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Carbone is definitely coming to London. Recently submitted planning information shows that the famous New York restaurant is the second restaurant to open in the Chancery Rosewood next year. 

  A new bar is coming to Hackney, taking the space that was once Silver Lining (and very briefly House of Hades). You Call the Shots comes from the same team as The Prince Arthur in London Fields and The...

Having already gone down a storm with theatregoers, tourists and locals since opening their restaurant at the National Theatre, the Forza Wine team are hoping to continue that winning streak...

It's one of London's most popular food festivals and it's back at Tobacco Dock for its 11th year - Meatopia 2024 is on the way.  As ever, the festival, first launched by its founder Josh Ozersky, is...

Over the past few years chef and Million Pound Menu winner Jay Morjaria has popped up with residencies all over London involving different iterations of Korean food. Now he's back with a Korean...

It had been rumoured for months, but now we have confirmation - Le Caprice is coming back, opening at the new Chancery Rosewood in Mayfair.  But hasn't Le Caprice already returned, you ask? Well,...

Updated 13/5/24 with opening date Four years on from opening her first restaurant Colombo Kitchen, in Worcester Park, chef and restaurateur Sylvia Perera is getting ready to bring her Sri Lankan...

10/5/24 - updated with the opening date In March, after just over two years in business, The Chelsea Pig closed. But a pub has been in that space for a very long time,  it's coming back in another...

Looking at some of the recent openings, there are a few notable trends around London at the moment. Greek/Mediterranean is one and classic French cooking is another. And then there's the rise and...

Mezcal bar Doña has found the perfect pairing for its cocktails - it's launched a restaurant. The new restaurant marks the bar's move from pop-up to permanent on this part of Stoke Newington High...

Holy Carrot has been getting a lot of love with a run of pop-ups and supperclubs over the past few years, and now it's going permanent in Notting Hill.  As the name suggests, it's a plant-based affair...

Big news today as Gordon Ramsay reveals he's opening five (FIVE!) new restaurants at 22 Bishopsgate this year. The skyscraper in the City of London is the UK's tallest office building and Ramsay...

Ryan Chetiyawardana's Seed Library bar in Shoredirch has had some notably great residencies since it opened, with recent takeovers including My Neighbours The Dumplings and Norman's Café. Their next...

If you've been to Wood Wharf any time over the past couple of years, you'll be familiar with the huge floating restaurant that is Hawksmoor. However, you'll also have noted that there's another...

Updated 10/5/24 with soft launch info Friday nights in Camden are kicking off. Starting this summer Cafe KOKO - the Italian eatery attached to the iconic music venue - is having a series of...

The group behind Gaia in Mayfair are opening something new in London, bringing  La Maison Ani to The Carlton Tower Jumeirah in Knightsbridge. Taking over the space that was the Italian restaurant Al...

This is getting out of hand. Restaurant duo George Bukhov-Weinstein and Ilya Demichev appear to be vying for the title of busiest restaurateurs in London. Having only very recently opened the hugely...

8/5/24 - Updated with the opening date. They've only just gone east to Westfield Stratford and now Bunsik are heading in the opposite direction, opening their latest Korean corn dog restaurant in...

London's had quite a few restaurants start out as neighbourhood restaurants before the team try their hand at something central, but Jones & Sons are turning that on its head by going in the...