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Sushi Kanesaka - 2023 July

Shinji Kanesaka is chef/owner of Kanesaka in Tokyo. He originally started training at Kyubei in Tokyo and after five years at the age of 23 became their youngest employee to

Sumi - 2021 August

Sumi is the more casual sister restaurant of Endo at The Rotunda, and opened fully in June 2021. The restaurant is on the busy Westbourne Grove and is named, incidentally, after

Sukho - 2015 May

Sukho is part of a mini-chain of Thai restaurants, its sisters being Suk Saran in Wimbledon and Suksan in Chelsea. The establishment is in a parade of shops on the Fulham

Suka - April 2007

The Sanderson Hotel is the kind of place that is likely to provoke extreme views. Its long bar is ultra-fashionable, while the purple bar is cosy and serves good cocktails

Studio Frantzen - 2023 January

Frantzen is a three-star Michelin restaurant in Stockholm that in December 2022 decided to expand to the UK. It chose for its venue a high-profile site - the top of the Harrods

Stucki - 2016 April

This restaurant was named after Hans Stucki, who ran it from the early 1960s and built its reputation before passing away in 1998. Its chef since 2008 has been Tanji Grandits, who

StreetXO London - 2017 January

Editor's note: In December 2020 it ws announced that Street XO would close. It may reopen at another site in the future. StreetXO is the creation of David Munoz, the Spanish chef

Stovells - 2016 June

Fernando and Kirsty Stovell opened this restaurant in a 16th century Tudor farmhouse in Chobham in 2012, taking over the premises that use to house The Cloched Hat restaurant

Story - 2013 November

Tom Sellers’ restaurant opened in a blaze of publicity in April 2013. Having trained at Tom Aikens for two and a half years, he was introduced to Thomas Keller and worked in

Stones Fish and Chips

Stones Fish and Chips opened in 2015. It is primarily aimed at takeaway but has a couple of tables to eat at indoors. In late 2023 it was the only London establishment shortlisted

Stevey Williams

Stevey Williams is head chef of the Harwood Arms, the gastropub in Fulham that is leading the way in London in this genre of serious food in a pub setting. Q – How long have

Steve Terry

Steve Terry is head chef of The Hardwick in Wales, settling there after a distinguished career in London kicthens, including the legendary Harveys. Q – How long have you

Stecca - 2017 September

This restaurant opened in June 2017, with Stefano Stecca in charge of the kitchen. Originally from Rimini, Mr Stecca moved to London in 1999 worked at places such as Zafferano (as

St John Bread & Wine - 2006 May

In what was a bank, the casual outlet of St John delivered a rather odd meal. A starter of mackerel with horseradish was dazzling, with very fresh mackerel with glistening skin

St Barts - 2023 November

St Barts restaurant is in the old Smithfield Market, near St Bartholomew’s Church. This is the oldest surviving church in London, dating back to 1123 when it was a priory

Spring - 2014 November

According to Tolstoy (in Anna Karenina), spring is the “time of plans and projects”. This particular Spring is the latest kitchen project of Skye Gyngell, which

Spondi - 2017 May

Spondi was opened in 1996 by Apostolos Trastelis, and was the first restaurant in Greece to receive two Michelin stars. It has had several chefs over the years, including Jerome

Spice Market - 2011 March

Spice Market is in the flashy W Hotel near Leicester Square, and is outlet of the Jean Georges Vonvichteren restaurant empire, whose flagship restaurant is in New York. I am old

Spago - 2001 Spago

Spago, which has now moved premises since its appearances in Julia Philip’s great book “You’ll Never eat Lunch In this Town Again”, was actually quite good

Source - 2014 January

Source has taken over from Martin and Vanessa Lam’s Ransome’s Dock in Battersea, which closed in August 2013. New owners Johan and Elsa De Jager have worked together