopanisti. There are few cities around the world that rival London’s impressive food scene. On top: wafer-thin slices of apple (again, whatever needs some love). Not content with making his own cheese, Kappacasein’s owner Bill Oglethorpe set about creating the daddy of all toasted sandwiches, for which queues form outside the Dairy’s stall on the corner of Stoney Street. Tiny pieces of mixed dried meats nestle at the epicentre of a deep-fried dumpling made from slightly sweet puréed yam. Versions of this dish are widely available elsewhere, but we still think that the ones served at Salt Yard (and its younger, sexier siblings Dehesa, Ember Yard and Opera Tavern) are worth seeking out for their perfect balance of creamy and crispy, sweet and salt undertones. Lamb rogan josh shepherd’s pie at Cinnamon Bazaar, 72. Sponsored. Indo-Chinese chilli chicken lettuce cups at Brigadiers, 42. Note - Sea Garden is cash only, although they do take bookings. As a signature ‘all-day snack’, it’s perfect. Order at www.oldchangkee.co.uk. This inspired Japanese-Caribbean fusion dish – which playfully roots the restaurant in its neighbourhood while respecting Japanese convention – swiftly gained pet status. A light coating of freshly grated parmesan, and it’s ready to be devoured (after its Instagram photocall, obvs). The portion is barely enough to fill an eggcup, but its flavours will transport you right back to Seville. Best in The Ivy. Banoffee ‘paella’ at Dominique Ansel Bakery, 75. Oh no. We’re also fans of Yeni’s crunchy snow pea, green apple and mint salad with blobs of yoghurt and chilli jam. Floating on its surface are disks of crimson chilli oil, like blooming algae on a Martian pond, and there’s even an elegant coil of dried soy daikon on top. This fragrant, fiery curry is no exception: made ‘dry’ (more of a stir-fry, really), it uses the freshest day-boat fish (no more than eight hours from ocean to plate), three kinds of rare chilli – one of the few things they import – and a punchy curry paste, bashed by hand every day in a pestle and mortar. In fact, we defy you to order only four…. Once you get a taste for it, you’ll return, rain or shine. The printed menu and specials board are stuffed with imaginative hits, so sticking an unembellished curry into the mix might seem like a high-risk strategy. The crisp-edged, chewy-in-the-middle cubes are pretty damn delicious on their own, but also come with blobs of ocopa (a faintly cheesy sauce spiked with fruity amarillo chillies and even blended fresh marigolds). This traditional cockney comfort food, once a staple of London’s poor working… Pimm's cup Born in a London oyster bar sometime between 1823 and 1840, when… Ploughman’s lunch Though this common pub meal might resemble what a ploughman would have… Potted shrimps Technically, it’s from Lancashire—which is, well, pretty far north and west of… Dating back to the 11th century, Borough Market is arguably London’s most historic and epic food market. The signature dessert at Honey & Co is a creamy, vanilla- and honey-tinged, whipped feta filling loaded on to a crisp base of kadaif pastry, topped with herbs, nuts and seasonal fruit. Not exactly the elixir of life, but close. The bold flavours and unpolished interiors of this popular Camberwell canteen really bring out the backpacker in us – and supper on a shoestring is every self-respecting traveller’s speciality. A lightly blowtorched piece of fatty beef lies on perfect rice, which is then topped with salty-sharp cubes of ponzu (citrus) jelly that melt on the tongue. Time Out is a registered trademark of Time Out Digital Limited. In Queen Victoria’s time, kedgeree would be served in the morning, so it follows that you should enjoy it in the grand, clattering dining room of The Wolseley, arguably the capital’s ultimate breakfast venue. There’s no shortage of winners, although their lovely-looking tartaleta (a fluted case of thin pastry filled with fragrant fruit) is right up there: ours came packed with rhubarb (poached with orange, vanilla and star anise) plus creamy, booze-laced mascarpone, but the kitchen also rings the seasonal changes with combos such as peach and nectarine. £6.50. guides you to the best local dishes & drinks in peppery popcorn-style nuggets, battered strips or their standout Temple deluxe ‘burger’ – seared to medium-rare and served with cheese, tangy sauce, plenty of lettuce, fake bacon (‘facon’) and thick-cut pickle in a soft brioche bun. Life-affirmingly good. Aged cheeseburger tacos at Temper Soho, 70. ‘Eastern Mediterranean charcoal-grilled goodness’ is the promise and this place delivers in spades. Anything connected to Yotam Ottolenghi gets our vote, and this warmer, buzzier offshoot of Soho’s Nopi is no exception. The folks from eco hotspot Cub take whey from Neal’s Yard Dairy (where it’s a by-product