The Editors’ review of L’Anima Café Some of the food is of very high quality but there’s scope for greater consistency here.   Opso? More like Oops Fay Maschler doesn’t enjoy her trip to Marylebone’s new Greek restaurant.   Canvas to take over Le Cercle Restaurant ups sticks from Marylebone to Sloane Square.   Kurobuta […]

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Hackney was once the domain of artists, students and Londoners looking for cheap digs. All of which seems like a distant memory now that it has become not only Hipster Central, but also a booming borough with new businesses, restaurants and bars opening at a furious pace. It used to be Broadway Market, London Fields […]

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The Editors’ review of Lyle’s A light and bright operation in the School of St John.   At last, Quaglino’s to get a refurb D&D London will close the site July-October for a (much-needed) major renovation.   Grace Dents finds the food at Ham Yard lacking “But the courtyard is pleasant to get drunk in, […]

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The family behind popular Walthamstow Village bistro Eat 17 (and its neighbouring Spar shop) has opened a restaurant, burger bar and convenience store in Clapton. Taking over the site of a former snooker hall, the O’Connor brothers (Daniel and Chris), alongside Siobhan O’Donnell and James Brundle, have launched a multi-tier offering, with burgers and groceries […]

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It all seems to be happening in Clapton at the moment. Last week, Yard Sale Pizza launched in Lower Clapton Street, just after Eat 17 had announced plans for a burger bar and convenience store in Chatsworth Road. Now Verden has opened on the site of the old Cricketers Pub in E5’s Clarence Road. Specialising in meat, cheese […]

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Yard Sale Pizza has just opened in Clapton. And from now until Sunday (8 June) they’ve pledged to giveaway 300 free pizzas from their eat-in and take-away restaurant on Lower Clapton Road. On the menu are sourdough-base pizzas topped with fresh raw tuna, anchovy and caper paste and rocket; or ‘The Holy Pepperoni’ – Cobble Lane pepperoni, Napoli […]

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