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Bringing something new to Soho is TANGRA, a new late night Indo-Chinese restaurant on Frith Street. It takes its name from the Tangra neighbourhood of Kolkata, with the menu influenced by the Hakka Chinese...

For years, it was best known as F Cooke eel, pie and mash shop. Then it became a Chinese karaoke joint and, most recently, was cocktail and board game spot Draughts. Now, one of the best-known...

The Lavery in South Kensington has been winning a lot of fans of late, such as Grace Dent, who called the space "not only beautiful, but useful", being so close to the museums. In her review, Grace...

Chelsea's upcoming pub opening, The Trafalgar, has a few claims to fame. First the company behind it, the Three Cheers Pub Co, say theirs is the first new public house to be built on Chelsea's main...

Updated 14/9/25 with official statement Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters spent the weekend tackling a fire at White City, which affected the Michelin-starred restaurant Endo at the...

He had a very successful long-term pop-up at The Inercontinental, but now former MasterChef: The Professionals winner Alex Webb is getting ready to open his own place.  Orion is opening in Wimbledon...

Ever since it opened back in 2019, Pophams in Hackney has been equally well known for its evening pasta restaurant as it has been for its bacon and maple swirls. But, very soon, its time is coming...

You can hardly have escaped the arrival of Bristol sandwich kings Sandwich Sandwich in London with their huge layered sarnies and equally huge queues. Now the family-run business is moving into the...

He's normally seen at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street (aka the Walkie Talkie), but for one month, specifically Black History Month, chef Kerth Gumbs is coming closer to earth with a pop-up at the...

Updated 12/9/25 with images It's been a busy few months for The Public House Group. The company, who are behind The Pelican and The Hero pubs, pulled a double in Notting Hill, opening Canteen and...

It's already one of the hottest restaurants in London, but One Club Row still have a few new tricks up their sleeve. Next up, they're introducing a brand new Saturday brunch menu and lunch.  First off,...

He's only just opened Town, but Stevie Parle is already gearing up to open his second new restaurant of 2025. This one is called Motorino, which is clearly a reference to his previous Dalston...

London already has a secret tiramisu window, now a second Italian food window has opened, this time in South London. La Finestra is the brainchild of Italian-born Stefano who's been in London for 10...

  For a long time new sports bar Blackwood was being previewed with huge hoardings in Piccadilly. It was supposed to be from the ETM Group, the people behind other sports bars like Greenwood in Victoria...

Since becoming Evolv Group, what was D&D has been going through something of a quiet revolution, led by its new CEO Martin Williams (who used to head up the M group of restaurants). Now they're ready...

To lose one headline presenter is a misfortune. To lose both, well, that looks like carelessness. But the good news is that the MasterChef team has wasted no time in deciding who its new hosts will be...

For a restaurant origin story that has a full redemption arc, look no further than upcoming Herne Hill opening 2210 by NattyCanCook. The chef behind it, Nathaniel Mortley has gone from working in...

To corrupt a phrase, necessity is the mother of reinvention, and that's a lesson that London restaurants know well. From Orasay turned Dove in Notting Hill to the wholesale reworking of the...

Across the pond its celebrity fans include Post Malone, Snoop Dogg and Cynthia Erivo. Now the chicken finger fast food giant that is Raising Canes is coming to London. And they've launched their...