Simpson's in the Strand
Jeremy King reopens the 1828 landmark, roast beef carved from the trolley.
Opened · 3 March 2026 · StrandAlso in March 2026
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Teal by Sally Abé · Hackney · 26 March 2026Teal is Sally Abé's little British bistro, named for a duck
A Ledbury and Harwood Arms alumna goes solo on Wilton Way, with savouries, crab royale and a Penny Lick.
Hotel Indigo London K West · Shepherd's Bush · March 2026Hotel Indigo swaps the fringed chandeliers of the old K West for terrazzo in a former BBC studio building
Relaunched in March 2026, Kensington House in Shepherd's Bush gets a 1970s palette, Roberts radios and a wood-fired pizza kitchen called Flock.
Burro · Covent Garden · 11 March 2026Burro means butter, and Trullo's Conor Gadd cooks the veal, the sole and the potatoes in it
Gadd's first solo restaurant, in Covent Garden's Floral Court, pairs Trullo-trained pasta with Irish hospitality and a tiramisu that arrives as a doughnut.
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One Dish · LondonJeremy King brings back London's least fashionable dish, carved at the table
Shut since 2020, the old chess house's Grand Divan carves Devonshire rib at the table again, with railway mutton curry and Wolseley veterans in the kitchen.
Opinion · LondonLondon's best new restaurants are in very old rooms
Simpson's in the Strand, Hawksmoor under the Midland Grand's arches and Bonheur on the old Le Gavroche site show why reopening beats building.
Opinion · LondonThe best room in a London hotel has no bed
From the Eagle Bar at The Chancery Rosewood to Hawksmoor's Martini Bar at St Pancras, the hotel bar is still where London drinks best.