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Koffmann's - 2010 November

The premises that used to be The Boxwood Café are the setting for Pierre Koffmann’s return to the stoves at the age of 62. He should need no introduction, but was one

Koffmann - 2016 March

Editor's note: the restaurant will close in December 2016 due to redevlopmnet of the hotel. Hopefully it will move elsewhere. Pierre Koffmann’s return to London

Kitty Fisher - 2015 March

Shepherd Market is a charming little Mayfair enclave built in the 18th century, originally home to the fifteen-day “May fair” that gave the area its name. It has also

Kitchen W8 - 2017 February

This restaurant is just off Kensington High Street, open since early 2010. The menu does not venture into experimental territory, so there are plenty of things that most people

Kiraku - 2014 September

This simple Japanese restaurant serves the kind of food served in izakayas (pubs) in Japan. Due to its proximity to the Japanese school in London nearby there are lots of Japanese

Kiraku - 2012 August

Kiraku opened in March 2006, and serves Japanese food to the denizens of Ealing, which has a sizeable Japanese community due to the Japanese school there. Kiraku has a garish

Kioku - 2024 May

Kioku is a restaurant on the sixth floor of the OWO Hotel, run by Endo Kazutoshi. It opened in May 2024, serving a fusion of Japanese and Italian food. The smartly decorated

Killer Tomato Portobello Road - 2017 November

Editor's note: this restaurant closed at the end of April 2018. This is the second branch of Killer Tomato, which is named after an obscure movie (see the review of the original

Killer Tomato

Editor's note: the last service of this restaurant will be on Saturday 21st July. Killer Tomato is a no-reservation Mexican restaurant near Shepherd Bush Green. A little excursion

Kiin Kiin - 2009 August

Kiin Kiin has a ground floor bar area, with the main dining room upstairs. The décor has a Thai feel to it without overloading on oriental imagery. Modern music plays;

Kiasu - 2010 January

Kiasu closed in early 2011, probably not helped by a well publicised breach of hygiene regulations. I had never had a problem there but I confess that this did put me off

Kerridge's Bar and Grill - 2018 October

Kerridge’s Bar and Grill opened in the Corinthia Hotel in September 2018 seating 90 guests. The room, in the space that used to house the disappointing Massimo, has burgundy

Kensington Place - 2010 February

Kensington Place is that rare thing, an iconic restaurant. With its striking, cavernous open space with picture windows, and dishes later regarded as classics like its scallops

Kaspar's - 2013 June

Since its major 2010 refurbishment The Savoy has struggled with its iconic River Room restaurant. The initial problem was that the culinary team put in place simply didn’t

Kashmir - 2017 February

This restaurant opened in June 2016 in a quiet street just off the main high street in Putney. Its owner, Rohit Razdhan, is from Kashmir and previously ran a restaurant in

Karma - 2008 October

Karma closed in early 2010. The notes that follow are of historical interest only. Finally the much unlamented Woodlands in Stamford Brook has been sold. In its place

Karavalli - 2019 December

Karavalli has been operating since 1990 in the gardens of the Taj Gateway hotel. It serves the cuisine of southern India and specialises in seafood dishes from coastal states like

Kanishka - 2019 March

Kanishka, named after a second century emperor, opened in March 2019 in the premises that used to house the wine bar and restaurant 28-50. The restaurant was opened by Atul

Kaia Kaipe - 2023 July

Kai Kaipe (“under the harbour”) opened in 1962, situated in the little fishing port of Getaria, 24km (15 miles) west of San Sebastian. It specialises in seafood

Kahani - 2018 October

Kahani, which means “Story” in Urdu, opened in September 2018. It is quite near Sloane Square, in premises that used to house Canvas and, before that, Le Cercle