South Kensington, Polish Restaurant Guide

“May this old-time Polish survive a few years yet!” – the news that Transport for London’s plans to upgrade South Ken tube station involve demolishing this “legendary” restaurant sent shock waves through the capital’s foodie circles. Founded in 1947, Daquise has provided “generous Polish cuisine” to generations of “students on their first dates, old members of the Polish diaspora in search of comfort food” and celebs from Christine Keeler and Roman Polanski to Hugh Grant, Mark Rylance and Penelope Cruz – although the “traditional cooking” has always played second fiddle to the institution’s atmosphere and history. Top Tip – go as soon as you can, before it either closes forever or moves to less evocative premises.