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Fox and Anchor - 2011 May

The Fox and Anchor is tucked away in a quiet street just off the Smithfields Market. It is a traditional looking pub, with a dining room at the back. The food was hearty British

Four Degree - 2018 April

This Franco-Japanese fusion restaurant opened in December 2017. It is next to a smart residential block of flats overlooking the river. Four Degree is owned by a Chinese family

Forman - 2011 July

Forman & Sons is a salmon smokery dating back to 1905, and its products such as London cure smoked salmon are used in plenty of London restaurants. Forman’s has now

Foliage - 2009 April

Chris Staines left Foliage in early 2010, and the restaurant closed shortly after. It is now Dinner so the notes below are of historical interest only. This is at the

Flora Indica - 2017 January

This restaurant is named after an 1855 book of that name by Sir Joseph Hooker, who led a group of botanists that catalogued plants in India and later became head of the Royal

Flitch of Bacon - 2019 June

Editor's note: Tim Allen left The Flitch of Bacon in late 2020. This pub restaurant is tucked away in the village of Little Dunmow in Essex, a sleepy place with a church and some

Five Fields - 2020 March

Five Fields opened in a quiet Chelsea street in May 2013. It was set up by Taylor Bonnyman, who had worked as a chef at Corton in New York. He leads the kitchen, along with head

Five Fields - 2013 June

Five Fields was how this part of Chelsea was described on an 18th century map of the area, though it is hard to imagine that these days in a location that is a short walk from

Fiume - 2020 August

Editor's note: in April 2023 Francesco Mazzei left the company that owns Fiume. This Italian restaurant opened in November 2017 next to what was once Battersea Power Station

Fishers - 2009 August

This is a traditional fish and chip shop that has a good reputation. The small dining room is separate from the takeaway counter, the room having a wooden floor and decorated with

Fish Shop on St John Street - 2009 November

This has now closed. The notes below are of historical interest only. Very near Sadlers Wells Theatre is this simple yet fairly smart fish shop, the tables split over three levels

Fish and Chip Shop

The Fish and Chip shop was set up in June 2013 by Des McDonald, whose background as CEO of Caprice Holdings suggested that this would not be a regular high street chippie. Head

Fina Estampa - 2003 October

This has now closed and is the premises of Magdalen. It used to be 12/20 level. Below are notes for historical interest only. This is run by a Peruvian family – the wife

Fera - 2014 June

Editor's note: Fera's final service was on New Year's Eve 2018. Fera was one of the highest profile London restaurant openings of 2014, with Simon Rogan taking over the Claridges

Fat Duck - 2015 November

Editor's note: from January 2022 the executive chef is Edward Cooke and the head chef is Oli WIlliamson. In late 2015 the Fat Duck re-launched after a refurbishment and

Fat Duck - 2010 May

The Fat Duck is one of just four restaurants in Britain with three Michelin stars, which it has held since 2004. Heston Blumenthal has carved out a global reputation as one of the

Farzi Cafe - 2019 January

The newly opened Farzi Café in Haymarket is an offshoot of an Indian restaurant group called Massive Restaurants, founded in 2012 and now with over 30 restaurants with

Farina - 2017 February

Farina (“flour”) Pizzeria opened in November 2017 in Notting Hill Gate, quite near the tube station. The premises are small and the décor quite basic. No

Faber - 2024 January

Faber is located just opposite the Hammersmith bus station, in a Victorian building on the north side of the roundabout that surrounds this artery of public transport in West

Etxebarri - 2014 September

Extebarri (“new home”) is located in the foothills of the limestone mountain Mt Anboto in the Urkiola range, 25 miles south east of Bilbao, near a village called Axpe