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Bruton Place continues to grow as a notable, tucked-away food and drink haven in Mayfair. Down the street off Berkeley Square, you'll already find The Guinea, The Cocochine (and its sister deli The...

Updated 15/11/24 with opening date Next time you need a sugar rush to get you through a Primark spree you won't need to leave the shop as they're launching in-store Lena Lu Donut bars.  Lena Lu started...

As things in London start to heat up in the weeks leading up to the festive period, for one London venue it got altogether too hot. A TikTok video first alerted us to the fact that there had been a...

Updated 15/10/24 - the knives are back on sale again If it's not enough for you to brag that you bagged a table at The Devonshire, we may have something to elevate that brag into full-blown...

Updated 15/10/24 with new opening date Its pistachio-green and white-striped decor is instantly synonymous with cosy chic and extraordinary pasta, and now Lina Stores is bringing its eye-pleasing...

London Bridge (alongside Borough Market/Yards and Bermondsey) has become one of London's most evolving food scenes of late, with some excellent new openings, including Oma/Agora, Kolae and Café...

For years, Sebastian Vince's Breadstall has been one of the most popular pizza places in Battersea and he's spent all that time operating out of a (very big) stall on Northcote Road. However, he's...

The London restaurant scene is notoriously fickle and what's hot one day can be past its best the next. When that happens you need to be ready to pivot and that's what Matt Harris & Tommy Kempton, the...

If you've never thought about putting shepherd's pie or fish and chips in a taco, then you just aren't thinking out of the box enough. Because that's what's going to be on offer when US taco chain...

South West London wine lovers who are looking for a nice bar and bottle shop in their neighbourhood should make a note of the arrival of the Vining Street Wine Club in Brixton. It's the latest...

10/10/24 -  updated with the opening date There really aren't many proper fish and chip shops in the centre of town but of them, The Mayfair Chippy has a pretty decent reputation. Just steps away from...

In a London restaurant scene of robot chefs and the like, there's something fabulously analogue about the arrival of The Yellow Bittern restaurant on Caledonian Road. This tiny space will be an...

If there are two things Londoners are obsessed with right now, it's bakeries and wine bars. So the arrival of Boxcar Bread & Wine is going to be a boon for the well-heeled denizens of Connaught Village...

Updated 10/10/24 with more details It's big news when Gordon Ramsay reveals he's opening five (FIVE!) new restaurants at 22 Bishopsgate next year. The skyscraper in the City of London is the UK's...

Last week we brought you the story of a new wine bar at Heathrow. This week we're talking about another new opening in the airport's Terminal 2, but this one is a lot more bouji. You may have tried...

Regular Hot Dinners readers will know that we're very much in favour of all the new wine bars opening in London of late and this latest Spitalfields addition sounds very promising.  68 & Shanghai...

Updated 9/10/24 with revised opening date What's the next step for yakitori restaurants? Getting the robots in, of course. That's what Yari Club has planned for St Martin's Lane. The new restaurant needs a...

Very under the radar, the team who brought us The Pelican and The Hero have just opened a brand new restaurant in Notting Hill. Canteen is an Italian restaurant that's taken over the same space...

London loves a fresh pasta restaurant and this new opening on Tottenham Court Road looks worth keeping an eye on. Pastino comes from Franco Manca alumnus Ahmos Wasif and it's been inspired by his...

Listening bars are very much a thing at the moment. Recently we've had Goodbye Horses in Islington and the upcoming nearby Godet will also have a big focus on its Hi-fi. Heading over to the other...