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Nick Lander – aka Mr Jancis Robinson – was the Financial Times restaurant critic from 1989 to 2022. Now, every Sunday, he writes about restaurants exclusively for us. To stay abreast of his reviews – which are free for everyone to read – sign up for our weekly newsletter. 

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Las Teresas with hams
Nick on restaurants Eating and sipping in Seville

Head to the far south of Spain for atmospheric and inexpensive hospitality. Above, the Bar Las Teresas in the old town – with hams but without the usual crowds. The...

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Nick Lander Sunday 4 January 2026 • 1 min read
Lilibet's raw fish bar
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Sylt with beach and Strandkörbe
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Maison François – le patron travaille ici
A new favourite in London's St James's. Perhaps I should have written about Maison François when I first ate there...
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A bit of a dumpling in London
Nick is disappointed by the London arm of an international group of restaurants specialising in Shanghai dumplings. Like so many...
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Roses – a fishy business
The freshest of fish in a Costa Brava restaurant was chosen by our Spanish specialist. A version of this article...
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Noble Rot wins Cooking with California
Chairman of judges in a new professional cooking competition designed to promote California wine in the UK announces the winner...
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A new/old brasserie in Paris
Revisiting past pleasures somewhere new. If you agree with Jancis and me that the only correct way to spend three...
Chef Mikihiko Sawahata and his wife Sachiko at Bisoh, their restaurant in Beaune
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Beaune – a fond farewell
Two old favourites reviewed as we make our way back across the Channel. Above, Sachiko and Mikihiko Sawahata of Bissoh...
Restaurant menus written on mini blackboards
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What has become of the menu?
Two Languedoc restaurants reviewed as we leave the region for Burgundy en route home to London. Despite their many charms...
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The restaurant business’s greatest occupational hazard
11 September 2021 Nick explains why we are republishing this 14-year-old article. The opening of the Sessions Arts Club in...
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Le Bastion in the Corbières
An ambitious new addition in the hills of the western Languedoc. A version of this article is published by the...
Juveniles wine bar, Paris
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Nick remembers … Paris
Having metaphorically toured Tokyo, Nick dreams up a perfect 24 hours in Paris. Paris, the City of Light, poses a...
Orange fish curry at Fatt Pundit, Soho, London
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Fatt Pundit – a Soho newcomer
Nick reprises a Friday tradition. A ritual used to take place every Friday lunchtime around 2.30 pm during the 1980s...
Steaming freshly cooked tempura at Mikawa in Tokyo
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Nick remembers … Tokyo
Continuing the optimistic theme of yesterday's republished article on wine tourism, Nick anticipates revisiting some favourite restaurants around the world...
The Forest Side hotel in Cumbria
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Beside a forest in the Lake District
A version of this article, about an impressive hotel restaurant in a beautiful setting, is published by the Financial Times...
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Fenn of Wandsworth Bridge Road
A version of this article about a newish London restaurant is published by the Financial Times . FFC, Fenn fried...
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The lament of St John
A leading London restaurateur paints a bleak picture. You may think that Trevor Gulliver, one of the two founders of...
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Nick gets in the mood for tonight's quarter-final with a football metaphor. The similarities between Ryan Giggs, the magnificent player...
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