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Exclusive: The Gladwin Brothers are opening The Black Sheep in May
The Gladwin Brothers are opening another restaurant in south west London.
The Gladwin Brothers are opening another restaurant in south west London.
Our undercover inspectors reveal some of London’s best-kept secrets south of the river.
The largest of the Channel Islands is a self-governing bailiwick off the northwest coast of France. On a clear day, from one of its many fortified eminences, where the old cannon have fallen silent and the defensive towers turned into bijou residences, you can see Normandy. Hydrangeas festoon large in private gardens, while summer sees outbreaks of startling, purple-headed agapanthus line the verges. There is a local language – a reconstructed Norman tongue called Jèrriais – which around three per cent of the inhabitants still use.
From the striking stained glass window of Bibendum to a Stewart Swan piece jazzing up The Palmerston, art is a powerful vehicle of personality in a restaurant. We’ve lined up 31 great spots where you can enjoy art on the walls as well as the artistry on the plate.
Ynyshir’s iconic black paint job in 2021 has inspired a proliferation of darkly-painted, moodily-lit restaurants that come into their own on cold and dark winter nights. Here are our favourite restaurants in which to relish the glow of hospitality by fire and candlelight.