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- It's all change as Pachamama East is closing with a new Greek-influenced restaurant taking its place
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Ever since the Pachamama group had an absolute belter of a success with the opening of Bottarga and then Nina, where Chicama and Pachamama used to be, the writing has been on the wall for Pachamama East. And now we hear that the restaurant will close next month, with plans already afoot for its replacement.
"This marks the end of a defining chapter for us," they told Hot Dinners,
... - Shoreditch institution Leila's Shop faces closure threat
For 23 years now Leila's has been at the foodie heart of Shoreditch. One of the first interesting food businesses, along with Rochelle Canteen to open in the area, back in 2002, it was the passion project of Leila McAlister. But the longstanding shop and restaurant is facing an existential crisis. It's all down to a massive 300% rent hike that's being demanded by her landlord. But the landlord isn't your common or garden
... - Test Driving Osteria Angelina, a restaurant with its finger firmly on London's pulse
Already an instant hit from the word go, we visited Osteria Angelina, the new restaurant from the Angelina Dalston team, to see what the secret of their success is.
- A Baileys iced coffee pop-up is coming to Shoreditch
These days, are you really a proper high street brand if you haven't launched a food and drink pop-up or two? This year, Bosch have already had us eating off the floor and there was a pop-up dedicated to
... - Singburi uproots itself from Leytonstone to Shoreditch for a reimagined Singburi 2.0
Updated 13/6/25 with opening date and booking info
The North East London restaurant and all-round institution, which closed late last year under the guise of taking a longer-than-usual sabbatical, has made a bombshell announcement that it's moving to Shoreditch. Look, we're very sorry for Leytonstone's loss. But, on the upside, the new incarnation of Singburi will be a lot handier for
... - Little Fires will serve up rare mezcals and Oaxacan small plates in Shoreditch
It's all change at East London bar Alfie's, which this summer is being transformed into a little slice of Oaxaca, Little Fires. And rather than just saying it's going to be Mexican-inspired, they've got all the talent to back it up.
The collective in charge, Christian Pecoraro, Florian Schulze, and Horacio Sainz, has brought in the team behind one of the world's best bars, Sabina Sabe in Oaxaca, to help create
... - French smashburger hit Dumbo is heading to Shoreditch
A year on from their fellow Parisians Junk Burger arriving in London, Dumbo and their smash burgers are also crossing the Channel. Of the two burger companies, Dumbo were the first to introduce smashburgers to Paris and their arrival in London will be the brand's first place outside of that city.
If you haven't tried the burgers before, then the Dumbo approach is very minimalist and much more along the lines of
... - Crosta Mollica is bringing its pizza bases to Shoreditch for pop-up pizzeria, Il Leopardo
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Crosta Mollica already have quite the reputation for their excellent ready-made pizza bases. If you haven't already cottoned on to them as a great home pizza option, now you can have a chance to try the pizzas out first, with the help of some expert pizza makers.
The authentic Italian pizza brand is
... - Test Driving Duchy, taking the Leroy space in a great new French/Italian direction
Two people who used to work at Leroy have taken over their former workplace and relaunched it as a new restaurant, inspired by the French/Italian Duchy of Savoy. We went down to see just how much has changed.
- The Black Cow's Middle Eastern steakhouse arrives at Shoreditch's big new development, The Stage
The Black Cow is something that first opened in Camden's big Hawley Wharf development, but now the Middle Eastern steakhouse is moving to Shoreditch.
It's from Shiri Kraus and Amir Batito, whose goal was to create an American steakhouse-style grill with Middle Eastern flavours. They also run the extremely well-reviewed Epicurus in Camden,
- Hot new bar Waltz has just shimmied into Shoreditch
Tokyo-born mixologist Gento Torigata travelled across the globe working in bars from Ginza to Sydney and Singapore before landing in the UK. Most recently he was bar manager at the fabulous Kwãnt in Mayfair for the past two years. Now he's branching out on his own, opening up Waltz on Scrutton Street.
The bar and its drinks list takes inspiration from both jazz and nature. There's a general menu of drinks available along with
... - After over a decade, James Lowe's Lyle's is closing in Shoreditch
It's been open for a decade and for a number of years made it onto the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, but Lyle's is getting ready to call it a day and will close in May.
Run by James Lowe (and originally opened with John Ogier) the restaurant, with its stripped back feel and Michelin-starred seasonal cooking, was at the forefront of Shoreditch's nascent restaurant scene. Through its
... - Test Driving One Club Row - the restaurant spearheading the revival of Shoreditch as a cool place to eat
A dream restaurant team are trying to bring a bit of NYC energy to Shoreditch. We booked a table for dinner to see if they'd succeeded.
- Duchy sees an ex-Leroy team give their former restaurant a reboot in Shoreditch
Updated 23/4/25 with opening date
Last year, Leroy restaurant in Shoreditch closed after seven years, with the restaurant having won and lost a Michelin star along the way. Now two Leroy alumni are taking over the space and relaunching it as a brand new restaurant, Duchy.
In charge of Duchy are Alex Grant and chef Simon Shand, who both first
... - Bad Manners are taking their popular burritos (and more) from Clapton to Shoreditch
Fans of East London's popular churchyard burrito stand Bad Manners got a bit of a shock last week when they were told that it was their last week serving up their OG all day breakfast menu. But the good news is that the pair behind it, Max Fishman and Rodrigo Cervantes, aren't closing, but moving, from one church to another.
Talking to Hot Dinners, they revealed that their next home would be in the churchyard at
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