Test Drives

The people behind Soho's Mele e Pere have gone east to set up a waterfront trattoria in the old Olympic village, now called Here East. We head down there for a look. 

Backed by Stevie Parle this new neighbourhood spot mixes Med charm with smoke and fire

The Galvin Brothers' latest sees them opening a restaurant in the refurbished five-star Athenaeum. We take a look. 

Adam Handling has made the move from St James to Shoreditch. We head to The Frog to see how he's getting on.  

There's a restaurant in Spitalfields that specialises just in turkey. We head down there for a Test Drive...

The daddies of hipster ramen have a new gaff - we went to check it out.

Enjoy the hustle and bustle of this sister restaurant to The Palomar

We head to the site of Turnmills for the latest of Terence Conran's Albions - much more than just a simple restaurant. 

Stone baked pizzas and Hackney gelato - a little slice of East London cool hits Finsbury Park with the Yard Sale opening

It's just become the highest new entry on the World's 50 Best restaurants. We take a look at a different way to try the Clove Club - their cocktail matching experience. 

Smoke and Salt has taken over the top of the Chapel Bar in Islington for a year-long residency. We head along to see what's on. 

We try out Bunyadi - a restaurant where everything is natural. Including the naked diners...

 Legs is the new Hackney restaurant from Magnus Reid - a small plates restaurant with a big focus on wine. We take it for a Test Drive. 

It's the ninth restaurant on his CV but the first with him in charge - we try Jun Tanaka's new spot on Charlotte Street 

 Moro and Morito have ruled Exmouth Market for years - but what happens when they go east? We head down to find out.  

In a garden in suburban Clapham, we try out a new incarnation of the great British barbecue.

We head over to Kingsland High Street to check out this fast and fun Japanese spot 

We head to South Kensington to see what Restaurant Story's Tom Sellers is serving up at his second place, Restaurant Ours

We head over to Granary Square in King's Cross to see what the people behind Percy and Founders have in store with The Lighterman. 

The Mayfair's star-spotting hangout now has a sexy salad selection on offer for summer. We went to check it out