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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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Wine and fish in Highgate
A winning combination in North London beguiles Nick, who seems to have amused the trio behind it. Above, left to right, Stuart Kilpatrick, Fede Pollame and Harry Lobek. Fish seems...
Nick Lander
Sunday 25 January 2026
• 7 min read
Nick on restaurants
More Seville highlights
Three more reasons to head to this charming city in southern Spain. As we left Confitería La Campana, which first opened its doors in Seville in 1885, JR said something...
Nick Lander
Sunday 11 January 2026
• 1 min read
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As soon as the smoked tuna consommé was poured from a glass phial on to a bowl of diced sea...
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When I called David Collins’ office to propose an interview with London’s most successful restaurant designer I was pretty confident...
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To commemorate the bi-centenary of Lord Nelson’s famous naval victory I decided to undertake my own personal survey of Trafalgar...
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On my first visit to Bilbao in northern Spain 30 years ago my lack of Spanish prevented me from even...
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Shortly after 11pm the second of two sliding doors which separate his kitchen from his restaurant opened noiselessly and chef...
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For the growing number of self-employed, the first half of February is the most financially painful time of the year...
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Long after Nick dreamt up the idea of Wine Relief which has already raised more than £1.2 million for the...
Nick on restaurants
While I was enjoying a stunning first course comprising a pile of white crab meat with the brown meat pureed...
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No sooner had the manager announced that day’s specials – prawns sautéed with a Campari reduction and suckling pig –...
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The cloakroom attendant at Paris’s renowned La Tour d’Argent seemed almost as pleased to see us as we were to...
Nick on restaurants
As I waited to hand in my coat at Bellamy’s, the stylish new restaurant which opened on the site of...
Nick on restaurants
This article was also published in the Financial Times. As Lili Jacquet-Pierroulet brought in the copious breakfast she serves to...
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I have to confess that over the past 12 months I have, most gratefully, enjoyed more memorable meals than anyone...
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Bob Halliday, the American-born authority on the food of Thailand, made only one mistake in his guided tour of the...
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It was just before noon on a Saturday in the lobby of The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok when the...
Nick on restaurants
On our way to a hugely enjoyable dinner with Dutch friends at Blauw aan de wal in the heart of...
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