Restaurant Reviews

Level 33 The Shard, 31 St. Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY

The Aqua group picked The Shard for their first European branch of Hutong - known for serving up fiery Northern Chinese food. The duck is always wonderful and the red lantern crispy soft shell crab with chilli is always on the menu and worth ordering. Oh the views aren't bad either.

Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS

Gin Joint is a brasserie and bar - with the latter having a specific focus on "mother's ruin" aiming to have one of the biggest selection of gins in the capital including one on tap. Looking after the British-inspired menu is executive Chef Oliver Tobias (who was previously at the Royal Opera House and Maze).

68 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY

Jubo has opened at the Bedroom Bar in Shoreditch, specialising in crunchy Korean fried chicken wings and strips- coated in either soy garlic or hot sauce.

2 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4PX

This Italian restaurant right on the corner of Exmouth Market is concentrating on "cucina povera", the tradition of using simple ingredients to prepare honest and flavoursome food" with a design from the people behind Bubbledogs.