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- Written by Gavin Hanly
We're still to see exactly what's coming to Market Hall West End (being touted as the UK's largest food hall) but we're already hearing news about their next - Market Hall Canary Wharf. And it looks like this one will be pretty big too.
They're taking over 20,000 sq ft of Cargo (a new office space) in Crossrail Place. As with the other spaces, it will offer a number of separate kitchen…
Read more: The next big Market Hall is coming to Canary Wharf
- Written by Catherine Hanly
Spicy. Numbing. Addictive. If you're into your spicy food and you love your noodles then those three adjectives tell you all you need to know about Liu Xiaomian.
This street food stall was started by Charlene Liu and her flatmate Liu Qian - who are both from Chongqing, a city in South West China famous for its Sichuan food. When they couldn't get the spicy noodles they loved so much at home, they…
Read more: Get a spicy Sichuan fix at the Liu Xiaomian popup at the Jackalope in Marylebone
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Following up from the opening of Kanishka in Mayfair, Atul Kochhar has taken over a huge space in Westminster for his next restaurant, Mathura.…
Read more: Atul Kochhar is opening Mathura, a huge restaurant in a former Westminster fire station
- Written by Catherine Hanly
From Mayfair to Earls Court restaurateur Johnny Micalusi has taken over the old Garnier site to bring his super fresh Mediterranean seafood to west Londoners.…
- Written by Gavin Hanly
The original Bar Douro in Flat Iron Square (near London Bridge) has proven such a hit that they're getting ready to open a second. This time they'll be bringing their Portuguese wine and food to a big new development near Broadgate. …
Read more: Bar Douro City will bring Portuguese food and wine to Broadgate
- Written by Catherine Hanly
French chef Thierry Laborde is back in London and this time he's bringing a taste of southern France to cobbled Bruton Place.…
Read more: Les Platanes on Bruton Place will be chef Thierry Laborde's French Bistrot de Luxe
- Written by Gavin Hanly
After winning an episode of the BBC's Million Pound Menu, street food legends Baba Gs are finally settling down with their own restaurant in Camden. They'll have their famed burgers and some brand new dishes too.…
Read more: Million Pound Menu winners Baba G's are coming to Camden with their first restaurant
Guy Ritchie's new Fitzrovia pub The Lore of the Land serves beer and venison from his country estate
- Written by Catherine Hanly
Film director Guy Ritchie's pub empire is expanding. This Fitzrovia pub serves his beer in the pub downstairs and features an upstairs dining room where venison from his Wiltshire estate is on the menu.…
- Written by Gavin Hanly
So we missed this when they launched last week - but think it's well worth bringing to your attention as a public service announcement. When we first visited Din Tai Fung, among the things we really wanted to try were the salted egg yolk custard lava buns - made with duck egg yolk. We'd heard talk of them, they sound amazing and they LOOK amazing. But were, alas, not available. Until now.&nb…
Read more: The salted yolk lava buns at Din Tai Fung are finally here
- Written by Gavin Hanly
A Hot Dinners exclusive
We only recently revisited the Guinea Grill ourselves to remind us why this Young's pub is one of London's best steak restaurants (not to mention top Mayfair pub). And now it looks like there will be another reason to head there - it's launching a breakfast that it describes as "unlike any other".
Clearly, that's fighting talk, but a quick look at the menu…
Read more: Mayfair's Guinea Grill serves up a meat-laden breakfast for the first time
- Written by Gavin Hanly
The Mantl is offering up a modern take on Turkish cuisine in the heart of Knightsbridge.…
Read more: New Turkish kitchen The Mantl opens in Knightsbridge
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Earlier this year, Canadian Rick Matharu's Secret Samosa Club popped up in Borough with their cheeseburger samosa and now he's back with another new creation for their latest pop-up (and for a much longer run) in Dalston. And yes, he's converted the British institution bangers 'n mash into a samosa.
But the bangers aren't the only samosas that are on offer. Also on offer (as well as a…
Read more: Secret Samosa Club are back with bangers 'n mash samosas
- Written by Catherine Hanly
East London fish & chips family swap out their all vegan joint for fried chicken instead.…
Read more: Peck! Peck! chicken shop in Hackney is the latest from East London fryers Sutton and Sons
- Written by Catherine Hanly
A Hot Dinners exclusive
The development of East London's railway arches into places to eat and drink (as opposed to get your car fixed) continues apace with the latest section by Bethnal Green opening over the bank holiday weekend.
The Arches at Malcolm Place currently features three places to eat or drink. We Are Tap Room say they're serving up the best of East London’s breweries on 24 taps. The…
Read more: The Arches is Bethnal's Green's newest eating and drinking quarter
- Written by Catherine Hanly
Two former musicians have joined forces to open this East London all day space with a focus on craft beer and sourdough pizzas.…
Read more: Fugitive Motel in Bethnal Green will mix co-working with coffee, beer and pizza
