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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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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As Chinese New Year (of The Pig) is celebrated, Nick investigates a high-profile newcomer in London. A version of this...
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Nick enjoys two meals, slightly too close together. The crowds on the RER from the Gare du Nord to the...
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Dinner parties today can be a great source of restaurant recommendations, Nick finds. A version of this article is published...
Nick on restaurants
Nick settles an old score, and comments on a current business saga. Schadenfreude is the experience of pleasure, joy, or...
Nick on restaurants
Nick raves about Cornerstone. Perhaps the only unusual aspect of Tom Brown’s excellent fish restaurant Cornerstone is its location. Just...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Oporto, on New Year’s Eve, was a city basking...
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Northern Portugal really is a year-round tourist destination.
A trip that begins in Bordeaux and ends in Oporto, such as...
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A version of this article about a Manhattan Korean that recently got its wine act together is also published by...
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Some sterling advice for a dry January. I will openly credit the background idea for this column to a conversation...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Jeannie Cho Lee MW, who lives in Hong Kong...
Nick on restaurants
Homely pizza and pasta on offer in burgeoning Marylebone.
Jessica Colli is extremely Italian.
From her name to the rapid-fire...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Would it be possible, my FT editor asked, a...
Nick on restaurants
Nick reports on an Indian restaurant chain that gives away more than 200,000 meals a month. A menu is every...
Nick on restaurants
The restaurant everyone in New York is talking about has a fatal flaw. A version of this article is published...
Nick on restaurants
Nick surveys current problems for New York restaurateurs through the lens of two classic establishments. Restaurants have always been a...
Nick on restaurants
Nick reviews Pep Guardiola's new venture, bringing Catalan cuisine to the north of England. A version of this article is...