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Here's everything you need to know about St Clement, the hot new riverside hotel from Soho House's Nick Jones

Information: 01 June 2026

Just like he did with Corner Shop, the super-hyped restaurant and deli at 180 Strand, Nick Jones has managed to soft-launch a whole hotel with relatively little fanfare. St Clement, which is also in...

Highbury coffee shop Profile is having a month of London bakery collabs

Information: 01 June 2026

If you love the idea of trying new baked goods, but are a wee bit on the lazy side in terms of travelling across London to get them, then the coming month will see four hot London bakeries...

New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

Information: 01 June 2026

Here are all the new restaurants to look forward to in the coming week. This week, Buvette returns to London, Greek and Cypriot cuisine unite in Covent Garden, a female-led wine bar comes to London...

Lunette will be Florence Knight's new rooftop London restaurant

Information: 01 June 2026

It's been just over two years since chef Florence Knight left Sessions Arts Club, the beautiful-looking restaurant that she helped launch in Clerkenwell. And now the chef is getting ready to make...

Here's what Islington and Finsbury Park restaurants are doing for the Arsenal parade

Information: 31 May 2026

If you live in North London (or indeed anywhere in London) it can't have escaped your notice that a parade has been planned for Arsenal this weekend. Based on the celebrations of the last week or so...

Mandy Yin's Malaysian restaurant Sambal Shiok has closed

Information: 29 May 2026

After eight years, one of our favourite restaurants in the Highbury and Islington area, Sambal Shiok, has closed its doors for good (on 27 May). The Malaysian restaurant, which opened on Holloway...

A Magnum x Roll Boys bakery has opened in Shoreditch, for 48 hours only

Information: 29 May 2026

With perfect timing for the current hot weather, a pop-up bakery is opening its doors in East London for the weekend, serving up a range of limited-edition cinnamon rolls in a collaboration with...

Brook Green pub The Bird in Hand is given new life by the Holland's Max de Nahlik

Information: 29 May 2026

Back in 2022, chef Max de Nahlikl regenerated West Kensington pub The Holland. Now, just half an hour's walk away, he's done the same with Brook Green pub The Bird in Hand. While The Holland is...

Keeping track of the restaurants and bars that have closed in London

Information: 29 May 2026

Here at Hot Dinners we mainly focus on the hottest restaurants in town, as well as new openings. But the London restaurant scene is ever-changing and that means some restaurants fall to the wayside. With...

Top Islington bakery Quince is gearing up to open its own cafe, Clementine

Information: 28 May 2026

Anna Higham's Islington bakery Quince is, quite rightly, lauded as one of this city's best bakeries. So the news today that she's getting ready to open her own cafe should make North London...

Lady of the Grapes head to Borough for their next wine bar

Information: 28 May 2026

28/5/26 - updated with soft launch offer For seven years, Lady of the Grapes has been one of the best wine bars in Covent Garden. Now they're heading to Borough as part of one of the area's...

Vegetarian Middle Eastern restaurant Bubala's next restaurant in Covent Garden is their biggest yet

Information: 27 May 2026

It's been just over a year since they opened in King's Cross and now Bubala is getting ready to open their fourth restaurant, this time in Covent Garden. They're taking over the space that used to...

Mardy's sees the man behind Lita opening a sandwich shop in Mayfair

Information: 27 May 2026

The man behind the very successful Lita in Marylebone, Daniel Koukarskikh, is quietly getting ready for his next London opening, but this one is going to be a little different. Mardy's will be a...

Uncle Hon's BBQ looks to add East Asian influences to Texas BBQ in Hackney Wick

Information: 27 May 2026

At the end of last year, Douglas McMaster's Silo shut the doors in Hackney Wick (over Crate Brewery), but now Uncle Hon's BBQ is hoping to take the space over - and he's nearly got his Kickstarter...

The Cinder team's next St John's Wood opening is No. Forty Nine, a combo bakery, bistro and wine bar

Information: 26 May 2026

The team behind fire-cooking restaurant Cinder in St John's Wood (and Belsize Park) are about to double up in the area, opening a new bakery, all-day bistro and wine bar just down the road. No. Forty...

Vagabond's new Soho wine bar will be their biggest yet

Information: 26 May 2026

26/5/26 - updated with the opening date Vagabond have been on a bit of a growth spurt recently, having recently unveiled their own urban winery in Canada Water. Now they're opening what's being...

Trullo have painted their entire restaurant Arsenal red to celebrate the Premier League win

Information: 23 May 2026

We've seen quite a few restaurants doing their bit to celebrate Arsenal's recent Premier League win (like Half Cut Market putting on £5 glasses of chilled reds), but Trullo have really gone the...

New London restaurants added to the Michelin Guide - now with May's additions

Information: 22 May 2026

Updated for April, it's a quiet month with just three new additions, including Carousel's new Mexican restaurant and a great Thai restaurant in Soho.

Proper French baguettes and croissants hit Islington with a new Authentique bakery

Information: 22 May 2026

Islington has its fair share of bakeries, from Pophams to Sourdough Sophia, but there seems to be no end of demand for them. And, speaking as an Islington resident, classic French bakeries aren't...

A huge Wetherspoons is opening on Shaftesbury Avenue, called Piccadilly Hall

Information: 22 May 2026

22/5/26 - updated with confirmed details Love them or loathe them, Wetherspoons pubs are among the most successful in the country. That said, there are surprisingly few in the centre of town, but...

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