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Tom Aikens

Tom Aikens shot to fame when he became the youngest chef to earn two Michelin stars at Pied a Terre. He now has his own Michelin-starred establishment Tom Aikens and a highly

Tokri - 2023 November

Tokri in Acton opened in its current form in October 2023; it was previously a restaurant called Jubraj. Tokri is owned by Ram Kishore, who started his food career by

Tokimeite - 2015 December

Tokimeite (“anticipation”) is a second attempt at a London venture from Yoshihiro Murata, who runs three-star Michelin kaiseki restaurant Kikunoi in Kyoto (and two

Tokii - 2020 February

Tokii is a Japanese restaurant at the five-star Prince Akatoki Hotel (formerly “The Arch”) in Marble Arch, which became owned by a Japanese hotel group called Prince

Tohru - 2023 May

This fine dining restaurant is set on the first floor of a historic Munich townhouse, built in 1552 and once the city chancery. Tohru, named after its owner Tohru Nakamura, opened

Toba - 2024 March

Pinondang Sinaga is an Indonesian gentleman from northern Sumatra who used to run a food stall at Camden Market. In February 2023 he opened the restaurant Toba in St James Market

To Psaraki - 2018 May

This taverna, whose name means “The Little Fish”, opened in 2009 and is located at the southern tip of Santorini, overlooking the harbour of Athinios. Its owners are

Ting - 2014 May

The Shard, all 87 stories and 72 habitable floors of it, is the second tallest building in Europe (after the Mercury City Tower in Moscow). Floors 34-52 are taken up by the

Tinello - 2010 August

Editor's note: Tinello closed at the end of 2015. It will reportedly be replaced by Enoteca Turi, which is moving from Putney. Tinello is the first venture of brothers who have

Timo - 2012 December

Editor's note. Timo sadly closed soon after this visit. In early 2013 an Italian restaurant called Acciuga opened on the site.The notes below are purely of historical

Timberyard - 2016 November

Timberyard opened in August 2012, a family run restaurant with chef Ben Bradshaw in charge of the kitchen and assorted other family members playing other roles. The family had

Thoumieux - 2015 July

Editor's note: as of October 2021 the head chef here is François Vallejo. Attached to a hotel, this brasserie is in a quiet street not far from the Eiffel Tower

Thorntons - 2012 April

Editor's note: sadly, Thorntons will close in October 2016. This restaurant is on the first floor of the Fitzwilliam hotel on St Stephens Green, with a view out on to this

Thirty Five - 2011 December

The Hempel is a boutique hotel set up by Anouska Hempel, who in the 1960s was a TV and film actress. She appeared in a James Bond Film as well as a lesser Russ Meyer movie. Those

The Yeatman - 2017 April

The Yeatman is located in a hotel of the same name on a hillside in Porto. Admittedly this does not narrow things down much, since pretty much everything in Porto seems to be on a

The Yard - 2020 February

The Yard is the flagship restaurant of the very smart looking Great Scotland Yard hotel, situated near Trafalgar Square in a building that used to be the Met Police headquarters

The Woodford - 2016 May

Editor's note - head chef Ben Murphy will be leaving The Woodford in late 2016. The restaurant closed shortly afterwards and went into administration. When I used to live in

The Wigmore - 2021 September

The Wigmore is attached to the Langham hotel, but is set out as a stand-alone pub. The twist is that the food menu is overseen by Michel Roux Junior of Le Gavroche, who runs

The Wigmore - 2018 March

The Wignore is a pub, Jim, but not as we know it. It is attached to the Langham Hotel, though it has its own dedicated entrance. The dining room looks like a particularly fine

The Truscott Arms - 2015 January

Editor's note: in August 2016 it was announced that the restaurant would close due to a rent hike. A shame. The Truscott Arms in Maida Vale is set in a large Victorian