Test Drives

London's Mexican food boom continues with the arrival of celebrity chef Martha Ortiz bringing some zing to Park Lane

Brighton's The Coal Shed makes the trip up to London. We take a look to see how it survived the trip.

A great new food hub is opening in the city with some pretty impressive names attached. We head down for a look...

The masters of tacos (and much more besides) have opened a new place in Soho. We head down for an early look.

We check out a new addition to Finsbury Park, where pretty special things are happening under the guise of a Fish and Chip shop...  

Chef and restaurateur Victor Garvey is doing what he does best - giving Londoners a true taste of Spanish hospitality

Cocktail bar blends seamlessly with restaurant - we Test Drive Mr Lyan's Cub.

Wilton's is London's oldest restaurant but does it offer London's diners anything new? We went to find out

Theatreland stalwart Joe Allen has moved, but has it taken its legendary charm with it? We went to find out

We head out to try Neil Rankin's second Temper restaurant in the City, and this one's all about the curry. 

The people behind the Palomar and The Barbary have opened a coffee shop with some pretty bad-ass cakes on offer. We pop down for a look. 

Tucked in under the arches at Cambridge Heath is a pop-up inspired by travels around regional China

The latest restaurant to hit St James's Market sees a reinvention of West African cuisine. And it's pretty special too...

Try this new Japanese spot just off Oxford Street, but don't expect the traditional menu...

Smoke + Salt have moved into Pop Brixton as their latest home. We popped int for a Test Drive to see what's new.

The recently opened Napoleon Hotel holds the illustrious titles of London’s smallest hotel as well as that of ‘most bars per guest’. This single room ‘grand’ hotel sports THREE - making that more than one per guest. We spent the night...

The Connaught's restaurant has had a big makeover, and at the same time has brought in top NYC chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten to run it. We head down to take an early look. 

He's won awards for his Sunday roasts in the past, so we just had to make a Sunday visit to Aidan McGee's return at Fitzrovia's George and Dragon.

Best known for Duck and Waffle, Dan Doherty is trying out his new concept, starting with a pop-up at Harvey Nichols. We went down to take a look

They've graduated from street food to permanent restaurant - we head over to Carnaby to check out Ugly Dumpling's new spot.