Asparagus dishes hitting London's restaurants this spring

Don't you just love this time of year? When London's larders fill with ultra seasonal produce from wild garlic to gulls eggs and asparagus. We've been trawling some of London's chef and restaurant Instagram and Twitter accounts for lovely pictures of new asparagus dishes hitting London tables right about now for your delectation

City Social gets seasonal

In the City, high rise restaurant City Social adds asparagus to all manner of other seasonal produce...

All the amazing spring produce is starting to land! Herdwick lamb loin, Portwood Farm asparagus, wild garlic, braised morels @paulwalshchef pic.twitter.com/4Rmd06wbne

— City Social (@CitySocial_T42) May 2, 2017

Croquettes at Oldroyd

Over in Islington, Instagrammer Felicity Spector enjoyed these asparagus croquettes at Oldroyd...

Asparagus and Welsh cheddar croquettes with truffle mayo FTW @oldroydlondon pic.twitter.com/2dyOcEHtix

— Felicity Spector (@FelicitySpector) April 30, 2017

With crab at Native

Native in Covent Garden has come up with the most spectacularly pretty dish...

? scuttle over to Neals Yard to taste our Dorset Crab, Wye Valley Asparagus Sourdough & Bitter Herb Velouté ? #crab #asparagus #eatlocal #sourdough

A post shared by nat•ive (@eatnative) on Apr 28, 2017 at 4:30am PDT

With pork belly at Paradise Garage

 Slender sprigs of asparagus make this pork dish at Paradise Garage in Bethnal Green a seasonal treat

Fresh British sourced produce. The sour dough bread was warm like it came straight from the oven and the butter looked like it was freshly churned. I thought I could eat anything and everything until I saw offal on the menu. The dishes sound pretty far fetched but they were really tasty! The set menu was also good value for money and included a glass of bubbly. Each course was yummy, I'm tempted to try the tasting menu next time and even open to trying some offal. Wheelchair access: Step free entrance with accessible toilets, but the area around the restaurant is a bit cobbly. Once you're in, you'll be fine.

A post shared by ST (@girl.on.wheels) on Apr 11, 2017 at 4:23am PDT

On the canal with London Shell Co

Take to the water with the London Shell Co where you can enjoy this asparagus dish as you cruise down the canal...

? It's hump day and we're back open to help you push yourselves over. 12pm - 2.30pm. ? Sampler: Asparagus & Dried Scallop Roe. #ooo #londonshellco #lunchtime #paddingtoncentral #regentscanal #fresh #is #best #floatingrestaurant #scallop #roe #lemonade #asparagus

A post shared by London Shell Co. (@londonshellco) on Apr 26, 2017 at 12:39am PDT

Straight from Cornwall at Outlaw's

Outlaws at the Capital makes full use of its connections to Cornwall to get the freshest asparagus on the plate..

St Enodoc asparagus, green butter... when the produce is as good as this, it's all you need... masterful cooking at its simplest and finest, with absolutely nothing to hide behind.. just how good food should be ?? @nathanoutlaw @capitalhotel

A post shared by Tom Brown (@cheftombrown) on Apr 29, 2017 at 6:52am PDT

And with some shrimp at Lorne

And sometimes it's great just having asparagus on its own (albeit with little shrimp), letting the produce do the talking as Lorne in Victoria shows 

Asparagus! Eating it every day in season. This dish from @lorne_restaurant

A post shared by Maureen Mills (@madame_foiegras) on May 1, 2017 at 5:23am PDT

Off Oxford Street with a glass of great wine

And we just squeezed in one more asparagus dish ourselves at Social Wine and Tapas last night...

Wye Valley asparagus with Cacklebean egg and Parmesan crumb @socialwineandtapas. Really wonderful. Look out for more asparagus dishes in tomorrow's newsletter. #londonfood #asparagus #foodie #foodstagram

A post shared by Hot Dinners (@hotdinners) on May 3, 2017 at 12:39pm PDT