This could open up a whole can of worms, so I'll try to stick to the same genre and location for each of your choices. I'm not saying any of the places you've picked are bad at all, just suggesting alternatives.

Sat: Phoenix Palace and Royal China (there are several branches) do more traditional, but cheaper dim sum. Personally, I prefer the atmosphere at these places. Fryer's delight is OK, I wouldn't go out of your way to go there though. If you're staying east, try Poppie's in Spitalfields . If you're west, try Geale's. I believe it was recently reviewed on this thread.

Sunday: Ususally Tayyabs gets lumped together with Needoo Grill and Lahore Kebab House. For my pick, I prefer Lahore, but different people will say otherwise. Alternatively, why not lunch at the Sunday Up-Market in Brick Lane? There's a huge selection of street food vendors. The Rib Man, Orange Buffalo, and the La Mian noodle stall to name a few.

Monday: If it's oysters you're after have a look at the The Wright Brothers (three branches). Alternatively go for lunch at the Borough Market. There's a stall there called Shellseekers that does fresh shellfish and oysters. Though I think they're only open Wed-Sat.

Tuesday: Try Dishoom instead of Moti Mahal perhaps? Or attempt to wrangle an early-bird booking at Gymkhana?

Wed: Only eaten at Great Queen Street once, and very much enjoyed it. However,

Thursday: The Anchor and Hope is owned by the same people that own Great Queen Street, so you may want to do one or the other. Abeno is good. If it's okonomiyaki you're after, it is really the only option. Otherwise, I like TenTenTei as a good, cheap(ish) Japanese all-rounder. They do several dinner set menus for below 20. If you want to hop on the ramen bandwagon, London is awash with pork broth noodle vendors at the minute.

Sorry for throwing a spanner into your carefully researched plans.

Stopped by here the other night after the fireworks. I only ordered one dish, the Mohinga, but I have to say I was quite impressed. Rich, satisfying, and with a good amount of spice. Chickpea fritters were also great on the side. Very much reminded me of a similar dish we get in Thailand, Khanom Jeen.

It always amuses me how people get all worked up about the latest 'authentic' street food residencies/pop-ups when you have places like this turning out great quality food without any of the associated hype. I wish these guys the best of luck, and hope to be back soon! That egg curry sounded good...

If you have access to Nam Prik Pao, thai chilli jam, this dish is wonderful.

The dressing works well on any kind of greens. There are several recipes on the internet, so have a search.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Thai-...

In terms of the flavours not being 'quite right' there are a few things that may help. First, store bought stock or broth tends to clash with thai dishes. Thai broths taste very different to western canned broths so I would avoid using them. Most Thai coconut based dishes do not involve any kind of stock.

Second, check the kind of coconut milk you're using. Avoid cans with a low coconut content, and any e numbers or emulsifiers or preservatives. I'm Thai, so I am probably biased, but I find that Thai brands, such as Chokoh or Aroy-D tend to be better. Avoid thin or lite coconut milk.

Try using fish sauce instead of soy sauce, and a decent brand like Tiparos.

Oh, also Red pumpkin curry is also one of my favourite Thai vegetarian dishes

http://www.thaitable.com/thai/recipe/...

Whenever you make a thai curry, most recipes don't really explain the initial step of cooking out the curry paste properly. You need to open the can, spoon off the thick coconut cream on the top, and boil that cream on a low heat until it separates out into coconut solids and the coconut oil starts to render out.

You will see something like this; http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CDfjQFMfj-g...

Only then should you add your curry paste and 'fry' the paste in that rendered oil for a few minutes, then add the rest of the can of coconut milk, and thin it out with water as needed. Then, and only then, add the rest of your ingredients.

This method works with any curry, and any curry paste, shop bought or homemade. Provided you use a good thai brand of paste, your curries will improve dramatically.

Yogurt, sweet chilli sauce and pickled red onions for tacos.

Oh, and red curry paste. After a few tries, it becomes surprisingly easy to make. The ingredients are much easier to find than those required for green curry.

