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Taste of Lahore Queensway - 2025 November

This is the Bayswater branch of a small group of four restaurants of the same name. The others are in Harrow (the first branch, in 2015), Watford and Wembley. The Bayswater branch

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

Takahashi - 2016 September

Takahashi is a small Japanese restaurant in a parade of shops quite near South Wimbledon tube station. It opened in December 2015 and is a husband and wife business. Nobuhisa

Taberno do Mercado - 2015 May

I first ate Nuno Mendes’ food at Bacchus, a restaurant ahead of its time in offering molecular gastronomy in what in its day was a decidedly rough bit of Hoxton

T8 - 2006 May

Tucked away in the charming pedestrianised French quarter (Xintiandi), this is perhaps the smartest place that Shanghai has to offer, along with Three on the Bund. The

Suzu - 2013 August

Suzu, which means “happy days”, opened in 2009 in a parade tucked between the offices on Hammersmith Road. Its owner Makikoi Sano offers sushi classes and previously

Sushi Tetsu - 2014 May

The meal today started with cured turbot wrapped around monkfish liver; this worked well, the liver flavor subtle, the texture of the turbot excellent. Then came a pretty sashimi

Sushi Tetsu - 2014 January

It is now eighteen months since I first wrote about Sushi Tetsu, shortly after it opened. With its seven seats and wooden counter the feel is exactly that of a sushi restaurant in

Sushi Tetsu - 2012 December

Sushi Tetsu opened in June 2012, headed by Toru Takahashi, who previously worked for seven years at Nobu. Toru was brought up near Sendai but moved to Kobe to go to college (where

Sushi of Shiori - 2010 August

Editor's note - in December 2012 Shiroi started serving kaiseki meals rather than just sushi. It has moved premises to The Shiori, 45 Moscow Road London W2 4AH. Tel