Test Drives

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

It's not just bone broth and spiralised courgetti: with two cookbooks and a new TV show on the way - Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley have now opened their first cafe inside the new Body Studio at Selfridges. We popped in to try out their brunch menu - and yes, there is a sausage sandwich. What's it all about? Selfridges have had a big overhaul -...

For the first time in 100 years the Ivy is doing weekday breakfasts - we check it out

Cherish Finden has found fame with the BBC's Bake Off Creme de la Creme - we went to The Langham to see what her own cakes are like...

 This historical hostelry is a must for anyone who likes their steak

We make a return trip to Chiltern Firehouse to find out what Nuno Mendes is cooking on his new wood grill.

We pop down Islington's Upper Street for a look at Chinese Laundry - a Chinese restaurant with a difference. 

The French burger and bun specialists Le Bun have found a new spot to take over. We went to Leicester House to check them out...

It's all change at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester where there's a new Executive Chef at the helm. Jean-Philippe Blondet was previously head chef under Jocelyn Herland who has moved to Le Meurice, before taking up his current position. And as it has been four years since we last tried out lunch here at Michelin's most highly starred establishment in the city...