Test Drive

• Test Driving Le Comptoir Robuchon - the legacy of Joel Robuchon lives on in Mayfair

  Le Comptoir Robuchon in Mayfair aims to keep the legacy of Joel Robuchon alive. We head down to try it out (and their amazing pureed potato). 

• Test Driving the Laundry in Brixton - a classic building gets an impressive makeover

   The old Walton Lodge laundry building in Brixton finally has a new inhabitant, from the same people behind The New Zealand Wine Cellar in Pop Brixton. We head to Coldharbour Lane to visit The Laundry. 

• Test Driving Sam's Riverside - brasserie-style dining with a view

  Sam Harrison, the man behind Sam's Brasserie, has found a riverside home for his latest restaurant. We head to Hammersmith for a look. 

• Test Driving Lyon's Seafood and Wine Bar - worth making the trip to Crouch End

  

  Crouch End's dining scene has always been pretty interesting, but the arrival of a group with tonnes of restaurant experience to open this sustainable seafood and wine spot actually makes it worth crossing town to try.

• Test Driving Emile in Shoreditch - a restaurant residency that's definitely worth catching

  Popping up in Shoreditch for six months only, we head down to check out Emile - the restaurant from The Drapers Arms' Nick Gibson and chef Damian Clisby.

• Test Driving Jason Atherton's The Betterment

  Jason Atherton now has an entire London hotel to cater for. We went along to try his new restaurant The Betterment and the Pine bar too.  

• Test Driving Arabica King's Cross - a place to return to again and again

  

  This Levantine-inspired all day space in King's Cross has a modern Middle Eastern menu you'll want to work your way through.

• Test Driving Decimo - classy high-rise dining in King's Cross

  

  He already has a Michelin star in Bristol and now Peter Sanchez-Iglesias has arrived in London, with the flagship restaurant Decimo at the top of The Standard hotel in King's Cross. We went down to check it out. 

• Test Driving Norma - Sicilian excellence by Ben Tish

  

  Ben Tish has come to Fitzrovia with Norma, a Sicilian/Moorish restaurant that's been garnering a lot of praise. We head down to check it out for ourselves.  

• Test Driving Seabird - What's that in the sky? London's hottest new restaurant.

  

  We head up to the 14th floor of the Hoxton Southwark and fall hopelessly in love with this high rise seafood spot where the decor is pure Miami but the vibe is all London.

• Test Driving Loyal Tavern - Tom Cenci comes down to earth

  We head over to Bermondsey to see how Tom Cenci's menu has transformed what used to be Village East into Loyal Tavern. 

• Test Driving Allegra - Stratford goes up in the world with this elegant new restaurant

  

  Taking over the seventh floor of The Straford, this high rise restaurant sees the former Head Chef of Chiltern Firehouse launch his solo vision in East London. 

• Test Driving Pick and Cheese - the world's first cheese conveyor belt restaurant

  

  You may have seen loads of videos of this new place by The Cheese Bar folk on your Insta feed, but how does it actually work? We went to find out.

• Test Driving Vardo - Caravan comes to Chelsea, setting up in an extremely impressive building

  

  The people behind Caravan launch a brand new restaurant called Vardo in Chelsea - in a very impressive purpose-built building. We head to the King's Road for a look. 

• Test Driving BaoziInn Borough - three floors of Chinese roast meats and dumplings

  

  BaoziInn have just opened their flagship restaurant in Borough with three floors devoted to Chinese dishes. We went along to try it out.