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Il Ristorante - 2013 April

This was my second visit to Il Ristorante. I take my hat off to the designer, who has taken a very unpromising basement space and created a beautiful dining room. There is a

Il Ristorante - 2012 September

The Bulgari Hotel opened in mid May 2012. It is one of a small group of luxury hotels opened by the Italian Bulgari jewellery chain, which since 2011 has been owned by LVMH. Its

Il Portico - 2020 September

Restaurants in London typically have limited longevity, so it is impressive that Il Portico, set up in 1967, has been trading for 53 years and counting. It was established by Pino

Il Portico - 2016 April

Give the mayfly-like life expectancy of many London restaurants, one that has been going for nearly 50 years must be doing something right. Il Portico was opened in 1967 by

Il Pampero - 2017 September

This restaurant is in a boutique hotel called The Hari in Belgravia, which opened in its current form in the summer of 2016. The head chef is Claude Covino, who was previously

Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia - 2016 June

Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia (“the place of Aimo and Nadia”) is tucked away in a quiet suburb of Milan, about four miles west of La Scala. Aimo Moroni and his wife set up

Ikoyi - 2023 June

Since my last visit, Ikoyi has moved premises to the east end of The Strand. The décor has a similar feel, with plain wooden tables, an open kitchen and tiled floor. Dinner

Ikoyi - 2022 April

Ikoyi was opened in 2017 by Iré Hassan-Odukale (who was born in the Ikoyi district of Lagos in Nigeria) and Jeremy Chan, who grew up in Hong Kong but was born in the UK

Ikoyi - 2018 March

Ikoyi opened in the summer of 2017, an unusual venture in St James that is attempting to bring a fine dining approach to West African cuisine. Chef and owner Jeremy Chan, a former

Ikeda - 2018 May

This Japanese restaurant in Brook Street has been running since 1978. It has a little sushi counter with a few seats near the front, and the main dining room further back, with a

Iggys - 2011 August

Iggy's gets its name from owner Ignatius Chan, and opened in September 2004. The kitchen is led by Akmal Anuar, a local chef. The dining room is now on the third floor of the

Ibai - 2014 September

Editor's note: sadly, Ibai closed permanently, seemingly in 2021 at some point. A great loss to all food lovers. This was my second visit to Ibai, a remarkable little restaurant

I Robert - 2015 November

The name of this Italian restaurant is obscure, to say the least. It is not some offshoot of “Bob, Bob, Ricard”, or a weird allusion to the “I Robot”

Hutong London - 2013 June

Hutong London, located on the 33rd floor of The Shard, is the younger sister of the well-established Hutong in Hong Kong. It opened on 26th June 2013, and can be accessed from the

Hurley House - 2016 September

This boutique hotel, on the side of a country road near Marlow and Henley, opened in August 2016. It is a new place, a rebuild on the site of an old pub called the Red Lion. There

Hunan - 2023 February

Hunan in Belgravia has been running since 1982, serving a no-choice tasting menu long before it became fashionable elsewhere. Its Taiwanese founder Mr Peng and his son Michael

Hunan - 2019 January

Hunan opened in Belgravia way back in 1982, run by Mr Y.S. Peng and his son Michael. Mr Peng was actually born in Taiwan but the restaurant is named after Hunan, a mountainous

Humble Chicken - 2022 April

Yakitori (“grilled chicken”) is not as glamorous as sushi or kaiseki in the pantheon of Japanese cooking styles, but there is no shortage or yakitori bars in Tokyo

House of Tides - 2017 June

House of Tides is on the banks of the Tyne, in a Grade I listed 17th century merchant house. It opened in January 2014, gaining a Michelin star in the 2016 guide. Head chef and

Honey & Co - March 2015

Editor's note: in mid 2022 this restaurant moved to 54 Lamb's Conduit Street, WC1N 3LW. This establishment is run by a husband and wife team. Sarit Packer worked as a