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Tantris | The best restaurant in Munich

Tantris | The best restaurant in Munich

by Civilian London

"It’s a palatial dim sum palace on a spaceship travelling at lightspeed (with Roger Vadim at the helm)"
Why The Greenhouse might be the most perfect restaurant in London

Why The Greenhouse might be the most perfect restaurant in London

by Civilian London

A world away from “no reservations” and debates about the city’s best barbecue and burger, chef Arnaud Bignon’s two Michelin star restaurant The Greenhouse does things so much better than just about anywhere else
Copenhagen’s shining new Michelin star alternatives

Copenhagen’s shining new Michelin star alternatives

by Richard Mellor

Problem: the best Copenhagen restaurants like Noma are booked up for months/years ahead. Solution: the new wave of bistro spin-offs
Party o’three review: Mac & Wild, London

Party o’three review: Mac & Wild, London

by Civilian London

"The barley risotto is like savoury rice pudding. So creamy. Like a cross between macaroni cheese and porridge. I’m sorry but yours looks like a sachet of gourmet cat food. What is it?"
Scottish restaurants are cooking up a storm in London. And they have nothing to do with deep fried Mars Bars

Scottish restaurants are cooking up a storm in London. And they have nothing to do with deep fried Mars Bars

by Derek Guthrie

"I’ve no doubt, a very long time ago, somebody did put a Mars Bar into a deep fat fryer for a jolly jape, but like Nessie, it only became a thing because it fitted our collective need to believe in the unbelievably ghastly"
Homing in| Review: Pidgin, London

Homing in| Review: Pidgin, London

by David J Constable

Much-loved Mayfields has given way to newcomer Pidgin, on the fast developing coffee and dining strip of Wilton Way in London Fields. David J Constable counts himself as a Pidgin fancier

Chinese syndrome | The anxiety of egg-fried rice

Chinese syndrome | The anxiety of egg-fried rice

by George Reynolds

For years George Reynolds struggled to get a grip on Chinese food. What was his problem?
Party o’three review: Hakkasan, London

Party o’three review: Hakkasan, London

by Civilian London

"I read somewhere – in one of those 'My (insert name of city you’re promoting your shit in)' pieces - that Kim Kardashian loves the ribs here. Which makes you think, it really does"
High kulcha | Review: Chutney Mary, London

High kulcha | Review: Chutney Mary, London

by Neil D.A. Stewart

"With an eye to London’s fancier and fussier diners, the tandoori roti is gluten free, and the naan bread made with spelt"
Evergreen | The Ivy reborn

Evergreen | The Ivy reborn

by Jennifer Sharp

Jennifer Sharp on the rebirth of The Ivy in London, and "people who matter"