Tag: restaurant reviews
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Review: Happiness is a piece of cake (literally) at Sylva, Deptford’s hidden brunch spot
It’s borderline criminal not to attend at least a few Sunday brunches throughout the warmer months – especially when the weather gods have been smiling on us. Brunch spots are ubiquitous in London, but restaurants like Sylva don’t come along so often. Located within Folkestone Gardens (nearest station: Deptford), Sylva is a neighbourhood spot that…
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Review: Vesper is the humble brag your date needs to know about. And food-wise, it’s mind-blowing
Acclaimed chef Jackson Boxer has struck once again and, this time, the culinary hurricane has hit Exmouth Market, just a short walk from Farringdon station. After Brunswick House, Orasay and TAQ, Jackson has ripped up the rulebook. Vesper is whatever he wanted it to be – a flirty bistro-style diner that’ll cross your favourite restaurant…
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Review: Birchwood Covent Garden is a refreshing tapas-like take on the best of British produce
Birchwood Covent Garden is the new restaurant from acclaimed chef Will Devlin, chef-farmer behind the Acre restaurant group, having opened in late June. Best known for his Michelin Green Star-winning restaurant The Small Holding in Kent, Devlin stays true to its farm-to-table philosophy, with a focus on traceability, seasonality and using produce at its best.…
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Review: KINZ is a beautiful Lebanese oasis you won’t want to leave
Who needs a bank when you can be banking on a soul-filling Lebanese spread instead? Lloyds Bank’s old branch on Notting Hill Gate shut its doors, and KINZ slid straight into the vacancy – a rather brilliant swap, all things considered. Opened earlier in June, KINZ takes you on a full pilgrimage through some of…
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Review: La Terrasse On The Lane At 108 Brasserie is as close to the French Riviera as London can get
The second the sun makes an appearance in London, any outdoor seating area becomes a game of musical chairs. We’re all so starved of sunshine and heat that we’d readily trade a kidney to secure a table for two on a decent terrace. 108 Brasserie, the modern all-day brasserie at The Marylebone Hotel, is now…
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Review: It’s all fun and games at The Lucky Goat, the new competitive-socialising venue in St. Pauls
Love a bit of friendly competition? You’re in for a treat at The Lucky Goat. This brand-new competitive socialising venue opened on Bread Street, near St Paul’s, in late April 2026. It offers a full spread of games, from tech darts and shuffleboard to pool – and, of course, the time-honoured fallback after one too…
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Review: Tigermilk Spitalfields is a true-to-life Mexican hacienda that’s full of character
Summer is synonymous with a squeeze of lime, a salt-rimmed glass, and a messy bite of a piquant corn taco, and Tigermilk captures that vibrant, carefree energy perfectly. Founded in Paris in 2019 by Nina and Alexis Melikov, Tigermilk is often described as “a love letter to Latin America.” Since its launch, it has expanded…
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Review: Idalia – Forget a love affair, this modern British restaurant is marriage material
When you find a restaurant that’s elegant but not pretentious, grand but not show-offy, and doesn’t feel like it’s style over substance, you should pat yourself in the back for the extraordinary discovery. Idalia feels like such a precious find that our instinct is to keep this place to ourselves. Luckily, there are 300 seats…
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Review: Banquet88 serves the most homely, filling, and feel-good Cantonese food
The team behind Good Fortune Club – the dim sum institution with outposts in Wimbledon and Ealing that Londoners have been devoted to for years – has gone bigger (and, arguably, better). Banquet 88 has just landed in St Katharine Docks this May, and it means business: 140 covers, a private dining room, stunning water…
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Review: Lokal is a welcome escape from Oxford Street, one mezze at a time
Burak Demirelli has form. The restaurateur behind Faros – the Mediterranean-Italian restaurant that has become one of central London’s most reliably loved spots, with two packed-out sites in Holborn and Oxford Circus — and Fred Bakery, the viennoiserie destination that Londoners were making pilgrimages to before it even had a second location, knows how to…
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