The Araki, a nine-seater Japanese counter in Mayfair that at over £350 a head is Britain’s most expensive restaurant, has been crowned London’s Top Gastronomic Experience at the first ever Harden’s London Restaurant Awards, justifying sushi master Mitsuhiro Araki’s gamble in closing down his Michelin three-star operation in Tokyo to move around the world. He shared the […]
Now that the warm weather is finally here what better way to enjoy an al-fresco meal, or drink, than with a dazzling view? London has plenty of beautiful outdoor spaces but fresh-air vantage points from which to see the capital’s iconic skyline can be hard to find. From post work drinks and dinner in the […]
The Editors’ review of Lyle’s A light and bright operation in the School of St John. At last, Quaglino’s to get a refurb D&D London will close the site July-October for a (much-needed) major renovation. Grace Dents finds the food at Ham Yard lacking “But the courtyard is pleasant to get drunk in, […]
The Editors’ review of Ham Yard The food is the usual Firmdale Hotel formula, but the setting is really something special. Beast has Grace Dent roaring and raving “Look away now if London decadence leaves you boggle-eyed”, warns ES’s critic. Get a free glass of bubbly at the new Hawksmoor The Knightsbridge outpost […]