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They’re not hip, they’re not sexy and they’re certainly not in the Michelin guides – they are the underdogs; the restaurants that call out to us for some reason or another. They might be hiding away in an unpopular neighbourhood, serving cuisine from a conflict country or just unwilling to keep up with the times.