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PaperBoy from Paris comes to The Standard London (with a run club, too)
It's been a while since the last pop-up/takeover of The Standard (that was Pecking House last July), but now a new overseas restaurant is taking over. This time it's PaperBoy from Paris, which is inspired by "the spirit of the 90s" and is almost as well-known for its collabs as its food.
The food at PaperBoy is sandwich-led, with options including their fried fish bun with white sauce, a fried chicken roll and a tuna tataki sandwich with cabbage, spicy mayo and bulldog sauce. They also do breakfasts, including an egg Benedict and omelette bun alongside fish and meat plates and
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Dim Sum Duck, one of King's Cross's best restaurants, is about to open a second location
It's already one of the best restaurants in King's Cross and Dim Sum Duck is clearly one of its busiest too, because they're getting ready to open a second restaurant in the area.
Taking over what used to be Meat House on Pentonville Road, the new place will be a second Dim Sum Duck, and it's only about a two-minute walk from the original restaurant. But don't expect something completely different here. They'll be serving the same menu as the original restaurant, seven days a week.
If you're unfamiliar with the restaurant, then the name shouldn't leave you too
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The best restaurants, bars and cafes in King's Cross
King’s Cross is firmly a dining destination in its own right. From Granary Square and Coal Drops Yard to the canalside, all a few minutes' walk from the station and dotted with restaurants and bars, here are the best restaurants and more in King's Cross.
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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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Hawksmoor is opening on Christmas Day for the first time
We've been updating our guide to Christmas Day restaurants throughout the season, but every now and again one comes up that deserves special mention. If you're looking for the ideal present for a big Hawksmoor fan, this is it - t
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Pizza Pilgrims is opening around the corner from King's Cross station
A new pizza restaurant is coming to King's Cross with the arrival of the latest Pizza Pilgrims. They're taking over a former hair salon that's on the corner of Caledonian Road and Pentonville Road (and just a few doors down from another popular King's Cross pizzeria, Pizza Union). It's just a two-minute walk from the main station.
If you've been to Pizza Pilgrims
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Hawksmoor St Pancras sees the steakhouse taking over The Midland Grand space, and adding The Martini Bar.
12/11/25 - updated with the opening date and menu details
After the surprise closure of Victor Garvey at The Midland Grand, there were rumours about who was going to take over the very impressive dining room next, with Hawksmoor top of the list. Very soon after, the news was confirmed - Hawksmoor St Pancras will be the group's
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Gizzi Erskine returns to Mare Street Market
In surprising news, chef Gizzi Erskine is returning to Mare Street Market (both Hackney and Kings Cross venues) as Chef Creative Director.
You may recall we reported on Gizzi launching her first restaurant at Mare Street Market back in
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The Parcel Yard, one of London's most useful station pubs, has had a big glow up
It's always been one of the handiest pubs in a London train station, and for the past few weeks, The Parcel Yard has been getting a revamp.
If you're not familiar with the pub, it's at the back of King's Cross station (just past the throngs queuing for a picture of themselves with the Harry Potter trolley). Until now, the inside has been kind of a (heavily
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Voyage with Adam Simmonds closes after just eight months
There has been a catalogue of high-profile restaurant closures across London recently, but the shuttering of Adam Simmonds' eponymous restaurant in King's Cross is the second chef-led venture in the area to fold in as many months. The other was the shock closure of
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Test Driving Island - next-level surf & turf in King's Cross
Island sees two top chefs, Tom Brown and Brad Carter, come together for what might be London's ultimate surf & turf experience. We went to King's Cross to check it out.
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NYC fried chicken spot Pecking House is popping up in London
London is getting a new fried chicken pop-up thanks to The Standard, which is bringing New York's Pecking House to the hotel for a two-month stint.
The New York spot was set up by ex-Eleven Madison Park sous chef Eric Huang, a project that originally kicked off during the Covid lockdown. It started as a pop-up in Queens and now they have a Chinatown outpost, serving up chicken that
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Island is Brad Carter's second go at cracking London, opening a surf & turf restaurant with Tom Brown
Updated 15/6/25 with opening date
Brad Carter was initially coming into London to open at Undercroft (which, in a surprise twist, was taken over by Aldo Zilli before opening). Now the chef, best known for Carters of
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Thai food in King's Cross
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Test Driving Bubala, still on strong form with their third vegetarian Middle-Eastern restaurant in King's Cross
For their third restaurant, Bubala bring their vegetarian take on Middle Eastern cuisine to King's Cross for the biggest Bubala yet. We went to check it out.
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