New opening

23/1/22 - updated with photos of the new bar

If you've been to The Dorchester recently, then you'll have noticed that their regular ground-floor bar has been under wraps (and has even popped up to the roof). It's all part of a big revamp to the ground floor.

Now

Kingly Court's always a busy old place but we predict that a new opening from the Pizza Pilgrims will make it just that bit harder to get a seat there.

From next week they'll be running what they're describing as a Nutella Ring Pizza Café from the kiosk outside their pizza restaurant in Carnaby.

In the morning they'll kick things off with £1 espressos which you can pimp up with a spoon of Nutella

Applebee's Fish, which first started as a stall in Borough Market, is trying something new. The brothers behind it, Jack, Harry and Matthew Applebee are opening Spanish tapas restaurant La Gamba in the Southbank Centre. 

They'll be largely concentrating on the north-western Galician region, with a particular (but not sole) focus on seafood dishes, which makes sense, given

Last year, The Glasshouse closed in Kew after 23 years. If you're wondering what's going to be taking its place, we have the answer - Hawthorn.

In the kitchen is chef Joshua Hunter, who's been at Kitchen W8, Murano and La Trompette among others. Although what's got us most interested is that he's also cooked for A-list celebs like the Beckhams and Tom Cruise. Might he get a

If you're a fan of Black Bear Burger (and we are), then it's worth knowing they have something new up their sleeve. Next up after burgers, it's fried chicken with their new 20ft Chicken. 

They'll be launching this as part of Market Halls in Oxford Street.

17 January 2023 - Updated with a look inside

Big Mamma never do things by halves but they're taking things one step further as they head west to Kensington for their next restaurant Jacuzzi. 

It's their next big opening after Ave

They've been delivering and popping up across London as well as running a popular residency in Walthamstow's Crate, but now Baggio Burger are getting ready to open in their permanent Walthamstow home. 

Run by a father and son team, they're all about serving up Amalfi-coast-inspired Italian burgers. They had previously tested out a ...

This one took its time. We originally wrote about Caviar Kaspia returning to London all the way back in 2018 - but now it's finally (and quietly) opened.

Back at the turn of the millennium, Caviar Kaspia was doing pretty good business in London. Fay Maschler (at least we think it's her - the ...

13/1/22 - updated with opening details

A new Shake Shack is coming to town and this time they'll be opening in Soho. right around the corner from Oxford Circus. The American burger chain is setting up shop on Argyll Street (which Google confirms was a French Connection and a Ploom shop before). 

The new location comes with a bit of a design overhaul too so it's all looking a little

We'll admit to being a little thrown by the idea of Archway opening in Battersea with the two locations seemingly on opposite sides of town - but it turns out that this Archway is actually a new Battersea restaurant. 

So-called because it's under a railway arch in Battersea, Archway is the first restaurant and wine bar from catering folk Spook London, run by

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

5/1/23 - Updated with a new opening date

In Bethlehem, chef and hotelier Fadi Kattan's place of business is in a building that's more than 1000 years old. Here in London, the place he's chosen for his first UK restaurant is a mere 200 years old. The renowned French Palestinian chef is getting ready to open Akub in Notting Hill, where Malabar used to be.

Billed as a modern Palestinian restaurant,

We've already taken a look at some of the biggest openings coming our way in 2023 - but there are already quite a few opening in January alone. Here are the restaurants to look out for. 

One way to blow any plans to calorie control over January would be to take a visit to London's newest doughnut store. Donutelier, which opened its doors on Charing Cross Road just before Christmas, is packed full of temptations to not only break that diet, but smash it into smithereens.

It's the first UK outpost from Israeli bakery and cafe group Roladin which has quite the rep for its

4/1/22 - updated with the opening date

When your other restaurants are the Michelin-starred Endo at the Rotunda and popular sushi spot Sumi in Notting Hill, it's clear that people are going to be interested in your next opening. So the news that the Creative Restaurant Group are about to open a new place in Mayfair had us doing a little digging.

HUMO is billed as a wood fire concept that's opening in