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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.
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多波 (Doppo) – 意大利餐厅还是不是？
伦敦苏豪区葡萄酒爱好者的瑰宝。上图显示的只是其庞大酒单的一部分（暂时被偷走了）。 我在迪恩街多波 (Doppo) 用午餐时体验到的纯正意大利乐趣——薄片扇贝配同样薄片的酸苹果（如下图），皮奇面 (pici)...
Nick Lander
Sunday 8 March 2026
• 1 min read
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