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Texture - 2009 October

Below are notes from my most recent meal, with more detailed notes from an earlier meal further on. Bread is from Boulangerie de Paris and was fine (especially the brown bread

Test Kitchen - 2015 December

Editor's note: In July 2021 it was announced that test Kitchen would close at the end of September 2021. Located in a formerly industrial district of Cape Town called Woodstock

Terra Vergine - 2015 March

This restaurant opened in June 2012, showcasing the food of Abruzzo, a region of Italy east of Rome. As an area that has an Adriatic coastline but is also mountainous, the

Tendido Cuatro - 2009 February

A sibling of Cambio de Tercio, this restaurant also serves Spanish food, but in a more casual style. This was an “off menu” meal. Tuna tartare was served with avocado

Tendido Cero - 2012 September

Tendido Cera is the casual sibling of Cambio de Tercio, and indeed is located just over the road from it. It offers tapas rather than the more elaborate dishes of Cambio, though

Tempura Hasegawa - 2018 September

Tempura Hasgawa is located in Sumida in northeastern Tokyo. This edomae style tempura restaurant is run by head chef Tadahiko Hasegawa. He worked at a restaurant called Yoshimatsu

Tempo - 2010 March

Editor's note. In late 2013 temp closed. In February 2014 it reopened as Marani, a Georgian restaurant. Tempo offers Italian food, but with a Japanese chef. Yoshi Yamada trained

Tayyab - 2008 July

Tayyab seems to be an East London institution as much as a restaurant. It has expanded out of its original Whitechapel premises into what was the pub next door, and yet still

Tattu - 2025 April

Tattu is part of a mini chain, with branches in Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and London (in Denmark Street). This restaurant is in a basement, pretty much opposite the Grand

Tartufo - 2013 June 2013

Tartufo (meaning truffle in Italian, as well as an ice cream and frozen fruit dessert) opened in mid May 2013, in the base of a Victorian mansion block, now a boutique hotel in

Tarantella Acton - 2018 February

This restaurant, which opened in January 2018, is the younger sister of the well-established Tarantella in Chiswick. It is situated in Acton High Street, and is larger than the

Taqueria - 2013 August

Taqueria is in Westbourne Grove, established in May 2005, with its simply decorated dining room in two sections. It is a casual place with no tablecloths, the cutlery in boxes on

Tapas Revolution - 2011 April

Omar Allibhoy moved to London in 2005 after training at El Bulli, and built up El Pirata Tapas into a very capable tapas bar. He has now branched out on his own with Tapas

Tantris DNA - 2023 May

Tantris DNA is the casual sister restaurant of Tantris, located in the same building as the main restaurant. It opened in October 2021 initially with head chef Virginie Protat

Tangawizi - 2013 June

The odd-sounding name means “Ginger” in Swahili (the owners are Kenyan Asians), and the restaurant is just on the Twickenham side of Richmond bridge. The dining

Tang Court - 2009 February

Tang Court is on the first floor of the Langham Hotel in Kowloon. The dining room is smart if nondescript, with tables generously spaced. The wine list covers a wide

Tandoor - 2005 January

This a suprisingly intereesting place that opened in late 2003 in a barely converted pub. There was a still a bar on one side, the dining room on the other. However instead of

Tamarind - September 2007

Editor's note: when Tamarind reopens in late 2018 it will have a new head chef: Karunesh Khanna, formerly head chef at Amaya. The last time I came to Tamarind I literally

Taku - 2023 April

Taku is the sister of a Paris restaurant that has held a Michelin star for its sushi for a decade. The London branch opened in November 2022 and brought with it the head chef from

Takao Takano - 2019 June

I first ate the food of Takao Takano a decade ago, when he was head chef of Nicolas Le Bec in Lyon. Mr Le Bec had a Chinese wife and in 2010 headed off to Shanghai to open a