of cheese-making destined for the drain), reduce and season it until it’s stupidly moreish, then serve it with whatever chubby root is in surplus that month. Special nine-compartment pots are built into each table for dipping and dunking, but while waiting for your chosen unmentionables to cook through, it’s worth slurping up a plate of exceptional dan dan noodles – soft, supple hand-pulled strands with heat coursing through them and a topping of meaty mince, plus some pak choy greens to soak up the fire, 3. Beyond blood, guts, and offal though, St. John is just a really bloody good British restaurant that cooks meat, fish and game simply, and everything from a soup to a plate of freshly baked madeleines is superb. It doesn’t stop us, though – there’s something hypnotically appealing about the addition of crunchy garlic chips and caramelised black-garlic oil to Shoryu’s umami-rich broth laden with barbecued pork belly, vegetables and a nitamago egg. The version at this stylish modern Turkish outfit balances a crisp base and beautifully spiced meat with a zingy, crunchy DIY salad filling of parsley, red onion, baby gem and pickled cauliflower. The accompanying saffron mayo is a nice touch, but one best concealed from the purists. Each meticulously crafted morsel has its own merits, whether yellowtail with black pepper or torched fatty tuna with a dollop of fresh wasabi. If you’re after some serious small-plates fun, bag a spot at Sabor’s ground-floor Counter, where all-round flawless tapas is the name of the game. Obviously, everyone eats the pies, but our top tip for premiership stardom is the madras veggie scotch egg – a rich and warmly spiced offering made from chickpeas and beetroot that tastes a little like kedgeree. The gloriously messy street-food-style crab bun and market specials such as dark-red salt-baked prawns so big they have to be seen to be believed, can also get a whoop-whoop. Scoop it on to the restaurant’s excellent bread and pair it with a glass of bone-dry sherry. Keep your coat on when visiting this laidback eatery in Tooting’s chilly Broadway Market, even though Sea Garden’s pimped-up seafood classics are guaranteed to warm your cockles. Brown bread ice cream with popped corn at Orasay, 31. Harris brines the brain, then fries it, before drowning it in a vat of butter; the only additions are parsley and a heap of plump, vinegary capers to cut through the richness. A sinful, indecent and swoonworthy delight. Served with pickled mooli and a dinky pot of mild curry-leaf mayo, it’s just the armadillo that a perfect KFC should be: crunchy on the outside (but without a trace of grease), mouth-wateringly soft and juicy in the middle. Save up to 50% at London restaurants when you book on Tripadvisor See All Offers . We think it’s the best butter chicken you will ever eat – in your life. Curried mutton pie at Holborn Dining Room, 23. Let your stomach lead you to delicious restaurants in London or enjoy cocktails and drinks with a meal at pubs and top bars in London, each with social distancing and other safety measures in place. Ask people to name just one dish from this modern Chinese teahouse and most would plump for the macarons displayed in rainbow shades in the patisserie – they’re the most attention-grabbing and photo-friendly. And what this hugely successful sibling to Smoking Goat is especially great at is creating new dishes with stripped-back, edgy, Thai-inspired flavours, but without coconut cream. Best Seafood Restaurants in London, England: Find Tripadvisor traveler reviews of London Seafood restaurants and search by price, location, and more. All sitting in pool of pickling juice heavily laced with dill oil that reminded us of the magical, vivid green elixir consumed by Elphaba’s mum in ‘Wicked’. London drizzle – pfffft! Koya’s springy wheat noodles are made on the premises every day, and have remained consistently excellent since the place opened in 2010. With Italian restaurants popping up at a rate of knots in central London, Manteca is a standout affordable classic. Best Chinese in London, ON - Congee Chan, London Chinese Restaurant, The Bun, Hong Ping Restaurant, Kambie Chinese Restaurant, Mr & Mrs Bao, So Inviting, Little Panda, Ah Chuan Chinese Restaurant, Lotus Garden Restaurant Its tender, caramelised flesh is so good, you’ll want to eat it straight off the grill with chopsticks. This dish looks a bit like a Jackson Pollock sandwiched into a brioche bun: the squirts and drips of fiery gochujang mayo; the Asian slaw splurging out; the crisply bubbled batter coating the buttermilk-bathed thigh meat... For those who think that gourmet fried chicken, like Pollock, is still somehow counter-culture, this is a work of art – and tastewise, it’s also priceless. Also available at Club Mexicana’s pitches at Dinerama in Shoreditch and Netil