The Picky Glutton

Café François review – the French brasserie that’s not French enough

Fonda review – the Regent Street Mexican that’s a bit fuzzy

Guacamoles review – blockbuster tacos at Peckham Rye market

Burnt Smokehouse review – the barbecue restaurant in a Leyton railway arch

Pho Thuy Tay review – step out of your Vietnamese comfort zone in Surrey Quays

Josephine Bouchon review: the French menu that tastes even better than it reads

The best and worst takeaway Cantonese roasts in London

Uzbek Corner review: a taste of Uzbekistan in Bayswater

Everyday People review – ramen that’s not daylight robbery, but it’s not quite a steal either

Jerk Yard review – the Deptford hole-in-the-wall trying to be the jack of all trades

Rincon Costeno review – an offally good taste of Ecuador in Elephant and Castle

Taca Tacos review – the Mexican hole-in-the-wall with an ace in the hole

Begging Bowl review – the mother of all nu-Thai restaurants isn’t what it was

German Doner Kebab review – I don’t understand anything anymore

Dragon Castle – little dumplings of joy in Elephant and Castle

Ye Ye Noodle and Dumplings review: the Chinese gem tucked away on a City backstreet

Eating my way around the Isle of Skye with a pitstop in Edinburgh

Namek Mandi review: private dining Pashtun-style means scoffing a whole lamb

Acme Fire Cult review – smoke but no fire in the backstreets of Dalston

Food writing jealousy list 2022

Plaza Khao Gaeng review – a trippy taste of Thailand on Tottenham Court Road

Lahpet West End review – a taste of Burma in Covent Garden

Sarap Bistro review – going whole hog, Filipino-style

Club Mexicana review – a wretched vegan impersonation of Mexican food

Taco Bell review – whitewashed Mexican-ish fast food comes to Woolwich