King's Cross

The Standard has had a run of impressive pop-ups and residencies, and that's continuing into spring as chef Ixta Belfrage takes over their restaurant Isla for three months. 

Having worked for five years with Yotam Ottolenghi in his Test Kitchen and also a runner-up for best debut cookbook at the Fortum & Mason Awards, Ixta will draw on inspiration from

King's Cross residents and workers have long loved the hidden spot Camino, tucked away in Vanisher's Yard off the main drag. But the Spanish spot will soon be a lot less of a hidden gem once it opens its new Pentonville Road-facing bar. As part of a big development, Camino has taken over the old luggage shop on Pentonville and turned it into an aperitivo bar that'll also be a new entrance for the restaurant

 Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre have recently been getting established in Islington with Hicce Hart and Little Pizza Hicce, but news has come that the original Hicce in King's Cross is closing after nearly six years. 

The news was announced late last week on Instagram and essentially sees them being a victim

Magenta in King's Cross is turning out a menu of excellent modern Italian cuisine - we went down to try it for ourselves.

The fried chicken behemoth that is Morley's (which just opened its 100th store) is trying something a little bit different - a team-up with The Standard hotel and Heinz. 

They're launching a one-month chicken shop pop-up, taking over Double Standard on the ground floor and terrace of the King's Cross hotel (although there will be takeaway too, just

If you’re knocking about King’s Cross and looking for a new bar, then why not head for one of London’s major landmarks, the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel (also where the Spice Girls filmed their ‘Wannabe’ video, fact fans), soon to celebrate its 150th anniversary. ...

12/04/23 - updated with opening date

It was one of the most impressive spaces in the St. Pancras Renaissance as The Gilbert Scott and now, after that closed in mid-2021, the restaurant is to be reborn as Midland Grand Dining Room. 

Allegra chef Patrick Powell, who was also behind the menu at the other recently-revamped restaurant in the

A Hot Dinners exclusive

Regular visitors to The Bridge Theatre in London will know that, in addition to the fine shows being put on there, one of the big lures of the theatre is the fact that their cafe and bar is run by the folks at St John. That means great wines by the glass along with the joys of fresh madeleines being made to order while you're in the theatre boosting your cultural credentials.

So

If you’ve been looking for somewhere new to dine while waiting for a delayed train at King’s Cross, then the answer is here: RAILS. It’s the relaunch of former Plum + Spilt Milk, the restaurant within the Great Northern Hotel.

Frequent Eurostar travellers will be aware that the Great Northern Hotel opened in the final stages of the ...

You may have spotted their stall at the occasional market in Coal Drops Yard. Now doughnut folk Longboys are getting ready to open their biggest store and cafe there.

Former Hakkasan pastry chef Graham Hornigold will be serving up his finger doughnuts alongside gourmet soft serve ice cream, coffee from award-winning roasters Assembly and fresh sodas.

Inside there'll be 10 seats if you want to

The Cross was HUGE back in the day. The nightclub, which was in the space that is now Coal Drops Yard, was one of London's most renowned back in the 90s - a really big deal. But with all the reconstruction of King's Cross, it finally closed its doors back in 2007. 

Now it's coming back - albeit in a very different guise. THe Cross will take over what was

They're big in Brighton (and are also at Boxpark Shoreditch and Croydon). Now Fatto a Mano are coming to London with a permanent restaurant - Fatto Pizza & Beer in King's Cross.

First up are the Neapolitan pizzas. They include classics like

London's rooftop bars are reopening for spring and one place that's adding something new to their roof is The Standard at King's Cross. 

In charge of the food up there is Peter Sanchez-Iglesias of Decimo, the hotel's popular Mexican restaurant. He'll be bringing up a taco truck to the rooftop called Decimiño which will all be about tacos and Mexican small plates. That'll be

Caravan have expanded to many parts of London, Canary Wharf being the most recent, but now they're adding something new to their main roastery just off Caledonian Road. 

Until now, the roastery has been just that - roasting and supplying coffee to all their restaurants (and elsewhere)

Updated 10/3/22 with residency closing date:

If you missed it late last year (as we did), then you'll definitely want to catch one of the hottest pop-ups in town right now. 

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