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The very best restaurants in London for eating alfresco

Information: 23 June 2025

For days of glorious spring sunshine, knowing a good alfresco place to eat is invaluable. Here's our guide to London's loveliest spots for outdoor dining (including options for if the weather's not all that reliable).

The best dishes to try at Taste of London 2025 this week

Information: 19 June 2025

Heading to this year's Taste of London and wondering what you need to try? As judges of Best in Taste for 2025 we had an early preview of this year's top festival dishes. Here's our pick.

Where to drink the best martinis in London

Information: 19 June 2025

We LOVE a good martini here at Hot Dinners, so we do feel pretty well qualified to point you towards some of our favourite places to enjoy a martini around London.

The best ice cream in London

Information: 17 June 2025

Just right when the weather is scorching and maybe even more so on the many, many days it's not - we pick out London's best ice cream and gelato purveyors.

My Manor, The Devonshire's Oisin Rogers on his favourite places to eat and drink in Soho

Information: 14 June 2025

The Devonshire's landlord, Oisin Rogers, shares his favourite Soho food and drink spots with Hot Dinners.

10 new wine bars in London that you need to try

Information: 12 June 2025

Keep on top of London's dynamic wine bar scene with our guide to the new wine bars across town to check out.

The best restaurants in Covent Garden

Information: 12 June 2025

Covent Garden has improved hugely as a food destination so much that there's almost too much choice. With that in mind, here are the very best restaurants in Covent Garden to focus on

My Manor, Nokx Majozi's local guide to Battersea and Nine Elms

Information: 07 June 2025

Holborn Dining Room's head pie maker Nokx Majozi shares her favourite food and drink places in Battersea and Nine Elms

The best restaurants in Borough Market, London Bridge and Bermondsey

Information: 05 June 2025

Head south of the river and you'll find one of London's most popular markets and a host of great places to eat. Here are the best restaurants in London Bridge, Borough Market and beyond.

The big new London restaurants opening in June 2025

Information: 29 May 2025

Leaping into Summer, this month's new openings guide features the latest from Big Mamma, a Hollywood star opening an Italian in Highbury, a surf & turf chef team-up in King's Cross and lots more...

6 very London twists on the viral Dubai chocolate

Information: 27 May 2025

Here's our pick of some fun takes on the Dubai chocolate viral treat currently to be found across London.

The best things we ate and drank in May 2025

Information: 27 May 2025

This month featured a trip to Paris, some excellent cocktails across the Channel and back here in London, theatrical sushi and more.

Where to find the best onigiri in London

Information: 25 May 2025

If you're looking for the perfect snackage to take to the park this summer, you can't go wrong with onigiri. The good news is that there are plenty of places (outside of the big East Asian supermarkets) to get your onigiri fix in London. Here's our guide.

The best Spanish restaurants in London

Information: 22 May 2025

Hankering after a taste of your hols or simply fancy hoovering up some jamon with a lovely glass of Albarino? We pick out London's best Spanish restaurants for you to try.

My Manor, Limor and Amir Chen's local guide to Belsize Park

Information: 17 May 2025

Limor and Amir Chen, the restaurateurs behind Delamina, share their favourite Belsize Park food and drink recommendations with Hot Dinners.

Upcoming UK restaurants - what's opening soon across the country

Information: 13 May 2025

Planning a trip outside the capital? Here's our guide to the very best restaurants opening soon across the entire country.

New and recently opened UK restaurants

Information: 13 May 2025

Here's our guide to the very best restaurants that have opened recently outside of London, across the whole of the UK.

Travel notes: dining with Greek chefs abroad at Elix, a Mar-Bella Collection hotel on the Ionian coast

Information: 12 May 2025

Luxury Greek hotel Elix welcomed back a Greek chef who made his name in London this summer. We joined ex-Kiln chef Nick Molyviatis for three days of feasting by the Ionian sea.

My Manor, Tom Brown's local guide to Dalston

Information: 10 May 2025

Chef Tom Brown of Tom Brown at The Capital shares his favourite food and drink spots in Dalston with Hot Dinners readers.

Chocolate mousse is having a moment

Information: 08 May 2025

Honestly, you don’t have to head across the Channel to Chez Janou in Paris to enjoy next-level chocolate mousse. There are plenty of places here in London serving up the perfect chocolatey dessert and we’ve picked out some of the best for you.

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