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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...

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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Nick on restaurants I am deliberately writing about restaurants in Australia again (see Around and about in Melbourne) and plan to add a...
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Nick on restaurants A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. In one respect, I am the wrong person to...
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Nick on restaurants It is not every day that begins with a taxi ride with a Fijian driver who has become an amateur...
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Nick on restaurants There was a period, roughly between 1985 and 2005, when no busy London restaurant could have survived, let alone prospered...
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Nick on restaurants Readers could be forgiven for believing that when it comes to choosing restaurants around the world, I lead something of...
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Nick on restaurants Chefs and their waiting staff earn their night off each week, which is why many of the best restaurants are...
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Nick on restaurants At the end of my fourth excellent meal in San Sebastián, north-west Spain, I was reminded of what someone, whose...
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Nick on restaurants A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. I first came across the cooking talents of Mario...
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Nick on restaurants Des Gunewardena, the chairman of D&D Restaurants (the old Conran group), was in even more ebullient form than usual when...
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Nick on restaurants One common factor links several of my favourite restaurants around the world, whether it be Osteria alle Testiere in Venice...
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Nick on restaurants Jancis writes The picture here shows Nick and me, forever meddling with JancisRobinson.com, in the cloister of St Jerome in...
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Nick on restaurants A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. The two views from table 10 in the dining...
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Nick on restaurants My impressions of eating out in Israel during my first visit are still very strong. Falafel, pitta bread and a...
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Nick on restaurants A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. The reopening of Enoteca Turi, the long-established Italian restaurant...
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Nick on restaurants The second half of August and the beginning of September is, to my mind at least, the best time to...
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Nick on restaurants A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Assiduous readers of this column may recall that for...
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