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Every guide we publish, newest first. London restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels, afternoon tea, spas and nightlife, each one checked against the venue's own published information rather than against other guides.
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We take no bookings, sell nothing, and accept no payment for inclusion. Where a price or a rule appears here, it came from the venue.
The Best Japanese Restaurants in London, and the Booking Rules Nobody Prints
Eight Japanese restaurants in London checked against their own published information, from a 290 pound omakase counter to a 12.60 breakfast, plus the booking conditions that decide your evening.
New Year’s Eve in London
The fireworks are ticketed and the release date has not been announced yet, which is the whole planning problem. What is confirmed, what a riverside ticket actually buys you, and the alternative most people should take.
The Best Restaurants in Chinatown, London
Chinatown is a working food district, not a destination dining one, and judged on what it is actually for it is excellent. Three restaurants whose own information could be checked, and why that number is three.
The Best Restaurants in Islington
A residential neighbourhood with very good restaurants rather than a restaurant district, which changes how you use it. Five checked at source, including the one that serves a Sunday roast until nine.
The Best Restaurants Near Borough Market
Borough Market is the best place to buy food in London and one of the worst to eat a meal. The serious kitchens are two streets away, and this is what is worth sitting down for.
The Best Restaurants in King’s Cross
Seven checked at source and sorted by how long you have, because most people here have a train. Plus the ten minute walk nobody warns you about.
On Christmas Day London Stops. Here Is What Is Actually Open.
London at Christmas is three different cities depending on the date, and on the 25th there is no Tube, no bus and no DLR at all. What is open, what to book and when.
The Best Bars and Pubs in Soho, Sorted by How You Get In
Nine rooms checked at source and sorted by how you get into them, because in Soho that is the only sorting that helps. Half the best bars take no bookings at all.
The Best Restaurants in Mayfair
Three of London's six three Michelin star restaurants are here, and so are several hundred that charge the same for the address. Nine venues checked at source, plus the set lunch strategy.
The Best Restaurants in Notting Hill
Two of London's six three Michelin star restaurants are nine minutes apart here, and the market street is the weakest place to eat. Nine venues checked at source.
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Questions we get asked
How often is the guide updated?
Continuously, and each page records the month it was last checked rather than only the date it was first written. Opening hours and prices in London change often enough that an unchecked guide is worse than none.
How do you decide what goes in?
Every entry is verified against the venue's own published information, not against other guides. Nothing is included in exchange for payment, and nothing is excluded for refusing it.