Tag: restaurant reviews
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Review: Holy Carrot Bistro is the holy grail of vegetarian food, and it puts non-veggie restaurants to shame
Vegetarians walk into restaurants like battle-hardened soldiers who already know the terrain. While their meat-eating companions settle in for an odyssey of options, they brace themselves for the inevitable: a grilled cauliflower, an asparagus risotto if luck is on their side, and the feeling of mild humiliation for not really being wanted there. Give them…
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Review: Mitsu is refined and utterly alluring – the new see-and-be-seen sushi spot
London’s sushi scene has long been a tale of two extremes: the grab-and-go conveyor belt, or the soulless chain. Neither particularly compelling if you’re looking to impress someone, or simply after a swanky night out. And there hasn’t been a truly noteworthy sushi launch in the capital for a while. The short version, and the…
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Review: Chargal welcomes you like family – a really posh Turkish family, that is
Chargal – the name a compression of charcoal and mangal, the Turkish word for grill – is the latest project from Serdar Demir, the restaurateur behind The Mantl in Knightsbridge, a man who has spent the better part of 25 years thinking seriously about what modern Turkish dining in London could and should look like. The answer,…
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Review: Bancone City is Italy in all its glory – ballsy, bold and beautiful. As close to Rome as it gets
It starts, as so many minor life crises do, with a photo on the internet. The silk handkerchief pasta – technically fazzoletti, those impossibly thin, folded sheets of fresh pasta draped in walnut butter and pooling around a confit egg yolk – is one of those images you encounter once and simply can’t get out of…
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Review: Workshop Cafe & Academy – The beloved London roaster is back with excellent coffee and real neighbourhood charm
If you’ve ever wandered through Eccleston Yards on a Saturday morning -takeaway cup in hand, feeling inexplicably smug about your postcode – you’ll already understand the particular energy of this corner of Belgravia. It’s one of those eclectic London areas that feels both genuinely neighbourhood-y and semi-aspirational: independent boutiques, café terraces, and the kind of crowd that…
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Review: Sova is a heartfelt love letter to Eastern European wine – and it arrived at the right time
The beginning of April saw a number of exciting restaurants blossom – and even in the midst of some loud voices at the table – Sova managed to be heard. Meaning “owl” in several Slavic languages, Sova is the new Eastern European restaurant/bar to land in Ladbroke Grove, taking over the old ZIMA Notting Hill…
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We tried Tamila, the new South Indian hotspot in Soho – here’s what you should order
Described by the founders as a “modern curry house,” Tamila has had an impressively swift growth trajectory. From a street food stall at Hackney Bridge in 2021 to three permanent outposts by 2026, its expansion points to a clear appetite for a more contemporary, distinctly British-Indian way of eating. Helmed by Tamil chef Prince Durairaj…
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Afternoon tea at Mariage Frères: It’s a full Bridgerton moment, but don’t wear a corset
How many times have you absentmindedly wandered around Covent Garden? Dozens, if not hundreds, we would guess. And yet, if you’re like us (embarrassingly), you may never have noticed that just a stone’s throw from the square sits Mariage Frères, a five-storey townhouse serving over 1,000 varieties of tea. Upstairs, the Salon de Thé offers…
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Review – The Lighterman – A canalside hangout with big flavours and zero pretension
If most London restaurants feel like secret spaces hidden behind unbranded doors you only notice if you’re really paying attention, The Lighterman is the opposite. You can spot it from a mile away – sitting proudly on Granary Square with floor-to-ceiling glass and a wrap-around terrace overlooking Regent’s Canal. Open since March 2016, this was…
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Review – We tried the new Saatchi Yates menu at Nipotina, and it’s perfect for a date night
Nipotina on South Audley Street in Mayfair has quickly become one of London’s most talked-about Italian restaurants since opening in late 2024. Named after the Italian word for “granddaughter,” the neighbourhood ristorante marries the warmth of family-inspired cooking with the polished energy of one of London’s poshest areas. Under Turin-born chef Somaia Hammad, the menu…
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