Riverside

• Kensington's Chakra is expanding, opening Chakra Riverside in Kingston upon Thames

  This will be the second site from Chakra, with the original being located in Kensington. The new site will be perched on the banks of the Thames in Kingston and will offer a contemporary fine-dining take on Indian cuisine.

• Mark Sargeant opens Sargeant's Mess riverside restaurant at the Tower of London

  

  The ex-Claridges Head Chef returns to London to open a riverside restaurant and cafe at the Tower of London with a terrace and bar overlooking the Thames.

• Test Driving Bryn Williams at Somerset House - where the fruit and veg are the main stars

  Bryn Williams' riverside restaurant puts the spotlight firmly on fruit and veg - we went to see if it lived up to the billing.

• Worth a walk to Lambeth - we Test Drive the Garden Museum Cafe

  Down by the river in Lambeth, this museum cafe has been slowly growing a reputation for its cooking - we went for a look.

• Gillray's have supersized the Yorkshire pudding and we're all for it

  

  Whether it's the cold weather or our general need for carbs, London has currently got a bit of pash for Yorkshire puddings. Last week we reported on a new Liverpool Street pub doing bottomless yorkies - now a riverside restaurant is supersizing them.

  Gillray's over at the London Marriott Hotel County Hall

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• Bryn Williams's new Somerset House restaurant will showcase Welsh produce

  Odette's chef Bryn Williams is set to open a fruit and veg focused restaurant overlooking the river at Somerset House

• St John will be running the foyer at London's new Bridge Theatre

  Theatregoers at London's newest theatre will enjoy an elevated food offering with snacks, cakes and booze supplied by St John restaurant

• Francesco Mazzei is opening Fiume - a riverside restaurant at Battersea Power Station

  Chef Francesco Mazzei plans his third restaurant for D&D with a riverside restaurant as part of the huge Battersea Power Station redevelopment

• Test Driving Rick Stein Barnes - the top chef brings his seafood restaurant to London

  We take a trip to Barnes to visit Rick Stein's new Thames-side restaurant, to see how the seafood master fares away from the seaside...

• Coppa Club's igloos have been replaced by floral cabanas

  

  Remember those rather marvellous looking igloos along the side of the Thames? Blessed with an amazing riverside terrace Coppa Club has decided to swap them out for the summer. They're replacing them with beautiful, flower strewn cabanas with wisteria and roses growing up them.

  There are seven to choose from - three can be reserved and booked ahead for for 8-10 people while a further two can be booked with smaller tables for groups of 2-6. The remaining two are

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• Brunch by the Thames: Sea Containers brunch gives London ingredients a US twist

  This weekend riverside brunch has a mid-Atlantic flavour

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

  All day riverside dining from London bar group Drake & Morgan

• House of Commons Strangers Dining Room opens to the public for dinner for the first time

  

  Every time we put a story up about the chance to dine at one of the Houses of Parliament dining rooms, the rare slots go like a shot. So it's welcome news that as part of a programme to increase public engagement with Parliament the House of Commons are now opening their Strangers Dining Room on a twice-weekly basis and, for the first time, you'll be able to go for dinner.

  From 25 April they'll be taking bookings every Tuesdays and Wednesday until the

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• Rick Stein is opening a London restaurant by the river in Barnes

  

  Updated 2/3/17 with opening date and menu details

  Up until now, the only way you'd get to try Rick Stein's food is by heading due South West, either to Padstow or beyond to one of his 10 restaurants. But now, after 40 years in the business, the TV chef is expanding to London. He and ex-wife Jill have just bought the Depot in Barnes. They're going to continue running the restaurant as is for the moment, but it's all change at Christmas where they'll shut for a

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• What restaurants are going in the new Battersea Power Station?

  

  Updated 7/2/17 with more new openings

  So this is actually happening. If you've lived in London as long as we have, there have been SO many ambitious plans put forward for Battersea Power Station that haven't made it off the drawing board.

  But now the regeneration of one of the city's most iconic landmarks is properly underway and we've just got word on what's being planned, food and drink wise, in the first stage of the development. Circus West Village

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