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Fresh (and incredibly tasty) starts to the year in and around the Square Mile
We followed the queues to find the pick of the Square Mile, from old school to new wave
The table talks of the town, as selected by our resident gourmets
Love them? These places take this wintry veg to new levels (even serving them in martini form). Hate them? You may well be converted . . .
A charismatic trendsetter whose restaurants popularised small plates, negronis and no-reservations dining in London
On the eve of the launch of his new London restaurant, the TV chef reveals his top eateries and bars in the capital — and where you might spot him having a picnic
The man behind Cornwall’s Michelin-starred Paul Ainsworth at No 6 shares his favourite places to dine when he’s back in the capital
On the eve of Diwali, the HTSI food writer celebrates the legendary local restaurants of his forefathers
From crypt to cathedral, eight coffee stops in beautiful and historic places of worship
From hundreds of contenders, our tireless correspondents select their top 10 watering holes in the UK capital’s playground
When photographer Dan Martensen failed to find his favourite New York-style in London, he founded a bakery to make the things himself
Move over dry scones. A fine-dining revolution has taken the capital’s major art institutions by storm
Some food pubs get away with doing the bare minimum. Notting Hill’s The Pelican does the opposite
Nothing says Wimbledon and British summertime like this glorious berry. As well as the classic cream combo, here’s where to find the capital’s most creative concoctions
Some of the smartest spots in the capital for that Centre Court buzz, from an Art Deco icon on the King’s Road to a pontoon floating in the shadow of Tower Bridge
Nikkei correspondents reveal their favourite places to find their home country’s cuisine at its very best
A restaurant on the corner of old Soho and slick Mayfair brings out the best of both worlds
A Michelin-starred dinner and stay on a Victorian estate that is now a byword for chic sustainability
A first taste of the historic restaurant’s celebratory seven-course menu
Six restaurants that make the most of this aromatic — and delicious — seasonal treasure
From udon noodles in the City to yakitori skewers in Hampstead, via a 10-course kaiseki menu in Marylebone, these tried and tested places are the real deal
You don’t have to be a food historian to appreciate this stuff, but there are a lot of nested insider jokes going on here
Seven spots where the combo of food and live music hits just the right note
Ilori relishes the strong African and Caribbean culture, community-driven arts spaces and rich architectural history of an often-overlooked pocket of the UK capital
The much-maligned salume is finally getting its due
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