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  • Test Driving Dante Mayfair, serving up London's poshest burger and a great time

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    Following a hugely successful residency, New York's Dante is now a permanent fixture at Claridge's. We went to see what's new on the menu and to have a go at the three cocktail lunch. 

  • Test Driving Fitzgerald's, a City grill room that's a winning mix of Irish and American influences

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    The City has a very comfortable new steakhouse and grill to try in Fitzgerald's - and there's a handy Irish American bar right next door.

  • Michelin-starred SOLA is moving to Notting Hill and becoming a chef's counter restaurant

    It's all change for chef Victor Garvey, who's about to make his move to West London complete. Having opened MATER1A there at the beginning of the year, he's now moving his other restaurant, the Michelin-starred SOLA there too. SO|LA has been in Soho since its launch back in 2019, but now it's going to be taking over the site next door to MATER1A.

    The move also means a pruning of seats. It was also a small restaurant, but now it's more than halving in size with space for just 12 diners. But what they're lacking in space they're gaining in wine, as we're told that the list here will

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  • Cornbread madeleines and poussin with grits; Appalachia will serve up Southern food with a London polish

    It's all change over at the restaurant formerly known as Counter 71 in Shoreditch. The chef's table restaurant previously focused on an all-British menu. Now it's being turned into Appalachia, a restaurant inspired by the mountainous region of the US.

    For the new restaurant, a new chef has been brought in - Alistair Borer (ex-Smoking Goat and Nutbourne). He's taking the American co-owners Camilla Meshiea and Ryan Sheenan's vision to the table. And really, the idea to turn the restaurant over to American influences does marry the whole space here together as the bar downstairs,

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  • Avi is a new French/American bistro from the Prince Arthur team, and they've brought the caviar

    The team behind The Prince Arthur Belgravia, as well as Arthur's Market in Chelsea, are getting ready to open their next restaurant. This time around, they're going back to Belgravia and are teaming up with boutique hotel The Lowndes Hotel to launch Avi Bistrot. 

    This will be a French/American brasserie, with a fair bit of showing from the caviar that was liberally used over at the Prince Arthur. At Avi, you'll find it on dishes like their New York fried chicken & caviar as well as caviar fish and chips. Elsewhere on the menu, you'll find the LA brioche noire lobster roll,

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  • Tommy's Sandwiches in King's Cross is inspired by a passion for American subs

    We can't be the only ones hearing American voices literally wherever we are in London. So it's clear there's already going to be a large expat audience for the new American deli opening up at King's Cross. But Tommy's Sandwiches are hoping that their loaded subs are also going to be the kind of sandwich that gets Londoners excited too.

    According to owner, Washington native Tommy, he was inspired to open his sandwich shop after missing the big subs back home. "The UK has a sandwich problem," he says. "Sandwiches were invented there, but frankly, the sandwiches there are pretty

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  • Test Driving Ronnie's - the New York bistro at Kith's gorgeous new London store

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    Billed as Kith's first standalone restaurant, Ronnie's is a New York bistro in London by way of the Mediterranean. We went to check it out.

  • Kith's new flagship store in London features a standalone restaurant Ronnie's and a Kith Treats bar

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    For a while now clothing brand Kith and its treat store have been one of the best places to get soft serve in London. But the imminent opening of their flagship store on Regent Street is going to bring both a Treats bar and a standalone restaurant.

    Ronnie's New York, named after Kith founder Ronnie Fieg, will have its own entrance. It looks like a gorgeously designed space - with a mix of booth and counter seating. The space has its own cocktail lounge where they'll be serving up drinks like a Rose Espresso Martini

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  • Test Driving Automat, the speakeasy restaurant hidden at the back of a Mayfair shop

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    London's run of stealth openings continues with Automat. The American brasserie returns with a new team and a hidden-away location in Mayfair.

  • Automat has somewhat stealthily returned to Mayfair

    Automat has somewhat stealthily returned to Mayfair

    Every now and then, a new opening manages to happen under our radar, but this latest one really is a proper surprise. It turns out that Automat has quietly returned to Mayfair, opening just around the corner from Berkeley Square. 

    The original Automat was over on Dover Street, a location that's been turned very successfully into The Dover. That Automat was modelled on a traditional

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  • Test Driving Carbone, the American import that quickly became London's hottest restaurant

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    Carbone has landed in London with a bang, immediately becoming the hottest restaurant in town. But what's it actually like to dine there? We went in to find out. 

  • The Polo Bar Ralph Lauren is opening in London, in the old Vogue magazine offices

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    Fashionistas, we have one for your future diaries…Ralph Lauren is opening a London restaurant. Fittingly, it’ll be at the old Vogue House on 1 Hanover Square and called The Polo Bar Ralph Lauren. This is not the first time Ralph Lauren has made a foray into London’s hospitality world. Back in 2017 we reported

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  • Two Twins Tacos lands in Notting Hill with its SoCal birria tacos

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    It's been quite a ride for the folks behind newish taco brand Two Twins Tacos. They started out as a street stall in Brixton, then opened up a permanent space in Brixton Village. And two weeks ago, they threw open the doors of their newest spot, in Notting Hill.

    The team behind it also run Meat Head's birria tacos in Camden Market. For Two Twins, they've extended their repertoire so you start by choosing whether you

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  • Where to celebrate the Fourth of July in London

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    Our annual roundup of where to celebrate Independence Day in London covers special dinners, one off events and more. 

  • Lil' Nashville are taking line dancing and Southern BBQ to Chiswick

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    It may not seem like the most likely place to open up a honky tonk bar, but Chiswick folk will need to slap on a stetson and find their cowboy boots when Lil' Nashville arrives on the scene. The Nashville-inspired offering has been recently popping up at Dingwalls in Camden where hordes of adoring fans have been partaking in line dancing, listening to country music and enjoying

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