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We've heard murmurings of something new coming from Fallow but while we wait to hear about that, they've a new offshoot that's almost next door to their St James restaurant.

Inside St James's Market, they've taken over what was The Beau Brummell, a relatively short-lived pub from Cubitt House. The pop up is called Fowl, and is promising to be a "chicken shop like no other" and in keeping with their

The Good Egg is getting bigger - they're opening their third restaurant in Camden.

If you're unfamiliar with their current restaurants, either in Carnaby or Margate, their menus are mainly inspired by a combo of Middle-Eastern cooking and classic Jewish delis. As the name suggests, there are plenty of eggs involved and they also do a mean brunch. 

This new restaurant will have a new dish on offer, the

Here at Hot Dinners we are partial to a good cocktail and bar snack offering. So when we heard that the folk behind the 10 Cases and Parsons in Covent Garden were opening a new bar and cafe with some particularly good examples of both on the menu, we paid attention.

Baudry Greene is right beside owners Will Palmer and Ian Campbell's wine bar 10 Cases and across the road from their fish restaurant Parsons.

London's ongoing love affair with Mexican, Spanish and Peruvian food continues with a new restaurant that's bringing all three of them together to St Katharine Docks. 

Called Chayote, it comes from Tomasz Baranski, an ex-Barrafina Head Chef who's the man who helped launch Donostia tapas in Marylebone. Here, he's teamed up with husband and wife team Georgy

Opening its doors in Islington is The 411, a new bar from the Incipio Group who are also behind such behemoths as The Prince in Earl's Court and Pergola in Paddington. Fittingly they've found an equally capacious space for their latest bar The 411, taking over the old Jamie's Italian site at Angel.

The 411 is being billed as a 'neighbourhood bar' taking NYC's Soho as its inspiration. That translates to the food menu

We're gearing up for the launch of The OWO and Raffles London at The OWO which, as you'll have read here, is packed full of new bars and restaurants. The latest we're hearing about is The Guards Bar and Lounge which is the first of two bars opening on the hotel side.

It's

If there's anything positive that could be said to have come from Covid and lockdown it's the number of small businesses that took the challenge presented by those dark months and turned it into something good. Maya's Bakehouse is one such endeavour. Baker Maya Manwaring had trained up at the prestigious Ballymaloe Cookery School and started baking sourdough and buns during the pandemic.

"I was home all day

Over the weekend the latest addition to the hotter-than-hot Notting Hill dining scene opened its doors. Ria's is a new all-day spot that kicks off with home-baked cookies in the morning, moving to focaccia sandwiches by lunch. In the evenings things go up a notch as the space transforms into a natural wine and pizza bar.

The pizzas they're serving are deep pan-style Detroit pizza pies made with wildfarmed flour which can

Updated 13/9/23 with opening date

Two years after opening their wine shop and tasting room in Islington, Must & Lees are expanding. Their second place will open this autumn on Warren Street, taking over Miel Bakery's old site.

Owner Chris and his team are aiming to jump straight into Fitzrovia community life, joining the likes of Miel, Honey & Co and Bang Bang on the street. So while their

As the year starts to wind down, the London restaurant scene heats up. Autumn is always the biggest period for new restaurant openings, so here's what you've got to look forward to in the coming months. 

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They've been running pop-ups and supperclubs throughout the year (including one at Carousel), but now Hainan House are getting ready to settle down in Islington. They've taken over the space that was once Street Greek on Upper Street.

Set up by Sunny Wu, Hainan House aims to showcase the Southern Chinese cooking that she grew up eating. The

The folk behind SushiHeads in Tottenham have now got a new venture to pour their energies into. Having closed their Tottenham restaurant just weeks ago they're now open as Okonomiheads in Haggerston.

The talent behind the business is Naomi Simpson. Her decision to open an okonomiyaki restaurant has its roots in her family history - her parents ran an okonomiyaki bar in Osaka. They retired this year and, as Naomi

Just months after chef James Cochran closed his own sports bar Valderrama's in Islington, another hospitality group are clearly hoping for a better outcome for their new sports bar opening at Angel. Maven Leisure (owned by the same people behind Chelsea's The Botanist and Aviary in Moorgate) are behind Northwood which is going to be opening at the Angel Central shopping centre, next to Birdie's.

It's going to be

Updated 11/9/23 with opening date and soft launch info

In excellent news for pre and post-show dining, Covent Garden’s Lyceum Theatre is getting a restaurant that is an ode to all things Calcutta. Called Paro, it will bring a modern spin to the traditional Indian dishes of West Bengal. In a space revamped by Studio G by Giorgia Pellandini, you can choose to dine in

Updated 10/9/23 with soft launch info

It feels like only yesterday we were telling you about Mayfair’s Bocconcino opening a new restaurant on The Strand, but we’ve just heard it has been rescheduled until later in 2024. Hold onto your Bellinis, though, there’s a new