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Sartoria - 2022 February

Editor's note: in April 2023 Francesco Mazzei left the D&D restaruant group, which owns Sartoria. The executive chef of Sartoria, which is within the large D&D

Sartoria - 2016 January

Sartoria was re-launched in December 2015 with new head chef Francesco Mazzei, who since 2008 had been head chef at Anima. The Savile Row premises are large, with two private

Sappho - 2001 August

A very interesting, unassuming place introduced to me by Ari Sofianos, a Greek food expert. This is barely a restaurant, more a café, serving a no-choice meze menu. A

Saporitalia - 2012 November

This Naples style pizzeria was established by Franco and Valentino Ferro, brothers who have lived in London for many years. There is a large wood-fired oven in the dining room

Saponara - 2017 July

This little Italian delicatessen and pizzeria is tucked away in a quiet street away from the bustle of Upper Street in Islington. It was opened way back in December 1989 by the

Santo Remedio - 2019 February

This Mexican restaurant opened in October 2017, though technically this was a re-opening, as it had previously folded in August 2016 after just seven months in business in

Santceloni - 2011 October

Santceloni, in the basement of the Hisperia Madrid hotel, opened in 2001. It was established as the little sister of (now closed) three star Michelin Can Fabes, which was in the

Santa Maria Chelsea - 2016 June

The original Santa Maria in Ealing has now spawned two sister restaurants, Sacro Cuore in Kensal Rise and this latest outlet. Santa Maria Chelsea, which despite its name is more

Santa Maria - 2017 February

Santa Maria opened in February 2010, and along with the original Franco Manca in Brixton market it redefined pizza in London. Before Santa Maria London had progressed through the

Santa Maria - 2010 August

Santa Maria is a tiny pizzeria in a quiet part of Ealing that opened in early 2010 by Pasquale Chionchio and Angelo Ambros. What sets it apart is the authenticity of the pizzas

Sant Pau - 2008 April

Editor's note: in July 2018 it was reported that Sant Pau will close permanently on October 27th 2018. Sant Pau is in a picturesque seaside town called Sant Pol de

Sansho - 2014 April

Sansho, named after the Sichuan peppercorn, is the creation on Paul Day, an Englishman who moved to Prague, opening Sansho in 2011. Paul started life as a butcher in Stafford, and

Sam's Waterside - 2024 January

Sam’s Waterside opened in late November 2023 in Brentford. It is the younger sister of Sam’s Riverside in Hammersmith. The head chef was Jacob Keen-Downs, who trained

Sam's Riverside - 2022 April

Sam’s Riverside is, as its name suggests, on the river bank in Hammersmith, just along from the Riverside Studios. The dining room looks directly out over the Thames, and

Sam's Riverside - 2019 November

Sam Harrison ran a successful brasserie in Chiswick for several years before selling it to the now defunct Foxlow. In November 2019 he returned to the dining scene with

Sam's Brasserie - 2012 September

Editor's note: in August 2015 it was announced that Sam's had been sold and would become a branch of Foxlow. Last service will be at end August.. This bistro is in an unpromising

Samling - 2014 July

Editor's note: head chef Ian Swainson moved on at the end of 2015. His replacement is Nick Edgar, until recently head chef of Le Manoir au Quat' Saison. The Samling is a boutique

Samling - 2012 December

The Samling hotel, whose original building dates from the 1780s, sits in isolation in 67-acre grounds, with 11 bedrooms and a lovely view over lake Windemere from its

Salt Yard - 2007 June

Upstairs is mainly a bar, with the main dining room downstairs. This is a tapas restaurant with an Australian chef and an English owner, which doesn’t sound promising but

Salloos - 2012 June

Salloos has been open since 1976, owned by a Pakistani gentleman called Mr Salahuddin (nicknamed Salloo) who had previous run a restaurant in Lahore for ten years. The style of