I like to give things a go once or twice, and if it's not worth the hassle, or not significantly better than pre-made I go back to store bought. Mayonnaise for example, not doing that again any time soon.

Serious Eats had a great column on this, but it hasn't been updated for a while. Still worth a read though

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/co...

For Indian there are a number of Bengali wholesalers in the railway arches next to Shadwell Station. Taj Stores or Banglatown in Brick lane may be slightly more convenient depending on where you are based.

As for Japanese, Japan Centre in Piccadilly should have most things. There is also a small Japanese shop in Brewer Street next to Ten Ten Tei (great sushi). Loon Fung, New Loon Moon, and See Woo in Chinatown also stock a fair range of Japanese products.

Nisbets have a good range of kitchen supplies. They're not a patisserie specialist, but they have pretty much every cooking gadget you care to name if you're after something specific.

Some suggestions to look up.
Roti King in Euston; Malaysian
The Heron in Paddington; Northeastern Thai
The Dim Sum/Noodle stand in Brick lane: excellent dim sum and noodles if you don't mind squatting on a stool under a railway arch.
This thread also lists a few Szechuan restaurants. Top Taste is always fun http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/9780....
For central-ish Indian/Pakistani Lahore Kebab house is always reliable(ish) as is the Indian YMCA.
To be honest, the attraction of most of these places is that they are cheap, unpretentious, and fun. The food is good, if not excellent. If you're in the area I'd pop in, but I wouldn't call any of these places 'destination restaurants'.

The Borough market is closed on Sunday, but you could go to the Maltby Street Market, which is just a bit further away in Bermondsey. Its generally much quieter than Borough, and the quality of the food stalls is arguably better.

For a special occasion, I suppose it depends if you'd prefer a special place, or a special meal.

For a meal, maybe try Moro in Exmouth Market, or St John? For atmosphere, maybe Duck and Waffle? That may be more suitable for a celebration. Don't get me wrong, the food is still good.

It is quite hard to find a tableside BBQ in central London.

There's a cluster of Korean restaurants around Centre Point just off Tottenham Court Road. None are stellar, but I always find Assa to be reliable. They don't do barbecue, but they do do hot pots, which are good value. Their Bibimbap is also quite good. Its a fun place for a group dinner and a few beers.

Naru on Shaftesbury avenue is probably better in terms of food (again no BBQ), though I prefer the atmosphere at Assa.

Kimchee on high holborn does not to barbecue, and I find it quite westernised.

I qualify this by saying I am the world's least romantic person, but here goes.

Its hard to find a restaurant in London that is a) open on a sunday and b) is not desperately trying to be as much like New York as possible.

I would try St John Bread and Wine in Spitalfields, or St John Restaurant in Farringdon. Both are quintessentially British. The decor is not exactly memorable, but the food is very good, very un-New York, reasonably priced, and the wine list is very decent. For smaller plates, St John Bread and Wine is probably a better option.

For a view, you could try the Bar at Duck and Waffle, or Gong at the top of the Shard for a sunset, and then head elsewhere for dinner.

For a left-field choice, you could go to Frank's cafe in Peckham to catch the sunset. Its about 30-40 minutes away, but what's more London cool than a sunset view of the city from a pop up bar at the top of a car park in grimy south London?

Just generally, if you are in the Euston area and fancy visiting a 'hidden gem', you may want to pay a visit to Roti-King for Malaysian, or The Heron for Isaan Thai.

Took a trip to Bashu last night. Just me and one other so I wasn't able to sample a huge range of the menu, but I thought I'd share my thoughts. Had the dry fried green beans, dry fried chicken, and stir fried beef (on the waitress's recommendation). Food was very decent, if a little salty overall, be warned though that the portions are truly enormous. Nearly every table there left with doggie bags (except us, gluttons that we were)

I'll probably be back sometime to sample the seafood. It wasn't out of this world good, but it's a solid option if you're in the area.