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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Nick on restaurants
A version of this article about a long-standing sushi restaurant in central London is published by the Financial Times. I...
Nick on restaurants
The relationship between property developers and restaurateurs examined. There is, in retrospect, an obvious chapter heading missing from my book...
Nick on restaurants
A reliable Catalan classic in Barcelona. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. As I was...
Nick on restaurants
Instead of going to a restaurant, Nick goes to market this week – as is his habit here in the...
Nick on restaurants
An east–west restaurant in Tokyo with a mysterious name. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
Nick on restaurants
Toasted sandwiches and the freshest seafood enjoyed in the Catalonian capital. Family life appears to be alive and well in...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
As I contemplate my annual four-week break from this...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. To anyone who finds the current state of cooking...
Nick on restaurants
‘Bourgogne’ lovers' haven Villa Más and Almadraba Park Hotel along the coast from the old elBulli location revisited.
The good...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Sound advice for those heading to this year's Edinburgh...
Nick on restaurants
Yeni and Arros QD are the two restaurants to have been opened recently in central London by chefs already successful...
Nick on restaurants
An intricate multi-course celebration of Japanese ingenuity enjoyed, in advance of this weekend's G20 get together. A version of this...
Nick on restaurants
Nick highlights a bolthole for wine lovers in Paris – during the week. In his recently published and well-reviewed book...
Nick on restaurants
Nick reports on a meatless week in the far south west of England. A version of this article is published...
Nick on restaurants
Japanese hotels are not cheap, but they can make a strong impression. There is a tendency for everyone to settle...
Nick on restaurants
Nick goes in search of asparagus in and around Norwich, Norfolk, in eastern England. A version of this article is...