Food & Drink
‘A touch ludicrous, but childishly enjoyable’
Looking Glass Cocktail Club is ‘doing something fresh and fantastic’ with drinks inspired by popular culture
Read More‘Stimulating and quality ingredients set this place apart’
Commercial Street’s Taco Taco seems a great option for a quick lunch – and a very reasonable meal deal helps
Read MoreBreaking Bread
Chardin and dough are on the menu as our resident food historian makes a welcome return
Read MoreArepa & Co, Oslo Hackney, food review: ‘I want to eat arepas and to hell with the bloat’
The Venezuelan restaurant chain impresses with its new residency
Read MoreMexican Seoul, Bow Wharf, food review: ‘A raucous and mucky dinner’
The new wing venue from Ashley Chipchase is full of ‘skill and energy’
Read MoreDough Hands, Cambridge Heath Road, food review: ‘An interesting player in a crowded game’
A ‘fresh and welcome addition’ to the pub scene, but get there before the dough runs out
Read MoreFive Points Courtyard, Mare Street, food review: ‘Come for the bar, stay for the barbecue delights’
This new food court and brewery is a ‘winning combination’
Read MoreOren Deli, Broadway Market, food review: ‘Colour, flavour, and pounds of gorgeous bread’
The jump from deli to restaurant may be ‘a little premature’, but what’s on offer is dazzling
Read MoreEsti, Shoreditch, food review: ‘Like a steaming hot bath on a cold day’
Kostas Vais’s residency at TT Liquor is ‘utterly lovely’
Read MoreEdit, Mare Street, food review: ‘A stylish step in the right direction’
Elly Ward’s commendable new venture is ‘vegan, hyper-seasonal, reused, recycled, and local’ – it just needs a few minor corrections to really shine
Read MoreCream of the crop
Our resident food historian explores our favourite icy treat, and the chefs and writers for whom it is an obsession
Read More‘How to bring to life a totally unknown cook?’
Our resident food historian dips into author Vicky Hayward’s ‘brilliant’ revival of an 18th-century friar and his recipes
Read MoreDeep Cuts London, Mare Street, review: ‘An infinitely pretty space to get classily trollied on aperitivos’
‘Bringing obscure spirits and vermouth to the forefront of the operation, this bar is a lively addition’
Read MoreAusterity: Platina, Martino and the New Cuisine
Our resident food historian puts Christmas behind us with a look at the ‘simple tastes’ of the Italian Rennaissance humanists
Read MoreOranj: ‘One to watch’ – natural wine bar review
A new natural wine bar in Shoreditch shines where it should, but needs ‘some time to mature’
Read MoreThe Pies Have It
Our resident food historian on a British staple and its place in Victorian Christmas feasts
Read MoreTemper Shoreditch, food review: ‘Dark, deep and dangerous’
The barbecue chain’s new branch is a ‘palace to paleo god Carnivora’
Read MoreThree Crowns, Stoke Newington, food review: ‘Elevated pub grub with flamboyant little details’
Chef Ousmane Gaye and his team lift a classic afternoon at the boozer to new heights
Read MoreFlat Earth Pizza, Cambridge Heath, food review: ‘A temple of careful, conscious and creative eating’
The restaurant makes a triumphant return to permanent digs with some ‘fresh magic’
Read MoreSeoul in a Bottle, Kraft Dalston, food review: ‘Stuck in the middle and confused’
Delays and awkward stand-offs put paid to an evening that began with promise
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