The City of London

• Blacklock City Chops in the City with the second Blacklock
• Pitt Cue unleashes an epic Sunday roast

   

  Get ready to clear your Sundays as we've news that Pitt Cue are getting ready to open for Sunday lunch soon - and that means some awesome meat is on the menu. So we're promised:

  • All things cornish, including rock oysters, bird liver on toast, magalitza country ham & pickles and more for starters.
  • Beef rump cap, Yorkies and bone marrow sauce,
  • Smoked lamb shoulder to share with wild garlic cream
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• Test Driving Blacklock in the City - chops, cocktails for a fiver and all the hits

  Lucky City folk now have a new Blacklock to enjoy - we popped along to see how the Blacklock vibes survived the move East. 

   

• Bubbledogs is coming to Swingers for hot dogs and crazy golf in the city

  

  More news about the latest to join Swingers, the crazy golf emporium in the city. This time, taking over from Hoppers, it's time for Bubbledogs to take their turn alongside Patty & Bun and Pizza Pilgrims. Serving up their much-loved hot dogs, they'll have:

  • Mac Daddy - macaroni & cheese, bacon crumb
  • Happy Gilmore - baby gem lettuce, bourbon caramelized onions, horseradish ketchup,
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• Yolk comes to Finsbury Avenue Square in Broadgate to make City folk's lunch better

  

  What: Yolk

  In a nutshell: Takeaway baguettes and Egg Benedicts to-go from Yolk

  Summing it all up: Former pop-up Yolk’s bringing takeaway lunch to the next level with very, very fine baguettes with fillings like duck and steak, while those grabbing something on their way to work can get Eggs Benedict to go.

• The Ivy City Garden sees The Ivy come to the City for the first time

  

  What: Ivy City Garden

  In a nutshell: Enjoy the Ivy’s modern British cuisine in its new City location, complete with a private garden.

  Summing it all up: The latest restaurant to come from the Ivy Collection will be based in Bishopsgate Gardens. It’ll offer all day dining, and boasts a rather charming interior - including a garden with a

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• Blacklock are bringing their chops and cocktails to the City

  

  14/3/17 - updated with soft launch details

  What: Blacklock City

  In a nutshell: Chops in the City

  Summing it all up: Blacklock, famed for their chops, are coming to the City for their second restaurant. Expect an extended menu with new cuts, starters, and their all-important cocktails in a 100-cover restaurant with reservations available too.

• Modern and light - we Test Drive La Dame De Pic at Four Seasons Trinity Square

  The multi Michelin-starred French chef Anne-Sophie Pic has just opened in London. We went to see how her food performs in translation

• Coya opens in the City at Angel Court

  

  What: Coya 

  In a nutshell: Upmarket Peruvian food and drinks in the Bank’s new Angel Court development

  Summing it all up: With a bottle library locker, a Pisco Lounge and a Rum Round Table, COYA is set to draw in the thirsty City crowd, plus light and healthy South American cuisine - we’re expecting ceviche, grilled meat and sharing plates.

• Historical El Vino opens modern new wine bar in London Wall

  

  What: El Vino Mason’s Avenue

  In a nutshell: Historical wine bar and shop with a Spanish, Portuguese and South American slant, serving tapas and larger plates

  Summing it all up: It's been around since the dawn of time, but now historic London wine bar company is changing gears to open a much more modern bar in the City at London Wall

• Sky high Sunday roast - we Test Drive Aviary on Finsbury Square

  We try new City rooftop spot Aviary for a stellar Sunday lunch

• Cabotte Xavier Rousset's Burgundy restaurant in the City
• Kheera Kitchen teams up with Crisis for a City Indian pop-up

  

  What: Kheera Kitchen

  In a nutshell: Fresh Indian food for a good cause

  Summing it all up: Kheera Kitchen and Crisis are teaming up at the charity’s cafe on Commercial Street, where they’ll be serving up light Indian cuisine and helping vulnerable people at the same time.

• Here's what you need to know about The Ned coming to the City of London

  

  5/1/2017 - updated with new pics

  The City of London is the location for one of the biggest openings London has to look forward to in 2017. The Ned hotel, club and restaurants is a joint venture between Soho House and The US hotel Sydell group (who own a string of luxe hotels including New York's Nomad). The building they've taken on is 27 Poultry - an iconic building designed by Sir Edwin 'Ned' Lutyens for whom the venture is named.

  The Ned is hard to

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• The 10 Greek Street team are taking over The Whitechapel Refectory

  

  The team from 10 Greek Street and 8 Hoxton Square is bringing a new cafe and wine bar to The Whitechapel Gallery - The Whitechapel Refectory and After Hours.

  The whole setup is markedly more casual than its restaurant counterparts, with salads, sandwiches and cakes on the counter, and a menu available for dishes made to order. Choices are set to change more

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