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Chelsea Counter sees The Dover's Martin Kuczmarski stealth launching another new restaurant

Information: 02 November 2026

It was this time last year that restaurateur Martin Kuczmarski revealed he was about to open a new, naughtier sibling to the Dover, the Dover Street Counter (as well as his first Chelsea restaurant,...

Nuvola pizza double up with Italian and Detroit-style pizzas in Crystal Palace

Information: 02 November 2026

Back in the summer Crystal Palace residents were dismayed by the closure of indie pizza place Bar Palazzo. And at the time, locals worried that a big chain would be its replacement. Well, we're...

US chain Jersey Mike's is getting ready to flood the UK market with its subs

Information: 02 November 2026

Updated 30/9/26 with opening date Another US chain is on its way over to the UK as Jersey Mike's, a sub shop which has over 3000 stores in America, is coming to London. Jersey Mike's has been...

Tofu Vegan pick the Strand for their next restaurant

Information: 02 November 2026

Updated 2/11/26 with opening date In the five years since they opened their first restaurant in Islington, the plant-based Chinese restaurant group Tofu Vegan has gone from strength to strength. Not...

New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

Information: 02 November 2026

This week sees the latest opening from Big Mama, this time in the City, an Eastern European chophouse in a crypt, Portuguese food in Soho and the launch of a much talked-about rooftop restaurant.

Covent Garden is the next stop for burger/cookie duo Junk and Puffy

Information: 30 October 2026

Out of all the smashburger joints in London (and there are quite a few these days), Junk (which hails from Paris) is the one that is clearly going big on the expansion trail. After opening in...

London now has a Heytea lab, on Shaftesbury Avenue, with three UK exclusives on the menu

Information: 30 October 2026

If you're a regular reader of Hot Dinners, you'll know that there's nothing that gets us more excited than the arrival of an interesting Asian bakery. And the newest addition to the scene sounds...

New Smithfield pub The Poet by the Sune team will have both Scampi Fries Scotch eggs and a 14 course chef's table

Information: 30 October 2026

30/10/26 - Updated with the opening date and menu details. A couple of decades ago, there were advanced plans, if you can credit it, to demolish the lovely Victorian buildings that surround...

New London restaurants added to the Michelin Guide - now with October's additions

Information: 29 October 2026

Updated for October, this might be one of their biggest updates yet. London dominates with 13 new entries, including surprisingly late additions for both Impala and Levan. Orrery also gets a mention...

Test Driving Nettle, a gorgeous new restaurant making sustainability sexy in Covent Garden

Information: 29 October 2026

This new rooftop restaurant in Covent Garden deserves a wider audience for its fantastic food and all-in approach to sustainability.

Selfridges celebrates cities for Christmas, with an NYC Downtown Cafe and E Pellicci collab for the Brass Rail

Information: 28 October 2026

Over on Oxford Street, Selfridges is getting ready for the festive season. This year the theme is Christmas and the City, which means the store will spend the next month or so celebrating the best...

Good news for Chelsea folk, they're getting a Toklas Bakery on Pavilion Road

Information: 28 October 2026

Since opening back in 2021, Toklas Bakery (which is a few doors down from the restaurant) has established itself as one of London's best bakeries. However, over in Temple, it may not be in one of...

Hawksmoor has launched a new steak flight for those who are choice-averse

Information: 27 October 2026

We've had plenty of wine flights and cocktail flights in London over the years, but this one is new to us. Hawksmoor have just launched a steak flight. It's just as it sounds. Rather than choosing...

The man behind The Pocket and Southampton Arms has bought the Old China Hand in Clerkenwell

Information: 27 October 2026

Is there something special in the water in EC1? Or some secret big stakes game going on where the only way to win points is to be pouring pints in your own pub in Clerkenwell? We're asking because...

Could Penhale's (from the Camille team) be Smithfield's new St John?

Information: 27 October 2026

Updated 27/10/26 with opening date Their Borough Market restaurant Camille has quietly forged a stellar reputation for its French food. But when the same team opens B. Penhale in Smithfield, they're moving...

Test Driving PAM, Farringdon's hot new live-fire Thai spot

Information: 27 October 2026

A trio of interesting food folk are behind this buzzy new Thai spot around the corner from Farringdon station. We popped into PAM to see what was good.

Elizabeth Haigh is opening a Mei Mei pop-up inside the Oxford Street John Lewis

Information: 27 October 2026

There have been some big changes at John Lewis recently, and one of the biggest was to completely relaunch their cafe in the Oxford Street store (and in other locations) as Platter. That launched a...

Zakiyah's Patisserie is going to shake up South Woodford's bakery scene

Information: 26 October 2026

South Woodford locals are in line to get a hot new bakery that Londoners are going to want to cross town for. Baker Zakiyah Syeda has been growing her reputation ever since the days post-lockdown...

Bancone's next is on Oxford Street, opening in the old Debenhams building

Information: 26 October 2026

Bancone have only just opened a restaurant in Bloomsbury, but they already have their next one lined up, and this one is in a much more prominent location. The seventh Bancone will be the first...

Newcastle's Pablo's is heading down South, with a breakfast & brunch menu at BLOODsports in Covent Garden

Information: 23 October 2026

Widely touted to be one of the best breakfasts you can get in Newcastle, local favourite Pablo's (or to give them their full, fabulous name Pablo Eggsgobao) will be on offer to Londoners from the...

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