Market in London Fields. If you’re one of the surprisingly large number of people who just can’t seem to cope with coconut in any form, then you should probably look away now. Egg-glazed and garnished with sesame seeds, they look like char siu puffs with crumbly, samosa-shaped layered pastry, but bite into them and you get a very different, intense but sweet flavour. All sitting atop a handful of verdant and crunchy pak choi leaves arranged in a wet, nest-like little heap. The crab ‘donuts’ are a case in point: the airy dough is stuffed with lightly dressed white crab meat and sprinkled with intensely fishy coral ‘dust’, with wasabi and chopped egg as surprising additions. A beautiful orb with a shiny ‘skin’ of thin, sharp mandarin jelly encasing some of the lightest, creamiest chicken liver parfait known to man – a triumph of flavour, texture and vision that fills us with childish glee. Best Dining in London, England: See 3,000,084 Tripadvisor traveler reviews of 23,859 London restaurants and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. Like most of the dishes served here, it’s ginormous and ferociously fiery, but underpinned by, Anything connected to Yotam Ottolenghi gets our vote, and this warmer, buzzier offshoot of Soho’s, Brains, aorta, intestines, pig’s blood, ‘beef fat red oil’… welcome to the deliciously grisly world of Shu Xiang Ge, a Szechuan hotpot haven for DIY chilli heads with strong stomachs. Known for the wide variety of cuisines available at a moment’s notice, London is any foodies’ dream come true. It’s the most reassuringly moreish salad you’ll have all week. Farang is a former street food stall that took up permanent residency in North London in 2017. The small-plates menu is packed with strong, sunny flavours – don’t miss the fat courgette and feta fritters, served with crunchy radishes, kohlrabi and cucumber plus a bowl of thin, garlicky tahini-based tarator sauce for dipping. The dishes served at the original Rasa in Stoke Newington (opened in 1994) champion not just the vegetarian cuisine of Kerala in south India, but specifically the food of one caste, the Nairs. Kinoko (udon with walnut miso and mushrooms) at Koya Bar, 83. In a word, sublime. Food expert and author Celia Brooks moved to London in 1989 from Colorado Springs. However, it pays to delve deeper into the menu. Food-wise, the fish paos are best in class (imagine fish-finger sliders), but even these crunchy stars are outshone by the dinky Indo-Chinese lettuce wraps – piled high with tender morsels of fragrant chicken, then smothered in a warm, tangy sauce, crispy onions, a dollop of yoghurt and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. © 2021 Time Out England Limited and affiliated companies owned by Time Out Group Plc. Try another? In fact, did we say date? Feta and honey cheesecake at Honey & Co, 11. Ripples of lime cut through the salt-sweet backdrop, followed by short, sharp smacks of heat from tiny chillies. Note: Information was accurate at time of reporting. Heaven. What makes it different is the fact that you add veg or salad and roll it up like a hot wrap. ), this buzzy semi-industrial eatery has a day-to-night vibe that suits all comers and all occasions, from breezy business lunches to dinner dates with drinks. A real treat. Pale gold and cut into shimmering ribbons, it’s faintly crunchy but also gelatinous, like gnawing the end of a chicken bone. Calf’s brain with black butter and capers at The Coach, 7. She spent several years as Stanley Kubrick's private chef and went on to publish 8 cookbooks in 10 languages worldwide, as well as writing freelance, teaching, and appearing on TV in the UK, US and Canada. And, unofficially, it’s got to be one of London’s too. The combination of satisfyingly thick, chewy carbs with hunks of tender meat makes for a pleasing (if messy) mouthful – so avoid wearing your favourite white shirt. Or not. Some sweet, deep-red fleshy Florina peppers. Trust a restaurant called Gunpowder to deliver a flavour bomb like this one. Veggie and beef versions are available on the menu and the restaurant has been known to serve a taster of this dish as a freebie amuse-bouche. The very model of a modern Thai restaurant, Kin + Deum is a laidback, minimalist space serving up big helpings of thrilling, Bangkok-inspired food with the aid of some genuinely lovely staff. Think of Brigadiers as Hoppers for people with money, because this Indian barbecue restaurant has all the calling cards of its high-stepping owners, the Sethi family. Tip: it’s even better if you add a slow-cooked ‘onsen tamago’ (literally ‘hot-spring egg’) into the mix, though of course it then becomes veggie, not vegan. After all, now that you’re here, the aim of the game is to fill up on as much of the menu as possible in order to avoid navigating that queue again any