Fitzrovia

• Michelin-starred Kitchen Table reinvents itself as a deli

  

  Yesterday's announcement by the government that restaurants could reopen was welcome news to many. But not all restaurants fit even the 1m plus rule. One such place is Kitchen Table. The two Michelin-starred restaurant in Fitzrovia is all about the counter dining experience - and that's clearly going to take them a little longer to work out how to reopen safely.

  So what does one of London's top restaurants do in the meantime?

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• The best food delivery and takeaway restaurants in Central London

  While there aren't that many people working in central London during the lockdown, other than key workers, some great restaurants are still delivering to those living in the centre of town. We round up the best.   

• Pied a Terre is delivering Michelin-starred vegan meals

  

  Vegans were already well catered for at David Moore's Pied a Terre, with dedicated a la carte and tasting menus on offer. Now, they've kicked off their delivery service and this has started with an all-vegan menu too. 

  Here's this week's selection:

  • Chickpea, kidney bean and cumin hummus with pink peppercorns
  • Salad of broad beans, borlotti, cannellini, fennel and mint
  • Chilled
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• Eggslut's second eggy restaurant will be in Fitzrovia

  Originally hailing from LA. Eggslut opened their first London restaurant in Notting Hill and it was a huge hit. This sees them expanding to Fitzrovia where they'll be serving up more of their eggy buns to Londoners. 

• Lima starts delivering and adds the new, more casual, Barranco by Lima

  

  Lima, the Peruvian restaurant in Fitzrovia, is the latest restaurant in town to kick off a delivery service - but not just one. They're launching two different offerings at the same time. 

  First up is Lima at Home. As you can imagine, that's offering up signature Lima dishes to eat... at home. So the menu will feature sea bream or scallop ceviche or slow-braised suckling pig with parsnip &

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• Bao's Rice Error and Cocktail Rescue Test Drive

  

  The mighty BAO has entered the food delivery game, with a twist. We take the brand new Rice Error for a Test Drive.  

• Test Driving the Clipstone shop - delivering a little Fitzrovian magic to your door

  

  Even if you're happy cooking at home every day, sometimes you just need a bit of inspiration and Clipstone's selection of meals and snacks turns out to be just the ticket.

• Clipstone has reopened, preparing meals for Fitzrovia (and delivery too)

  

  The Woodhead Group are already having big success with the Quality Chop House delivery service (even though we're experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms from going so long without one of their pork pies). Now the same group have reopened another restaurant - Clipstone in Fitzrovia. 

  They're both open as an online shop, but also as a shop providing food for the locals. If you're nearby,

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• Rice Error, the new rice box delivery service from Bao, is here

  

  Updated 12/5/20 with new location opening dates

  If there's one new delivery venture in London that everyone has their eye on, it's Rice Error from the people behind Bao. First off, here's what they say about the overall service:

  A delivery service brought to you by BAO. Specialising in rice boxes using award-winning Chi Shang rice from Taiwan. The design of the boxes are

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• Test Driving Arros QD's delivery options - paella, prawns and more...

  

  Top Spanish chef Quique Dacosta's London outpost has moved into delivery during the London lockdown, but they have three different levels on offer. We put a few of them to the test. 

• Gloria and Circolo Popolare from Big Mamma go takeaway with pizzas & more

  

  Over the past year and a bit, the Big Mamma restaurants Gloria and Circolo Poplare have become huge hits in London. But while it might be a little time before everyone packs into a restaurant like their massive Fitzrovia outpost, that doesn't mean that you can't have a little piece of Big Mamma to take home.

  During lockdown, both restaurants are being turned into a mix of deli and pizzeria as a

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• Test Driving Oklava Bakery and Wine - bakery by day, top level wine bar by night

  

  The restaurant formerly known as Kyseri is now Oklava Bakery + Wine - and we think Fitzrovia residents and workers are going to find this new incarnation to their taste.

• Test Driving Ampéli - Eastern Med food and Greek wines in Fitzrovia

  Fitzrovia has a new Eastern-Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in the shape of Ampeli - and it has a pretty decent Greek wine list too. We head over to try it out.  

• Luciana Berry takes over Mortimer House for a Brazilian feast

  

  Mortimer House has been getting some interesting chefs in for residencies and that looks set to continue as ex-Masterchef Professional Luciana Berry (she reached the semi-final in 2014) takes over in February. 

  Berry was brought up in Salvador before moving to London to set up a catering business that specialised in Brazilian food. Taking over the fifth floor for a month, she'll be serving a

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• Guy Ritchie's new Fitzrovia pub The Lore of the Land serves beer and venison from his country estate

  

  Film director Guy Ritchie's pub empire is expanding. This Fitzrovia pub serves his beer in the pub downstairs and features an upstairs dining room where venison from his Wiltshire estate is on the menu.