Josh Barrie

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Josh Barrie is a food and drink writer for Evening Standard, with weekly bar review On The Sauce

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Josh Barrie is a food and drink writer for Evening Standard, with weekly bar review On The Sauce

Yi-Ban
Food + Drink

Yi-Ban, the Chinese restaurant that's a plane spotter's paradise

Yi-Ban, opposite City Airport, has existed in east London for more than 20 years, but should be far more popular

9 Jun 2026
Restaurants

10 of London's best old-school Italian restaurants

From 2 Veneti to Trevi, here’s where to go for your spaghetti fix, according to Josh Barrie

6 Apr 2026
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Country pub of the week: the Dolphin, Thorpeness

Here is somewhere in perfect countryside harmony, says Josh Barrie

5 Apr 2026
Easter lunch
Restaurants

Where to eat for lunch on Easter Sunday

An Easter meal is about more than just lamb, say Josh Barrie and David Ellis. It’s about family, comfort, and fun

4 Apr 2026
The company of The Tempest at Shakespeare's Globe
Events and Things To Do

10 ways to spend a day in London for a tenner or less

Champagne taste on a lemonade budget? Here are some ingenious ways to enjoy the capital for less

3 Apr 2026
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Nellie's at Simpsons-in-the-Strand: Raise a toast to this boozy opera

The cocktails are one thing, but the service is truly sensational, says Josh Barrie

3 Apr 2026
Heddon Street
Restaurants

Future of Food: Bentley's, Fallow and more on festival line-up

Merlin Labron-Johnson, of the two Michelin-star Somerset restaurant Osip, will also be in town

2 Apr 2026
Restaurants

J. Sheekey celebrates 130 years with menu of old-time dishes

Potted shrimp, smoked eel and Cornish fish stew are coming back

31 Mar 2026
The Golden Tooth
Restaurants

Papi founders to open pub and dining room on Green Lanes

Dishes will include fried ox tongue with Thai-style gooseberry jam, mussels on toast with homemade lardo, and veal sweetbread saltimbocca

30 Mar 2026
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Country pub of the week: The Badger Inn, Carbis Bay, Cornwall

Make like Virginia Woolf and head down to Lelant, says Josh Barrie

29 Mar 2026
Restaurants

Cinnamon Club announces menu with 2001 prices

The pork chop vindaloo at £15.50 is quite alluring

27 Mar 2026
Theo James Ornella
Restaurants

Theo James is opening a second Italian restaurant

The restaurant will focus on Milanese cooking and is a follow up to Lupa in Highbury

26 Mar 2026
BICEP
Restaurants

Bicep to team up with six star chefs to host intimate dinner in London

Chefs such as Tom Brown, Holly Middleton Joseph and Jack Murray will cook at the event

26 Mar 2026
Restaurants

How Shoreditch became the new Covent Garden

Shoreditch has transformed more than once, says Josh Barrie

25 Mar 2026
Food + Drink

London comes out on top in prestigious list of Britain's best bakeries

London bakeries including Toad and Chatsworth Bakehouse were among the top 50

24 Mar 2026
Romano's
Restaurants

Jeremy King's latest brasserie is serving three courses for under £25

Romano’s is a 135-cover dining room on the first floor of the reopened Simpsons in the Strand

24 Mar 2026
Jung
Restaurants

Jung Fest: London's first ever Korean food festival to launch in May

South Korean culture is all over London in 2026

23 Mar 2026
Kumori
Restaurants

Kumori: New hand roll bar led by ex-Masa chef to open in Soho

Japanese hand rolls are starting to take off in London

23 Mar 2026