Test Drive

The team behind Goodman have opened a Tokyo-style izakaya right opposite their other restaurant on Old Jewry. We went down to check out the City's newest high energy sushi offering. 

The man behind The Laughing Heart has opened a classic Italian osteria in the middle of Soho. We went down to check out Osteria Vibrato. 

It's always been a bit of a party spot, but a major makeover and a new chef have raised London Fields spot Bambi to the next level. We took a table by the DJs to check it out.

Hoppers has just opened its fourth restaurant, this time in Shoreditch. And although they've been all about Sri Lankan food until now, this latest opening adds some brand new South Indian dishes to the menu. We went down to try all of them. 

Newly opened in Covent Garden, Cato is a cocktail bar of two halves, with a seasoned bartender behind the drinks. We went in for an early look.  

A talented team are behind buzzy new restaurant DakaDaka which hopes to introduce Londoners to the food and wine delights of Georgia. We went for own culinary tour, without having to leave Mayfair.

2210 sees Nathaniel Mortley, aka NattyCanCook, running his first solo restaurant following very successful supperclubs serving modern takes on Caribbean classics. We popped down to Herne Hill to check it out for ourselves. 

On looks alone, Stable Wines is a winner. But what's it like to actually eat and drink there? We went down into the old bank vault wine bar in Islington to find out.

It's one of London's best restaurants and has two Michelin stars to boot. But did you know that there's a new(ish) bar at A. Wong and you can try some of their food down there? We went along to see what they're serving up. 

A talented young team are behind this wine-forward, new-wave Asian restaurant in Bethnal Green. We found Tempo very much to our taste.

New Chelsea restaurant Beef & Bass focuses on serving up two key ingredients really well. We went to the King's Road to see if they delivered on their promise. 

What was once Smokehouse has been transformed into Islington's newest French restaurant, Bistro Sablé. As locals, we went along to see just how the transformation has changed things. 

He was last in London heading up Jason Atherton's Sosharu but now chef Alex Craciun is back with his own restaurant that plays with multiple influences in a great-looking setting. We went down to check it out. 

Twenty years after opening his singular (and much-loved) wine bar in Shoreditch, Luca Dusi has expanded to Clerkenwell. We went to see whether his new Exmouth Market bar retains the cosy ambience of the original. 

Dover Street Counter is The Dover's younger, more fun sibling and, as we discovered, is a startlingly good value spot for Mayfair.