Over the years we've enjoyed trying to pull the wool over your eyes with some food-specific April fooling of our own. Here's a round-up of what we've done so far:
2013: Dalston's first fine dining restaurant prepares for a restaurant revolution
Dalston has finally come of age with the announcement of its first fine dining establishment...
2014: Westminster Council plan to crack down on London's restaurant queues
They'll be convening this morning to look at whether to create a new license governing queues...
2015: Pot Luck noodle restaurant to open in Haggerston
"We intend to take instant noodles and elevate them through a communal experience,"...
2016: Distance - London's first globavore restaurant
Distance will serve dishes where every ingredient will come from at least 200 miles outside London.
2017: Are London's BBQ chefs in hot water?
Mayor plans solid fuels crackdown. The first of our April Fool stories to end up partly coming true...
2018: Brexit tax breaks for British restaurants
Good news for anyone serving up monk's beard with Cornish seabass. Bad news for anyone looking to set up a new taco restaurant.
2019: Kantina - a fine dining, self-service restaurant, opens in Fitzrovia
The natural solution to the waiter and chef shortage
2021: The palace opens its doors for a picnic.
Oddly enough, this one actually came true.
2023: Dunamis restaurant in Soho takes inspiration from the energy crisis
Dinner by candlelight plus the ice in your drinks is extra
2024: Out and In restaurant will have London's first faux-fresco space
An immersive experience terrace that the weather can't spoil
2025: Soho's new single item restaurant Butter LDN is for dairy lovers only
A restaurant taking butter service to the next level
2026: New Shoreditch bar Seedy will channel the nineties with CDs rather than vinyl
You can hardly move in East London for hip vinyl bars, but one Shoreditch bar was hoping to switch things up a level.
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