Hot Dinners exclusive - updated 15/3/23 with opening date
They already have two barges, one roaming and one moored, but now London Shell Co are moving onto terra firma. They're getting ready to open their first land-based site, a fishmonger and seafood bar near Parliament Hill.
The move is rooted in something they did to survive the lockdowns, a period
...The team behind Birch in Hertfordshire is gearing up for a second launch, and this time they've brought in top chef Lee Westcott to take charge of the food. Selsdon, the group's new hotel and club in South Croydon is another grand old house that's getting Birch's laid-back boho hotel treatment.
It feels like it’s only been a minute since Roketsu launched its Japanese kaiseki restaurant in London and now there’s news that it’s opening a downstairs dining option in the same space. Called Bo-sen, it’s a very intimate affair, seating just eight, and will be quite different in approach to Roketsu, which
...Updated 11/3/23 with bar opening details
Keeping their business strictly local, the team behind one of London's best wine bars have quietly opened a new place. Sager + Wilde have been a huge influence on London's wine scene since they first opened their Hackney wine bar almost a decade ago (followed up by a restaurant on Paradise Row and Fare on Old Street). Now, they've taken on a new
...10/3/23 - updated with the opening date
It's all happening in Battersea right now. Alongside upcoming wine bar Archway, we also have news of a new neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar Ploussard on the way.
Ploussard comes
...There has been much written about the cosy art of Danish ‘hygge’ but at the time of writing, London’s weather is still doing its best frosty Scandi impersonation, so a new Danish steakhouse called KöD in Devonshire Square is worth investigating.
First opening in Denmark’s second-largest city Århus in 2014, Restaurant KöD hopes to bring some Danish vibes via way of juicy steaks to the City (‘köd’ means ‘meat’
...It's been a fair old while since popular cocktail bar Silver Lining had its last service in Hackney. So we're happy to be bringing you the news that another cocktail bar is getting ready to open in its place.
Atlas Grinds have been serving up coffee by day and cocktails by night over in Stoke Newington since the summer of 2021. Now they're expanding to Hackney, but the queer-owned cafe owners have something a
...7/3/23 - updated with the opening date
Hard on the heels of Boston's Saltie Girl opening in London comes news of another American seafood import.
Angry Crab Shack is a restaurant group that was first opened in Arizona back in 2013 by former NFL player Ron Lou. It's billed as a 'bib up and
...Nepalese cuisine isn't something that we have too much of in London (although there are a few classic establishments dotted about) but a new restaurant is looking to change that.
The Gurkhas comes from the same group that's behind Hot Stone and the upcoming ...
3/3/22 - Updated with the opening date
It's been promised for a while, but Rambutan is finally gearing up to open. It's the latest step in chef, restaurateur and author Cynthia Shanmugalingam's journey of exploration of her Sri Lankan roots. The restaurant, which opens in Borough Market, follows the publication of a book of the same name which shines a light on Sri Lankan cooking with a focus on
...Paradise in Soho should be on your list as a new late-night haunt as they're get ready to launch Paradise After Dark.
It'll all kick in from Thursday to Saturday, after dinner finishes, with their aim to shift the restaurant into what'll be "an intimate bar with speakeasy vibes". We think that Paradise is one of the best-looking restaurants in Soho (we love the Brutalist feel) and reckon
...The team behind Hot Stone have a new restaurant on the way, taking over from what used to be Rai in Fitzrovia.
Kibako is being billed as a modern Japanese restaurant, which takes its name from omakase-style boxes that are one of the key parts of the menu. These kikabo boxes feature 10-12 pieces of sushi and sashimi which they say are "chosen personally by the kitchen for
...Spring has sprung and the new season brings with it many new restaurant openings. From swanky Mayfair openings to hot things in Hackney, here's what's opening in March.
27/2/23 - updated with opening date and offer
They've been concentrating on south London for their most recent openings, but now Yard Sales is back up north for their next, opening in Tottenham.
This will be a milestone as it's their 10th restaurant in London and you can expect all of their top pizzas to arrive, including:
They're big in Chigwell and pretty soon they're going to be just as big in London as Sheesh has taken on a pretty prime piece of real estate on the corner of One Dover Street and Piccadilly, right opposite The Wolseley.