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From a truly great pork pie to panisse snacks and a surprisingly good airport spice bag, here are some of the best things we ate this month. 

This is the restaurant guide you could give to anyone arriving in London to give them the perfect snapshot of how to explore the best of what London's restaurant scene has to offer.

One half of the duo behind the hugely popular Chongqing noodle bar Liu Xiaomian, Linda Liu, reveals her top places to eat and drink in Hampstead.

Some of London's best food can be found in its greatest pubs. We've rounded them all up from those serving amazing scotch eggs to top steak and Michelin-starred pub food.

London's bakery scene is as hot as its ovens. Whether you're after the best sourdough, seasonal patisserie or inspired cakes and pies, here's our pick of the very best independent bakeries in town. 

  Hot Dinners rounds up some of the best food and restaurant pop-ups and events around town at the moment.

The husband and wife team behind popular pizzeria Rias, now open in Notting Hill and Soho, share their favourite places to go in Highgate. 

From old-school Swiss institutions to modern Alpine bier halls, here's where to get a great fondue in London. 

The owner of Mayfair restaurant Silva, Daria Grebenyuk, is a recent convert to the joys of her new home in Vauxhall and Battersea. She shares her favourite local spots with us. 

We give you the lowdown or uber-edit of which London's restaurants are creating the biggest buzz right now...

As we embark on a new year, it's time to look at what 2026 is promising. Here are the new London restaurant openings that we think you need to be keeping an eye on (the ones that have been announced so far, at least).  

  No-one could beat the British for our love of hot puddings. If you're after dessert heaven in London this winter, here's where to find it.

Every January brings with it a reason to go out and eat cake. The Galette des Rois is a French creation designed to celebrate Epiphany. If you're searching for one in London this January, here's where to start...

Planning a shopping trip to Oxford Street? Here are a few places on and off the main thoroughfare where you can pop in for a bite to eat when you lose the will to do any more shopping or simply want to escape the crowds.

After tallying all the votes, we can now share the winners of this year's readers' vote, which range from a Michelin-chasing new star in Herne Hill to a surf & turf spot in King's Cross. 

As we reach the end of another year's worth of eating and drinking, it's time to look back at it all. Here's part one of what we think are our favourite dishes and desserts, best scene and more of 2025, with part two to follow later this week...