Beldi Country Club terrace ©Matt Humphrey Nicholas Lander Jan 25, 2013

Warm welcome: Marrakech

As much as the ingredients and distinctive dishes, what really makes eating out in this Moroccan city so memorable are some truly distinctive settings

Photo of Christina Mouratoglou and Mazi co-founder Adrien Carre by Daniel Ellison ©David Ellison Jan 25, 2013

The trend: a new Hellenic league

A young entrepreneurial couple has a mission to prove that Greek cuisine is good enough to eat all day long

Trinity restaurant's dining room ©Charlie Bibby Nicholas Lander Jan 18, 2013

Trinity, Clapham, London

‘We both benefited not just from the food and wine but from a real sense of bonhomie’

L’Express is famous for offering a little bit of Paris on Montreal’s own Rue Saint-Denis Jan 11, 2013

Five of the best: Montreal steak-frites bistros

A taste of classic French cuisine on the streets of Canada’s francophone capital

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich ©Charlie Bibby Nicholas Lander Jan 11, 2013

Honey & Co., London

‘Even a few minutes in this place can feel like a sojourn in the Middle East’

A long oval table surrounded with wooden seats and a brick wall nearby Nicholas Lander Jan 4, 2013

Le Sergent Recruteur, Paris

‘A savoury pithivier is part of the classic French culinary repertoire and this restaurant’s version with black truffles is rich and impressive’

Interiors of Hereford Road Jan 4, 2013

Exclusive extract: Where chefs eat

What is Ferran Adrià’s favourite restaurant? Where does Heston Blumenthal like to splash out? Discover 50 places where the world’s best chefs dine

Chef Stephen McAllister at The Pig’s Ear ©Johnny Savage Nicholas Lander Dec 21, 2012

The Pig’s Ear/The Greenhouse

‘Irish restaurateurs and chefs now write their menus to reflect the quality of the country’s increasingly excellent produce’

Andrew Tarlow ©Julia Gillard Nicholas Lander Dec 14, 2012

Williamsburg, New York

From designer-distressed Marlow & Sons to ‘captivating’ Reynard, Andrew Tarlow (left) has an essential eye for detail

The first floor of Clos Maggiore Nicholas Lander Dec 7, 2012

Clos Maggiore, London

‘Eventually my wife’s face broke into a broad smile. She had unearthed a gem’

Nicholas Lander Nov 30, 2012

Best restaurants of 2012

Roast duck in Spain, truffles in the Rhone valley – our restaurant critic looks back at a year of wonderful eating

Nov 25, 2012

Michelin men

Legendary chefs celebrate the 25th anniversary of Alain Ducasse’s emblematic restaurant Louis XV

Nicholas Lander Nov 23, 2012

New York: business as usual

So popular is NoMad’s signature roast chicken dish that it is selling more than 500 a week

Nicholas Lander Nov 9, 2012

Hong Kong: gastronomical mystery tour

‘Two waiters served me a succession of Cantonese, all without a word of explanation’

Nicholas Lander Nov 2, 2012

The waiting game: Hawksmoor, Air St

Overall service levels in most restaurants – certainly in the UK and the US – have never been higher. A good waiter at Hawksmoor can earn £30,000 a year

Nicholas Lander Oct 19, 2012

Chrysan, Sushisamba and Duck & Waffle

Dining out with a view in London EC2. But did the food match the vistas?

Nicholas Lander Oct 12, 2012

Sense Pressa and Bilbao, Barcelona

Two Catalan restaurants carry the standard for a tradition of warmth and hospitality that has long been a hallmark of this region

Oct 6, 2012

China’s comfort food zone

Hong Kong’s diners and clay pot restaurants serve hearty fare fit for winter

Nicholas Lander Oct 5, 2012

Seoul food in London

Many in the restaurant industry have talked of Korean food as ‘the next big thing’

Nicholas Lander Sep 28, 2012

O Gaveto, Matosinhos, Portugal

‘Our Portuguese friend proudly explained that these exceptional raw ingredients were down to the expanse of Atlantic outside’