Gastropub
- The Prince Arthur disrupts the London pub scene with its own caviar and a Basque restaurant
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If there's one thing that 2024 has taught us, it's that the London pub scene is very much still alive and kicking. We started the year strong with crowds thronging the newly opened Devonshire and since then we've had a slew of places serving up interesting offerings in the city's old boozers from new Irish pubs to more wine-led offerings. Now as one year ends and another looms, we have
... - Chef James Cochran is back in business with The Brave on Islington's Essex Road
As a sign that you can't keep a good chef down, mere months after closing the doors of his Islington restaurant, James Cochran is coming back to N1 with a new venture. This time he's teaming up with pub folk the Seven-Eighths Group, who run The Hemingway in Victoria Park and Hunter S in nearby De
... - Test Driving The Grill at The Hero - is this the best looking pub dining room in London?
Everyone loved the pub downstairs at The Hero, but what's the new grill restaurant upstairs like? We went to find out.
- Test Driving The Unruly Pig - the UK's No 1 gastropub
The Unruly Pig in Suffolk is currently the UK's No 1 gastropub (for the second time). We took a trip out of town to find out why it topped the list and see whether it's worth a trip for Londoners.
- Islington is getting a new must-try pub dining room at the William IV
We know that times are tough for pubs, but on the flipside it's never been a better time to get a great meal at a London pub. Earlier this year we devoted a new guide to the city's pubs with great upstairs dining rooms. And now that list is about to get a new addition.
The pub in question is the William IV
... - The best countryside pubs for food near London
Pining for large open spaces and fresh country air? These pubs are all close enough to town for you to countenance a day trip - and some have rooms to stay over if you fancy.
- MasterChef The Professionals winner Nikita Pathakji takes over at the Princess of Shoreditch
It's been two years since she lifted the trophy in the 2022 final of MasterChef The Professionals. Now chef Nikita Pathakji is celebrating her first Head Chef role, heading up the kitchen at East London gastropub The Princess of Shoreditch. It's the culmination of a journey that's seen the talented chef work at top London restaurants including Bibendum and Kitchen W8. When she won MasterChef The Professionals
... - Gordon Ramsay's York and Albany pub is taken over by squatters
The past few weeks have not been good ones for Gordon Ramsay. Having seen his Camden gastropub closing due to a legal dispute over its lease, the chef is now dealing with squatters at the York and Albany. As first reported in the Sun, a group occupied the 19th century building a week ago but, as squatting is a civil matter, Ramsay's report to the police hasn't resolved matters.
While the chef prepares to
... - London pubs with great upstairs dining rooms
We love a good gastropub, but sometimes it’s nice to step away from the noisy boozer into a more calm dining environment. And that’s where the upstairs dining room comes in. Here’s our pick of London’s best.
- The Unruly Pig tops Britain's gastropub list with Highgate's The Red Lion and Sun as London's top pub
The annual reveal of the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list always makes us want to close our laptops
... - London's best gastropubs - the city's best pubs for food
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.
- Test Driving Ganymede - gastropub perfection in Belgravia
Sometimes all you want is a cosy pub and great food - turns out Ganymede in Belgravia does both of those rather well.
- The 2023 Top 50 Gastropubs are announced - Parkers Arms tops the list, Red Lion and Sun is London's best
Kicking off the year with the first major awards of the season, the Top 50 Gastropubs of 2023 were announced last night.
This year it's the turn of a pub that we hear no end of great things about - The Parkers Arms. The Lancashire pub, led by Kathy Smith and Stosie Madi. Last year's number one The Unruly Pig drops only one place
... - Test Driving The Holland - Kensington's lovely new neighbourhood pub
Kensington locals' pub options just got more interesting with the arrival of The Holland. We went to check it out.
- There’s a new gastropub at The Landmark London hotel
Marylebone is getting a new gastropub within one of its historic hotels, with the news that The Landmark London is opening the Great Central Pub by Matt Fletcher.
While you’ll find comforting pub classics here and locally sourced beers and bar snacks, there’s no mistaking it’ll be a gastropub in somewhat more plush surroundings than you'd normally see.
The space was previously
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