Dark Night of the Sole
"The interior is ribbed for your pleasure and many appear to be enjoying it - the room is full and roiling." - Conor Stevens
Double Take – Reggie’s and La Strada
"Ours is now a city lousy with tourists and good ‘za. Throw a rock in the air and you’ll hit one or the other. " - Conor Stevens
Yummy Mummy – Hera
"You’re not coming here for delicate flavour profiles — Hera does punchy and then likes to (liberally) rub salt in the wounds." - Conor Stevens
I Want To Believe – Comet
"On a recent Thursday night the room is full of people who have been led to believe that they are about to be cooked for by the risen Christ."
Everyone’s A Critic – Osteria Lucio
"I’d like to think that this is the sauce that Ray Liotta was exhorting his brother to keep stirring before he had to go unload the guns that Jimmy didn’t…
Good Faith – Bastible
"Bastible wants you to understand how good the food is - and the cooking here is of the highest order." - Conor Stevens
Reel Talk – Sunday Lunch At The Seafood Café
"It turns out that Sunday lunch needn’t be brown and bovine or even mammalian." - Conor Stevens
Liberties Take: Spitalfields
"This is not a restaurant that’s trying to change your life. It will however almost certainly improve your day." - Conor Stevens
Turning Japanese-ish: Lotus Eaters
"I enjoyed my time with the lotus eaters but at no point was it apparent that I would need to be dragged home and restrained." - Conor Stevens
Double Take: CN Dumpling | Taste of Hong Kong
"Mediocre is murder but with these places maybe it wouldn’t kill you to find out for yourself." - Conor Stevens
Gastro: Long Overdue – Library St.
"Slumped in the back of a cab in a state of replete stupefaction I wondered why it had taken me almost 3 years to pay a visit to Library St."
Double Take – Biang Biang and Sister 7
"Late-stage capitalism just keeps on giving - in this case - two new openings on either side of Smithfield." - Conor Stevens
Gastro: Not putting the boot in… Kicky’s
“Everything about Kicky's is brash” – Conor Stevens
Gastro: Double Take – Row Wines and Bar Pez
"On a recent Thursday night everyone in the room clearly thinks they’re exactly where they should be." – Conor Stevens
Gastro: Take it to the Bank – Hawksmoor
"A finely tuned hospitality machine that’s been calibrated just right for an Irish audience..." – Conor Stevens
Our October edition is out and online now…
Jeremy Deller, Bohemians F.C. and Erin Quinn's A.I. photography are among some of our highlights this month.
Gastro: It’s Dorset, not Dorsette – Juno
"Juno is less a gastro-pub and more a youth-club for people who are careful with pronouns and appreciate attention to detail and value for money." - Conor Stevens
Gastro: Raise The Bar – Bar Italia Ristorante
"A textbook Tiramisu rounds out a faultless dinner... This place is a joy." - Conor Stevens