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Compleat Angler - 2010 July

The Compleat Angler (named after the book by Isaak Walton) is a hotel nestling near a bridge over the Thames in a pretty setting near Marlow. There are actually two restaurants in

Commander - 2009 February

The Commander is in former pub premises just off Westbourne Grove, whose opening was on the 6th February. The tiled floor is attractive, with a mix of booths

Colombo Kitchen - 2020 March

Colombo Kitchen is an independently owned restaurant that opened in December 2019. It is in the main street of Worcester Park, a suburb of Sutton, which is technically within

Colbert - 2012 December

This prime Sloane Square site used to be home to the distinctly ordinary Oriel (which was owned by Tragus, who run the Café Rouge chain). The background to its new

Cocoon - 2006 August

In mid 2011 Cocoon closed. It re-opened in September 2011 as Senkai, a Japanese style restaurant, though in fact under the same ownership as Cocoon (Ignite Group). Senkai

Club Gascon - 2018 March

Club Gascon opened in Smithfields in 1998 and gained a Michelin star in 2002, which it has retained ever since. Its head chef is Pascal Aussignac, born in Toulouse, and who

Clove Club - 2013 June

The Clove Club opened in March 2013 in the old Shoreditch Town Hall. There is a bar area with a few tables, and behind it is the main dining room. The décor is simple, with

Cloth - 2024 July

Cloth, in a quiet street just by the old Smithfield Market, opened in April 2024. The head chef was Tom Hurst, who formerly worked at Brawn. The building was once the home of poet

Clos Maggiore - 2009 November

Just off the Covent Garden piazza, the restaurant is split over a couple of levels, and is much larger inside than it appears to be from the pavement. A first section is a

Cliveden - 2014 May

Editor's note: in October 2018 it was announced that head chef Andre Garrett would move to the Corinithia hotel in London. The country house Cliveden (“valley among

Clarkes - 2018 September

Sally Clarke opened her eponymous restaurant in December 1984, adding a successful bakery five years later that serves dozens of other restaurants. After taking cookery courses

Clarkes - 2010 November

On December 17th 2010 Clarke’s will celebrate its 26th anniversary. For decades Sally Clarke was ahead of her time in offering an omakese style i.e. no choice menu, which is

Cinnamon Kitchen - 2011 January

Cinnamon Kitchen is the City sibling of the well-established Cinnamon Club in Westminster. It is tucked away in the smart pedestrianised Devonshire Square development, not far

Cinnamon Club - 2007 june

The Cinnamon Club opened in 2001 and was one of the first Indian restaurants in London to offer a modern interpretation of Indian cooking. It has become immensely successful

Cilantro - 2023 March

Cilantro (the American name for coriander) opened in November 2022, in the premises that used to house the south Indian restaurant Ma Goa. Cilantro is owned the Senthil family

Chutney Mary - 2015 July

Chutney Mary moved in the summer of 2015 from Chelsea to St James Street, taking over the premises that used to house Wheelers. There is a large bar at the front, the dining

Chung Ying - 2024 February

Chung Ying opened in 1981 and is the oldest restaurant in Birmingham’s Chinatown district. It has a large, cavernous dining room and an overspill room for walk-ins. Even on

Chugoku Hanten - 2012 April

This Chinese restaurant is one of five Chugoku Hantens, located in Roppongi, Higashiazabu Mita, Ichigaya and Chao Meng Lai. Kitchen staff are recruited from Shanghai and

Chrysan - 2012 September

Chrysan closed at the end of March 2013, after just six months. Chrysan opened in September 2012, part of the Hakkasan group, serving Japanese food rather than their usual Chinese

Chourangi - 2025 March

Chourangi is a district in Calcutta (Kolkata these days), and the restaurant name reflects the Kolkata cuisine that is featured here. Choruangi is actually part of an Indian