Alfresco

• Camden Courtyard is a new alfresco food space from the Electric Ballroom team

  

  As the UK summer heats up, it looks like Camden folk are going to be getting an interesting new venue to make the most of the sunshine. Camden Courtyard is going to be a food and music space on Kentish Town Road that mixes a load of street food options with live acts and DJS.

  The space has been developed by the people who own the Electric Ballroom, so you know the music offering will be on point.

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• The Devonshire is doing bar food now AND it's opened the roof terrace

  

  Unless you've been hiding under a very capacious rock you'll know that getting a table at The Devonshire in Soho is currently one of the hardest restaurant reservations to secure in London right now.

  So we're happy to bring you news of two changes at the pub that have radically enhanced your chances of

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• Forza Taps alfresco bar takes over the Weston Terrace at the National Theatre

  

  Having already gone down a storm with theatregoers, tourists and locals since opening their restaurant at the National Theatre, the Forza Wine team are hoping to continue that winning streak. They're gearing up to open Forza Taps, one floor below the restaurant, on

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• Out and In restaurant will have London's first faux-fresco space

  

  Update: You guessed it, this was our 2024 April Fool. To see all the April Fool stories we've ever run, click here.

  Now that spring is officially here and the clocks have gone forward, the next thing that happens here at Hot Dinners HQ is the arrival of a deluge of press releases announcing the opening of terraces and

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• Test Driving Outcrop - a nature focused popup grabbing attention at 180 Strand

  

  With so much talent involved in the Outcrop popup at 180 Strand it's not so surprising to find that the net result is wonderful.

• London's best new summer terraces

  

  London's restaurants and bars are sprucing up their terraces with makeovers, takeovers and new menus. Here's our update on the new places to try.

• Sushi and champagne - Nobu's summer terrace is open for business

  

  London's summer terrace game is firmly underway and one that's an easy recommendation is the one at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square. This will be the second year they've teamed up with Champagne Laurent-Perrier for their summer offering (you can read our Test Drive of last year's experience ...

• Harrods gets more alfresco dining with The Dim Sum Terrace

  

  Harrods has been many, many years without terrace dining - and now two terraces have arrived almost together. We've recently had the launch of Studio Frantzen on the rooftop and now they've opened The Dim Sum Terrace on the fourth floor. It comes from Eddie Lim,

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• Terrace Tested: La Veranda by Patrón at Rosewood London

  

  The Rosewood London in Holborn has gone for a hit of Mexican heat for its terrace offering this summer.

• Salt Bae has launched his London restaurant roof terrace

  

  If, like us, you're still following Salt Bae on Insta from the time he opened his London restaurant you'll probably have noticed that the Bae was back in town this past week. And, while he was here, of course, to sprinkle condiments ostentatiously on his customers' dishes, he was also on hand to launch the restaurant's new roof terrace.

  Perched above the restaurant (so really more first floor terrace rather

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• This home counties farm is offering festival feasts by top name chefs over the summer

  

  If you love the idea of the long table banquets that many summer festivals are holding but would prefer to sleep in your own bed at night, then Hertfordshire's At Home farm may have just the thing for you.

  Over the summer the farm, which is just 13 miles from central London and accessible by tube and train, is playing host to a

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• Outstanding in the Field tour returns to London for one date

  

  If you don't know about Outstanding in the Field, let us quickly fill you in. This 'roving restaurant without walls' spends the summers travelling across America setting up alfresco dinner tables in the most gorgeous settings - from farms to vineyards and beaches. Their aim is "to connect diners to the origins of their food while celebrating the hardworking hands that feed us".

  Last year they came to the

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• Festive dining inside and outside at Harvey Nichols this winter

  

  Now that we're fully in the festive season, if you're looking for something a little different for a Christmas treat or are after a glamorous spot for winter alfresco then Harvey Nichols reckon they've got just the thing for you.

• The complete guide to alfresco eating and drinking in London

  

  It really is the year of alfresco dining, with spaces opening for eating and drinking on terraces, rooftops, in gardens and by the waterside. Here, you'll find all our guides to alfresco eating and drinking across London. 

• Anders Terrace is D&D's summer popup alfresco restaurant in Stratford

  

  Now that the weather's not quite so hellish, it feels safe again to talk about new alfresco options in town. Over in Stratford the restaurant group D&D (think German Gymnasium, Bluebird, 14 Hills) has just opened a pop up outdoors restaurant.

  Set in Endeavour Square, the summery spot is hoping to bring the flavour of the Alps to East London. It's a very tight menu as you can see:

  • Severn and Wye
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