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The problematic fried chicken giant Chick-fil-A is gearing up for its first London restaurant opening and they've picked Kingston. It's the fast food company's second go at the UK following two...

6/2/25 - updated with more details about the opening, and an opening date Is it a sign of the times that luxury hotel Four Seasons Hotel London At Tower Bridge has decided to replace its two...

It certainly feels as though London's bakery scene is in the ascendancy at the moment, and the arrival of Kichiya in London Fields is only going to add to that. Baker Ayako Takei trained in formal...

The current business climate for restaurants in London is brutal. And we're particularly sad to be reporting on the demise of one of the city's longer-standing restaurants, Club Gascon. In an email...

The Old Queen's Head in Islington had once been the home of Lucky Chip and is also a great place for a Sunday lunch, but now they're about to launch something brand new - Hot Saint Pizza.  The...

We're tracking which London restaurants get into the guide each month. This update will be the last one before the brand new stars are revealed in February. 

Following the opening of Nela, which proved to be a big success, the next opening at The Whiteley in Bayswater is incoming. This time it's Whiteley’s Kitchen, Bar & Café (named after the store that...

After seven years on Pavilion Road, firsmonger and wine bar The Sea The Sea is getting ready to move to a bigger spot - but it's only moving just across the road.  They'll be taking over the space...

We're not sure whether it's a sign of the end of times, or the natural order of things, but everyone's obsession with matcha has finally landed at Greggs. The chain is launching a range of iced...

It's nearly time for this year's Michelin guide announcement, which this year is taking place in Dublin. But it's not all about the stars.  One of the precursors to the new stars is the announcement of the...

We reported on this one way back in June 2025, but now it's being confirmed, Mazi is coming to Mayfair - although this outpost will be called Maza.  It's been over a decade since Mazi opened its...

The upcoming Frida: The Making of an Icon exhibition at the Tate Modern is bound to be a success, and tickets are already selling like hot cakes. But the gallery has also done a very interesting...

They went properly viral in Soho due to the length of their queues, they then expanded to Spitalfields and now Noodle Inn are getting ready to open their third London noodle bar. As first revealed...

In what's very much an on-again/off-again affair, it looks like the much rumoured return of Le Caprice is back on again. The restaurant had long been rumoured to be part of the launch of the new...

As one of the many Londoners who can't bring themselves to go past one of the two Arômes in town without diving in for a pastry or two, news that they're opening a second West End bakery is great...

Look, we love a gimmick as much as the next person, but even we were slightly taken aback by the upcoming Old Street bar FlipDog. The bar (which happens to be a cocktail bar rather than a hot dog...