The South will rise again,' sang the Confederate soldiers as they tramped back to their burned-out farms at the end of the US Civil War in 1865. It's taken...

Hawksmoor is a meat-lover's paradise, a homage to top-quality British beef. Yet it's more than a steakhouse. The Covent Garden outpost is quite a different...

Remember that experiment at school where you put one hand in a bowl of hot water, the other in a bowl of cold water, and then plunge both into a bowl of...

Escape the ordinary by contemplating superb vistas from the Harvey Nichols-run eating spots on the top floor of the Oxo Tower: river traffic by day, or St...

When Mark Hix's second London restaurant opened in late 2009, he had the city's gourmets eating out of his hand. As a former chef-director of Caprice...

We liked the original Bincho, with great Thames views and space for a theatrically long open grill, but this surviving branch has a better vibe. It's...

Situated beside the Regent's Canal, Towpath is an idyllic place to stop and take in the passing water, ducks and people. Since opening in 2010, it has been...

Dishoom ticks many design characteristics of the Victorian Irani cafés of Bombay, but occupies a new, purpose-built development near Covent Garden, so lacks...

High-fliers will feel at home at this rooftop establishment, part of the D&D London stable. They can admire the expanding City skyline from the outdoor...

Dinings' kitchen takes the best parts of Japanese minimalism and Latin American flavour profiles, and melds them into something more than the sum of their...

An immediate success when it opened in early 2010, this restaurant-bar continues to thrive. The easy-going atmosphere, likeable staff, quietly modish...

The view from the 24th floor is awe-inspiring day or night, though we have a slight preference for the twinkling evening cityscape. Also, at dinner the...

A loveable place that aims to recreate the atmosphere of a New York speakeasy, Purl has simple but endearingly eclectic decor. The bar occupies the basement...