Test Drive

• 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... 

• Test Driving Brasserie of Light - Caprice Holdings' jawdropping restaurant at Selfridges

  London's department store restaurant scene gets a gamechanger in the form of Caprice Holding's gobsmacking new brasserie.

• Test Driving Caractere in Notting Hill

  Emily Roux and former Le Gavroche Head chef Diego Ferrari are the husband and wife team behind this Notting Hill restaurant. We head down to check it out.

• Test Driving Hicce at Coal Drops Yard - built for sharing

  Former Murano head chef Pip Lacey has gone it alone with a new restaurant overlooking Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross. We check it out. 

• Test Driving Gridiron London - The old Met Bar gets a new life

  The replacement for the Met Bar features an array of top food and drink names at Gridiron. We head over to take a look. 

• Kitchen W8 has had a big revamp - we take a look

  This classic Kensington restaurant is about to turn 10 years old. It's had a complete refurb, so we popped down for a look and to try the autumn menu.

• Test Driving Berenjak - Iranian kababs in Soho from the JKS group

  JKS Restaurants turn their superpowers to the humble kebab - inspired by Iranian hole in the wall spots. Seems like Soho's not all that far from Tehran after all. 

• Test Driving Casa and Plaza Pastor - outside or inside at Coal Drops Yard?

  The Harts Group bring their very popular Mexican restaurant to the impressive Coal Drops Yard area. And they've split it into two. We head to King's Cross to try it out.  

• Test Driving Barrafina at Coal Drops Yard - a new Catalan-inspired menu is a belter

  It's the fourth restaurant for the Barrafina team, taking their Spanish tapas counter dining restaurant to Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross. We pop down to see if their winning streak continues. 

• Test Driving Black Cod and Wagyu - the Burger and Lobster folk democratise more food

  The people behind Burger and Lobster are back with another money-saving deal. This time try the very luxe black cod and wagyu beef at affordable prices. We head down to try them for ourselves. 

• Test Driving Kahani in Chelsea - Peter Joseph goes it alone

  After running Michelin-starred Tamarind for a decade, Peter Joseph has come to Chelsea to launch his own restaurant, Kahani. We went along to try it out.  

• Test Driving Andrew Wong's Kym's at Bloomberg Arcade

  Andrew Wong is following up the eponymous A Wong in Victoria with Kym's, a restaurant at Bloomberg Arcade that takes the cuisines of Chinatown as its inspiration. We head down for a look. 

• Test Driving Dan Doherty's pub menu at The Royal Oak

  Dan Doherty has left Duck and Waffle and come back down to earth with his own pub, The Royal Oak in Marylebone. We pop in to see what he's cooking up in the kitchen.

• Test Driving Kerridge's Bar and Grill - the top chef arrives in Whitehall

  After many years wowing the Marlow locals with the Hand and Flowers, Tom Kerridge has arrived in London with his Bar and Grill at the Corinthia. We head down there for a Test Drive.