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Four years after opening their popular sandwich shop in Notting Hill the not-so-secret Secret Sandwich Shop now has a new secret to reveal: it's got a second store. They've just opened a place...

They're big in the Netherlands and Belgium, where they hoover up the tourist crowds looking for particularly extra punnets of chips, and now Frites Atelier have come to London, landing in Soho...

Spare a thought for London's commuters, wearily trekking into and out of London every day. Now, at least the ones coming via Waterloo will have some decent coffee waiting for them when they get...

Updated 12/12/25 with booking info For a while now clothing brand Kith and its treat store have been one of the best places to get soft serve in London. But the imminent opening of their flagship...

Lunch options for folks in the City just got a boost in the run up to Christmas with the arrival of cheese toastie folk MELT at the Boxhall City food hall. Melt have been trading at Old Spitalfields for the...

11/12/25 - updated with details about the menu and projected opening For a small pub residency, Tiella at The Compton Arms got a lot of column inches. There was something about chef Dara Klein's...

Updated 10/12/25 with opening date We get a lot of information about new openings here at Hot Dinners, so it takes a lot to impress us. So when we say that an announcement about a new central London...

Three years after closing The Laughing Heart in Hackney, Charlie Mellor is back with his latest venture.  Osteria Vibrato is the latest to join the recent trend of new Italian restaurants opening in...

9/12/25 - updated with more details and an opening date London bakery nerd alert - one of the world's best bakers is coming to town. Richard Hart hails from London but made his name far from home,...

  When Jamie's Italian went under back in 2019, it was one of the most public closures possible, with coverage all over the press. But, the brand has managed to keep going overseas and, much to pretty...

8/12/25 - updated with the opening date His main home may be Elystan Street, but Phil Howard's other business looks like it's doing pretty well. Fresh pasta bar Notto is already on Piccadilly and in...

Updated 8/12/25 with more details In France they're responsible for a roster of hotter-than-hot restaurants, and back in 2021 we were the first to let you know that the Loulou Groupe were heading to...

A recent slider giveaway proved so popular that police had to be called in to its restaurants on Shaftesbury Avenue and in Westfield to manage the crowds. So yes, we're pretty confident that the...

A quick look back at all the chef collabs that have taken place at Carousel over the past few years would reveal a distinct trend - they really love working with Mexican chefs. And at some point...

If you were one of the many fans of the much-missed Korean tea shop be-oom on Exmouth Market, then we've got some news that should gladden your heart. Founder Sooji Im has another venture in the...

They only recently opened in Westbourne Grove but now Alley Cats are opening their next restaurant on Portobello Road, barely a 15-minute walk away.  Their latest pizza restaurant is adding something...

A health food restaurant that's opened across Europe is making its UK debut in Soho this month as Hg Soho (known as Honest Greens on the continent). It's taking over a space in Soho that's directly...

For a while, it looked like the business lunch was at risk of being made redundant, due to everyone now dining al desko. So we're delighted to hear that the scene appears to be in ruder health than...