Restaurants
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, with occasional contributions from other food-obsessed members of the JancisRobinson.com team.
Restaurant reviews
Nick on restaurants
Alta, an oasis of calm – for now
A new restaurant in one of central London’s busiest fast-food nuclei is strongly Spanish-influenced. Brave the crowds on Regent Street and Carnaby Street in London’s West End; ignore the charms...
Nick Lander
Sunday 30 November 2025
• 1 min read
Free for all
Farewell Rachel Cooke and Skye Gyngell
Nick Lander
Saturday 29 November 2025
• 1 min read
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Three very different restaurants reviewed. One of the most unusual, Es Pas de sa Palla , is pictured above.
The...
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Nick discovers what could be an alternative el Bulli. Our side trip to Mallorca at the beginning of this month...
Travel tips
This once-sleepy Washington town is now a top destination for travellers seeking world-class wine and food in a relaxed and...
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Memories of one of Britain's great self-taught chefs, cookbook writers and provisioners. Alastair Little, the chef who recently died aged...
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Ambitious, decadent cooking leaves an impression. I walked into Les Trois Chevaux in New York’s West Village for dinner with...
Travel tips
Food, history and a rich culture of local and global wine keep this destination at the top of the list...
Nick on restaurants
Where to eat in and around Bordeaux.
The temperature gauge on our friend Tim Johnston’s car registered 35 °C as...
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A conversation with the Gramercy Tavern's veg-minded chef.
I, like many, many others, have long enjoyed Gramercy Tavern restaurant on...
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Walking the streets of Burgundy's most famous tourist destination recently, everything looked as though the world was completely back to...
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Le Colombier – a long-standing London treasure of particular interest to French-wine-loving bargain-hunters.
Reservations in restaurants depend on a number...
Nick on restaurants
Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nick has fun. Above, the interior of Lodi, where, as with so many New York restaurants...
Tasting articles
The Noble Rot team are going retail, wholesale, and managing other restaurants' wine lists too.
It’s quite rare on the...
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A grower's recommendations … (for the UK). Nick took the picture above in Union Square market this week.
The text...
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What goes on behind the scenes before you pay for your meal. Your rights explained. The restaurant bill, or check...
Nick on restaurants
We enjoyed a superb Italian meal and chose from possibly London's best Italian wine list.
Twenty years ago, Giorgio Locatelli...
Nick on restaurants
… and a smart new chef.
Matthew Slotover, 54, and his business partner Amanda Sharpe (whose age I am too...