The City of London

  • Save over £20 on KöD’s Signature Menu this summer in Soho or The City

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    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

  • The Manicomio team are behind new City Italian restaurant Campanelle

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    The City has a brand new Italian worth checking out this summer. Campanelle is from the same team behind such classic London restaurants as Manicomio in Chelsea and Canto Corvino in Spitalfields. They've taken over the restaurant in a Grade II listed building between Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Market.

    The City has a brand new Italian worth checking out this summer. Campanelle is from the

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  • Is Gordon Ramsay opening his City restaurant 24 hours a day?

    Is Gordon Ramsay opening his City restaurant 24 hours a day?

    One of the city's most well-known 24-hour restaurants in London is the sky-high Duck & Waffle in the City. But now it looks like another restaurant is getting in on the action, one that literally looks down on Duck & Waffle. 

    News has reached us of a recent planning application to the City of London to change the hours of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants at 22 Bishopsgate,

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  • The best restaurants and bars in the City of London

    The best restaurants in The City of London

    For the best place to lunch with a client, go with your team for a post-work hangout or for a weekend blowout the City has it all. Here's our pick of the best restaurants and bars in the City of London.

  • Phil Howard's Notto pasta bar is coming to the City

    Phil Howard's Notto pasta bar is coming to the City

    His main home may be Elystan Street, but Phil Howard's other business looks like it's doing pretty well. Fresh pasta bar Notto is clearly doing great business on Piccadilly and in Covent Garden, because a third is on the way to the City. 

    If you're as yet unfamiliar with the restaurant, our original Test

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  • Trying the new summer menu at Straits Kitchen - a sunshine filled spot in the heart of the City

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    City of London diners have plenty of choice on their doorstep, so it's interesting to see how some restaurants manage to stand out from the crowd. We visit Straits Kitchen at the Pan Pacific London which does just that.

  • Test Driving Luna, a City omakase that brings a modern sensibility to the classic sushi experience

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    Featuring the lunar cycle as its theme, this high rise omakase restaurant turns out to be a lot of fun for the dinner guests.

  • Rick Stein classic dishes are popping up at Fortnum's

    Rick Stein classic dishes are popping up at Fortnum's

    You'll see Rick Stein restaurants all over Padstow, but at the moment his only London outpost is in Barnes (a notably great restaurant for riverside dining). But if you fancy trying the chef's dishes in a little more of a central location, it might be worth checking out the special Rick Stein menu that Fortnum's are putting on at their Royal Exchange outpost.

    It's all to celebrate 50

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  • Market Place St Paul's reveals its launch food traders for the City

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    The City of London is about to get its second food hall in as many months as Market Place prepares to open opposite St Paul's Cathedral. The company, which already has halls in Peckham and Vauxhall (with Baker Street on the way) has got itself a two floored space on Cheapside. On the ground floor is where you'll find all the food traders and a big bar. Downstairs from that will be a cosier space with booths,

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  • Bar Kroketa pick Liverpool Street for their biggest opening yet

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    11/5/25 - updated with the opening date

    A week ago the Brindisa spin-off Bar Kroketa started teasing its followers on Insta with the promise of a third restaurant. Now they've revealed that they're heading to the City for their next opening. They'll be taking over the old Pizarro space on Broadgate Circle.

    According to them, "This site is Bar Kroketa’s most ambitious yet, with a bigger space

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  • Osteria Angelina sees the Dalston restaurant opening a grill and pasta restaurant in the City

    Osteria Angelina sees the Dalston restaurant open a grill and pasta restaurant in the City

    21/4/25 - updated with the opening date

    Angelina has been a big success in Dalston and while their other restaurant Dai Chi didn't last the distance in Soho, they're sticking to what they do best in the City by opening a second Angelina.

    Called Osteria Angelina, it'll be opening in the Nolton Folgate development by Shoreditch station that's seen ...

  • Test Driving the pop-up Guinness bar at The Ned, where it's ALL about the Guinness

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    Guinness madness sees no sign of easing up in London. Latest to the party is The Ned, where they've opened a special bar where the drinks and food all revolve around Guinness. We went down to try it out and, of course, see how good their pints are. 

  • Ara in Aldgate is a new all day spot from the team behind nearby Amber

    Ara in Aldgate is a new all day spot from the team behind nearby Amber

    What's better than having one successful restaurant in Aldgate? Having two of course. That's the trajectory London restaurateur Murat Kilic is hoping for when he opens Ara just down the road from his already bustling business Amber.

    But while Amber focuses on Middle Eastern food, Ara will broaden its horizons with a menu influenced by Murat's "love of travel and

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  • Sushi, steak and pasta are all on the menu at huge new Fleet Street development Peterborough House

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    It's all change over in Fleet Street where one of the area's best-known buildings, which used to house The Telegraph, is being transformed into a modern mix of offices and restaurants. The Telegraph Building, which is now being called the Peterborough Building, was built in the 1880s but given a very Art Deco makeover in the 1920s. The new name, taken from its address on Peterborough Court, matches the newspaper's longstanding

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  • Bluebird City sees the Chelsea favourite opening in Moorgate

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    For over two decades, Bluebird Chelsea has been a stalwart of the SW3 restaurant scene, appearing in more scenes of Made in Chelsea than we care to remember. Now it's about to make the move east. The team behind it are opening a second restaurant in the City at South Place Hotel where they're taking over the hotel's former 3SP dining space.

    Fans of the Chelsea original will be pleased to hear that plenty of signature

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