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Sharp short-form stories from London’s restaurant world – including openings, closures, and the occasional scandal

Does London Care About History?

Simpsons-in-the-Strand is back after a 5 year hiatus and reopened by Jeremy King

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Does London Care About History?

Simpsons-in-the-Strand is back after a 5 year hiatus, reopened by Jeremy King

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Does Illegal Immigration Matter?

Royal China Club is closing after 35 years, but it’s had a controversial past

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They Were Fined £470,000

Royal China Club is closing after 35 years, but it’s had a controversial past

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We Beat the Landlord!

This 80-year-old Polish restaurant Daquise was about to disappear, but it’s saved

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We Beat the Landlord!

This 80-year-old Polish restaurant Daquise was about to disappear, but it’s saved

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We Beat the Landlord!

This 80-year-old Polish restaurant was about to close. It’s been saved

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Is This Radical Balkan Hospitality?

A small Balkan restaurant in South-East London, quietly refuses modernity, How?

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Is This Radical Balkan Hospitality?

A small Balkan restaurant in South-East London, quietly refuses modernity, How?

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Is This Radical Balkan Hospitality?

How a small Balkan restaurant in South-East London, quietly refuses modernity

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Is £58 Fish and Chips Madness?

At Corenucopia by Clare Smyth in Chelsea, is the fish and chips worth it?

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Is £58 Fish and Chips Madness?

At Corenucopia by Clare Smyth in Chelsea, is the fish and chips worth it?

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Is £58 Fish and Chips Madness?

Michelin nostalgia, at Corenucopia by Clare Smyth in Chelsea

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Some of the Worst Food I've Eaten

Eating with Tod's Festive Feast is just as bad as you thought

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Some of the Worst Food I've Eaten

Eating with Tod's Festive Feast is just as bad as you thought

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Another Restaurant's Landlord Kicking Them Out

Le Colombier opened in 1998, when Chelsea still believed in long lunches

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Another Restaurant's Landlord Kicking Them Out

Le Colombier opened in 1998, when Chelsea still believed in long lunches

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Another Restaurant Kicked Out

Le Colombier opened in 1998, when Chelsea still believed in long lunches

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Should You Queue 5 Hours for Anything?

Surely no pizza, not even Crisp Pizza, can really be that good?

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Should You Queue 5 Hours for Anything?

Surely no pizza, not even Crisp Pizza, can really be that good?

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Should You Wait 5 Hours for Pizza?

Surely no pizza and no queue is worth such wait times

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Princess Margaret’s Favourite

A fire, an AIDS death, fraud accusations and the reopening of Maggie Jones's

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Princess Margaret’s Favourite

A fire, an AIDS death, fraud accusations and the reopening of Maggie Jones's

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A New Chinese Dynasty

Poon’s first opened in 1973 on Lisle Street, when Chinatown was still a maze of cafés

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A New Chinese Dynasty

Poon’s first opened in 1973 on Lisle Street, when Chinatown was still a maze of cafés

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An 80-Year-Old Restaurant Under Threat

Will South Kensington be the same without Daquise? Founded in 1947

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An 80-Year-Old Restaurant Under Threat

Will South Kensington be the same without Daquise? Founded in 1947

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WWII Restaurant Under Threat

Will South Kensington be the same without Daquise? Founded in 1947

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Is This Origin Story True Or False?

Co Thanh has opened in Covent Garden with a suspicious story behind it

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Is This Origin Story True Or False?

Co Thanh has opened in Covent Garden with a suspicious story behind it

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Finally, A Good Pub Closure

An Oxford Street pub was kicked out in favour of a gastro-pub, it's a good thing

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Finally, A Good Pub Closure

An Oxford Street pub was kicked out in favour of a gastro-pub, it's a good thing

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Finally, A Good Pub Closure

A pastiche Oxford Street pub was kicked out in favour of a gastro-pub

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The Wrong River Café

No the riverside trattoria, but Fulham's greasy spoon temple

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The Wrong River Café

No the riverside trattoria, but Fulham's greasy spoon temple

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The Wrong River Café

Not the riverside trattoria, but Fulham's greasy spoon temple

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