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
Poon's – now of Somerset House
A daughter revives memories of her parents’ much-loved Chinese restaurants. The surname Poon has long associations with the world of hospitality and Chinese cooking. From a restaurant in Macau where...
Nick Lander
Sunday 7 December 2025
• 5 min read
Nick on restaurants
Alta, an oasis of calm – for now
Nick Lander
Sunday 30 November 2025
• 1 min read
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Nick on restaurants
This is the first half of a two-part free report. There are several striking similarities between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch, the...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Food and drink, and not necessarily in that order...
Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
This is a version of an article published by the Financial Times. When I asked a friend whose years in...
Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
This is a version of an article published by the Financial Times. I visited Shikumen, the Chinese restaurant which opened...
Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. My arrival at Manchester Piccadilly station at 10.30...
Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
The chef sitting opposite me in his restaurant in downtown Portland, Oregon, looked the epitome of the young American chef...
Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
‘On my radar’ is a stock response I have developed for any PR who emails me with the details of...
Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
This is a version of an article also published in the Financial Times. I readily accepted the invitation to be...