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In medieval Europe, river crossings were prized real estate. The original London Bridge was a fine example, with more than 90 shops, houses and chapels crammed along its 275-metre span.…

Where else? Another of my absolute favourite restaurants, Mountain, which is right in the centre of town, in Soho. Currently, the VOA says its rateable value is £210,000, and that…

Allotment-adjacent dining and an important arts and crafts garden awaits

Factor in London’s extortionate rent costs, and margins are already razor-thin. At vegan restaurants, which depend on a much smaller clientele – around 4 per cent of Londoners identify as…

In the summer of 2009, I ended up in Budapest with a man whose surname was Farmer. We’d been in Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague, drinking absinthe and sleeping on trains,…

Elsewhere on the menu will be fish of the day, served either raw, grilled or steamed in lemon oil — “bianco” in the Corfiot style — and lobster with bisque-soaked…

Trade group UKHospitality has estimated that, nationally, about 1,000 restaurants, 600 hotels and 500 pubs are at risk of closure this year as a result of the business rate changes,…

For some time, Cognac has been ‘parked like an awkward relative’, says Douglas Blyde

As for Lawson, it’s odd to think she hasn’t appeared on British TV screens since 2023, when a Christmas special aired (for which she was nominated for a Bafta). Even…

“London’s amazing: people are still drinking pints, and people are out eating good food. Food and drink matter, of course, but it’s the people that matter most and the team…