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Two courses for £26 or three for £29, from the same kitchen as the à la carte. Start with French onion soup, beef carpaccio, parmigiana or house-smoked salmon. Mains include char-grilled baby chicken, picanha steak with chunky chips, salmon, and ricotta and spinach ravioli. Finish with churros, vanilla Basque cheesecake or soft serve. Monday to Friday, 12pm to 4pm, beside the canal at Paddington Central.

The well-established (and well-attended) Falmouth Oyster Festival celebrates the start of the oyster dredging season, the native Fal Oyster and the diversity of Cornish seafood, with four days of tasting, learning, chef demos, live music and all manner of food, drink and craft stalls. Indulge with oysters and Champagne at the Champagne bar, take part in a shucking competition or enter into a Grand Oyster Draw.

Nikkei cuisine, no compromises - even at lunch. Five courses built around the same kitchen, the same chefs, the same standards. Just faster. Start with Salted Edamame Beans, then a salmon roll with spicy mayo, Lubina Clásica sea bass ceviche and a yakitori chicken skewer. Finish with your pick of slow-cooked short beef rib, Yasai Katsu Curry or Salmon Cazuela. Fresh sushi from Head Sushi Chef Sandesh Baral, bold Nikkei plates from Head Chef Igor Pereira - done in time to get back. Available Monday to Friday, 12pm – 3pm · £29 per person.