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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...

There really aren't many proper fish and chip shops in the centre of town but of them, The Mayfair Chippy has a pretty decent reputation. Just steps away from Oxford Street, their Mayfair restaurant has...

The team responsible for summer pop-up Between the Bridges are getting ready to open their own permanent place in Stratford, taking over a big space in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.  A key part of...

It's always one of our favourite parties to go to each year and last night's bash by Fortnum's at The Royal Exchange was no different. The party was held to announce the famous food shop's annual...

Jason Atherton is teaming up with his wife, Ihra Atherton, for Sael brasserie which we're told it will celebrate "all things British".

If your weekends are spent tracking down the best sandwiches in town - and we wouldn't judge you for that - then you're going to need to free up the weekend of 17-19 May in your diary. That's when...

After a period of closures of much-loved bars and cafes, Walthamstow is about to get a flurry of new openings this year. One place we're particularly interested in is Wood St Bear - a new bar...

Uber Eats is having another team-up. They've done this before, once with highly-rated Ynshir, which allowed you to order from the highly-praised Michelin-starred restaurant without having to trek up...