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
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Eating local in Barcelona
Two great restaurants selected by our Spanish specialist Ferran Centelles for Jancis and Nick during Barcelona’s wine trade fair. There is really one word that accurately describes the three-day Barcelona...
Nick Lander
Sunday 15 February 2026
• 1 min read
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What do you want your waiter to wear? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
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Neville Abraham is still campaigning for a fairer deal. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the...
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The popular Dishoom group sets an example. What is the connection between good service and a game of cricket? Between...
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From an island torpedo store to Mayfair, a pair of foragers' unlikely journey. The location is not initially that exciting...
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24 March 2022 Harking back a long way for a seasonal look at spring produce.
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A most unusual Parisian restaurant, in terms of its decor, menu – and opening hours. If, as the saying goes...
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A successful Soho partnership celebrated.
Many different qualities are required of successful modern chefs. They must be able to cook...
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A significant British exporter highlighted. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. One piece of relatively...
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Calling the sweet-toothed…
I have felt sorry for pastry chefs for the past 41 years. It was in the summer...
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Nick is feeling deprived… A version of this article is published in the Financial Times. I followed Tom Richardson-Hill down...
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An exciting new opening in Marlow, the Thames-side town where competition is fierce.
A recent excellent lunch at The Oarsman...
Nick on restaurants
A London restaurant that's hot in at least two ways.
In September 2020 I wrote an article for the FT...
Nick on restaurants
The ex-manager of the world's finest restaurant, seen above with David Bowie and below with many other famous folk, shares...
Nick on restaurants
The somewhat tortuous background to a new opening opposite London's Royal Opera House.
In 1998 restaurateur Danny Meyer opened Eleven...
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Alder on somewhere other than America this month: London. Food great. Mask-wearing not so much so.
Every time I find...