Marylebone

New West African restaurant Shakara opened quietly just before Christmas, but it has some impressive names behind the scenes. In the kitchen is Victor Okunowo, previously from Talking Drum and a semifinalist of MasterChef: The Professionals. He's been helped with his initial menu by Ayo Adeyemi, formerly of Akoko, who was involved as a consultant. 

Taking over the space that was Indian

Diego Jacquet, Chef Patron of  Zoilo and Florencio Pizzeria shares his favourite places near where he lives and works in Marylebone. 

After years working as a pop-up AngloThai, which blends British and Thai cuisines and produce, finally has a proper home in Marylebone. We went to check it out.  

23/10/24 - updated with the opening date

It would have been hard to believe it could happen less than a decade ago, but these days London has some really great Mexican restaurants.

One of the restaurants that really helped to kick all this off is Santo Remedio, which first opened back in 2016 in Shoreditch. Run by Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes it

3/9/24 - updated with the opening date

They're one of the best bakeries in London, so news that Filipino bakery Panadera was expanding was always going to be of interest. Now we know where they're opening their second place - right around the corner from Selfridges. The new home on Picton Place puts

A Hot Dinners exclusive

They had a star-studded party to launch it, but just five months after it opened Mimosa at The Langham has already closed its doors. All mention of the restaurant has been removed from the hotel's website and, when we called, a representative of the hotel told Hot Dinners that it was shut 'indefinitely'. That was later changed to "Mimosa has now closed."

It's one of the

19/8/24 - Updated with the opening date

If you've been meaning to check out the signature hazelnut maple praline pancakes at Sunday in Brooklyn, but haven't made it out to the Notting Hill restaurant, you'll be pleased to hear another more central opportunity is coming. The New York-originating restaurant is getting ready to open its second restaurant

Six years after they opened, bringing a mix of Aussie and Latin American influences to London's cafe scene, Abuelo have expanded with a second cafe. Their latest opening is in Marylebone, just off Oxford Circus making it a very handy pitstop to know about if you're up in the West End working or shopping.

If you haven't been to the OG Covent Garden cafe, then here's a bit about them. It's run by mother and daughter team Lynette

Live-fire cooking in Marylebone

Santiago Lastra's Mexican restaurant in Marylebone

Omakase restaurant in Marylebone

Peruvian in Marylebone

Ravinder Bhogal's Marylebone restaurant.

Fergus Henderson's restaurant outpost on Marylebone Lane

Big Mamma's Marylebone home