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- More Shake Shack for London, with New Oxford Street planned next
26/11/15 - updated with opening date.
Having just opened in Westfield, Danny Meyer's US burger chain Shake Shack is growing again. One is a little further away in Cardiff, but closer to home is the next London branch, opening on New Oxford Street. It's all part of the makeover that's taking advantage
... - M Restaurants to open grill, raw bar and wine shop in Victoria
25/11 - updated with opening date and more details.
Following their City restaurant, M Restaurants are the latest to join the rush to Victoria, with plans to open in the Zig Zag building (which Iberica is doing too).
It's essentially a restaurant of two halves M-Grill and M-Raw
... - 100 Wardour Street to take over from Floridita and Carom
It's all change on Wardour Street with the announcement that a new restaurant is taking over the site once occupied by the Marquee Club.
100 Wardour Street will be the third restaurant to open on this site by D&D. First it was Meza, then Carom and Floridita. The new restaurant will be known simply as 100 Wardour Street. It'll take over the entire (enormous) space with room for more than 400 diners with the restaurant redesigned by Russell Sage (Savoy
... - Lucky Chip goes permanent with Burgers & Wine in Dalston
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Lucky Chip were one of the first wave of burger vans who showed Londoners just what a good burger actually was (it's hard to remember now but a few short years ago in London a decent burger was almost unheard of). And now after stints at Netil Market and a number of successful residencies - they're finally ready to go permanent with Lucky Chip Burgers & Wine in
... - Oliver Maki bring their contemporary sushi to Soho's Dean Street
We're all for great sushi here at Hot Dinners, and by all accounts a new group from the Middle East is bringing some top sushi to this city when they open their first restaurant in London next year.
Oliver Maki currently have four restaurants in Kuwait and one in Bahrain. Think contemporary sushi dishes rather than ultra traditional. The family-owned business is run by brothers Oliver and Amer Zeitoun. And when they say they live for their
... - La Cabina late night tapas hits Kingsland Road
London is slowly but surely gearing up to the launch of the late night tube. And the arrival of La Cabina in Haggerston is another sign of that. This new basement tapas spot will serve a full tapas menu until 5am.
Named after the Spanish phonebox, La Cabina is taking over the space that used to be Manero's. With room for 50 diners, you'll find the entrance at the back of the phone booth on Kingsland Road.
As for food, the menu's been put together by Javier
... - Rubedo brings natural wine bistronomie to Stoke Newington Church Street
So while we were excited to bring you news of the opening of Escocesa on Stoke Newington Church Street a week or so ago, seems we'd completely missed another new opening from recent weeks, Rubedo.
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Rubedo, as owner Federico Carafoli tells us, is a natural wine bar restaurant. "We created Rubedo to share our passion for natural wines and quality - Decatur southern streetfood takes over the kitchens at Pamela in Dalston
You may have enjoyed the wares of one of this year's YBF Street Food nominees Decatur at Kerb and Druid Street, but now the business is moving indoors to look after the kitchen at Pamela - the new Haggerston bar opened by the folk behind Rita's.
Tom Browne is the chap behind the venture - a former travel agent who spent years working in the States and never lost his love for it, Decatur is Tom's take on hard to find Southern US specialties, like chargrilled oysters,
... - The Ivy Kensington Brasserie hits Kensington High Street
The expansion of the Ivy Group continues apace. Adding to this year's openings of the Ivy Cafe in Marylebone and The Ivy Chelsea Garden is the new The Ivy Kensington Brasserie. You'll find it where Pavilion’s Restaurant and Bar used to be, just across the road from High Street Kensington tube.
If you've been to any of the other openings, you'll find much the same here - there's an all day Modern British menu - think lobster and chips and brioche crumbed
... - Strut & Cluck turkey restaurant is coming to Shoreditch
The founders of upcoming Shoreditch restaurant Strut & Cluck couldn't have picked a better time to talk about their new place. In the run up to both Thanksgiving and Christmas, anywhere focusing on turkey is going to be of interest.
Inspired by owners Amir and Limor Chen's Eastern Mediterranean home cooking, you'll find dishes like:
- Josper-Grilled Turkey Drumstick with roasted vegetables &
- Ex Mayfields chef and Spring sommelier are opening Ellory bistro in Netil House
12/11 Updated with opening date
More info has come through - we now know...
- It'll seat 48 and open on 20 November
- There will be the option to drop in for single plates or a five course tasting menu (£38)
- Dishes include:
- Scallops, citrus and anise; Puntarelle, anchovies and spenwood
- Turbot, chestnuts and pumpkin
- Chicken, chicory and carrot
- Caramelised citrus with ginger ice
A 15-year-old Guardian article saying that all the best Scottish seafood left Scotland headed for Spain, as there was no domestic market for the more esoteric or indeed expensive catches, stuck with Stephen Leroni, owner of new Stoke Newington restaurant Escocesa.
The former music producer opened his first restaurant Bar Esteban in 2013 in Crouch End with Pablo Rodriguez (ex Barrafina and Moro) and Naroa Ortega. Pablo served time in Michelin star restaurant Jean
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Opening its doors on Holloway Road today is new wine and cheese store Provisions. It's the brainchild of two ex-Borough Wine blokes - Hugo and Ben. "We want to put the producer at the fore and tell their story to people here," Ben told Hot Dinners. "It’s what got us hooked on them in the first place and what we love about working with them."
Expect to find around 100 wines in stock from France and Italy. There'll be a wine refill system where a reusable bottle
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Popular Korean restaurant group On The Bab is about to open another place. Their fourth restaurant will be right by St Paul's, but this place will be essentially a takeaway site with a few tables for eat-in.
If you've been to one of their other branches you'll know what to expect here - plenty of KFC (Korean fried chicken) with a choice of two flavours – sweet soy and sweet spicy, both topped with crushed peanuts. There'll also be steamed
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The chocolate houses of London's past may have been dens of debauchery and political intrigue, but a new one planned for Islington's Chapel Market will be an altogether more respectable place. Jaz & Jul’s Chocolate House is the first bricks and mortar spot for popular Broadway Market stallholders Jasmine Kershaw and Juliet Sampson.
The new cafe and shop will serve what the pair declare to be indulgent proper hot chocolate - made on site using
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