New opening

• Trash Tiki's Iain Griffiths & Kelsey Ramage take charge of the drinks at The Curtain

  

  It's not long now until big new Shoreditch hotel, The Curtain opens, bringing with it Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster. And now we've news that the drinks should be just as special, led by Iain Griffiths and Kelsey Ramage.

  Most recently in charge of the drinks at wastED this year, with their anti-waste Trash Tiki and both part of the Mr Lyan empire, they'll be in charge of drinks at the main restaurant, the

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• Prawn on the Lawn gets a lot bigger at its new Islington location

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  Big news for lovers of Islington's Prawn on the Lawn, they're about to move into a much bigger spot - and it's just a short hop away from the original, taking over the spot where LeCoq used to be. 

  If you're not familiar with Prawn on the Lawn, it's half fishmongers and half wine bar serving up cold bar seafood dishes. So, up until now. that means plenty of prawns,

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• Adam Simmonds launching The Test Kitchen 12 month Soho pop-up

  Adam Simmonds goes pop-up before permanent.

• A new Japan Centre with a huge food court is coming to London

  

  Good news for fans of Japan Centre on Shaftesbury Avenue as they have a big new flagship store planned for Haymarket. Here's what we know about the place so far:

  They'll have a Japanese food hall with a 100 seater courtyard. This will be evoking the feel of Japanese basement food halls - we've been to a couple in Tokyo and they are amazing - with lots of specialist food rooms as a part of

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• Coupette in Bethnal Green sees ex-Savoy bartender bring a French accent to the East End

  Ex-Beaufort Bar head bartender heads east

• Something rather special - we Test Drive Dandy on Newington Green

  Stoke Newington has a rather special new neighbourhood restaurant worth crossing town for

• The Tapas Room hits Tooting from the Donostia Social Club

  Specialist Basque sherries, vermouths and more with tapas-style nibbles on the side

• The Bothy brings all day riverside dining to West India Quay

  All day riverside dining from London bar group Drake & Morgan

• Neo-Bistro comes to Mayfair from Anglo and Harwood Arms chefs

  Anglo's Mark Jarvis and The Harwood Arms' Alex Harper team up for this new relaxed bistro-style restaurant in Mayfair,

• The Clayton Arms to reopen as The Prince of Peckham

  With rum cocktails, beer and White Men Can’t Jerk to kick things off off in the kitchen, the Prince of Peckham could be a promising new life for this Peckham pub.

• Leicester Square Kitchen brings Peruvian and Mexican to central London

  Tiger prawn tacos, Mayan-spiced chicken ensalada and Robata-grilled Pisco-glazed smoked paprika ribs with lime are some of the sharing plates up for grabs at the new Leicester Square Kitchen, a new restaurant in a Leicester Square hotel.

• A Frenchman settles in at Michelin - we Test Drive Claude Bosi at Bibendum

  South Kensington's iconic restaurant now has a chef to match - we pop in to see how Claude Bosi is enjoying his new Michelin home

   

• Deliciously Ella opens The Kitchen Counter in Herne Hill

  No refined sugar, dairy, wheat or additivies - just healthy all day grub, including fudgey brownies, rye bread sandwiches, soups and smoothies at Deliciously Ella’s newest branch in Herne Hill

• Saucy Chip find a permanent home in Fitzrovia's Jerusalem

  They've popped up in Summer festivals with their van and now Saucy Chip have found a home in Jerusalem Bar and Kitchen. Expect gourmet chips with special toppings.

• Dinings SW3 is coming to Knightsbridge

  The original Dinings has been around for a decade and this sees them open a second restaurant in Knightsbridge. Expect sushi, sashimi, sake and new grilled dishes too.