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Chor Bizarre - 2003 May

Many up-market Indian restaurants in London are disappointing, and after a good start this one seems on the decline. The cooking stretches beyond the usual fare into

Cho Asia - 2024 February

Parminder Singh had a long association with the Indian Accent restaurant group. Originally from the Punjab, he cooked at the mothership in Delhi before moving to its branch in New

Chisou W4 - 2012 February

Editor's note: this restaurant closed at the end of November 2014. Chisou in Chiswick is the little sister of Chisou in Mayfair (there is a further branch in Knightsbridge)

Chishuru - 2024 February

Adejoké (Joké) Bakare studied biology in Nigeria but also ran a fish and chip shop. After moving to London, she started a supper club, out of which grew the

China Blue - 2008 June

China Blue is on the 28th Floor of the smart Conrad Hotel (next to Gordon Ramsay’s Tokyo venture).The room is spectacular, with huge picture windows overlooking the river, a

Chimera

Chimera is located near the South Gate of the Yasaka Jinja shrine on the border of Maruyama Park, at the edge of the geisha district of Gion in Kyoto. Chimera serves Italian food

Chiltern Firehouse - 2014 May

I first encountered Nuno Mendes’ cooking at Bacchus in Hoxton. It was experimental, genuinely interesting and ahead of its time for what at that point (2006) was a

Chez Roux - 2024 July

Chez Roux is on the ground floor of the Langham Hotel, directly ahead of you as you go through the main entrance. It opened in late May 2024, with large, well-spaced tables in a

Chez Bruce - 2017 November

I first ate Bruce Poole’s food when he was in west London, cooking at Max Renzland’s late lamented restaurant Chez Max, which was originally located in Kew before

Chez Bruce - 2011 April

In the old premise of the legendary Harveys (Marco Pierre White’s original restaurant) Bruce Poole, who used to cook at Chez Max in its glory days, brings fine cooking to a

Cheval Blanc - 2016 April

Within the historic Three Kings hotel, which dates back to 1681, the flagship restaurant is Cheval Blanc, named after the famous St Emilion wine. Its head chef since 2007 is Peter

Charm - 2010 June

Charm opened in the spring of 2010 in a parade in King Street, which is better known for its down-market Indian restaurants than up-market Thai places. As you enter, a cosy lounge

Charlie's at Browns

Brown's hotel, owned by Rocco Forte, has switched formats for its flagship dining room after a year from the talented Heros de Agostinis at Beck at Browns. From September 2019 the

Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen - 2021 September

Chapter One is centrally located in Parnell Square in Dublin, a Georgian square named after the 19th century Irish nationalist politician Charles Parnell. It opened in 1992 and

Chapter One - 2012 July

Chapter One opened in February 1992, its executive chef Ross Lewis having worked in various restaurants in London and Switzerland before returning to Ireland in 1990. The

Chapati Club - 2018 July

This north Indian restaurant in Acton opened in April 2017, focusing on the kind of home cooked food that Asian families are used to. It is owned by Resh Sonchhatla, who used to

Chancery - 2010 November

Editor's note: at the end of 2014 Graham Long was appointed as head chef. He had worked previously with Shane Osborn at Pied a Terre and also at Gordon Ramsay at

Champignon Sauvage - 2020 March

This Gloucestershire restaurant was opened in 1987 by chef David Everitt-Matthias and his wife Helen, who runs the front of house. It was awarded a Michelin star in 1995 and a

Champignon Sauvage - 2008 March

Le Champignon Sauvage is set out on the ground floor in a quiet terrace in Cheltenham. David Everitt-Matthias and his wife Helen have been running the restaurant since

Chakra Kingston - 2020 September

Chakra is part of the riverside development in Kingston, alongside a series of restaurants and bars. The restaurant is almost directly underneath the bridge, and has a few outside