Soho

• The Chipping Forecast returns to Soho in a permanent spot

  The fish and chips restaurant with the great name used to be on the market at Berwick Street. Now they're coming back to Soho for good. 

• Caviar, lobster mac and cheese, beef with truffle gravy and a flaming brulee - a typical Sunday lunch at Bob Bob Ricard

   

  Eric Chavot has revamped the Sunday lunch at Bob Bob Ricard - adding a French touch. We went along to see the results...

• The Clumsies, one of the world's top bars, returns for a pop-up at the St Martin's Lane Hotel

  

  It's not the first time that The Clumsies, now number 6 on the World's Best Bars list, have been to London but if you missed them the first time around - here's another chance. 

  The original is in Athens, set up by Vassilis Kyritsis and Nikos Bakoulis, but at

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• Ben and Jerry's are serving up bagel ice cream sandwiches in Soho

  

  Yes we know the best of the Summer may well be behind us, but we're still up for as much ice cream as we can handle (i.e. a lot). And as such, we quite love the idea of the latest Ben and Jerry's creation - the Ice Ice Bagel. Yes indeed, that's a bagel ice-cream sandwich (made with Scotland's Bross Bagels). 

  There are two on offer - and they are:

  • Birthday Bagel – A pink
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• Old Compton Brasserie will pay homage to Soho's past with cocktails named after Paul Raymond and Regina Fong

  With a cocktail list by Matt Whiley and a breakfast menu that includes a special breakfast pot pie, we're intrigued by the arrival of this large new all day brasserie.

• Proper Persian kebabs with a Soho twist at Berenjak from a Gymkhana chef

  If you love nothing more than getting stuck into a kebab then prepare to have your horizons widened by Berenjak, who’ll be focusing on recreating proper Persian-style kebabs, stews, sides, with a Soho twist.

• Starting line-up for the 2018 Croqueta Challenge revealed

  

  Updated 18/8/18 with finalist details

  Always one of our favourite nights of the year, the Croquetas Challenge is gearing up for its 2018 event. Now in its third year, this competitive comparison of London restaurants' best croquetas takes place at Ember Yard in Soho and they've already got a cracking line-up.

  In the mix so far this year are Rovi, Farang, Eneko, Salt Yard, Opera Tavern, Aqua Nueva, Carousel, Blanchette, Brindisa, Jugged Hare, Claw

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• Test Driving Lina Stores - the 75 year-old deli opens a restaurant

  Lina Stores have been in Soho for over 75 years - and only now have they opened a restaurant. We head down to Greek Street to see what the pasta masters are cooking up. 

• Test Driving Inko Nito - Zuma bring their Los Angeles robatayaki to Soho

  The Zuma group have opened their latest spot, a robatayaki, in Soho - we went along for lunch

• Zelman Meats just added a whole heap of snow crab to the menu

  

  If crab is your thing, then snow crab definitely needs to be on your to-try list. And thanks to Zelman Meats in Soho, now's your chance. They've just taken in 500lbs of snow crab and it's on their menu right now in their Soho branch. 

  We're told it's "Canadian snow crab, fished the Nova Scotia way" and they're offering it at £15 for 1 lb of steamed Canadian snow crab with a garlic and lemon butter.

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• The Good Egg are bringing America's finest bagels to London this summer

  

  If you've read about NYC deli Russ & Daughters and the amazing Ivan Ramen but haven't yet made the trip to The Big Apple to try their food then sit back and enjoy as the best of North American's delis, restaurants and bagel bakeries are coming to London.

  It's all part of The Good Egg's Beer + Bagels series. They've persuaded some really interesting folk to head on over to London to create signature bagels available for one night only every Monday

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• Viet Lounge is a 'hidden' Chinatown Bar you need on your radar

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• Casa Bonita Mexican bar is popping up in Kingly Street

  

  Just a few weeks after Cinnamon Soho announced it was closing, the Inception Group (the folk behind Mr Foggs and Bunga Bunga and who also run Cahoots just around the corner in Kingly Court) have said they'll be popping up there with a new bar Casa Bonita.

  The Latin bar will open towards the end of June for a six-month period serving up various cocktails using Bacardi, Banks and Santa Teresa rums, Patron tequila and Leblon cachaca. As for the food - we're told

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• Inko Nito on Soho's Broadwick Street will be the latest robatayaki restaurant from the Zuma stable

  London is getting a new robata grill restaurant from the team at Zuma. Inko Nito on Soho's Broadwick Street will feature Japanese charcoal grilled cooking with a Korean influence.

• Pleasant Lady Jian Bing Trading Stall hatch opens in Soho's Greek Street

  

  Given how popular they are in China, it's actually a little surprising that London doesn't have more places serving up jian bing. Essentially crispy skin crepes, stuffed with savoury fillings, they're folded and wrapped and designed to be eaten on the go. A quick google showed that there's a hatch on Newport Street doing them, but when Pleasant Lady Jian Bing Trading Stall opens on Greek Street today it doesn't appear to have too much in the way of

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