Like its name, the Hackney Pearl is a welcome jewel hidden in the damp folds of canalside Hackney. The café bar blazes with warmth in an industrial landscape slowly being pollinated by Dalston’s hipsters from down the roa

Great Vietnames street food with a twist just round the corner

Ethos is a good addition to a street loaded with chains. Ignore the vegetarian focus, stack your plate with a healthy base of vegetables and open your eyes to the novel and interesting dishes on offer.

Quite simply this fine dining done without pretension and with a love of ingredients, not love of fussiness. Each dish is visually exciting, each taste something new and stimulating. Grown up kind of dining that’s a treat to indulge in

Emma braves the mean media streets of Fitzrovia to see a former Arbutus and Wild Honey trio’s culinary art at Picture.

Emma tests her sugar tolerance with a review of Paul A. Young’s salted caramel afternoon tea.

Emma pays Homage to Homage’s new menu at The Strands Waldorf Hilton Hotel

Lucy Self visits Karpo opposite one of London’s most bustling train stations but finds great food and a slick interior isn’t always enough to attract the crowds.

Nik Speller heads down Brixton way and finds Carioca has nothing to do with getting drunbk and singing along to a tape

Following the Japanese decision to lift the ban on Wagyu beef Benihana has created a celebratory menu that includes Wagyu Beef, Lobster and the choice of either Black Cod or Scottish Filletso diners can compare Scottish and Wagyu beef side by side.