Test Drive

• Test Driving Kutir - Rohit Ghai serves up inventive Indian cuisine in a Chelsea townhouse

  Rohit Ghai has had hits with his food at Gymkhana and Jamavar - we head over to Chelsea to see how his first solo restaurant Kutir shapes up.  

• Test Driving BaoziInn - dim sum and Sichuan dishes in Soho

  We try out BaoziInn's Newport Street restaurant for some very colourful dim sum and Sichuan cuisine.  

• Test Driving Spiritland Royal Festival Hall - music, cocktails and more for the South Bank

  A restaurant and bar for music lovers has opened on the South Bank - we went to check it out. 

• Test Driving L'Escargot - the Soho institution still has it

  This classic French restaurant is a Soho stalwart and is still getting raves. We popped along to see why L'Escargot is still a Soho hit.  

• Test Driving Gizzi Erskine's Filth popup in Shoreditch - fast but guilt-free food

  Gizzi Erskine and Rosemary Ferguson have taken their dream to open plant-based burger shop Filth a step further with a three-month popup in Shoreditch. We went to check it out. 

• Test Driving Clifford's - a candlelit spot off Fleet Street

  London's legal district has a new subterranean restaurant and bar - we went to check it out.

• Test Driving Din Tai Fung - the dumpling powerhouse hits London

   

  With all the hype over the opening of their first London restaurant, could Din Tai Fung live up to expectations? We went to check out the famous Taiwanese dumpling chain's Covent Garden restaurant.

• Test Driving The French House in Soho with Neil Borthwick in command

   

  Neil Borthwick has taken over the kitchen at The French House and is getting rave reviews. We popped down to check out the menu. 

• Test Driving The Oystermen - the Covent Garden seafood restaurant makes great use of its extra space

  Covent Garden's Oystermen doubled its size in Covent Garden - adding a raw bar and more. We head down to try out this highly-praised seafood restaurant.  

• Test Driving Burger and Beyond - really living up to both parts of the name

  Burger and Beyond have set up their first permanent restaurant in Shoreditch - with the emphasis on building the "beyond" part. We head down for a look. 

• Test Driving Maison Bab - taking kebabs to the next level in Covent Garden

  Inspired by kebab houses, the duo behind Le Bab have brought their modern take on everyone's favourite drinking food to Covent Garden. We popped along to check it out.

• Test Driving Lino London - industrial chic in EC1

  An ex-Dairy head chef leads Lino, an all-day bar and restaurant beside St Bart's. We head down for a look.  

• Test Driving Roe - a serious seafood treat at Pop Brixton

  We take a tour around the British and Irish coast at this small seafood spot with serious ambition at Pop Brixton.

• Test Driving Goods Office - a hidden-away surprise in Stroud Green

  Having moved on from Season and Gilly's Fish Bar, North London restaurateur Neil Gill has partnered with local Emma Rigby to open this Stroud Green neighbourhood hub.

• We eat all we can in a lunchtime visit to Market Hall Victoria

  The second Market Hall brings a host of top-notch food purveyors to Victoria in one handy place. But how does the whole thing work? Let us tell you...