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- Paddy Wok is Deptford's new Irish spice bag residency
Perfectly timed to coincide with St Patrick's Day, London is about to experience the true culinary delights of the spice bag, courtesy of Paddy Wok. For those of you who've not been lucky enough to try one before, the Irish spice bag is a mixture of chips, crispy chicken, peppers and onion coated in a mixture of Chinese spice and chilli.
The man behind this is Cathal Farrelly who moved to London for university. "One of
... - Where to celebrate St Patrick's Day in London this year
Looking for the best ways to enjoy St Patrick's Day in London? If you fancy great Guinness with some really good Irish food to go with, or if you're after a big party, we've got you covered.
- The Murphia List 2025 - the Irish talent in London's food and drink scene right now
Hot Dinners presents its 11th annual Murphia List - a celebration of the creative contribution made by Irish people to London's food and drink scene.
- How to make the ultimate Irish cream tiramisu
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Great British Bake Off winner Matty Edgell has come up with a belter of a recipe for a tiramisu made with Five Farms, the world’s first farm-to-table Irish cream liqueur. It's the most luxurious dessert that's perfect for any St Patrick's Day celebration. Five Farms also happen to be a supporter of our Murphia List and you can see who made this year's list
- Molly Mc's singing pub is coming to Southwark
You may have spotted videos on your social (or maybe it's just our algorithm) of a rise in London pubs offering proper sing songs, whether that's trad Irish tunes or music with a broader appeal. Now it's Southwark's turn as the team behind Mc & Sons in Borough and Vauxhall are opening their very first singing pub in Southwark.
Molly Mc's is named after the family's grandmother and they've gone all out with the
... - Nancy Spains are opening their next Irish pub in the City
Their first pub opened in Shoreditch only earlier this year, but a second Nancy Spains is already on the way (and we now wouldn't be surprised if more were planned).
It's taken over the space that was once City pub, The Wine Lodge (which appears to have been closed for over five years). As before, it's run by Kerry-born brothers Peter and Nicholas O’Halloran and they'll be
... - The Wee Sister is chef Anna Haugh's new wine bar in Chelsea
Five years after throwing open the doors of her Irish restaurant just off the King's Road, chef and writer Anna Haugh is now in the process of unveiling her latest enterprise in the area. The Wee Sister is Haugh's new wine bar and it really is a close sibling, being right next door to the restaurant.
The bar has taken over another wine space, Last Drop Wines. As Anna explained to us, "It's an Irish wine bar
... - Scaldy are London's first Irish spice bag specialists
If you're a homesick Irish expat, London's food offerings have of late been very much in your favour. If you've been hankering for a chicken fillet roll, for example, you can now head to Homeboy in Islington or the hugely popular Emerald Eats stall in Broadway Market. But now we bring you news of a very specific Irish food snack specialist that's making waves across the city.
Scaldy pitch themselves as
... - Inis will serve up British and Irish food on Hackney Wick's Fish Island
There's been some debate recently on what makes a neighbourhood restaurant. However, we figure that if you've spent the past decade living somewhere, that's surely got to count for something. And locals Lynsey Coughlan and Lindsay Lewis have lived in Hackney for ten years before deciding to open their first restaurant.
Inis, which will be part of Fish Island's The Trampery campus, is going to serve up a mix of British
... - How Emerald Eats' chicken fillet rolls and spice bags are taking London by storm
If you've been wondering what that lengthy queue snaking down Broadway Market at the weekends is for, let us enlighten you. Emerald Eats is an Irish food stall that's gone fully viral over the past few weeks. Their secret has been tapping into the deepest desires of Irish expats, serving up a short menu of takeaway food that isn't easy to come by in London.
The stall's the brainchild of three Irish folk in
... - Nancy Spain's Irish pub is opening in Shoreditch
If there's one date you want to open in time for if you're a new Irish pub, it's St Patrick's Day. So Shoreditch pub Nancy Spain's is coming in just under the wire with the intention of flinging open its doors a few days before the big day.
The folks behind it are Kerry-born brothers Peter and Nicholas O’Halloran and they're hoping their pub will bring something new to Shoreditch. Interestingly,
... - BÓHA London mixes Irish and British influences on the King's Road
A very different kind of British/Irish restaurant has just opened its door in Chelsea that's aiming straight for the luxury end of the London dining scene. BÓHA London has taken over the old Chelsea Lodge site on the King's Road with its restaurant and soon-to-open cocktail bar.
Behind the scenes are a founding team that includes several folk from the drinks business like Jay Bradley CEO of The Craft Irish
... - Chefs Tom Cenci and Ivan Tisdall-Downes collaborate with grass fed Irish Beef on their summer menus
Irish Beef’s ‘Great Taste Comes Naturally’ summer is here and chefs Tom Cenci (of Nessa) and Ivan Tisdall-Downes (of Native) are celebrating grass fed Irish beef.
- Shankey's serves up Indian food with Irish booze in Hackney
We'll be honest we missed the opening of Shankey's last year on Dalston Lane and when it moved to Well Street in Hackney last November. But when a reader brought it to our attention recently we had to admit, it does sound interesting.
Self-billed as 'Spuds n Spice - Indian food & Irish booze in an old bookies." Clearly they're doing something right as chef and TV personality Andi Oliver bigged them up
- Whisht bring their sandwiches with an Irish twist to Pop Brixton
We've been reading about Whisht for a while - who started selling sandwiches with an Irish twist during the most recent lockdown. Now that we've all properly emerged from lockdown, Whisht have done the same and moved onto a brand new kitchen in Pop Brixton, which opened last week.
The sandwiches there are made with different types of farl - best described as a dense Irish flatbread
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