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- Get 50% off paellas on the rooftop at La Rueda in Clapham
To celebrate the relaunch of La Rueda's rooftop this summer, they're offering Hot Dinners readers 50% off all paellas.
Offer: 50% off all paellas
Where: 66 Clapham High Street, London SW4 7UL
When: Thurs 12 June to Saturday 12 July 2025
- Rudy's takes over the old Dairy spot on Clapham Common
They nabbed second place at this year's UK's Best Pizza Awards and now Rudy's Pizza Napoletana are gearing up to open their first neighbourhood restaurant in London. The Neapolitan pizzeria is taking over the old The Diary space right beside Clapham Common, making this their first foray outside central London (they already have restaurants in Soho, Shoreditch, Tottenham Court Road, Spitalfields, Queensway and
... - Clapham gets a new Michelin-level sandwich truck in Outside by Trinity
Anyone working from home in Clapham is going to have a hot new place to hit up for sandwiches when the new sandwich truck at Trinity opens up. Called Outside by Trinity, it's taking over the Michelin-starred restaurant's terrace, so you can eat it there although it's primarily a takeaway.
Heading up the project is Trinity chef India, who's been working on this in the run-up to leaving Trinity in January
... - The Arding Rooms sees a private members club arrive at Clapham Junction
Back at the end of November 2023, the ground floor of the redeveloped Arding & Hobbs building at Clapham Junction reopened as Botanica Hall. Now the upper part of the building is getting ready to open, and this part is being billed as "Clapham’s first private members club", The Arding Rooms.
Inside, it looks like the design will benefit from the restored domed atrium of the
... - Tamila to open in Battersea, from the team behind The Tamil Prince
A Hot Dinners exclusive
Islington-based The Tamil Prince has made life a whole lot more tasty for North Londoners, and now it’s South London’s turn. That's right, we're bringing you the exclusive news of the opening of Tamila in Battersea.
Launching on the former site
... - Crispin are opening their next restaurant at Clapham's Studio Voltaire
18/3/24 - Updated with the opening date
This year, Crispin had their biggest success yet with Bistro Freddie (which we thought was pretty good too). Now they're heading to Clapham, taking over the restaurant at Studio Voltaire
... - Mexican/Japanese Azteca Öme in Battersea is a follow-up to the Chelsea original
They've been a success in Chelsea for 18 years, and now Mexican restaurant Azteca has decided it's time for a second restaurant. They're heading over to Battersea for the follow-up, Azteca Öme.
In Battersea, they're moving more towards a menu that mixes in Japanese cuisine with Mexican, while also using British produce. So that means adding dishes like tacos of grilled miso
... - Franklin & Baines is serving up steak and cocktails inside Clapham's Aquum
A new restaurant is gearing up to open in Clapham, taking what they describe as a 'permanent residency" inside the Aquum nightclub on the high street. Franklin & Baines is going big on steaks and has employed the services of Fernando Lerroude, previously Master Griller at The Gaucho group, as a consultant chef to show they mean business.
They'll be offering all manner of cuts including flat iron,
... - Botanica Hall is coming to Clapham Junction - a restaurant, bar and vodka distillery too
4/11/23 - updated with the Botanica Hall opening date
If you’ve been wondering what’s in store for Arding & Hobbs, the beautiful Grade-II-listed department store in the heart of Clapham Junction that’s been somewhat quiet since the collapse of Debenhams, we have some promising food (and drink) news. Botanica Hall is on the way: an all-day
... - Red Vine brings a British menu and Welsh wines to Clapham
A new restaurant has opened up in Clapham that happens to be from the family behind a Welsh vineyard. Red Vine is a neighbourhood restaurant with a modern British via the Med menu and, as you can expect, they'll have something of a focus on wine too.
The menu features British dishes with a twist and on that, you'll find:
- Poached duck egg with truffle oil and
- Lina Stores are bringing their pasta to Clapham
2/6/23 - updated with the opening date
If you've been wondering what was going to take the place of the old site of St Clair in Clapham, wonder no more - it's going to be the latest opening by Lina Stores.
This outpost is being billed as a neighbourhood restaurant, so you're not going to get the deli add-on that some of the other Lina Stores have. Instead, it's an Italian restaurant
... - Test Driving Ploussard - a great neighbourhood restaurant arrives in Battersea
The team behind Other Side Fried are trying something very different for their latest opening - a neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar in Battersea. We went down to try it out.
- Willows in Clapham mixes brunch boards with cheese and charcuterie
As the year winds down, we're hearing about the odd restaurant that didn't appear on our radar before and one of them is Willows in Clapham.
The restaurant opened in late November and is something they're defining as a "deli-to-restaurant" affair that's inspired by Scandinavian ‘smörgåsbords’. So that means they serve brunch boards all day, and then cheese and charcuterie in the
... - Juliets Quality Food has a new cafe, coming to Clapham
Updated 22/6/22 with menu details and opening date
Everyone's favourite Tooting brunch spot Juliets Quality Food is branching out. In an announcement on Instagram, they revealed that they'll be taking over the cafe space at Clapham's Studio Voltaire. The space itself opened last autumn with a residency by the Italian Supper Club but Juliets will be opening there from this summer.
Called Juliets
... - Bird and Tie brings Nashville hot chicken to Clapham
Promising a dusting of spices that "are not for the faint hearted" new fried chicken joint Bird and Tie has just launched in Clapham. The folk behind it say they were inspired by trips to the Deep South to visit family to create this homage to Nashville fried chicken back at home in London.
On the menu you'll find a range of chicken sandwiches and wings - the choice is southern, mild, Nashville Hot and, for the serious heat
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