Test Drive

• Test Driving Social Wine and Tapas - Jason Atherton's wine bar and upmarket tapas joint

  Jason Atherton has launched a new wine bar just a few steps from Selfridges. We head down to see what's up.

• London barbecue with an eastern twist - we Test Drive Berber and Q

  The latest barbecue joint to hit London really does add something different, with an middle eastern cooking touch throughout. We take a look.

• The Ivy gets a new lease of life - we Test Drive the revamp of one of London's oldest restaurants

  It's just undergone a huge revamp, so we decided it was time to put the nearly 100 year old London restaurant through its paces. 

• Parisian bistronomy hits London - we Test Drive Le Chabanais

  One of Paris's hottest restaurants has landed in London. We check in to see how they're faring this side of the Channel.  

• Spanish buzz in the City - we Test Drive José Pizarro in Broadgate

  It's another huge success for the Spanish chef's first foray north of the river. 

• We try the new Blackfoot Bar and Backroom Dining

  

  Last week, we popped by to see how things were going at the recently re-launched Blackfoot Bar and Backroom Dining.

  As you would’ve read here, the restaurant has been given a bit of a reshuffle- with the addition of a spacious bar, the centrepiece of which is an elegantly

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• Nuno goes back to his roots - we Test Drive Taberna do Mercado

  Nuno Mendes almost manages to open a new restaurant on the quiet. But once news gets out, this is going to be every bit as hard to get into as Chiltern Firehouse.

• Grain Store comes to Clerkenwell - we Test drive Grain Store Unleashed at the Zetter

  Bistro Bruno Loubet at the Zetter has been replaced by an extension of the vegetable led (but not meat-free) Grain Store called Grain Store Unleashed. We head down to take a look. 

• Fried chicken and cocktails - we Test Drive Chick n Sours

  Carl Clarke, formerly best known for Disco Bistro pop-ups and residencies, has settled down with a permanent fried chicken restaurant with a difference. We head down to try as much as humanly possible. 

• Soho's Chinese gastropub: we Test Drive Alan Yau's Duck and Rice

  Alan Yau unveils his Chinese gastropub concept on Soho's Berwick Street market. We went along to see what on earth that means in practice.

• Mayfair dining with an Irish twist - Test Driving Corrigan's Mayfair

  Corrigan's is Irish chef Richard Corrigan's flagship restaurant in London. We head to the heart of Mayfair for a Classic Test Drive.

• Alfresco dining for Chelsea - Test Driving Ivy Chelsea Garden

  It's the latest Ivy, following hot on the heels of Ivy Market Grill, but this one comes with a huge garden too. We head over for a look.

• Test Driving revamped Hackney gastropub The Richmond

  Elliot's Brett Redman has teamed up with Margaret Crow to bring a new lease of life to this pub in Hackney. We take a look. 

• Flat Three – Modern Japanese with Michelin ambitions

  Holland Park restaurant Flat Three is 'taking inspiration from flavours of Japanese, Korean and Scandinavian cultures’. We went to see how that works. 

• Test Driving Shackfuyu from Bone Daddies

  The latest from Bone Daddies is a long-term pop up with all manner of fun dishes. We popped down to take a look.