"The Cow is an institutional Notting Hill pub and restaurant that specialises in seafood-leaning dishes as well as a chic, Kate-Moss-in-the-noughties saloon bar. There’s a counter steeped with ice for fresh oysters and, at the back, a bus-wide space for long lunchers and low-key pub diners. It's a scene that you can’t help but want to be a part of. And if the person you’re treating can get down with The Cow’s special—six oysters and a pint of Guinness—you’re onto a winner. " - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna