Best dishes we ate

• The best things we ate and drank in March 2025

  

  March saw us enjoying a smorgasbord of great party food from the launch of Gordon Ramsay's high-rise restaurants to our own Murphia List event. Alongside that we had superior crudo, next-level fried chicken and more. 

• The best things we ate and drank in February 2025

  

  We may still be waiting for the cold weather to be finally done with, but plenty of food kept us warm in February, from bean stews to freshly baked madeleines. Here's our pick of the best.

• The best things we ate and drank in January 2025

  

  Far from being all doom and gloom, our January proved to be a strong start to 2025 with moreish bar snacks, stellar sushi and a very cleverly done egg. 

• The best things we ate and drank in December 2024

  

  At the end of the year, besides all the turkey and Christmas chocolates (and there were a LOT of both of those) we managed to visit some excellent new places, from a top new Mayfair Sardinian restaurant to a very promising new pub in Islington. 

• The best things we ate and drank in November 2024

  

  A short trip to Paris, return visits to a few old favourites and a smattering of brand new openings all across London filled up our restaurant dance card for November.

• The best things we ate and drank in October 2024

  

  Trips to Ireland, Norfolk and Suffolk helped with our highlights this past month, along with an excellent new Mexican, barnstormingly good burger and the latest new bakery mash-up in town.

• The best things we ate and drank in September 2024

  

  September saw the arrival of cooler weather alongside us trying some wonderful bar snacks from Bébé Bob, learning how to make carbonara, visiting a hot new West London wine bar and also heading back to Malaga in search of some late summer sun. 

• The best things we ate and drank in August

  

  August saw us busier than ever, with highlights including anniversary trips to The Portrait and Lyle's, trying The Devonshire's bar menu, discovering the hottest new Islington wine bar, eat a spectacular meal beside the Thames and LOTS more. 

• The best things we ate and drank in July 2024

  

  Alongside some great dishes from London, July saw us travelling a fair bit, dining out in Spain, Ireland, Sussex and just outside Winchester. And even in London we roamed the globe, trying out Basque, Mexican, Japanese, French and Thai dishes. Here's our pick of the bunch. 

• The best things we ate and drank in June 2024

  

  June was a busy affair that saw us try almost everything at Taste of London, check out the latest from Jeremy King, visit a hot new Maida Vale pub and preview the next from the Four Legs team. Here's our pick of the bunch. 

• The best things we ate and drank in May

  

  April saw us  at hot new opening Oma (and Agora) with their lobster borek, across the Irish Sea for tempura short rib at The Morrison Room, at home with Connaught Patisserie pastries and an awful lot more... 

• The best things we ate and drank in April

  

  April saw us enjoying dishes at a couple of extremely strong new openings in Lita and Roe, ordering top notch cocktails at The Connaught, and making a return to a revamped restaurant at 20 Berkeley.

• The best things we ate and drank in March

  

  March saw us throw a party ourselves, visit one of the hottest restaurants in town, try some amazing French food and also pop over to New York for a few days. Here are the highlights. 

• The best things we ate and drank in February

  

  This month we matched wine with pretzels, prawns and tartare, tried a newly Michelined-up restaurant, food from two establishments marking their 15th birthdays and more...

• The best things we ate and drank in January

  

  Our highlights list for January includes three-Michelin-starred bar snacks, delights from a trip to Malaga, galettes, sushi and more...