"Speedboat Bar isn’t a restaurant for hushed tones and whispered catch-ups. No, it’s somewhere to eat MSG-smothered chicken skins between mildly competitive rounds of pool, and debase yourself in front of friends, colleagues, or lovers courtesy of the Singha beer towers. From the people behind Plaza Khao Gaeng, this knowingly cheeky Thai spot off Shaftesbury Avenue combines extroverted energy with some exceptional food. In fact, the life-affirming heat of the drunkard’s noodles trumps the cocktail umbrellas as our favourite thing here." - Jake Oliver, Daisy Meager, Sinead Cranna, Rianne Shlebak