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Al Mare - 2022 April

Al Mare is an Italian seafood restaurant within the Carlton Towers Hotel in Knightsbridge. Executive chef since opening in July 2020 is Marco Calenzo, who was head chef and then

Al Fiori - 2012 June

Michael White was raised in Wisconsin but is known as a pasta chef, training in Chicago at Spiaggia and then for several years in Italy, prior to opening New York restaurants Al

Akira - 2019 February

Japan House in Kensington is the home of the Japanese cultural centre, hosting art exhibitions, lectures and events to promote Japanese culture. It features on its first floor a

Akelarre - 2002 September

A spectacular hillside vista overlooking the ocean means that the best time to visit here is either at lunch or on an evening with a late sunset e.g. in late June. The

African Queen - 2019 October

African Queen has been operating for fifteen years now in premises that used to be a pub called The Plough. I am guessing that it is named after the 1951 John Huston movie, but

Admiral Codrington - 2012 February

This fifty seat gastropub is named after Sir Edward Codrington, who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar and was later made an admiral. It is situated between Sloane Square and South

Adil's - 2017 March

Balti (which in Urdu, Hindi and Bengali means "bucket") is a term for a deep, circular iron or steel pot, also known as a karahi, used in the cooking of northern Kashmir and

Adam Byatt

Q. How long have you been cooking professionally? A. For 30 years now. I started as an apprentice at Claridge’s Hotel at the age of 16. It’s been quite the

Adaa at The Falaknuma Palace - 2016 December

Adaa is the flagship restaurant of the Falaknuma ("mirror of the sky") Palace hotel, the former Nizam of Hyderabad's palace, nestled at the top of a hillside overlooking the city

Acciuga - 2013 August

Editor's note: in December 2015 it was announced that the restaurant would close and relocate in 2016. This restaurant opened on the site of what was Timo in June 2013. The young

Abeno - 2014 June

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savoury pancake popular across western Japan, and especially in Hiroshima and Osaka. Having tried this recently in Hiroshima I was curious as to

Abajo by Humo - 2023 October

Humo (“smoke” in Spanish) is a grill restaurant that opened in February 2022. The main dining room is on the ground floor, with an open kitchen and flame grill to the

Aaya - 2008 July

Note that in January 2009 Aaya went into administration, after just seven months of operation. It has now been replace by Hix W1 The notes below are of historical interest

A. Wong - 2020 August

Andrew Wong took over the family restaurant Kyms, near Victoria station, back in December 2012. He has developed a modern style of Chinese cooking, a long way from the standard

A. Wong - 2018 March

Andrew Wong has completely transformed the Wilton Road restaurant that used to be Kym’s, since he took over the family business in 2013. The food that he cooks here explores

A. Wong - 2017 November

I often come to A. Wong at lunch for the terrific dim sum, and you can still get a selection of these at dinner. A trio of shrimp dumpling, prawn and pork dumpling and xiao long

A. Wong - 2017 May

A. Wong’s dim sum offering differs from the norms of Chinatown in a number of ways. For a start, you can order by the individual piece, so if you are dining by yourself or

A. Wong - 2014 February

Andrew Wong has an unusual background for a chef, having started studying chemistry at Oxford before deciding to go into cooking. He travelled and worked in China for some time

A. Wong - 2013 September

A Wong is taking a fresh approach to a number of Chinese dishes, and at this visit I had the chance to see what they could do with Peking Duck. This can be one of the

A. Wong - 2013 July

Andrew Wong has taken over the old Kyms premises in Wilton Road, opposite Sainsbury’s near Victoria station, and opening in December 2012. The dining room is quite smart in