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Who comes out on top in the battle to deliver the best steamed pork dumplings? Tim Hayward delivers his verdict
Where to go for the finest wines, cakes, brie with truffles and duck leg tagine
‘The first comes highly recommended for dinner while the latter provides a meal with a decidedly local flavour’
Our critic reviews a panoply of restaurants — from Hong Kong to Paris, Girona to Galway and Manchester to Margate
Where to get healthy breakfasts and superb tacos
‘I was wowed by some of the best executions of a particularly delightful Italian idiom that I’ve tasted in or out of Italy’
‘The 11-course tasting menu justified everything we had heard about the restaurant’
Food in Myanmar’s biggest city is a blend of Indian, Bangladeshi, Chinese and Thai influences
‘There can’t be a better place or time to be reviewing restaurants than right here, right now’
Shops and restaurants alike suffered a difficult year marked by site closures
‘A glass of suanmeitang — sour plum juice — is the traditional Chinese antidote to a throat on fire’
‘I would probably strangle my firstborn to eat the duck again’
From Guy Savoy in Paris to Angela’s in Margate, our critic’s culinary highlights of 2018
Acquisition by Garfunkels owner proceeds despite two-fifths vote against ‘expensive’ deal
‘A piece of shortbread is evidence of the existence of God’
Where to find Peruvian doughnuts, fusion cuisine and memorable street food
Private equity backed Azzurri Group says still growing despite industry headwinds
Where to find Mexican spices, countless exotic food and amazing shrimp tacos
Where to find the finest Middle Eastern cuisine and seasonal food
Tim Hayward visits the Herefordshire restaurant that helped start a revolution — and delights in every course
Overcapacity and rising costs batter sector after period of rapid growth
Where to find traditional Kashmiri ‘wazwan’, tea and street food