time soon. For granny-approved croquetas in London, Caravan’s Bankside branch is a safe bet: here, they’re served piping hot with the requisite crunchy coating to counterpoint their creamy filling – béchamel sauce stirred with melted San Simón (smoked Spanish cheese) and studded with proper chunks of jamón ibérico. Happily, anything you order will do its damnedest to divert your attention from whoever might be sitting at the surrounding tables. Not ideal for a cosy first date, but great for an off-track fill-up. The logo for this deliciously atmospheric Soho outpost of Istanbul’s celebrated Yeni Lokanta suggests a flower-shaped cluster of aubergines, and the purple-skinned delicacy appears in various guises on the menu, most notably in the signature manti, a parcel-like dumpling that comes sitting in a pool of goat’s yoghurt with porcini mushrooms. Tempura broccoli black rice roll at Uchi, 20. Sea trout tartare with bloody mary jelly at Parson’s, 39. She also runs Gastrotours of London's culinary hotspots. Their launch menu included this pud, and it’s still as popular as ever – both at the original restaurant in Shoreditch and at its younger siblings, Pizza East Portobello and Pizza East Kentish Town. Consistently supple, well-formed rice completes the formula for Yashin’s perfect nigiri. Beetroot borani with feta, dill and walnuts at Morito, 93. You could eat it on its own, but oh no. But the menu manages to ground most people with its line-up of old-fashioned British classics. The version here is piquant, properly browned, full-flavoured, wonderful in texture, and tastes of, well, childhood. The food in London — and England as a whole — has a reputation for being out-right bad. Expect a bold, thrilling menu highlighting the revved-up flavours of modern Jerusalem and beyond – including a truly memorable Moroccan fennel salad with a yoghurty harissa dressing. Taste it and you’ll put aside any gripes about its supposed Britishness: this is a banoffee pie built upside-down in a paella pan (caramelised bananas, then dulce de leche cream, then cookie crumbs). Salted palm-sugar ice cream with turmeric-grilled banana at Som Saa, 15. Many of Tooting’s numerous South Indian restaurants proudly offer a selection of dosas, but none can rival those served at Dosa n Chutny. However, Sparrow’s rich, nutty beef massaman – made with beef cheeks and served with Taiwanese steamed rice – is as good as anything eaten while schlepping through the Thai countryside. As it happens, this version, a heap of creamy curried rice punctuated by generous chunks of smoked haddock and topped with a runny-yolked poached egg, is so rich and buttery, that it would do very nicely for brunch or even an early supper. $3.99, ©2021 Eat Your World, LLC - All Rights Reserved. Its ‘carbonara’ is a surprise package involving slippery Inaniwa udon noodles, a rich orange-yolked egg (cooked at 65 degrees), umami-packed sea urchin and pancetta, with adornments courtesy of pansies and nori dust. Kulfi with malted caramel, pistachio and rose at Tandoor Chop House, 40. But it’s definitely not known for its cuisine. You also get to choose your own liqueur for pouring over this gorgeous confection. The fully illustrated medley ranges from USDA kalbi short-rib to duck breast and tiger prawns, but we’re sold on the pre-marinated spicy pork: you can order soy and sesame oil for dipping, but you won’t need them – this baby is best enjoyed ‘naked’. Thriving, acclaimed and damn-tasty, the London restaurant scene is internationally renowned and promises a hefty selection of gastronomy. There’s so much to love about this neighbourhood Italian on Peckham’s boho-bourgeois Bellenden Road. Depending on the time of year you might also find a rhubarb and elderflower riff. Choose from chilli beef, classic bratwurst (minced pork and veal), or our favourite – the bockwurst (made with smoked pork). Stir-fried spicy cabbage (thoran) at Rasa, 98. Together they have created a classy Franco-Italian venue with a menu that’s oddly divided into six different character traits: ‘subtle’ for example, might mean celeriac cacio e pepe – a dish that has deservedly become something of a signature. Put simply (and that’s the way it is), this is an insanely good dip of barrel-aged feta, served with chilli pitta crispbreads and sprinkled with a little red ‘secret’ dust that tastes a bit like dukkah, but more seductively sour. Grab a piece of flatbread and get dipping. Every mouthful gleaned from this thick tangle of crunchy stuff reveals a new surprise  – a halved olive here, a whole toasted almond there, plus the sweetness of orange and the heat of fresh chilli, all strewn with zingy fresh coriander, mint and parsley. For real star quality, however, we defer to the palate-cooling, raw organic honey panna cotta – a wobbling bobby-dazzler complete with