What we’re reading

London’s Best Bakeries 2026: 10 must-visit spots from Good Food Guide’s list

Choosing just ten bakeries out of hundreds in London called for some heroic taste-testing from our sister publication Good Food Guide. They eventually settled on ten. How many have you been to?

Good Food Guide

Impala, Soho, review: a brand new type of restaurant in a copycat world

Five stars from David Ellis in the Standard for Kiln chef Meedu Saad’s typology-defying Soho restaurant. “You walk in and think: yes, this is the place to be.”

The Standard

Are you in a restaurant gap relationship?

“How a couple handles where to eat is a low-stakes rehearsal for bigger conversations,” states one psychotherapist quoted in the article. It may be the ultimate first world problem but if you are in a restaurant gap relationship, you have all CODE’s sympathy.

The New York Times

Hospitality has a wage theft problem

A really important piece by Vittles in partnership with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) on a story about the non-payment of employment tribunal judgments in London restaurants.

Vittles