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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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Indian Accent interior
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St Peter's Square at 7.15am
Nick on restaurants 27 March 2026 Walter has had a couple of recent meals at his old favourite L’Osteria di Monteverde and reports...
Passerini kitchen
Nick on restaurants Four restaurants of note, two on each side of the English Channel. Above, the kitchen at Passerini in Paris. The...
Haarlem at night
Nick on restaurants Nick searched for Indonesian food while Jancis celebrated a special anniversary. Above, one of the many outdoor restaurants in the...
View of New Delhi from The Chambers
Nick on restaurants Is Indian cuisine showing the way for our planet? India is in a wonderful position to teach the rest of...
Bhutanese performers
Nick on restaurants What do they eat in the famously happy Himalayan kingdom? See also Bhutan - now a wine producer. As I...
Vero Andraud arranges her stall in Carcassonne
Nick on restaurants Above, Nick's new boss getting ready for a day's trading. Like so many others, I am a creature of habit...
KInsale harbour
Nick on restaurants Two reasons why Kinsale in southern Ireland is a popular foodie destination. Above, Kinsale harbour, pictured by Eduardo Fonseca Arraes...
Entrance to Les Grands Buffets
Nick on restaurants An unlikely location and concept for what The New Yorker described recently as ‘the hottest restaurant in France’. Les Grands...
Dede garden wall
Nick on restaurants A superb, thoroughly unexpected, restaurant in West Cork. Above, the view from the garden at Dede at the Customs House...
Tania at L'Art & Gourmand and camouflage netting
Nick on restaurants The pleasure of trackside dining in the western Languedoc. Above, Tania Monnou of L’Art & Gourmand. If you ever find...
Rashnet Bagdai
Nick on restaurants This man knows the financial truth behind at least 60 London restaurants. To be successful restaurants require numerous individuals with...
Nanyang soft shell crab
Nick on restaurants Nyonya cooking in London – though homesick Singaporeans may be disappointed, Nick warns. The press release was polite, well written...
Gavin Rankin of Bellamy's
Nick on restaurants Nick wishes this friendly, classic London establishment another 20 years. Above, Gavin Rankin, the man behind its success. Anybody who...
SOLA turbot
Nick on restaurants An American outpost in London with an expansive take on California cooking. Victor Garvey is obviously a highly talented chef...
Argos breakfast buffet 2
Nick on restaurants How can modern cuisine compete with the traditional fare of the old Ottoman empire? I recently spent a week in...
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