Test Drive

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.

Bosi's new Mayfair bistro aims to transport Londoners to the south of France. We left our passports at home and went to try it out.

From the restaurant group that brought us Endo and Sumi comes this thrilling new cooking over fire restaurant. We pulled up a seat at the counter.

Top Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan has opened a restaurant in Notting Hill - we went down to check it out. 

Selfridges have teamed up with Loewe, Studio Ghibli and Balboste for the immersive Howl's Moving Castle Cafe, Calcifer's Kitchen. We popped down to try out one of the hottest tickets in town. 

Angelo Sato's yakitori chicken spot in Soho has morphed into an ambitious omakase style restaurant. We went to see its latest incarnation.