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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

A Wong - 2016 January

One very useful feature of the A. Wong menu is that you can order dim sum by the piece rather than the portion of three or four pieces that is the norm in most restaurants. If you

8 Hoxton Square - 2014 May

8 Hoxton Square is in the same ownership as 10 Greek Street, but unlike its sister restaurant it takes reservations. Its head chef is Australian Cameron Emirali, who formerly

7 Portes - 2019 March

This is part of the history of Barcelona, having opened its doors way back in 1836. The building was commissioned by a local businessman called Josep Xifre, who wanted something

64 Goodge Street - 2024 March

This is the sister of Quality Chop House, Portland and Clipstone, and opened in August 2023. The head chef is Stuart Andrew, who was previously head chef at Portland and before

6 Portland Road - 2016 May

The restaurant 6 Portland Road opened in March 2016, the creation of Oli Barker, formerly of Terroirs. The head chef is Pascal Wiedemann, who previously cooked at Soif and

500 2014 May

In a parade of shops on the Holloway Road is an Italian restaurant called 500. The name is a reference to the little Fiat Cinquecento car, pictures of which adorn the walls of the

50 Kalo di Ciro Salva London - 2018 October

The original pizzeria of this name opened in Naples in February 2014, though its owner Ciro Salvo is a third generation pizzaiolo of a family-run pizzeria near Naples. “50