The Pass #5
290 x 400 mm, 28 pages
London, UK
Quarterly
Published since 2024
Editor-in-chief: Joseph De Klee
Design: Fred Trevor and Beth Howell
The Pass is an informed quarterly addition to London’s culinary media scene, riffing on the newspaper format with its tabloid newsprint pages packed with restaurant reviews. Divided into North, South, East, West and central, it features hidden gems, eateries at home on Instagram reels, and everything in between, with contributions from a cohort of writers from the likes of The Guardian, The Times and The Spectator, alongside a variety of chefs, recipe developers, and podcasters.
This latest issue for April 2026 kicks off in North London with a guide to De Beauvoir Town, showcasing the likes of coffee spot Batch Baby, The Dreamery—a wine bar polarising the public with its olive oil ice cream—and Albers restaurant. Sauntering down South, readers can expect a deep dive into Borough—looking beyond the market—before swerving into central with an ode to the staff food at our friends and neighbours Luca.
Elsewhere, East opens with a brief history of Italian food in London, and a trip to The Pie Crust Café revered for its authentic Thai cuisine. Drawing this edition to a close is a quick tour of West London’s pastry scene, featuring Riffs, Little Sourdough Kitchen and The River Cafe. Plus, poetry from Molly Pepper Steemson and a pithy wine column, titled ‘The Price is Right’, penned by sommelier Alex Price.