South Bank

• The legendary Charles Pan-Fried Chicken from Harlem is popping up in London

  

  Truffle Burger scored a coup last year when they brought over NYC's 7th Street Burger for a pop-up and now they're at it again.

  This time the burger company are launching a summer series of special pop-ups in their South Bank location and are kicking things off with another London-first-timer from NYC. This time it's the turn of legendary Harlem institution Charles Pan

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• Donabe on the South Bank is London's first Japanese clay pot rice restaurant

  

  For the past seven years they've been serving up top class sushi on the South Bank. But now the owners of Hannah at County Hall are switching things up a bit, according to Code Hospitality newsletter. To start with they're moving the sushi operation to another hotel in East London. From the summer you'll find it in its new guise as Kokin at The Stratford Hotel (opens 1 May).

  In its place, by the river, comes

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• Flat Iron's next steakhouse is in the Royal Festival Hall

  

  21/3/25 - updated with the opening date.

  Flat Iron is getting even bigger. The affordable steakhouse already has 14 restaurants in London and there's about to be a 15th - and it's also their second in Waterloo. 

  Clearly, they've set their sights on opening in more prominent places following their recent opening right on Victoria station. The next one is taking

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• The best restaurants in Waterloo and the South Bank

  

  The South Bank may be a little tourist-central, but there are some gems to be found there. Here's our guide to the very best restaurants around Waterloo and along the South Bank.

• Test Driving Forza Wine - an instant smash hit overlooking the Thames

  

  Forza Wine have made an impressive jump from Peckham to the South Bank. We head out to their terrace to see how they've settled into the National Theatre.