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Josh Barrie is an Evening Standard food and drink writer

Mareida
Restaurants

Mareida: a first look at London's new Chilean restaurant

Leading sommelier Rosario Onetto is behind the wine list

10 Jun 2025
Circus schools
Events and Things To Do

Life's a circus: London's top circus schools for budding artists

From professional-ready courses to fun and games with friends, here’s where to get in on the act

13 May 2025
Bombay Royal
Restaurants

Top Indian Bombay Bustle heads to Notting Hill for pub pop-up

Mumbai-style street food will be paired with pints of Cobra and spicy margaritas

12 May 2025
Love Dumplings' Legend
Restaurants

Dumplings' Legend to open new fast-casual concept in Chancery Lane

Called Love Dumplings’ Legend, the restaurant will offer a ‘tech-forward’ approach to modern dining

9 May 2025
Oeno Maris
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Oeno Maris review: a fishmonger that is also a wine bar

Josh Barrie enjoys monkfish wraps and Slovakian pinot noir on a gentle spring afternoon

9 May 2025
Straker's
Restaurants

Thomas Straker announces new cold bar concept after fire at restaurant

Straker’s has become one of London’s most high-profile restaurants

8 May 2025
Restaurants

Heated discussion: the best barbecue restaurants in London

From Texan meats cooked low and slow to the glow of a Middle Eastern charcoal grill, Ben McCormack warms up in the cold

6 May 2025
Restaurants

The 30 best breakfasts in London

From glorious greasy spoon fry-ups to five-star eggs all-ways: here’s where to start the day in style

6 May 2025
Meatopia
Events and Things To Do

London's top BBQ chefs share their tips for cooking over fire

Meatopia, now more than a decade old, returns this year for another weekend of barbecue classics

5 May 2025
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Josh Barrie at Cinco: the Pope might have liked it here

Church-like and calming, there’s nothing sinister about Cinco. Pray, visit, says Josh Barrie

2 May 2025
Events and Things To Do

The best pubs and restaurants along this year’s London Marathon route

Once you’ve cheered on the runners, amble on down to one these spots for a light refreshment

27 Apr 2025
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Country pub of the week: The Olde Bell, Rye

Hear ye, this is a sumptuous haven of a place, says Josh Barrie

27 Apr 2025
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Bistrotheque: Welcome to the peaceful world before Eating With Tod

Here is a bar perfect for a peaceful Sunday afternoon wine, writes Josh Barrie

25 Apr 2025
Parry x Peng
Restaurants

Brat's Tomos Parry to host Hunan for one-off dinner

Chef Y.S Peng has decades of experience and will bring it all to Shoreditch for a special collaboration

24 Apr 2025
Marvee's Food Shop
Restaurants

Dom Taylor to open "dream" Caribbean restaurant in Ladbroke Grove

Dom Taylor has named the restaurant after his mum, Marveline

23 Apr 2025
Kokin
Restaurants

Once-endangered bluefin tuna to be star of new Japanese restaurant

The chef Daisuke Shimoyama has announced an enormous new project in East London

23 Apr 2025
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

10 of London's best pub snacks to enjoy with a pint

Every hazy afternoon and darkening evening needs a little food to fuel it, writes Josh Barrie

22 Apr 2025
Restaurants

Tasty Jerk is a mecca for Crystal Palace fans

Here lies a local institution, not a pin on a sightseer’s map, writes Josh Barrie

19 Apr 2025
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Gordon Ramsay's new bar is a haven for hedge funders and their… wives?

As planes whizz by and the sun melts into the horizon, memories are made 912ft up, writes Josh Barrie

18 Apr 2025
Charles Pan Fried Chicken
Restaurants

Legendary New York fried chicken joint coming to London for first time

New York chef Charles Gabriel hasn’t visited London since his honeymoon in 1975

17 Apr 2025