Test Drive

Billed as a more "intimate" Big Mamma restaurant, Carlotta has arrived on Marylebone High Street. We went down to discover exactly what Big Mamma considers intimate... 

Soho has a hot new Korean restaurant that's offering something a bit different with its Pyeonbaek steam boxes. We went to try it out. 

The team behind Other Side Fried are trying something very different for their latest opening - a neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar in Battersea. We went down to try it out.  

He headed up the food at Hakkasan for 18 years and now chef Tong Chee Hwee is back with high-end Chinese restaurant Gouqi just off Trafalgar Square. We went to check it out. 

The latest addition to the bijoux Noble Rot empire is nestling on the corner of Shepherd Market. It turns out to be the perfect place for great food and fine wines. 

Just off Hampstead Heath you'll find this new fishmonger and seafood bar. We went to check it out.

The Parakeet sees Kentish Town getting a pub with an ex-Brat chef that's worth crossing town for. We went down to try it out. 

Nessa sees chef Tom Cenci opening a neighbourhood bistro in Soho that takes a new approach to British classics. We went in to try it out.  

It's a restaurant that can accuratly be called iconic, and is blessed with a spectacular menu from John Williams and amazing service. Almost a decade since our last visit, we went back to give it a new look.

What happens when a supper club chef settles down with a wine importer to open a party place in London Fields? We went to find out.

Underneath this Japanese restaurant on Chiltern Street there's a tiny bar serving up an omakase menu of sushi paired with cocktails. We went to try it out. 

Right beside Battersea Power Station, Joia matches Portuguese food from a Michelin-starred chef with some pretty spectacular views. We head over on the riverboat to try it out. 

One of London's great restaurants, Quo Vadis has had something of a big revamp. Now fitting in twice as many diners, we went down to take in the new look - and to have a pie and eel sandwich, of course.

This modern mid-level Mexican has just opened in Shoreditch, with a large bar. We head down for tacos and more.

Dishoom has brought its Bombay cafe to Canary Wharf. And, before you ask, the House Black Daal and Bacon Naan are definitely on the menu. We head down to take a look.