shards of honeycomb, the odd sliver of charred orange, beads of orange jelly and a shot of homemade yuzu orange liquor on the side. Like most of the dishes served here, it’s ginormous and ferociously fiery, but underpinned by hints of smoke and salt. The pakoras are shallow-... Read more, Download our new London Food & Travel Guide to your Kindle, smartphone, or tablet and get the inside scoop on the best British foods in London, plus a bonus restaurant guide and 7-day EYW itinerary. We first visited Borough Market in 2012 and always make a point to visit the popular food market located just south of the London Bridge whenever we’re in town.. That’s the easy part: the umm-ers and aah-ers then need to pick from dozens of fillings sailing past them on the kaiten (seafood is our top tip). From the achingly trendy to the reliably timeless, tuck in to our top 100. Chefs have been sending out peerless Punjabi grills at this chronically busy restaurant for over 40 years, and despite the crowds, their quality never falters. You can also chomp the ‘deluxe’ burger at Temple’s second shrine to seitan in Camden. Foodwise, star billing must go to its spirit-lifting take on shepherd’s pie – a dish of cardamom-infused lamb rogan josh topped with buttery mashed potato. It’s then topped off with molasses, parsley, pine nuts, pomegranate seeds and rose petals. The signature dish at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, and no doubt one that will join the likes of ‘snail porridge’ and ‘bacon and egg ice cream’ as shorthand for the zany chef’s legacy. Truth be told, if you were to pinpoint the main reason for choosing to dine at Chiltern Firehouse, it wouldn’t be a single dish – despite superchef Nuno Mendes’ wizardry in the kitchen. At Herman ze German, sausages are everything they should be: fat, juicy and made with the highest quality ingredients – they’re actually imported from a German butcher called Fritz, don’t you know? One of London’s most highly regarded Italian chefs, Giorgio Locatelli displays a deep connection to his home country’s food and drink at this Michelin-starred labour-of-love flagship. Calf's Foot Salad at Locanda Locatelli, 57. Although London is one of the most expensive cities in the world, eating out can be quite inexpensive and having a delicious meal does not mean having to pay a fortune.A one-dish meal can cost around £ 10 (US$ 13.60), but keep in mind that some restaurants can charge you extra fees.. Yes, yes – that joke. Okay, so you think butter chicken is merely a high street curry-house staple made with that boring old bird – a ubiquitous protein that’s much better breaded and deep-fried. We already have this email. Hot and spicy dry pot frogs' legs at Kaki, 37. It features a steak coated in pate and mushrooms, then wrapped in puff pastry and baked, and it is extremely indulgent. The folks at Xi’an Biang Biang know a thing or two about pulling and twirling strands of starchy goodness. So stunning. Here it’s as sublime as ever: rich, smooth and unctuous, with the texture of silken tofu. ‘Meat Fruit’ at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, 48. Other covetable plates include the manti dumplings with smoked aubergine at Turkish high-flyer Yeni, the prosaically titled lobster crumpets from Rovi (cousin of Nopi) and the classic curry puffs at Singaporean street-food peddler Old Chang Kee. Young coconut salad at Malibu Kitchen, 16. In the mix, you’ll find meaty morsels jumbled up with four different kinds of red and green chilli, plus scallions and fronds of green coriander tossed in for good measure. The menu at this dinky little offshoot of Exmouth Market’s acclaimed Moro changes all the time, but this dish has been there – more often than not – since day one. That’s the deal with this salad at The Ned’s ‘California kitchen’. Factor in the house-made sweet-chilli-and-herb sauce, served in its own dinky bottle, and the result is quite glorious. No dessert required. Something of a Southwark icon, the brilliant Tardis-like Baltic has been going strong since 2001, serving gutsy regional food from the Eastern European countries bordering the Baltic Sea. Sauerkraut and Cheddar Croquettes at Lino, 5. One signature plate is particularly brave, having been traduced to a mockery by generations of school caterers… yes, mince and spuds. It’s officially the restaurant’s most ’grammed dish. However, here’s the headline: dinner here wouldn’t be complete without a nibble on one of their delicious savoury ‘doughnuts’. Picture a cheesy cube with the chew-and-bounce of a ’mallow and you’re halfway there. Although the dining room is polished and impeccably dressed (just like the clientele), it’s also welcoming and accessible, rather than elitist – so relax and soak up the pleasurable vibes. 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