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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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Ballymaloe House May 2026
Nick on restaurants Ballymaloe's charms

An international institution in the southern Irish countryside. In 2011 I travelled to Ballymaloe House, a 40-minute drive from Cork, Ireland, to stay the night and to interview the late...

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Sally Abé of Teal
Nick on restaurants Abé and Abe, a winning combo at Teal

An exciting new addition to the East London restaurant scene. Above, Sally Abé. Everything is on the small side at Sally Abé’s new restaurant, Teal, a short walk from Hackney...

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Saveur des Poissons exterior, Tangier
Nick on restaurants A Moroccan bargain for fish lovers
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Barbecue, taco, pizza and hot dogs, New York style
This article is also published in the Financial Times. Nothing, I recall, ever made my wife and I as popular...
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A year of eating colourfully
Towards the end of lunch with Jesus Adorno, the genial face of Mayfair's Le Caprice for over 30 years, he...
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​Spring: good food, shame about the uniforms
This article is also published in the Financial Times. Restaurants now flourish in many buildings that were once far less...
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Good fun in downtown and uptown New York
This article is also published in the Financial Times As customers use restaurants for a variety of different purposes –...
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The sushi supremo
This article was also published in the Financial Times. As with the very best one-man shows, the one just opened...
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To Food Street Catania and beyond
This article is also published in the Financial Times. The Cataniese go to great lengths to ensure that your arrival...
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To Kabul and Tehran for dinner
This article is also published by the Financial Times. As the South African-born osteopath was about to apply painful pressure...
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The jewels in the Gordon Ramsay crown
This article is also published in the Financial Times. The name on the outside of the restaurant is male as...
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Eating out, and family strife, in the Welsh borders
This article is also published in the Financial Times. To my right on the panel discussing the charms of family-run...
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Ham Yard, London, mmmm, interesting…
This article is also published in the Financial Times. Two meals at the restaurant in the recently opened Ham Yard...
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Paris, toujours Paris
This article is also published in the Financial Times. The Michelin Guide has directed many towards the best that Paris...
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Down Marylebone High Street
This article is also published in the Financial Times. A fascinating aspect of restaurants is how certain of them develop...
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Scotland's restaurant fireball
This article was also published in the Financial Times. Monica Brown will leave London later this month en route for...
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Captivating Catalunya
This article is also published in the Financial Times. There have been two constant factors in what has become our...
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Getting fresh in central London
Freshness in a dish is an unquantifiable but important ingredient that I seem to crave more and more – and...
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High above the Cinque Terre
This article was also published in the Financial Times. At 8 pm one sunny evening I was standing deep in...
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