The Great Indian, London: ‘A thoroughly delightful food pub’ – restaurant review
An old north London boozer has found new life as an Indian restaurant, and redefined ‘gastropub’ along the way
25 of the best hotels, B&Bs and chateaux in France
From country houses and mountain chalets to seaside chambres d’hôte and cool city pads, our France travel expert picks her favourite boltholes
Yemen Heaven, York: ‘Very hard not to like’ – restaurant review
After a troubled start, this family-run Yemeni outpost in York has won a loving following in the local community
How to be a foodie in 2025
Is it still worth queueing for a croissant? What kind of flavour is ‘swicy’? And who on earth are the leguminati? Tony Naylor has the answers
Dzo! Viet Kitchen, London: ‘Worth your money and your time’ – restaurant review
This charismatic Vietnamese place stands out, even among all the attention-seekers on Upper Street Islington
It’s time to give your favourite neighbourhood restaurant some love
What makes the perfect local restaurant? London’s Trullo, about to celebrate its 15th birthday, shows us the way
The Blue Stoops, London: ‘It’s all about the details’ – restaurant review
Kensington’s Blue Stoops looks like a pub and thinks like a pub – so it must be a pub
Fonda, London: ‘An exuberantly good meal’: restaurant review
This new Mexican restaurant serves up regional dishes so well crafted that conversation stops
Lucky Yu, Edinburgh: ‘An amiable, relaxed kind of chaos’ – restaurant review
On a dark winter’s night this place glows a deep and welcoming pink
2024 restaurant roundup: looking back on the year’s culinary highs
There are deep wells of culinary talent across the UK, ably battling the challenging economics facing the sector
The Don, London: ‘The expectation was for something warmer’ – restaurant review
The menu here was overseen by Rowley Leigh, but his generous touch in the kitchen is missing
Claro, London: Many of the dishes are wonderful, but the endless emails are a real pain – restaurant review
When you start shouting ‘encore’ at your emptied plate, you know something serious has happened
Harrods adding £1 ‘cover charge’ to every diner on top of 12.5% service fee
Workers fear cover charge will prompt diners to cancel paying optional service charge, hitting their income
My nightmare before Christmas dinner: top chefs and cooks reveal how they turned fiasco into feast
Turkey troubles, thieving pets, fire drills – all manner of things can jeopardise the most important meal of the year
From Caribbean favourites to everyday vegetarian recipes: Observer Food Monthly’s best food books of 2024
Essential reading for would-be top chefs, stocking fillers for the fermentation curious and odes to the simple pleasures of the kitchen. Ask Santa for the set