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- Test Driving MOI - a breakout star promising a good time (and even better food) in Soho
Soho's restaurant scene just got measurably more interesting with the arrival of hot new Japanese restaurant MOI. We went in for a look at the restaurant, sushi counter and listening bar.
- Napoli on the Road in Soho will offer London's first pizza tasting menu experience
There are two things that have become very big trends in 2025 - smash burger bars and pizzerias. Napoli on the Road adds another pizzeria to London, but this one is doing something a little differently.
It'll be a two-floor approach where upstairs will be a more standard pizzeria, but the downstairs space will feature a tasting menu experience. They say that
... - Kamara sees Brother Marcus opening an Eastern-Med-influenced cocktail bar in Soho
The team behind Brother Marcus (best known for their Mediterranean brunches) are trying something a little different for their next opening. They've taken over the bar space that was the original Blind Pig bar (above Jason Atherton's Social Eating House), and they're launching their own Eastern-Med-influenced cocktail bar.
They've teamed up with
- Heard heads to Soho with its burgers from a two Michelin-starred chef
Just six months after he graduated from slinging burgers in a food truck to opening a burger restaurant in Borough, chef Jordan Bailey is already planning an expansion of his burger empire. The chef who won two Michelin stars at his now-closed Irish restaurant Aimsir had a slew of great reviews for his smash burgers at Heard. But now he's expanding both the restaurant and menu with a new opening in Carnaby.
The restaurant in
... - Save over £20 on KöD’s Signature Menu this summer in Soho or The City
Try Scandi Steakhouse KöD this summer who are offering Hot Dinners readers more than £20 off their three course Signature Menu.
Offer: £39.50 for the Signature Menu (usually £60)
Where: 2 St Anne’s Court, London W1F 0AZ and KöD City is at 9A Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4YN
When: 29 July to 31 August 2025
- Platapian sees a second generation restaurateur take over from Patara in Soho
It's all change at one of Soho's longstanding Thai restaurants Patara, which has undergone a full 21st-century reimagining and emerged as Platapian. The new look and menu is the result of second-generation restaurateur Nam Parama Raiva taking over the reins from her aunt Khun Patara Sila-On, who launched the Patara group with head chef Phayom Phimkrua three decades ago.
Twenty years after it opened its doors on
... - A Mexican/Sri Lankan residency is coming to Paradise Soho
Sri Lankan cooking, Mexican street food, a fun night out in Soho? You can tick all three off your wish-list at once, thanks to a pop-up called Miris y Maíz. It all takes place at Paradise Soho, and the cooking comes from Dom Fernando (the man behind
... - The Shaston Arms in Soho is being relaunched by The Watermans Arms team
Back in 2023, the founder of Patty & Bun, Joe Grossmann, got into the pub business, opening The Watermans Arms in Barnes. It turned out to be an excellent pub, blessed with a fantastic view of the Thames and with a great menu by chef Sam
... - Austin's Nixta Taqueria is popping up in Soho at Truffle Burger
Truffle Burger have been on something of a roll with their collabs and takeovers of late. They recently had Charles Pan Fried Chicken in a South Bank pop-up and next up is a taqueria takeover of their Soho restaurant.
The taqueria in question is Nixta Taqueria, which hails from Austin, Texas run by a chef with Michelin and James Beard awards under his belt. It takes the
... - Junk branch out with a Puffy cookie and coffee shop in Soho
When burger joint Junk first opened in Soho last year there was a lot of love expressed by fans for its dessert option - cookies from the Parisian bakery Puffy (which is owned by the same restaurant group). Such has been the success of those cookies that they've now decided to open the first London branch of Puffy, next door to Junk.
The cookie shop will serve up seven varieties, ranging from the standard milk and dark
... - Bleecker hit up Soho for their next restaurant
26/6/25 - updated with the opening date
Is it a sign of the times that a celebrity-backed vegan burger restaurant's former site in Soho has been taken over by a longstanding London independent group? Well, that's what has happened on Old Compton Street, where Lewis Hamilton-backed Neat Burger's old space is being turned into a Bleecker Burger.
Bleecker Founder Zan Kaufman is clear that she sees it as
... - Japanese restaurant MOI comes to Soho with a Gordon Ramsay alum in charge
23/6/25 - updated with the opening date
One of two restaurants announced by fledgling group Mad Restaurants (the other is ALTA), MOI is all about Japanese cooking over fire and sounds very much in the Nobu mould.
It's going to be headed up
... - Angelo Sato's Humble Chicken to reopen after a big refurb, in search of that third Michelin star
Updated 16/6/25 with opening date and prices
When most chefs earn their second Michelin star, they can then allow themselves to bask in the glory (and the extra bookings) for at least a few months. But not Angelo Sato and Humble Chicken.
The restaurant started out as a primarily yakitori affair back in 2021. Then, it pivoted to more
... - My Manor, The Devonshire's Oisin Rogers on his favourite places to eat and drink in Soho
The Devonshire's landlord, Oisin Rogers, shares his favourite Soho food and drink spots with Hot Dinners.
- Test driving Marjorie's - a wine bar with lots of Parisian style in Soho
Marjorie's in Soho combines a wine bar with a menu of French small plates and is just what Soho needs. We went down to try it out...
